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Cornhole 101: The ‘Hole’ Story of a Backyard Game That’s Now a Professional Sport
What to Know Though the game might be hundreds of years old, the modern version of cornhole has its roots in the American South and Midwest, with some tracing the start of its current popularity to Cincinnati The American Cornhole League, founded in 2015, is the second U.S. governing body to emerge for the sport of cornhole, and sets rules for the game and standards for the bags and boards used in competitive play The cornhole craze has hit California, with officially-sanctioned local leagues...
Cornhole 101: The ‘Hole’ Story of a Backyard Game That’s Now a Professional Sport
What to Know Though the game might be hundreds of years old, the modern version of cornhole has its roots in the American South and Midwest, with some tracing the start of its current popularity to Cincinnati The American Cornhole League, founded in 2015, is the second U.S. governing body to emerge for the sport of cornhole, and sets rules for the game and standards for the bags and boards used in competitive play The cornhole craze has hit California, with officially-sanctioned local leagues...
#CES2020 Preview: Big Screens, Flying Taxis and Robot Kitchens
What to Know CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, begins Tuesday in Las Vegas The tech industry's biggest annual conference features 2.5 million square feet of exhibits, from TVs to self-driving vehicles We'll be at CES starting Sunday for a glimpse into technology's future It's a cruel irony: Not even two weeks after Santa slid down countless American chimneys with his bag full of video games, smart speakers, laptops and stainless steel cooking gadgets, the world's biggest tech trade show is...
#CES2020 Preview: Big Screens, Flying Taxis and Robot Kitchens
What to Know CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, begins Tuesday in Las Vegas The tech industry's biggest annual conference features 2.5 million square feet of exhibits, from TVs to self-driving vehicles We'll be at CES starting Sunday for a glimpse into technology's future It's a cruel irony: Not even two weeks after Santa slid down countless American chimneys with his bag full of video games, smart speakers, laptops and stainless steel cooking gadgets, the world's biggest tech trade show is...
GLIDE Offering Renowned Prime Rib Meal to People in Need Christmas Eve
GLIDE will offer a prime rib lunch Christmas Eve to people in need in San Francisco, church officials said. Joe Betz, who owns @HouseOfPrimeRib, knows more than you might expect about going hungry. He experienced hunger himself in Germany after World War II. That’s why he’s so happy to donate 3,000 pounds of prime rib for @GLIDEsf’s annual Christmas Eve feast.
Art After Dark: San Francisco Artwork That Lights Up
What to Know San Francisco has a growing number of art installations made with neon, LEDs and other light-emitting media SF Travel says interest in light-based art surged after the 2013 unveiling of The Bay Lights on the western span of the Bay Bridge Much of the artwork on SF Travel's self-guided tour is freely visible from public streets Although it's a growing phenomenon in San Francisco, it would be easy to argue that using light as a medium for artwork is nothing new.
Tech for the Holidays: Companies Pitch Gifts for Every Gadget Lover at San Francisco Event
What to Know Consumer electronics brands often plan product launches in November for the holiday shopping season At an event in San Francisco, a gathering of tech companies pitched new holiday offerings to reporters Many products that were shown are either brand new or deeply discounted for the holiday season For some people — you know who you are — the word "gifts" immediately evokes another G-word: "gadgets." Say what you will about the socks and sweaters your relatives got you.
Tech for the Holidays: Companies Pitch Gifts for Every Gadget Lover at San Francisco Event
From 3D cameras to toys that help kids learn to read, the tech world has a connected something-or-other for just about everyone this season By Jonathan Bloom Published Dec 3, 2019 at 10:04 AM NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest california updates in your inbox Email For some people — you know who you are — the word "gifts" immediately evokes another G-word: "gadgets." Say what you will about the socks and sweaters your relatives got you.
Tech for the Holidays: Companies Pitch Gifts for Every Gadget Lover at San Francisco Event
East Bay|North Bay|Peninsula|San Francisco|South Bay From 3D cameras to toys that help kids learn to read, the tech world has a connected something-or-other for just about everyone this season By Jonathan Bloom Published 6 minutes ago NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest local updates in your inbox Email What to Know Consumer electronics brands often plan product launches in November for the holiday shopping season At an event in San Francisco, a gathering of tech companies pitched new holiday...
Tech for the Holidays: Companies Pitch Gifts for Every Gadget Lover at San Francisco Event
From 3D cameras to toys that help kids learn to read, the tech world has a connected something-or-other for just about everyone this season By Jonathan Bloom Published 4 hours ago NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest california updates in your inbox Email For some people — you know who you are — the word "gifts" immediately evokes another G-word: "gadgets." Say what you will about the socks and sweaters your relatives got you.
Glass Half Full: Destroyed Soda Rock Winery Back Open Despite Kincade Fire Devastation
Its historic building flattened by the wildfire's wind-whipped flames, the winery is already open and offering tastings in the old barn that was left standing By Jennifer Gonzalez and Jonathan Bloom Published 9 minutes ago What to Know Soda Rock Winery's 150-year-old building went up in flames during the Kincade Fire, leaving only a stone wall still standing Most of the wine was stored off-site, so employees brought cases of it to the old barn left standing after the fire and offered tastings...
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength Is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength is All in Her Head
San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of them. So when Maryam Sharifzadeh first decided she was going to enter the world of open water swimming, the reality of what she was about to do hit her like a bucket of ice. "When I got in, I was freezing," she said, tensing up a little just at the thought of it.
Mind Over Murky Water: First Woman to Swim San Francisco's Entire Shoreline Says the Strength is All in Her Head
What to Know In October, Maryam Sharifzadeh became the second person and first woman on record to swim San Francisco's 22-mile shoreline The rules for marathon swims dictate that the journey must be completed in one shot, with no wetsuit, and no touching boats or other swimmer Sharifzadeh began long-distance swimming as a tribute to a friend who died in a plane crash, and believes grief can be a powerful motivator San Francisco is known for many things — but warm, inviting water isn't one of...
The New Warriors Ground: A Tour of the Chase Center
The new 18,064-seat arena is the city's largest indoor venue, bringing commerce, life and traffic to the growing Mission Bay neighborhood By Jonathan Bloom Published 1 minute ago NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest local updates in your inbox Email What to Know The Chase Center is the new home of the Golden State Warriors, in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood The arena will host conce
Inside a Navigation Center: An Up-Close Look at San Francisco’s New Kind of Homeless Shelter
What to Know Navigation centers are a new kind of homeless shelter that San Francisco began opening in 2015 The new shelters focus on helping people transition from the streets to living indoors, then helping them find housing San Francisco's Port Commission has approved the largest navigation center yet, on a lot facing The Embarcadero On a sidewalk facing San Francisco's iconic Embarcadero, in the shadow of the Bay Bridge, sits a tent, a bicycle and a neatly-stacked pile of belongings.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 45 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 34 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 29 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 20 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 25 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 16 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 17 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 4 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 4 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 4 minutes ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 4 hours ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
How the Photo Industry is Adapting to Survive in the Smartphone Age
A social media campaign called #RealCamerasRock aims to bring you back to your local camera store, by showing you the pictures your smartphone is missing By Jonathan Bloom Published 2 hours ago In a nondescript office at the edge of San Francisco's financial district, a few reporters were invited for an early glimpse of a hotly anticipated new camera that, at first glance, looks like a museum piece from days gone by.
#CES2019: Live Blog From the World's Largest Tech Fair
NBC Bay Area reporter Jonathan Bloom is in Las Vegas where he will be checking out the latest tech trends at the Consumer Electronics Show. Watch this space for more from Jonathan @BloomTV. _____ That shiny 4K TV you just got? Already obsolete. This year, 8K TVs will be among the innovations taking center stage at CES in Las Vegas, the biggest annual event in the consumer electronics world.
Schools waste $5 million a day in uneaten food. Here’s how Oakland is reinventing the cafeteria
Get your daily dose of good news from Grist Subscribe to The Beacon The red plum’s presence confounds the third grader. She didn’t want the fruit in the first place, yet there it is. She doesn’t want to eat it, but she knows that tossing it into the garbage at Oakland’s Hoover Elementary School is wrong. Standing before containers for trash, recyclables, compostables, and unopened entrees, milk cartons, and whole fruit, the girl’s decision-making matches her Disney-movie hijab — Frozen.
Lessons From the Dot-Com Bubble for the Cannabis Market: Guest Column
Cannabis Business Times November 2018 Columns - Guest Column The dot-com bubble inflation period has provided all of us in cannabis with some great lessons from marketing and communications perspectives. November 26, 2018 History has a funny way of repeating itself—sometimes in not-so-funny ways. Few people were laughing back in late 2000 when the dot-com “bubble” burst. The internet bubble wiped out $5 trillion in investments.
Durham author Jonathan Bloom; the baker's cooperative, Bread Uprising
As consumers of local food, we place an enormous importance on where it comes from. But what about where it ends up? A study released last week by the National Resources Defense Council reveals that roughly 40 percent of food in the United States goes uneaten. Broken down in a recent article by The Atlantic, that's $165 billion worth of food per year and about 20 pounds of wasted food per person every month.
What do the dates on food mean?
Tess Vigeland: Here's a task I would happily leave to dad or anyone else for that matter: Cleaning out the fridge of everything that's out of date! And the pantry, while we're at it. Ever wondered what those dates REALLY mean? A can of soup has a "best before" date. Yogurt has a "use by" date. Eggs have a "sell by" date. Grapefruit juice? Well it just has a date. We asked Marketplace's Adriene Hill to do a little sniffing around, 'cause we waste a lot of money on expired food.
Securities and Exchange Commission considers allowing startups to 'crowdfund'
More and more inventors are using websites like Kickstarter to get their new products off the ground with great success. But soon, products won't be the only thing sold on those sites. A federal decision made Wednesday is paving the way for entrepreneurs to sell you a piece of their company over the internet. "Four months ago, we started the pet products." And that's when EJ Tanu's company took off. He'd been making household items and small furniture.
A Rare Tour of United’s San Francisco Aircraft Maintenance Base With ‘Chix Fix’ All-Female Mechanics Team
What to Know United employs some 14,000 people at San Francisco International, including many at its aircraft maintenance facility Chix Fix is United's all-female entry into the Aerospace Maintenance Competition — the Olympics of aircraft maintenance The members of Chix Fix came from all over the country, and want to encourage more women to get into aviation Fleet Week is all about ships and airplanes, including the rare chance to board visiting Navy vessels — and in this case, an equally...
Climate Summit a Golden Opportunity for Bay Area Innovators and Activists
Though elected leaders and Hollywood stars graced the stages of San Francisco's Moscone Center during the Global Climate Action Summit, it was outside the heavily-guarded gates to the event that the city transformed for three days into a veritable utopia of environmental advocacy. Dozens of "affiliate events" each day clamored for the attention of dignitaries and influencers in the fight against climate change, offering food for thought and solutions to a warming planet.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Priscilla Chan Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018 in San Francisco
It's known as a place for startups to get noticed — and at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco, some are hoping to be noticed by Priscilla Chan, the pediatrician and philanthropist at the helm of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. "It's really tough to find the movers and shakers in the tech world," said TechCrunch Editor-At-Large Josh Constine. "They're all protected in their offices, they're all really busy.
The Story Behind San Francisco's New Robin Williams Mural
Like many muralists, Andreas Iglesias began his art career writing graffiti on just about anything he could find. "Being a little kid with spray paint in my hand, it was always trouble," said Iglesias, who goes by "Cobre" in the art world. Now, at the age of 30, he's all grown up — a professional artist who travels the world painting giant, photorealistic portraits on walls and buildings — especially portraits of those in their older years. Work in progress photo by Hugo.
The Story Behind San Francisco's New Robin Williams Mural
Like many muralists, Andreas Iglesias began his art career writing graffiti on just about anything he could find. "Being a little kid with spray paint in my hand, it was always trouble," said Iglesias, who goes by "Cobre" in the art world. Now, at the age of 30, he's all grown up — a professional artist who travels the world painting giant, photorealistic portraits on walls and buildings — especially portraits of those in their older years. Work in progress photo by Hugo.
'He Cries, Bleeds and Coughs:' Stanford Program Trains Hospital Staff With New Lifelike Robotic 'Patient'
In a room at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, a concerned nurse pushes the "code blue" button beside the bed, and a crowd of staff comes running down the hall. It's not a real emergency — but they've all been instructed to treat it like one. The 5-year-old patient is actually a new medical training robot called HAL that's being used in a hospital setting for the very first time.
Here's What You Need to Know About Real ID
New Federal requirements are creating long lines and frustration at the DMV, as Californians scramble to meet the 2020 deadline By Jonathan Bloom Published Aug 28, 2018 at 5:40 PM NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest local updates in your inbox Email What to Know The Real ID requirement for air travel goes into effect on October 1, 2020 Your California driver's license will have to meet new Federal security standards Without a Real ID, you'll need a passport at airport security It's become the...
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