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The Quarterly Report - News from San Francisco - November 2026
A brief synopsis of the news in San Francisco over the last three months. It is "Slow News That Doesn't Break" - the exotic internet written by a real human being.
Latest News and Posts
The Quarterly Report - News from San Francisco - November 2026
"Enshittification" by Cory Doctorow - A Review and Perspectives
S.F. Journal Endorsements for the 2026 California Election
Miko Marks Wins San Francisco Journal's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Dolly Parton Award
Hardly Strictly Festival 2026 Awards
Books & Book Reviews
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"James" the Novel - A Review
James is a novel by author Percival Everett and is based on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It tells the story in the first person not from the character Huck but through the enslaved person Jim. This paper examines the use of Voltaire and The Enlightenment in the novel.
"Enshittification" by Cory Doctorow - A Review and Perspectives
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters - A Review
Books I Read in 2025
Movie Reviews
Three Films, The Oscars, Politics, Hollywood and Cultural Myopia
Great Highway: Journey to the Soul of San Francisco Surfing - A Movie Review
Buried - The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche - A Review
Cheap Trills in San Francisco
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Swimming in Aquatic Park Cove
There are lovely seats in the bleachers by the cove. Lots of space. Bring a picnic, your suit and goggles. A gallon of hot water for when you get out. Alcatraz is off in the distance.
