Another child bitten by coyote in Moraga, police say
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A female coyote that has been tagged and collared sits in a vehicle pullout where wildlife biologists have been conducting a study of coyotes that populate the area of the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Sausalito, Calif., on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Seven local coyotes have been captured, tagged and collared so biologists can learn from their activity in the open space of the headlands.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle
A coyote bit a 3-year-old girl on her leg “without warning” Tuesday morning in Moraga, police said.
50 Totally Random Facts About the U.S.
By Rachel Cavanaugh, Stacker News
On 2/13/21 at 11:00 AM EST
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The United States is a geographically vast, consumer-driven country with a mixed economy that allows for highly diverse industries, manufacturing, skill sets, tourism, cuisine, and commerce and a wide-reaching culture, to boot.
This country holds many things, from trees and national parks to suburban sprawl and crime. This is the land of plenty (128.45 million households in 2020), and of the few (just 321 drive-in movie theaters nationwide). In its short legacy, the country has also accrued a number of failed experiments and abandoned endeavors, including more than 3,800 ghost towns, in excess of 300 demolished or abandoned amusement parks, and a whopping 450,000 brownfield sites that are home to hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The U.S. accounts for a little over 4 percent of the global population yet contains 20 percent of the world s p
Bay Area political events: Fighting disinformation, headwaters forest health
Chronicle staff report
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
WEDNESDAY
Faces of resistance: A discussion of members of the Black community in San Francisco who have resisted discrimination from Sutro Baths to the Presidio. Hosted by the San Francisco Public Library and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Noon. More information is here.
‘The Purpose of Power’ book club: Akonadi Foundation president and civil rights advocate Lateefah Simon discusses Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza’s “The Purpose of Power.” Hosted by Manny’s. 5 p.m. More information is here.
Cliff House s memorabilia stolen from famed S.F. building
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A mannequin wearing a sutro bathing suit as garde manger Carlos Sandhu-Gonzalez (left) makes croutons at Sutro’s in the Cliff House in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, November 10, 2011.Liz Hafalia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The 157-year-old Cliff House as it appeared on Dec. 31, 2020, the day it was said to close permanently.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Authorities are searching for two people suspected of stealing historic memorabilia from San Francisco’s Cliff House nearly one month after the restaurant announced its permanent closure.
United States Park Police said two people broke into the building near Ocean Beach in the early hours of Jan. 26. Historic art, tools and an early 1900s bathing suit from the old Sutro Bathhouse valued at $2,000 were among the items stolen, police said.