Boerne winery wins top honors in prestigious California wine contest

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition named Missick Cellars best in class. | Missick Cellars/ Facebook Boerne winemaker…
#wine #CaliforniaWine #boerne #california #californiawine #ChrisMissick #HilmyCellars #LlanoEstacado #MissickCellars #PasoRobles #SanFranciscoChronicle #TexasHighPlains #Wine #WineCompetition
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Boerne winery wins top honors in prestigious California wine contest

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition named Missick Cellars best in class. | Missick Cellars/ Fa…
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Who Told Scott Ostler He Was Allowed To Retire?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/who-told-scott-ostler-he-was-allowed-to-retire

A hard no for Matt Mahan, San Jose (CA) mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Per the San Francisco Chronicle today, “Billionaires backing Mahan’s governor run”, we see another example of the entitlement, corruption, and greed rotting Silicon Valley.

The Democratic Party and voters must enforce position that campaign funding and promotion from corporations, billionaires, and their PAC's must be eliminated. And the recognition that anything that billionaires and corporations do is purely for the sake of greed and monopolistic goals.

Any Democratic candidate that accepts campaign funding and tacit support from corporations, billionaires, and their PAC's must be eliminated in the primaries.

While I haven’t settled on my Democratic candidate for California governor, Matt Mahan is off the list.

#Politics #Democrat #California #Governor #2026Election #CAPrimary #MattMahan #SanJoseCA #SanJoseMayor #SanFranciscoChronicle

Young San Franciscans aren’t drinking at bars. They’re at the library

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?

San Francisco Main Library, photographed in 2023. The library’s marketing and community engagement teams have made concerted efforts to capture the attention of millennial and Gen-Z audiences.

Stephen Lam/The Chronicle

It’s no secret that young people in San Francisco don’t frequent bars and nightclubs the way they once did.

This has left many perplexed. If the city’s dwindling population of 20-somethings isn’t drinking and dancing, what are they doing?

This 20-something has spent much of her time this summer at the San Francisco Public Library. And based on my observations, plenty of other young adults have, too.

No, we aren’t geeks. The library is cool.

To start, it’s a free third space — a perk that cannot be overstated in this ridiculously expensive city.

I recently visited the Chinatown library shortly before it closed at 8 p.m. There was barely an empty seat in the house. And it was impossible not to notice the sizable number of young adults.

Is it any surprise we’d forgo a moody bar when a glass of wine can set you back $20 these days?

Meanwhile, the library’s marketing and community engagement teams have made concerted efforts to capture the attention of millennial and Gen-Z audiences.

Their smart gamification strategy is working.

The library offers a tote bag as a prize for completing its Summer Stride program — which challenges residents to complete 20 hours of reading from June through August.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Young San Franciscans aren’t drinking at bars. They’re at the library

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Hundreds of SF protesters form human banner to spell out defiance to Trump

Several hundred people spelled out their dissatisfaction with the Trump administration Saturday by forming a human banner at #SanFrancisco’s Ocean Beach.

The group formed the words “IMPEACH + REMOVE” by assembling in each letter to protest the actions of Trump and adviser Elon #Musk.

Protesters nationwide have rallied on weekends in response to #Trump’s steep #tariffs on imports, his push for mass #deportations, and his threats to higher education funding in response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. 

#SanFranciscoChronicle https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/human-banner-trump-protest-20281313.php

Hearst Partners with OpenAI to Integrate Magazine and Newspaper Content into AI Solutions.

See here - https://techchilli.com/news/hearst-partners-with-openai-to-integrate-magazine-and-newspaper-content-into-ai-solutions/

#Hearst #OpenAI #AIContent #ChatGPT #TechPartnership #ReliableNews #Journalism #LifestyleNews #AIInnovation #ContentIntegration #Esquire #Cosmopolitan #SanFranciscoChronicle