300 years ago today, Spanish explorers reached San Francisco and founded the modern city

On March 28, 1776, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza and a small band of settlers reached San Francisco and laid the groundwork what would become the city's first major landmarks: the Presidio and Mission San Francisco de Asis.

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Poll: Americans Starting to Worry About Climate Change Now That It Affects Their Lawns

SACRAMENTO (The Borowitz Report) – A new poll shows that Americans who were unconcerned about climate change as it wreaked havoc around the world are beginning to worry, now that global warming is affecting the appearance of their lawns.



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Father of Boy With Leukemia Asks California School Officials to Bar Unvaccinated Students

In the latest salvo in the vaccination wars that have shaken California since a measles outbreak originated at Disneyland last month, the father of a 6-year-old boy with leukemia has asked the superintendent of his Marin County school district to keep unvaccinated children out of school.



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Martins Beach : Court Rules Against Vinod Khosla In Landmark Case

The latest ruling in the ongoing battle over a northern California surf spot is a blow to venture capitalist Vinod Khosla A California court issued a milestone ruling Sep.



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Walking While Black: Beverly Hills PD Arrests Charles Belk

There isn't much more I can say about this than Charles Belk didn't already say in his Facebook post. Here it is for everyone to see. He spent 6 hours at the station before they got a clue about who he was.



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