Grant Marek

This California ice cream cone comes with a large warning "The Frosty is known for its big cone."

I've driven by this place on the way to the Sierras every summer for the past 10yrs and always wondered if I should stop. Silas Valentino finally convinced me I definitely should have. Here's his story chronicling the half-century-old institution.

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Major Cal donors in standoff with school over Berkeley's football team Cal donors and fans want to #GiveRonTheKeys.

This story about the standoff between NIL board members and Cal Football in an (eventually successful) attempt to bring in Ron Rivera won an SF Press Club award last night. That was neat, but it reminded me that lots of you read it so thanks to everyone who did that. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

Notre Dame is sad, and that is good SFGATE columnist Drew Magary isn't here for the Fighting Irish's tears.

Spare a moment for poor, helpless Notre Dame, won’t you? www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

Notre Dame is sad, and that is good SFGATE columnist Drew Magary isn't here for the Fighting Irish's tears.

"They’re all big babies fighting over TV money, which means that I, the casual viewer, can pick any side I like here. So I pick the side that hates Notre Dame because I find Notre Dame stupid and annoying."

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The little Calif. coffee shop crushing Starbucks, one latte at a time Starbucks ruled this coffee corner until a new shop starting giving away lattes.

75ft. That’s all that separates Calif. coffee shop Groovy Goose from a Starbucks — which generated a cool $37B in 2025. The location would be the death sentence for any new coffee shop, but, somehow, Groovy Goose is the one holding the smoking gun.

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While much of the Bay Area has been shivering under cooler temperatures, Big Sur is practically balmy, with temperatures reaching the mid-70s on Tuesday.

One of the Calif. tech world’s saddest inventions has been hemorrhaging cash Once a sign of hustle culture, Silicon Valley's drink of choice scrambles to adapt.

In 2013, Soylent became symbolic of the Bay Area’s rising tech scene and the brutal gentrification that followed. Within the past several years, though, the company has faced multimillion-dollar losses and a revolving door of C-suites.

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allow me to take you on a journey where, once again, we learn we have no idea what’s in our food. at least we know corporations are pure of heart so I’m sure it’s fine🫶🏼🤡 TikTok video by kaelin

a type of content that makes me want to launch myself into space and is huge part of why everything is so bad: TikToker goes down a “rabbit hole,” makes 9-minute video. The “rabbit hole” was she found an Eater article. The Eater journalist did all the work: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruBS8cp/

FIFA totally screwed the Bay Area with its World Cup schedule One of the tournament's biggest draws goes to Kansas City instead.

Of the countries slated to play in Santa Clara, none is in the top 15 of FIFA’s latest world rankings.

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Mount Whitney hiker missing for 3 weeks feared dead Rescuers have been unable to reach a reported body as a hiker remains missing.

A hiker climbing Mt. Whitney to celebrate his 21st birthday in early November never came home.

A body was spotted but a snow storm swept in before SAR could attempt to retrieve it. They may not be able to find the body until next summer.

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The remote island near Hawaii with a dark past The island served as a secluded place for activities too dangerous to do elsewhere.

“The atoll, designated a bird refuge in 1926, was being used by the U.S. military for atmospheric nuclear tests, and the military failed to warn Hawaii ahead of time, angering local politicians.”

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'Kissing Club' at famed Calif. prep school leads to sexual assault, lawsuit says The parents of an 8-year-old girl are suing a LA-area private school for allegedly failing to take action against a "Kissing Club" that was started by students who sexually assaulted their daughter.

The parents of an 8-year-old girl are suing a Los Angeles-area private school for allegedly failing to take action against a "Kissing Club" that was started by older students who bullied and sexually assaulted their daughter.

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Inside Utah's secret meeting to decide the fate of its national parks Discussions focused on increasing visitation, even as national park budgets falter.

Early details about the gathering were scarce, a leaked agenda stated that the goal was to discuss future national parks planning that would keep with “the goals of the NPS, Department of the Interior, and President Trump’s agenda.”

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Trump's face on national parks pass is illegal, experts say The redesign is likely illegal based on the act that created the pass.

The redesign itself is likely illegal, based on language written into the act that originally established the park passes.

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National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.

The Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday.

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The time has come to declare war on AI "It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."

Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

Legal experts say Trump unlawfully put own face on national parks pass The redesign is likely illegal based on the act that created the pass.

🏜️About that Trump national parks pass thing...

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The enshittification of everything knows no bounds.

Netflix quietly does away with the easiest way to watch TV in a hotel room The streaming giant removed a key feature from its platform.

Netflix users recently noticed that the casting button is missing from the company’s app when they try to play their favorite shows and movies on a television using a mobile device.

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'Not for the weak of heart': Harsh new realities for Calif. Christmas tree farms California's cut-your-own-tree farms are having to adapt.

"The climate has changed a lot along the coast, Kosek said, and they used to do little or no irrigation at all on the tree farm. But now, the grove wouldn’t survive without added water."

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Months after layoffs, LA Times asks employees to buy $1,000 LA Times shirts Los Angeles' paper of record enters its streetwear era.

ah, well, nevertheless
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A woman found her cat in the ashes of the Dragon Bravo Fire Lisa Frazee had to leave her pet during a wildfire evacuation at the Grand Canyon.

I read some of the coverage of this story and was left with about a million questions. So I used my millennial powers for good and tracked Lisa Frazee down on Facebook to satisfy my (and hopefully your) curiosity.

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Pete Hegseth is f—king embarrassing SFGATE columnist Drew Magary on America's secretary of war.

When Pete Hegseth introduced himself to the military, I wrote that he came off like a guy who thinks he's an action movie character. Now, in the spirit of that delusion, he's openly murdering people. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

YouTube video by SFGate Is San Francisco actually on the rise?

For a decade, SF has been a frequent punching bag for the likes of Fox News and Joe Rogan. It was a dangerous place according to them, and you shouldn’t go there. But was that reality? And has it changed?

We explore both in this, @sfgate.com's first mini documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge1z...

This is rich coming from Disney, which has made it mandatory to remain glued on your phone so that you can manage Lightning Lanes, order meals, check ride wait times, etc.

It's like the guy selling you beer helmets telling you to drink responsibly.

Disneyland's new plan to get everyone off their phones "Every time you have to look down at a device or a phone, it breaks that spell."

“You’re there together with friends and family and people that you care about, and every time you have to look down at a device or a phone, it breaks that spell.”

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Watch 'Death By Lightning' this Thanksgiving or go to hell SFGATE columnist Drew Magary on Netflix's presidential miniseries.

Happy Thanksgiving. Some viewing orders from me. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Greatest perk of working at @sfgate.com is the Cal Band visits on the same Friday every year.

What really happened the night Oski beat up the Stanford Tree "I must've been 18 beers deep at that point. I was in big trouble."

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What really happened the night Cal's Oski beat up the Stanford Tree "I must've been 18 beers deep at that point. I was in big trouble."

When the game is over, we will buy a keg of booze
And drink to California til we wobble in our shoes

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