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Forget the catacombs of Paris or the abandoned tube stations of London, the walkways, lawns and historic halls of the UC Berkeley campus have their own shadowy secrets below: a series of interconnected tunnels and walkways with a strange history. As a founding school of the Association of American Universities, UC Berkeley’s campus was established in 1868. The grounds’ iconic buildings, from the towering Campanile clock tower to the Doe Memorial Library, are familiar to millions, but the murky t…
over 4 years ago
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When caught, they shed their tails like a lizard.
over 2 years ago
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The scene is both tense and infuriating, just as Hitchcock wanted.
about 2 years ago
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On a breezy summer’s day in 1965, a pale green 40-foot yacht washed up on the Guatemalan coast. Aboard, three distraught young Mexican women who had no idea how to sail, and the decomposing body of an American movie star. He played gangsters, womanizers, carnies and psychopaths. The handsome, brooding cowboy-turned-actor starred alongside James Cagney in “White Heat” and helped 1946’s “The Best Years of Our Lives” bring home seven Oscars. A critic once described him as “the new king of the Holly…
almost 2 years ago
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The right turn on red rule was implemented in the 1970s as a gas-saving measure.
almost 2 years ago
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These five brick buildings have seen more history than any street in San Francisco.
over 1 year ago
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The 12 statues have been mired in controversy since they were installed by helicopter 40...
over 1 year ago
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The home at 1985 Tunnel Road near Grizzly Peak Road hit the market last week, and has...
over 1 year ago
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A rare and coveted ski run at Tahoe Palisades is opening to the public, but should only be attempted by advanced skiers, the resort says. The Silverado lift hasn’t spun yet this season, but thanks to the recent massive snowfall and an impressive effort by the crew on the mountain, it’s set to open again in the coming days. “Last week we received eight feet of new snow in four days, so this was the storm that is making it possible to open,” Palisades spokesperson Patrick Lacey told SFGATE over e…
6 months ago
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It was a beautiful day to visit a murder mansion. LA’s crisp winter sun was high in the sky as I ambled up the steep curve of Glendower Place for the first time, having read so many tales of the home on the hill. Many have done the same walk over the years: detectives, journalists, podcasters, interlopers and Instagrammers, some hoping to leave with a bloody artifact plundered from the curious Spanish mansion in Los Feliz. I approached a real estate sign on the edge of the property depicting ar…
4 months ago