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Young San Franciscans aren’t drinking at bars. They’re at the library
Opinion // Emily Hoeven Young San Franciscans aren’t going to bars. They’re hanging at the library Is it any surprise that young people like me are forgoing moody bars for free books when a glass of wine can set you back $20? By Emily Hoeven, Opinion Columnist, Aug 16, 2025 San Francisco Main Library, photographed…
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How San Franciscans use their libraries is shifting dramatically | San Francisco Chronicle
By Nami Sumida, Dec. 31, 2022 With library buildings closed, book talks moved online and millions of fewer items checked out, the pandemic transformed San Francisco’s public libraries. Two and a half years later, all library branches are now open and operating at pre-COVID hours and circulation has nearly bounced back from its pandemic low.…
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The Coast Starlight is a cruise on rails, and the food’s pretty good | San Francisco Chronicle
By Carl Nolte, June 18, 2022, Updated: June 18, 2022 10:40 a.m. The long vacation trip to Europe fell through. Too complicated. So now this season’s vacation plan calls for something different: short getaway trips around the West. And the best so far has been a quick trip to Santa Barbara by train. Something different. It…
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The most borrowed library books in San Francisco in 2021 | San Francisco Chronicle
By Nami Sumida | Dec. 31, 2021 4:00 a.m. Based on data provided by the San Francisco Public Library, The Chronicle compiled a list of the most borrowed books in 2021. Note: Source: San Francisco Public Library, Based on circulation from Jan. 1 through Dec. 28, 2021. The list includes national bestsellers, like “The Vanishing Half,” “The…
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Editorial: What Democrats should do if Republicans block the Capitol riot commission
Chronicle Editorial Board, May 19, 2021Updated: May 19, 2021 3:48 p.m. Such an independent, bipartisan body could be a powerful force for a broader understanding of a low point in our history born partly of a disappearing consensus about basic truths. But if McConnell’s Republicans and the Senate filibuster are allowed to block the panel, Pelosi’s…
