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Timothy Karoff

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San Francisco's Dolores Park has a whole secret marketplace

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By Timothy Karoff
| Yahoo Life
It's a clear Sunday afternoon in Dolores Park, but Matt, 26, is on alert. He just sold a cold drink to a picnicker, something mixed and alcoholic, in a tall plastic cup. To pay him, she scans a QR code on the laminated sheet of paper. Now, while she lies back and enjoys her first sips, Matt cranes his neck and peers over the hill. A park ranger is making the rounds. If she catches him, he could be asked to leave the park. Without peeling his eyes away from the hill, he makes a phone call.
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Inside the informal economy of San Francisco's Dolores Park

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By Timothy Karoff
| SFGate
It's a clear Sunday afternoon in Dolores Park, but Matt, 26, is on alert. He just sold a cold drink to a picnicker, something mixed and alcoholic, in a tall plastic cup. To pay him, she scans a QR code on the laminated sheet of paper. Now, while she lies back and enjoys her first sips, Matt cranes his neck and peers over the hill. A park ranger is making the rounds. If she catches him, he could be asked to leave the park. Without peeling his eyes away from the hill, he makes a phone call.
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Held Over, a 50-year-old San Francisco vintage store, is suddenly closing

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By Timothy Karoff
| The Sacramento Bee
May 29-Held Over, the sprawling vintage store on San Francisco's Haight Street, is closing its doors. The store's final day will be Saturday, May 30, manager KaiAnne VanHorne told SFGATE. On Friday afternoon, the line for the store's lone register was especially long. "Every item is $9.00," advertised a pink, hand-drawn sign near the door. Customers - a mix of parents, teens and pierced-out young adults - snatched up the store's remaining ties, jackets and blouses.
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