Tessa McLean
@mcleantessa.bsky.social
Editor @ sfgate. Pitch me stuff: tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. Eat, drink, travel, write.
Oh hey, big news, if you've ever spent a morning reading free content on @sfgate.com while swatting away pop-up ad after pop-up ad and thought "there has to be a better way," well, there is now A BETTER WAY. Introducing: @sfgate.com's ad-free app. www.sfgate.com/news/article...
SFGATE launches 'Friends of SFGATE,' complete with ad-free app
You asked, we listened.
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Morphing from mining boomtown to historic landmark to off-roading haven, Randsburg, Calif. has always found a way to stay alive, weathering each obstacle with the same grit characteristic of the miners that built the place. But now residents face a new challenge. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
The tiny California ghost town of Randsburg needs a 'miracle' to save it
Recent trail closures could push its fragile local businesses toward collapse.
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When it was time for Megan Keithly’s baby to try solid food, she picked zucchini from the farm down the street. Now, she’s making diaper cream with Calendula flowers that also grow there. But this isn’t a tradwife rural fantasy. Keithly lives in a Calif. agrihood www.sfgate.com/realestate/a...
The new amenity luring California homebuyers
Luxuries like golf courses have gone by the wayside in favor of new amenities.
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California has a fascination with ghost towns. But what if a town isn’t quite a ghost town? Residents in Darwin, Calif. say the fascination has brought trespassers and misconceptions to a community of real people trying to sustain daily life in a tiny desert town. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
The Calif. town with less than 30 residents begging for young people to move in
Town residents want visitors to know one thing.
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California investors are betting big on an up-and-coming $4B industry. But is it a bubble? www.sfgate.com/california/a...
California investors are betting big on an up-and-coming $4B industry
There could be seven new developments completed in the next decade.
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California’s beaches are disappearing. Are they meant to be saved? www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Stinson underwater, Ocean Beach halved: California's beach reckoning is here
The California of the future may not be so idyllic.
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Is San Francisco one of America's 4 'major' cities? We wouldn't help but join in on the discourse. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Is San Francisco one of America's 4 'major' cities? The internet is divided.
Leave it to the internet to turn a simple question into a furious debate.
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I heard plenty about "exodus" cities like Austin, Nashville and Miami. I hadn't heard about this one. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
The surprising place Californians love moving to
Fifteen percent of the program's participants are from California.
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"We were starting a set of doubles, but it was tough to focus because a guy behind me was bench pressing a picnic table." A great one from @dcog.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
The Bay Area's most in-demand tennis court is inside a prison
Come here to play and you might get walloped
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It's good to take a step back sometimes and think more critically about your beat. Today on @sfgate.com 'America's obsession with the California exodus'. (Surprise, surprise, it's nothing new.) www.sfgate.com/california/a...
America's obsession with California failing
Politicians, the media and the internet at large continue to say California residents can't leave the state fast enough. But it's not true.
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It seems fitting that my first post on this platform is one that's going to undoubtedly spark A LOT of debate. California is made up of regions. But where do they start and end? www.sfgate.com/california/a...
The California map debate that sent our newsroom into absolute chaos
California is often divided into different regions, but what those areas are and where the lines are drawn is up for constant debate. We're trying to settle it.
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