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GALLERY: 12 'Drawn to the Bay' Cartoons That Sum Up 2016

Mark Fiore
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Ditch the shopping and #OptOutside: Make #BlackFriday the new #GreenFriday (Mark Fiore/KQED)

As we look back at 2016, we put together a gallery of my "Drawn to the Bay" cartoons to reflect on the year in news.

I created "Drawn to the Bay" over a year ago as a way to look into what is going on here in California and the Bay Area, the home that I love.  Consider this a collection of my favorites -- I hope you like them, too.

You can find the complete archive here. Happy Holidays!

1. The Oakland Warehouse Fire

The Bay Area mourns after the tragic #OaklandFire
The Bay Area mourns after the tragic #OaklandFire (Mark Fiore)

2. Election 2016: Protests

Protests hit the Bay Area after Trump won the presidential election, with some breaking out into violence
Protests hit the Bay Area after Donald Trump won the presidential election, with some breaking out into violence (Mark Fiore)

3. San Francisco Homelessness Project 

As part of #sfhomelessproject, political cartoonist Mark Fiore interviewed homeless people and asked them how the city or public could help
As part of #sfhomelessproject, political cartoonist Mark Fiore interviewed homeless people and asked them how the city or public could help (Mark Fiore)

4. Election 2016: Voter Fraud?

California Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, calls President-elect Trump's claims of massive voter fraud "absurd."
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla calls President-elect Trump's claims of massive voter fraud 'absurd.' (Mark Fiore)

5. California Makes State Parks Free on Black Friday

Ditch the shopping and #OptOutside: Make #BlackFriday the new #GreenFriday
Ditch the shopping and #OptOutside: Make #BlackFriday the new #GreenFriday (Mark Fiore/KQED)

6. San Francisco's Millennium Tower Sinks

Supervisor Aaron Peskin has called for hearings into Millennium Tower, the 58-story luxury condominium tower in San Francisco that has sunk 16 inches
Supervisor Aaron Peskin has called for hearings into Millennium Tower, the 58-story luxury condominium tower in San Francisco that has sunk 16 inches (Mark Fiore)

7. Election 2016: California Legalizes Marijuana

Recreational marijuana or not, some California cities are already putting out the welcome mat for the pot trade. #Election2016
Recreational marijuana or not, some California cities are already putting out the welcome mat for the pot trade. #Election2016 (Mark Fiore)

8. California Soldiers Told to Repay Signing Bonuses

After a huge public outcry, the Pentagon suspended attempts to take back California National Guard enlistment bonuses
After a huge public outcry, the Pentagon suspended attempts to take back California National Guard enlistment bonuses (Mark Fiore)

9. Facebook Fights Fake News

#Facebook is offering a fresh plan to combat fake news. Can it work?
#Facebook is offering a fresh plan to combat fake news. Can it work? (Mark Fiore)

10. Soda Taxes Win in San Francisco, Oakland and Albany

Expanding California's tax base isn't always the healthiest choice.
Expanding California's tax base isn't always the healthiest choice. (Mark Fiore)

11. Wells Fargo Scandal Leads to CEO's Ouster

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf resigns and will get no severance. What would you give him on his way out the door?
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf resigns and will get no severance. What would you give him on his way out the door? (Mark Fiore)

12. KQED Sues Hayward for Public Records

After KQED files lawsuit for records, city of Hayward repeats that it will comply - but only when the investigation is over
After KQED files lawsuit for records, City of Hayward repeats that it will comply - but only when the investigation is over (Mark Fiore)

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