Tim O’Rourke

Last I heard, later this year. Bittersweet!

What are the best+worst airlines for flying out of SFO? How do California's major airports compare on delays and cancellations?

Our Flight Tracker has been updated for 2025, with exclusive reporting and data analysis from the @sfchronicle.com and Hearst DevHub.

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A Berkeley pet store hatched a rare two-headed snake. That was the easy part A Berkeley pet store hatched a rare two-headed snake. The “clumsy but fearless” reptile is surviving like the rest of us, one baby mouse at a time.

The East Bay Vivarium hatched an ultra-rare snake. It has two heads, two names and a growing sibling rivalry.

I answer all your questions about Angel/Zeke.

(With @santiagomejia.bsky.social video! And an X-ray!)

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cc: @calacademy.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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The Bay Area companies with the most H-1B visa workers — and what they get paid These charts shows H-1B employment across Bay Area employers in 2024. Each polygon represents an employer by its total H-1B employment and colored by sector.

Sharp, smart data dive into H-1B visas in the Bay Area, and what those folks get paid, via Harsha Devulapalli and Roland Li from the @sfchronicle.com newsroom.

🎁🔗 >>> www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

A UCSF doctor found unconscious was accused of stealing drugs. Records show a string of suspected thefts Police suspected a UCSF anesthesiologist from stealing propofol, a powerful sedative, from Oakland and San Francisco campuses.

The “yikes” story of the day here in the Bay Area, via @sfchronicle.com.

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Unsure what to say at your property tax hearing? Our tool can write you a script The Houston Chronicle's new AI-powered script-building tool helps Harris County residents prepare for their property tax hearings.

🧵The @HoustonChron’s new script-building tool helps Harris County residents prepare for their property tax hearings.
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John O’Hara, intrepid former Chronicle news photographer, dies at 80 Longtime Chronicle photographer John O’Hara, whose journalism captured and reflected the Bay Area for decades, has died at age 80.

Wonderful obit for @sfchronicle.com photographer John O’Hara, who recently died at 80 after documenting San Francisco and the Bay Area for nearly three decades for the newsroom where his mother worked as the “Answer Man” on the editorial page.

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Had a great time at ISOJ in Austin this year.

Much respect to @npr.org’s Katherine Maher and @apnews.com’s Julie Pace for showing up during, um, pretty busy weeks for them!

Hearst to buy Austin American-Statesman, expanding Texas media holdings The owner of the San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle and four other Texas newspapers has reached a deal with Gannett Co. Inc. for deal to close by April

Big news for local news in Texas: Hearst is set to buy the Austin American-Statesman from Gannett, adding to the company's Texas newsrooms that include the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle.

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25 Bay Area-themed valentines to send to your Bay-Bae Here are 25 San Francisco Bay Area-themed Valentine's Day cards to give to your husband, wife, significant other, partner ... or whomever!

Be still my heart 💕

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After nearly 900 restaurant meals in 2 years, columnist Bao Ong takes on a new role as the Chronicle’s next critic. He plans to review everything from food trucks to fine-dining establishments.
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The US Copyright office has ruled that AI/human combined work can be copyrighted as long as a human is adding, changing or selecting elements. Prompts alone do not usually produce copyrighted work. Everything is case-by-case, but the report is clear and thoughtful. copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...

Consensus beginning to emerge for a potent atmospheric river in Northern California this weekend. Classic setup with high-pressure system to the south and areas of low pressure to the north/west. Lofting mechanisms somewhat limited so orographic (mountain) lift will be key to realize precipitation.

Hearst to buy downtown S.F. tower, relocate Chronicle offices amid effort to revive condo project Hearst to buy downtown San Francisco tower, relocate Chronicle offices amid effort to revive condo project

The @sfchronicle.com newsroom is expected to move from its historic home at 901 Mission to 450 Sansome, near the Transamerica Pyramid.

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Didn’t think the Hearst DevHub team would be making Snow Trackers for our Texas newsrooms in 2025, but here we are …

Charles Phan, trailblazing S.F. chef of the Slanted Door, has died Charles Phan, renowned chef of SF's Slanted Door, died on Jan. 20, after suffering cardiac arrest.

R.I.P. Charles Phan, one of the Bay Area's brightest culinary lights and a Vietnamese food pioneer in the U.S.

Both Houston airports Hobby, Bush will be closed on Tuesday due to winter storm Officials said they will then monitor the weather on Tuesday to see what their plans will be going into Wednesday.

Both of Houston's major airports will be closed ahead of the arctic blast that is headed for Texas on Tuesday, Aviation Director for the Houston Airport System Jim Szczesniak has announced Sunday. trib.al/4MA7a2q

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Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been criminally indicted Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury following an FBI corruption investigation.

whoa

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Bob Uecker calling a game.

R.I.P. Bob Uecker. A great baseball man. A great American.

He earned minor league player of the year honors his second year in the majors.

“Juuuuuuust a bit outside”: youtu.be/g_wc9JvTXGc

ABC News screenshot of San Francisco Chronicle Editor in Chief Emilio Garcia-Ruiz next to an image of Los Angeles fires damage with a headline below.

Important work on California's insurance crisis from the @sfchronicle.com newsroom gets spotlighted in this ABC News interview with Chronicle Editor in Chief @garciaruize.bsky.social.

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Huge fan of PLAYER A TEAM

Embers/ash from the #EatonFire as seen via KSOX Santa Ana Mtns radar signs of an intense fire also producing unhealthy to hazardous air quality downwind to the SW of the fire zone across much of LA via Fire.AirNow.gov 1/8/2025 #CAwx

Barbara Lee announces she’s running for mayor of Oakland. Her race to lose. 🌳

Map in white and green showing property values in the Bay Area by city.

Map of the Bay Area in white and green showing property values by ZIP code.

Prop. 13 has shaped California wealth and real estate for decades. Thanks to the @sfchronicle.com data team, Californians now have a comprehensive map that shows readers how much homeowners are saving in property tax in every city, ZIP and county.

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EXTREMELY CRITICAL fire weather forecast in parts of Southern California on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Prior to this forecast the Storm Prediction Center had never issued a day 2 extremely critical fire weather forecast in California in the month of January (or any month prior to October). #CAwx

League source confirms #49ers special teams coordinator Brian Schneider has been relieved of his duties.

@nwagoner had it first

Just going to reiterate -

We are on this bot problem. We shall fight them on the beaches. We shall fight them in the signup process, we shall fight them in the notifications

SF Chronicle and KCRA partner on video team Three journalists embedded in the Chronicle newsroom are creating news video for broadcast and digital platforms.

Love to see cross-company collaboration like this: Hearst's @sfchronicle.com and @kcranews.bsky.social have partnered on a video team based in the SFChronicle newsroom. 🎥

It's a 2025 gift for NorCal: more excellent news coverage.

Meet the team: www.sfchronicle.com/about/newsro...

Soil moisture content across SoCal is in the first percentile. Very dry. #CAwx