Heather Knight surprising #SF residents this morning! nytimes.com/2024/05/31/us/…

For his first NYT byline Shawn McCreesh pens a lede for the ages.

Learned after this published that today is World Sea Lion Day. Happy day to all who celebrate. 🦭

Boat Tram is out on the railwaves! Heather Knight Peter Hartlaub

New Housing Crisis for San Francisco: Where to Put the Sea Lions “They’re not buying the doom loop!” Ms. Chandor said with a laugh... Heather Knight
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“They’re not buying the doom loop! We have been truly overrun.”

Excellent sea lion reporting from Heather Knight.

(Also, I’m glad the sea lions returned her calls after the wild parrots’ dramatic Official Animal of S.F. victory.)

So. Many. Sea lions.

This week, sea lion counters (yes, they exist) tallied 2,000 sea lions at PIER 39, trouncing the previous record of 1,400 blubbery beasts. They came for the anchovies, but what’s keeping them here?

My latest in the The New York Times: nytimes.com/2024/05/30/us/…

Just published: Mrs. Alito's conflict with her neighbors in Virginia escalated so much that the neighbors called the police. But that final incident, which Justice Alito said helped spur his wife to raise the upside-down flag, happened a month after the flag was up.

Another local myth dies today.

For 70 years historians, scientists (and the Chronicle!) said Monarch was the bear on the California flag.

Detailed research for a new @CalAcademy exhibition tells a much different story.

Some good bear sleuthing here ⬇️

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Just heard that Ben Campofreda, who I profiled in this story to show what it’s like to try to recover from fentanyl addiction, has celebrated his two year sober date. He’s living in Oregon and hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

He’s come so far! 🙌🏻

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Crucially, Alito doesn’t deny the flag was flying upside down, doesn’t deny its meaning, doesn’t express any disapproval for it and doesn’t disavow it.

Hard to believe it’s been 25 years since Brandi Chastain secured the World Cup win for the U.S., ripped off her jersey and became a sporting icon.

Got to interview her today at the Women in Leadership Forum in front of a packed crowd. Thanks for having me, Hotel Council of SF!

hey friends i have some good news!!

i’m going to be making some appearances this summer, on certain sundays and mondays from june through october.

more info coming soon, can’t wait to see you all 🥰

Valkyries are a defiant symbol of the power of women.

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So jealous of Heather Knight today …

A great run! Sorry to see this end.