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peterhartlaub.bsky.social
San Francisco Chronicle culture critic. Spends too much time in the archive. Total SF co-founder. S.F. 🌁 Oakland 🌳 Alameda ⚓️
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Extraordinary work from @sfchronicle.com journalists over a grueling few days. 📷 @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social @scottstrazzante.bsky.social @cagisme.bsky.social and Gabrielle Lurie.

submitted 13 minutes ago • 1 comment

I’ve low grade felt this about S.F. for the last 5 years I hear from so many — including from Bay Area suburbs! — who think all of the city is in shambles Endless patient conversations and e-mails with people explaining I feel safe in all the neighborhoods, and there’s still joy to be found daily

submitted 10 hours ago • 8 comments

This is a map of Los Angeles. The arrow points to a red dot. That red dot (roughly) represents the protest area seen on TV. To me, the gross mischaracterization of what’s happening in Los Angeles looks like an excuse to deploy the military—to protect government assets like ICE.

submitted 16 hours ago • 52 comments

This was a really good one!! Learned so much. Also the point where I thought “I’m thoroughly enjoying this content and really should subscribe.” (It’s a free S.F. history newsletter with a “Friends of Woody” pay option.)

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

Valkyries are so much fun!!! #Ballhalla #BeatLA

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

One of my very favorite spots in the whole city/bay area.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Our @sfchronicle.com data team found the Lands End Trail is the highest-rated "easy" hike in the Bay Area. This is the least controversial pick in both data and hiking history. Fabulous trail. Go today. My tour ⬇️ With A+ visuals from @santiagomejia.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

The best theater in the Bay Area, the Grand Lake in Oakland, committed long ago to never showing advertisements before screenings. (But they do have an organ player on Friday and Saturday nights.)

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

“That entire generation that fought its way out of the closet and created space for queer people like me, they were our greatest generation,” said Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. San Francisco reacts to the potential stripping of the name Harvey Milk from a navy ship. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/u...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

This is the best day ever to be in a group chat with people who aren’t online. They react to every piece of breaking news about the beef like you’re Paul Revere.

submitted 6 days ago • 299 comments

Fun #TotalSF assignment alert! Rode my bike this a.m. with maybe the most famous person who regularly bicycle commutes to work in San Francisco. Any guesses who’s on this electric bike? 🚴 🌁 ❤️

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

We explored the strangest quirk of the Dipsea race, the notoriously challenging run over Mt. Tam: An 8-year-old just might cross the finish line first. Very fun collaboration with our photo & design teams 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️💯 Gift link! 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

RIP Rocco 🌈 🐾 I wrote how Klay Thompson's dog is connected to Wilmer Flores' "Friends" walk-up music, Manute Bol's 3-pointers, We Believe, the Mustache Gang, Crazy Crab and everything else that's special about Bay Area sports fandom. www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Trump’s shameful erasure of Harvey Milk’s legacy is a direct attack on the LGBTQ community www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Run free and easy, Rocco. Forever a Warrior. 💙💛🌈

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

I wrote an obituary for Rocco. A very good boy, and an opportunity to write about the specific-to-the-Bay Area thing I love about being a sports fan. 🌈 🐾 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

submitted 7 days ago • 5 comments

This is a super interesting breakdown of headline writing in 2025. My editor @sarahfeldberg.bsky.social & I usually collab on hed ideas — often passing them to our audience team for feedback and more ideas. Very different from early in my career when copy desk wrote them - with rare input from me.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

🚨NEW: VoteVets slams decision to strip Harvey Milk’s name from Navy ship. “This isn’t just offensive—it’s a calculated act of disrespect.” It's not about tradition. It’s about forcing out those who don’t fit Hegseth’s 1980s action figure fantasy of service. FULL STATEMENT ⬇️

submitted 8 days ago • 52 comments

Love this so much!! Read if you’re having a bad day. Or a good day. 🚍 ❤️

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Clearly shows that normal traffic backup on the 880 between the San Mateo Bridge and 580. #BayAreaLife cc: @peterhartlaub.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment