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Costumed apes ride on horseback near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — It’s not unusual to see a strangecostumed character on the streets of San Francisco, but it’s not every day that they’re riding a horse. At about noon Wednesday, a trio of menacing-looking apes were seen trotting along the West Bluff Picnic Area at Crissy Field. The three simians did not speak to passersby as they headed toward the Fort Point National Historic Site at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge followed by a small camera crew. A few people on rental bikes were so surprised that they almost fell over, and several nearby dogs were alarmed by the presence of the riders, likely startled by the unfamiliar stink of their paws.
'I never thought I’d see a sturgeon this large': Giant white sturgeon caught in Suisun Bay
On July 9, 1983, Joey Pallotta of Crockett, California caught the world record white sturgeon weighing 468 pounds while fishing from his boat in San Pablo Bay in Contra Costa County. His epic catch will remain the world record for the foreseeable future due to new sturgeon regulations in California that were adopted...
San Francisco weekend events: DogFest, The Fillmore Eclipse and more
We're forecast to get sun the whole weekend, and you know what that means — time to get out of the house.Luckily, there's a bunch going on around town.Friday🎷 Experience an immersive theater project set in the 1950s Fillmore jazz club scene, in which African Americans and Japanese Americans banded together to fight displacement. "The Fillmore Eclipse" will have a limited run starting Friday through May 12.7:30pm Friday and Saturday, and 2:30pm on Sunday at Honey Art Studio.General admission tickets are $50, with discounts for students and artists as well as a VIP package.🍿 Take the whole family to a...
Temple nightclub was riddled with dangerous defects, mice, complaints say
A San Francisco nightclub known for techie parties blamed its abrupt closure on financial issues, but a paper trail of complaints suggests there may be more to the club’s shutdown than the venue is letting on. Temple, located at 540 Howard St., is slated to shut its doors forever...
You might be unintentionally harming young marine mammals, rescue center says
The Marine Mammal Center Hospital in Sausalito says that nearly a third of the mammals rescued last year were involved in a disturbance from humans that's both unintentional and preventable.
A new soul food joint in the Fillmore is serving the city’s best fried chicken
This is All Things Consumed, a weekly column by The Standard’s eater-at-large, Omar Mamoon, featuring three great dishes he’s eaten, one thing he’s imbibed and one tasty item he’s stoked on. Rosemary fried chicken at Minnie Bell's Soul Movement. For six years, I’ve had to brave...
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