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"content": "\u003cp>We’re used to cold summers in the Bay Area. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997437/why-is-the-bay-area-so-chilly-compared-to-inland-california-blame-karl\">this year has been exceptional.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to measurements taken at San Francisco International Airport, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/temperature-bay-area-california-20769865.php\">it’s the coldest Bay summer since 1965\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/KCRAHeather/status/1945259151644614752\">and the coolest in the city itself since 2000. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049692\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049692\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1-1536x1023.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog settles over Crissy Field in the Marina neighborhood of San Francisco on July 13, 2018. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This in-between weather, not quite rainy, not quite sunny, makes weekend planning tough. It’s not cold enough to seek shelter in a museum or movie theater, but nowhere near summery enough for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976437/best-swimming-spots-public-pools-rivers-lakes-beaches-holes-bay-area\">dip in a local swimming spot\u003c/a>. It’s also the wrong type of cloud cover for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997579/bay-area-hikes-views-clouds-marine-inversion-layer\">catching an unforgettable “above the fog” view from the Bay Area’s soaring peaks\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it’s true that you could hop in a car or public transit and travel several hours to escape the Bay Area gloom, why get away when we have a wealth of parks, hiking trails and outdoor spaces that are just as good, maybe even better, in cold, overcast weather?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read on for ideas for a weekend spent embracing, not resisting, this cold spell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Take a picnic to Tomales Bay in Point Reyes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many folks’ most obvious choice for a gloomy day is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>. You can go for a hike along this rugged terrain — \u003ca href=\"https://www.pointreyesnature.com/coast-trail\">any part of Point Reyes’ iconic Coast Trail\u003c/a> will get you sweeping ocean views — or take your time on a leisurely drive down \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/directions_inpark_sfdb.htm\">Sir Francis Drake Boulevard \u003c/a>to the park’s most iconic stops, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-cypress-tree-tunnel.htm\">Cypress Tree Tunnel\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/lighthouse.htm\">Point Reyes Lighthouse\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-south-beach-overlook.htm\">South Beach Overlook\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get the full seashore experience, stop at any one of the markets, bakeries and cafes in Point Reyes Station to pick up fresh bread, cheese, fruits and veggies for your picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then head to the S.S. Point Reyes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-14/beloved-but-rotting-this-central-coast-shipwreck-has-to-go\">an abandoned boat slowly rotting on a scenic sandbar\u003c/a> on Tomales Bay in Inverness, to sit and enjoy your meal, \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-14/beloved-but-rotting-this-central-coast-shipwreck-has-to-go\">before this local icon is removed forever.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049701\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049701\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">S.S. Point Reyes, a dilapidated fishing vessel stuck in the sand along Tomales Bay in the Point Reyes National Seashore in the town of Inverness. \u003ccite>(\tiStock / Getty Images Plus)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re still hungry and you’re willing to splurge, stop by any one of the many world-famous oyster restaurants along Tomales Bay, like \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/\">Hog Island Oyster Farm\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://themarshallstore.com/\">The Marshall Store\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.saltwateroysterdepot.com/\">Saltwater Oyster Depot\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.tomalesbayoystercompany.com/\">Tomales Bay Oyster\u003c/a> Company and top off with a salty snack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Getting more adventurous:\u003c/em> If you’re looking for wildlife, try stopping by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point_reyes_elephant_seal_overlook.htm\">Elephant Seal Overlook\u003c/a> or brave the long hike to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/tule-elk-viewing-point-reyes.htm\">Tule Elk Reserve.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Watch the waves crash at Devil’s Slide near Pacifica\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once a very treacherous segment of Highway 1, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/devils-slide-trail\">Devil’s Slide Trail \u003c/a>takes you on the knife’s edge of the coast for a flat 1.3-mile stroll with nonstop views of the stormy ocean below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trail even has benches, interpretive signs and binocular scopes to get a closer look at the cliffs below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a warm cup of Joe, try Pacifica’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.soulgrindcoffee.com/\">Soul Grint Coffee Roasters\u003c/a> — or better yet, a pint from Santa Cruz-based brewery \u003ca href=\"https://humblesea.com/\">Humble Sea Brewing\u003c/a>, which has an outpost here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049697\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049697\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miles of beautiful coastline stretch out in either direction along the Devil’s Slide hiking trail on the cliffs next to Hwy 1 in Montara, Calif. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Getting more adventurous: \u003c/em>For an extended hike, explore the nearby \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/pedro-point-headlands\">Pedro Point Headlands\u003c/a>\u003cem>. \u003c/em>If you’d rather get up close and personal with the ocean, head to \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=528\">Gray Whale Cove State Beach\u003c/a>. But stay aware: These waters are dangerous, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1978061/after-their-son-was-swept-into-the-ocean-this-fremont-family-turned-their-grief-into-advocacy\">the cold water can cause cramps and rip currents are present\u003c/a>, so take care.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Learn about plant ecology at Huckleberry Path in Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Nestled above Oakland in the East Bay is an unassuming 1.7-mile loop trail with a wealth of biodiversity: the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/huckleberry\">Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>We’re used to cold summers in the Bay Area. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997437/why-is-the-bay-area-so-chilly-compared-to-inland-california-blame-karl\">this year has been exceptional.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to measurements taken at San Francisco International Airport, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/temperature-bay-area-california-20769865.php\">it’s the coldest Bay summer since 1965\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/KCRAHeather/status/1945259151644614752\">and the coolest in the city itself since 2000. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049692\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049692\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog1-1536x1023.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fog settles over Crissy Field in the Marina neighborhood of San Francisco on July 13, 2018. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This in-between weather, not quite rainy, not quite sunny, makes weekend planning tough. It’s not cold enough to seek shelter in a museum or movie theater, but nowhere near summery enough for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13976437/best-swimming-spots-public-pools-rivers-lakes-beaches-holes-bay-area\">dip in a local swimming spot\u003c/a>. It’s also the wrong type of cloud cover for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1997579/bay-area-hikes-views-clouds-marine-inversion-layer\">catching an unforgettable “above the fog” view from the Bay Area’s soaring peaks\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it’s true that you could hop in a car or public transit and travel several hours to escape the Bay Area gloom, why get away when we have a wealth of parks, hiking trails and outdoor spaces that are just as good, maybe even better, in cold, overcast weather?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read on for ideas for a weekend spent embracing, not resisting, this cold spell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Take a picnic to Tomales Bay in Point Reyes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many folks’ most obvious choice for a gloomy day is \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/index.htm\">Point Reyes National Seashore\u003c/a>. You can go for a hike along this rugged terrain — \u003ca href=\"https://www.pointreyesnature.com/coast-trail\">any part of Point Reyes’ iconic Coast Trail\u003c/a> will get you sweeping ocean views — or take your time on a leisurely drive down \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/directions_inpark_sfdb.htm\">Sir Francis Drake Boulevard \u003c/a>to the park’s most iconic stops, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-cypress-tree-tunnel.htm\">Cypress Tree Tunnel\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/lighthouse.htm\">Point Reyes Lighthouse\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point-reyes-south-beach-overlook.htm\">South Beach Overlook\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get the full seashore experience, stop at any one of the markets, bakeries and cafes in Point Reyes Station to pick up fresh bread, cheese, fruits and veggies for your picnic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then head to the S.S. Point Reyes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-14/beloved-but-rotting-this-central-coast-shipwreck-has-to-go\">an abandoned boat slowly rotting on a scenic sandbar\u003c/a> on Tomales Bay in Inverness, to sit and enjoy your meal, \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-14/beloved-but-rotting-this-central-coast-shipwreck-has-to-go\">before this local icon is removed forever.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049701\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049701\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-4-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">S.S. Point Reyes, a dilapidated fishing vessel stuck in the sand along Tomales Bay in the Point Reyes National Seashore in the town of Inverness. \u003ccite>(\tiStock / Getty Images Plus)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re still hungry and you’re willing to splurge, stop by any one of the many world-famous oyster restaurants along Tomales Bay, like \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/\">Hog Island Oyster Farm\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://themarshallstore.com/\">The Marshall Store\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.saltwateroysterdepot.com/\">Saltwater Oyster Depot\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.tomalesbayoystercompany.com/\">Tomales Bay Oyster\u003c/a> Company and top off with a salty snack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Getting more adventurous:\u003c/em> If you’re looking for wildlife, try stopping by the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/point_reyes_elephant_seal_overlook.htm\">Elephant Seal Overlook\u003c/a> or brave the long hike to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/tule-elk-viewing-point-reyes.htm\">Tule Elk Reserve.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Watch the waves crash at Devil’s Slide near Pacifica\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Once a very treacherous segment of Highway 1, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/devils-slide-trail\">Devil’s Slide Trail \u003c/a>takes you on the knife’s edge of the coast for a flat 1.3-mile stroll with nonstop views of the stormy ocean below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trail even has benches, interpretive signs and binocular scopes to get a closer look at the cliffs below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a warm cup of Joe, try Pacifica’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.soulgrindcoffee.com/\">Soul Grint Coffee Roasters\u003c/a> — or better yet, a pint from Santa Cruz-based brewery \u003ca href=\"https://humblesea.com/\">Humble Sea Brewing\u003c/a>, which has an outpost here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049697\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049697\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/160809_DevilsSlide_bhs06-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miles of beautiful coastline stretch out in either direction along the Devil’s Slide hiking trail on the cliffs next to Hwy 1 in Montara, Calif. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Getting more adventurous: \u003c/em>For an extended hike, explore the nearby \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/pedro-point-headlands\">Pedro Point Headlands\u003c/a>\u003cem>. \u003c/em>If you’d rather get up close and personal with the ocean, head to \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=528\">Gray Whale Cove State Beach\u003c/a>. But stay aware: These waters are dangerous, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1978061/after-their-son-was-swept-into-the-ocean-this-fremont-family-turned-their-grief-into-advocacy\">the cold water can cause cramps and rip currents are present\u003c/a>, so take care.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Learn about plant ecology at Huckleberry Path in Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Nestled above Oakland in the East Bay is an unassuming 1.7-mile loop trail with a wealth of biodiversity: the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/huckleberry\">Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve\u003c/a>. And on a cold, overcast day, the forest can feel even more immersive and enveloping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049664\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/huckleberriesgetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/huckleberriesgetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/huckleberriesgetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/huckleberriesgetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A huckleberry branch with ripe berries. \u003ccite>(step2626/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As you wind your way along the \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/huckleberry-preserve-short-loop\">well-maintained path,\u003c/a> you’ll see ancient rock and resilient chaparral, sweeping views of the East Bay’s rolling hills and, if you’re lucky, a few huckleberries. The trail features 21 interpretive signs so visitors can orient themselves among the blooming plants and their ecological significance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Getting more adventurous: \u003c/em>This preserve is sandwiched in the middle of the sweeping \u003ca href=\"https://www.ebparks.org/parks/sibley-volcanic\">Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve\u003c/a>, where ample miles of trail can extend your hike up to the \u003ca href=\"https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3e80aa360f98479b92ac4264af0aa04a\">10-million-year-old Round Top volcano.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Get lost in eucalyptus groves at Quarry Park in El Granada\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Light mist, towering trees — this small seaside park has it all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just above the community of El Granada near Half Moon Bay’s namesake crescent-shaped \u003ca href=\"https://www.visithalfmoonbay.org/places/pillar-point-harbor/\">Pillar Point Harbor\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/quarry-park\">Quarry Park\u003c/a> not only immerses you in the sights and smells of eucalyptus trees but also reveals small glimpses of the harbor and ocean community below.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Grab sandwiches from \u003ca href=\"http://thepressgrilledcheese.com/\">The Press\u003c/a> in El Granada or a bowl of clam chowder from \u003ca href=\"https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/\">Half Moon Bay Brewing Company\u003c/a> and enjoy the view of the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049696\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049696\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-3.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-3-160x120.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Fog-3-1536x1152.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dog carries a stick at Quarry Park in Half Moon Bay on Sept. 24, 2021.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Alternatively, bring a picnic or barbecue to Quarry Park’s parking area, which also has restrooms and even a playground for kids. Dogs are allowed off-leash on the entire network of trails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Getting more adventurous: \u003c/em>If you want to enjoy this park to its fullest, bring a mountain bike or \u003ca href=\"https://www.hmbkayak.com/\">rent one at Half Moon Bay Kayak\u003c/a> nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly all the trails in the park allow bikes, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/parks/quarry-park-pump-track\">there’s even a pump track\u003c/a> to help riders develop their off-road skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Grab a glass of zin at Picchetti Ranch in Santa Clara County\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, wine tasting tends to be a \u003cem>warm\u003c/em>-weather activity. But at \u003ca href=\"https://www.openspace.org/preserves/picchetti-ranch\">Picchetti Ranch Preserve\u003c/a>, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.picchetti.com/\">Picchetti Winery\u003c/a> located at its entrance, you can get not just a taste of history (the winery was started in 1880) but also roam nearly 4 miles of trails that wind through old orchards with views of the nearby Sierra Azul range and Mount Umunhum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Do your hike and warm up with a glass of wine,” Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District spokesperson Ryan McCauley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s even a trail called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/zinfandel-trail\">Zinfandel Trail\u003c/a> that’s an “homage to the wineowning and vineyards of days past,” as it meanders by the historic winery building and through oak groves that have stood since its founding, McCauley said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Getting more adventurous: \u003c/em>The preserve is adjacent to \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/locations/stevens-creek-county-park\">Stevens Creek County Park\u003c/a> and the Stevens Creek Reservoir, which offer abundant fishing, boating and hiking opportunities and even more wineries in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe\n src='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCeDp_MY_h4G6VWj_-VPl-BJlQ3Uya2H0vxRZZd_47BpXwVA/viewform?embedded=true?embedded=true'\n title='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCeDp_MY_h4G6VWj_-VPl-BJlQ3Uya2H0vxRZZd_47BpXwVA/viewform?embedded=true'\n width='760' height='500'\n frameborder='0'\n marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As fog burned off the Pacific Ocean on Monday evening, Sally and David Maynard headed to the Pacifica Pier in search of whales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You see a little black mark come up, and we heard a spout,” Sally said. “A couple [told us] that another one stopped and looked like he was playing and leaping, but we missed that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple had made the trek from Menlo Park to spend the whole day scouting for humpbacks along Pacifica’s beaches, joining the throngs of people streaming into the coastal town just south of San Francisco in recent weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They come in search of a whale frenzy not far from shore, intrigued by citizen scientists and semi-professional photographers posting about their sightings on Facebook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The whales, on the other hand, seem to be driven by a more familiar motivation: food.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A social media-fueled, whale-watching craze\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Groups like \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/352947586172817\">Pacifica Whalespotting\u003c/a> started to blow up in early July as what one resident called “oodles and oodles of whales” began to appear off the Bay Area’s beaches, closer to the coast than veteran watchers are used to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was thinking in June, this is shaping up to just be the worst whale summer in my time here. Then in July, it’s like a light switch flipped,” said Chris Campo, a Pacifica resident and admin in the Pacifica Whalespotting group. He and some other serious whale watchers, including the group’s founder, Robin Brun, have been posting updates in the Whalespotting group since 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12002269\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12002269\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A playful lobtailing session captures a unique moment as a cormorant is perfectly framed by the whale’s fluke. The whale, upside down and lying on its back beneath the water, reveals its underside during this impressive tail slap. \u003ccite>(Courtesy David Chamberlin.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Through the years, the group has been sleepy — mostly just a spot for locals to post their best photos and share tips when fan-favorite whales are putting on an especially good show. But this year, it’s taken off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now, instead of the group just being kind of this small ‘Pacifica local folks who are interested in whales’ group, it’s become more of a Bay Area and even beyond Bay Area group. … Our group now contains people from Sacramento and areas that are far beyond,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the beginning of the summer, there were about 4,000 people in Pacifica Whalespotting, said David Chamberlin, another group admin. As of Wednesday, it boasts more than 24,700 members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the beaches have been busy too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Previous to this year, when I would go to one of what I consider the standard viewing locations, I would often be the only photographer out there, or sometimes there would be two or three more,” Chamberlin said. Recently, though, “the pier was lined with photographers all up and down each side. I don’t want to give an exact number, but there must have been at least 30 to 40 people out there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Photographers, families with binoculars and fishers have congregated on the pier. Some are following an alert of a sighting in the Whalespotting group; others come in hopes of being the first to see a humpback and getting to do the honors of pointing it out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12002271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12002271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinky (left), a local celebrity in the whale-spotting community, lunges out of the ocean alongside a companion near the Pacifica Pier. The two whales have become a familiar sight, often seen traveling and breaching together in the waters off Pacifica. \u003ccite>(Courtesy David Chamberlin.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chamberlin said there’s a lot of excitement along the pier when a whale shows up, especially one of their local “celebrities,” including two whales known to the group as Pinky and Fast Willy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When one of those two show up, especially because they’re known and named, it’s, ‘Oh, it’s Pinky! Everybody, Pinky is here,’” Chamberlin said. “We saw Fast Willy, and it was just half jogging one direction, stopping, taking photos, and then half jogging again to try and get to another spot because he moves around a lot. Everybody’s excite,d and there’s a great sense of community and participation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason this year’s season has been so exciting, both longtime whale watchers and scientists say, is because more whales are gathering close to the shore. But why they’re doing this, and what it could mean in the long term, is still somewhat of a mystery.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why are whales so close to the shore?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The leading theory for why more whales are showing off along the coast is that their food source is abundant in shallow waters this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Local populations of anchovies, one of the humpbacks’ major food sources, have seen a boom in the last few years, according to Will Oestreich, a researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11953794 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/230622-ORCAS-KILLER-WHALES-GETTY-FG-KQED-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now they’re showing up more in the shallows — driven in large part by rising ocean temperatures, said Elliott Hazen, a research ecologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When there’s less cold water, this upwell, nutrient-rich [water] — I call it the ‘oasis’ to a lot of the global warming we have going on in the Pacific — compresses towards the shore, [and] you tend to see more life, more activity in that same close-to-shore habitat,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts also say that more whales are congregating in the area as the region’s population starts to recover from the devastating effects of whaling. One of the last whaling stations in the U.S., located in Richmond, shut down in the 1970s. For animals with longer life cycles, it can take decades to see population recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Specifically, the population of humpback whales, which remain endangered in some parts of the world, appears to be increasing. These baleen whales have always traveled through the Bay Area, heading south to breeding grounds off mainland Mexico and Baja California in the winter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While this is fun for whale watchers, it can pose safety risks to whales and raises questions about how their populations are shifting.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are experts worried?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists are watching for potential issues such as an increased risk of ship strikes, entanglement and competition for food, but it seems like the Bay Area has been a “really good success story for conservation,” said Ari Friedlaender, a professor in the ocean sciences department at UC Santa Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hazen added that with recovering populations, there will inevitably be more chances for human-wildlife interactions since there are just more whales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12002270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12002270\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fast Willy, Pacifica’s other local “celebrity” whale, lunges through the early morning light during a stunning feeding display. \u003ccite>(Courtesy David Chamberlin.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If they congregate in shipping lanes in and out of the Port of San Francisco, whales are at a higher risk of ship strike, which is a leading cause of human-related death. NOAA has developed technology to detect when there is high whale activity in shipping lanes and issue requests for ships to slow down. There’s no binding rule that requires them to slow down, but many do, Hazen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t seen a huge uptick in ship strikes on the West Coast. But it’s very difficult because ship strikes most often go undetected because it happened,” Hazen told KQED. He noted that increased ship strikes occurred along the East Coast when the North Atlantic right whale population shifted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s Dungeness crab fishery also has to work dynamically depending on whale movement since the whales can also get entangled in fishing nets. In 2024, the commercial Dungeness crab season ended early to protect whale populations, \u003ca href=\"https://wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive/cdfw-closes-commercial-dungeness-crab-fishery-and-restricts-recreational-crab-traps-in-the-central-management-area-limits-commercial-fishing-to-inside-30-f#gsc.tab=0\">according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The other thing scientists are keeping an eye on is just how much food the whales have as populations recover. But humpbacks aren’t called the “farmers of the ocean” for no reason.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They are feeding on prey deep down in the ocean, some species, and then they come up into the photic zone where there’s light, and they poop,” Hazen said. This “fertilizes the ocean and then can actually support these prey populations through increased chlorophyll and then increased forage fish like anchovies or krill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whale watching season seems to be slowing down, Chamberlin and Campo said, but there are still a few popping up along the coast of Pacifica, and experts expect that in future years, they’ll probably continue coming close to shore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For those who do choose to grab a pair of binoculars and search for a humpback, Campo urges visitors to be respectful of the town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you come to Pacifica, drop some cash in our restaurants, be respectful of the beach, don’t leave trash,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They come in search of a whale frenzy not far from shore, intrigued by citizen scientists and semi-professional photographers posting about their sightings on Facebook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The whales, on the other hand, seem to be driven by a more familiar motivation: food.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A social media-fueled, whale-watching craze\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Groups like \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/352947586172817\">Pacifica Whalespotting\u003c/a> started to blow up in early July as what one resident called “oodles and oodles of whales” began to appear off the Bay Area’s beaches, closer to the coast than veteran watchers are used to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was thinking in June, this is shaping up to just be the worst whale summer in my time here. Then in July, it’s like a light switch flipped,” said Chris Campo, a Pacifica resident and admin in the Pacifica Whalespotting group. He and some other serious whale watchers, including the group’s founder, Robin Brun, have been posting updates in the Whalespotting group since 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12002269\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12002269\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A playful lobtailing session captures a unique moment as a cormorant is perfectly framed by the whale’s fluke. The whale, upside down and lying on its back beneath the water, reveals its underside during this impressive tail slap. \u003ccite>(Courtesy David Chamberlin.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Through the years, the group has been sleepy — mostly just a spot for locals to post their best photos and share tips when fan-favorite whales are putting on an especially good show. But this year, it’s taken off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now, instead of the group just being kind of this small ‘Pacifica local folks who are interested in whales’ group, it’s become more of a Bay Area and even beyond Bay Area group. … Our group now contains people from Sacramento and areas that are far beyond,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the beginning of the summer, there were about 4,000 people in Pacifica Whalespotting, said David Chamberlin, another group admin. As of Wednesday, it boasts more than 24,700 members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the beaches have been busy too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Previous to this year, when I would go to one of what I consider the standard viewing locations, I would often be the only photographer out there, or sometimes there would be two or three more,” Chamberlin said. Recently, though, “the pier was lined with photographers all up and down each side. I don’t want to give an exact number, but there must have been at least 30 to 40 people out there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Photographers, families with binoculars and fishers have congregated on the pier. Some are following an alert of a sighting in the Whalespotting group; others come in hopes of being the first to see a humpback and getting to do the honors of pointing it out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12002271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12002271\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinky (left), a local celebrity in the whale-spotting community, lunges out of the ocean alongside a companion near the Pacifica Pier. The two whales have become a familiar sight, often seen traveling and breaching together in the waters off Pacifica. \u003ccite>(Courtesy David Chamberlin.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chamberlin said there’s a lot of excitement along the pier when a whale shows up, especially one of their local “celebrities,” including two whales known to the group as Pinky and Fast Willy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When one of those two show up, especially because they’re known and named, it’s, ‘Oh, it’s Pinky! Everybody, Pinky is here,’” Chamberlin said. “We saw Fast Willy, and it was just half jogging one direction, stopping, taking photos, and then half jogging again to try and get to another spot because he moves around a lot. Everybody’s excite,d and there’s a great sense of community and participation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason this year’s season has been so exciting, both longtime whale watchers and scientists say, is because more whales are gathering close to the shore. 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For animals with longer life cycles, it can take decades to see population recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Specifically, the population of humpback whales, which remain endangered in some parts of the world, appears to be increasing. These baleen whales have always traveled through the Bay Area, heading south to breeding grounds off mainland Mexico and Baja California in the winter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While this is fun for whale watchers, it can pose safety risks to whales and raises questions about how their populations are shifting.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are experts worried?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are risks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists are watching for potential issues such as an increased risk of ship strikes, entanglement and competition for food, but it seems like the Bay Area has been a “really good success story for conservation,” said Ari Friedlaender, a professor in the ocean sciences department at UC Santa Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hazen added that with recovering populations, there will inevitably be more chances for human-wildlife interactions since there are just more whales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12002270\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12002270\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/WhaleSightings4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fast Willy, Pacifica’s other local “celebrity” whale, lunges through the early morning light during a stunning feeding display. \u003ccite>(Courtesy David Chamberlin.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If they congregate in shipping lanes in and out of the Port of San Francisco, whales are at a higher risk of ship strike, which is a leading cause of human-related death. NOAA has developed technology to detect when there is high whale activity in shipping lanes and issue requests for ships to slow down. There’s no binding rule that requires them to slow down, but many do, Hazen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We haven’t seen a huge uptick in ship strikes on the West Coast. But it’s very difficult because ship strikes most often go undetected because it happened,” Hazen told KQED. He noted that increased ship strikes occurred along the East Coast when the North Atlantic right whale population shifted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s Dungeness crab fishery also has to work dynamically depending on whale movement since the whales can also get entangled in fishing nets. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003ci>View the full episode transcript.\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether melted in a quesadilla or a grilled cheese sandwich, or sliced on a charcuterie board next to one of its stinkier cousins, Monterey Jack is a staple cheese. Its flavor is similar to cheddar, but it contains a bit more moisture. Despite its popularity, there remains some mystery around Monterey Jack’s true origins. Though it may have the name “Monterey,” the town of Pacifica lays claim to the iconic cheese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The recipe for what we now call Monterey Jack is believed — by some — to have originated in California’s missions in the 1700s. But the soft, mild cheese got its name — at least the “Jack” part — much later from a wealthy Monterey landowner named David Jack. Jack popularized and marketed the cheese. But how he got his hands on the recipe is wrapped up in local pride — and lore.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>David Jack and Monterey\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>David Jack was born in Scotland in 1822 and had emigrated to America by the time he reached adulthood. After a stop on the East Coast, where he acquired a shipment of guns, Jack arrived in California in 1849 in the midst of the Gold Rush. Firearms were a hot commodity in those days, and Jack sold the guns for a huge profit. He took that money and went prospecting, but never found gold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11916550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 590px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11916550 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/David_Jack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/David_Jack.jpg 590w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/David_Jack-160x186.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Jack \u003ccite>(I.W. Taber/Public domain)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jack began calling himself David Jacks at this point, and moved to the small town of Monterey, where he began to acquire land. Kathleen Manning from the Pacifica Historical Society says much of that acquisition was through what she called “shady land deals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1851, at the end of the Mexican-American war, as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the land around California was divided up and sold. The pueblo of Monterey, as it was then known, hired an attorney named Dalos Rodeyn to handle some land deals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the town had no money to pay him and had to sell land to pay that debt. That attorney teamed up with Jacks to buy the entire town of Monterey and much of the adjacent land at a very low rate. Jacks became the de facto landlord of the region, and began lending money against people’s land, and then foreclosing and taking ownership of even more land in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was able to take advantage of a lot of people. He has a very bad reputation,” said Manning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The town of Monterey tried a few times to buy itself back from Jacks, even sending a case to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1906, but Jacks won.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides land, Jacks had another business interest: dairy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were hundreds of dairies making milk and various types of cheese around Monterey at the time, and several were on Jacks’ land. One of those dairies was making a mild, soft, white cheese — sound familiar? Jacks would market and sell that cheese with his name on it, and the official Jack cheese was born.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original recipe for the cheese Jacks would sell as his own could have come from any number of places — but where?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Pacifica connection\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to a 1938 cookbook, “Eating Around San Francisco,” the recipe for what we now know as Jack cheese originated on Mori Point in Pacifica. The author visited Mori Point and wrote:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I was interested to discover that it was Stephano Mori, who first made what we today call Monterey cheese. Having been born and brought up in Italy, Stephano and his wife learned there how to make cheese. They made it on their Mori Point property. The cheese was very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“An Italian named Baldocchi was a friend of the family. He learned how to make the cheese and went to Monterey and manufactured it on a commercial scale. As he was on the Jack ranch. The cheese is now known as Jack or Monterey cheese.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>If this book is to be believed, Baldocchi took the recipe from the Moris, moved to Monterey and mass-produced it with David Jacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[gallery columns=\"2\" ids=\"11916551,11916552,11916562,11916563\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Other theories\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not everyone is sold on Jack cheese being from Pacifica. In fact, there are a number of claims to the lineage of Monterey Jack. Some point to Domingo Pedrazzi of Carmel Valley, who made a cheese called “jack cheese.” It required pressure to remove moisture, which he accomplished with a “jack press.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also been argued that a local woman who sold homemade queso del país — like the cheese made at California’s historic missions — could be the person Jacks took the recipe from. What we do know for sure is Jacks didn’t invent the recipe – but he did go on to make that cheese, and himself, very famous.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Pacifica Jack cheese\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In Pacifica, the historical society is making the most of their lesser-known connection to this California cheese by producing their own variety. Pacifica Jack Cheese is sold exclusively at the Pacifica Coastside Museum in Pacifica, and Manning says they’ve sold nearly 3 tons so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you begin to ask where Monterey Jack cheese originated, you’ll get a different answer depending on whom you ask. But Kathleen Manning says, “If you don’t know Pacifica, you don’t know Jack.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Let’s take a moment to consider Monterey Jack cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decent cheese, probably not my first choice for a cheese plate, I’m more of a gouda girl but I’m not going to turn it down if someone offers. It works well in a quesadilla, melted on nachos, in a grilled cheese sandwich.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might guess with a name like \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monterey\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jack that it hails from the beachside town of Monterey, just south of the Bay Area. But a listener named Kathy wrote to us because she’d heard something else entirely! That Monterey Jack was actually created in Pacifica.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today on Bay Curious, we’ll investigate this debate to see if we can settle once and for all who made Monterey Jack. This story first aired on the podcast in 2022. I’m Olivia Allen-Price.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[SPONSOR MESSAGE]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter Christopher Beale takes us on a journey today – to find the true origins of Monterey Jack.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Here in San Francisco when you have a question about cheese, you might stop by a place like the Rainbow Grocery Co-Op and talk to a cheesemonger.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Basically it’s an old fashioned word for someone who buys and sells cheese. I’m in the business of cheese. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That’s Gordon “Zola” Edgar and he’s been working with and around cheese for almost 3 decades, and took me for a tour of his cheese department at the co-op.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where our basic cheeses are, so like Jacks, Cheddars, organic Jacks and Cheddars. You know, domestic swiss, grated cheeses and stuff like that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Okay. So in the grand scheme of cheeses, where do you place Monterey Jack? Like, what is Monterey Jack cheese for?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monterey Jack, it kind of lives on this like, parallel life to mild cheddar. They’re both your basic, like, pantry cheeses. Monterey Jack, you could say is basically a cheddar with a little more moisture.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The flavor of a Jack cheese is really mild, the texture is soft, it cuts and melts easily. It’s not a sexy cheese but it’s been made in one form or another in our region for hundreds of years, as far back as the late 1700s. Spanish missions, which were located all over what is now California, made a simple white cheese. There is a likelihood that the cheese from those missions, then known as Queso del Pais, evolved into the cheese we know as Monterey Jack. But that may not be the story at all. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some people say that it got its name from the Jack press that was used to make the cheese, others say it was named after David Jacks who, kind of, well, that’s a long story, but who, let’s just say, popularized the cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> David Jack, he was quite a scoundrel. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That’s Kathleen Manning, she is the former president of the Pacifica Historical Society. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was like an early capitalist, right?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would say so. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Jack was this Scottish guy who came to California during the gold rush in the mid 1800s. He sold some firearms for a huge profit in his first days in California and went to the mountains searching for gold…which he did not find. So, Jack–who around this time took to calling himself David \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacks\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">– returned to the Bay Area and made his way to Monterey in 1850. This is where his reputation as sort of a jerk begins.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the Mexican-American war Jacks was involved in a scheme that ultimately allowed him to buy the entire town of Monterey, and much of the adjacent land at a steep discount.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lot of shady land deals\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And once he owned everything in and around Monterey, he started loaning money to people, and when they couldn’t pay he would foreclose and, well, you can imagine he didn’t make a lot of friends this way. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was able to take advantage of a lot of people. He has a very bad reputation.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The town even tried a few times to, basically, buy itself back from Jacks even sending a case to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Jacks ultimately won.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from land, Jacks had another business interest – dairy. There were hundreds of dairies making milk and various types of cheese around Monterey at the time, many were on Jack’s land and one of those dairies was making this mild, soft, white cheese. Jacks would market and sell that cheese with his name on it, and the official Jack cheese was born. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The original recipe for the cheese Jacks would claim and sell as his own could have come from any number of places…Jacks certainly didn’t invent it, but where did it come from?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s really hard to know. There is a claim that it originated in Pacifica.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So — I asked Kathleen Manning.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was Monterey Jack cheese actually created in Pacifica?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes it was.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have ever been to Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, there is a huge point that juts out into the Pacific Ocean on the north end of the beach and it is there — on Mori’s point — where, some believe, the recipe for what would became known as Monterey Jack entered the United States.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stephano Mori brought a recipe from Italy, and they certainly produced it here. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There used to be this restaurant up on that hill called Mori’s Place and one of the things they sold was cheese. Kathleen and the folks at the Pacifica Historical Society have an old cookbook called “Eating Around San Francisco.” They say a passage in that book supports their claim …\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What year is this book from? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1938 \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Oh, and then right down here, bold at the top of the chapter it says, Ray Mori’s place near Rockaway Beach. Would you mind reading that to me? If you can. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was interested to discover that it was Stephano Mori, who first made what we today called Monterey cheese. Having been born and brought up in Italy, Stephano and his wife learned there how to make cheese. They made it on their Mori point property.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So the Mori had this family friend named Baldocci. He worked with them at Mori’s point and he learned how to make their cheese recipe.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cheese was very good. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baldocchi, and the Mori’s had a falling out and this is where the link to Monterey happens. Kathleen reads on…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He learned how to make the cheese and went to Monterey and manufactured it on a commercial scale. As he was on the Jack ranch. The cheese is now known as Jack or Monterey cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There, in black and white is Pacifica’s claim to Jack Cheese. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, not everyone is sold on this theory that the recipe came from Pacifica. It’s been argued that a local woman who sold homemade Queso del Pais door-to-door could be who Jacks took the recipe from. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And some think the cheese isn’t named after David Jacks at all! Another cheesemaker in the area used a \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jack press \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to make his cheese – that’s a device used to squeeze moisture out. And it’s believed he sold his cheese under the name “Jack Cheese” for that reason. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately it’s hard to determine the cold hard facts about this soft mild cheese. What we know for sure is that David Jacks would go on to distribute and market the cheese as Jack’s cheese, and eventually people began asking for “Monterey” Jack’s Cheese across the state, and eventually the country and the world. And that cheese would help make Jacks a wealthy man.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacifica, however, isn’t taking the alleged theft lying down.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The historical society felt it was our duty to reclaim the, uh, wonderful heritage that we have. And so. We began producing the cheese here and selling it locally, just on a small basis. and people loved it. That’s a wonderful, wonderful cheese this is made with, by a fine cheese maker.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kathleen says that the Pacifica Historical Society has sold about 3 tons of their “Pacifica Jack Cheese” and gave me some to take home. I’ll put a link in the web post of this story for where you can buy your own, but Kathleen says:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way is to come to the museum when it’s open and we’re open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, one to four, and the cheese is always available.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may never know with certainty where Monterey Jack Cheese actually originated. It’s hard to get a thief like David Jacks to give up that sort of information, but it did ultimately become a staple food our region is famous for. But according to the folks in Pacifica, there’s always been a chapter missing in the story of this California original Jack Cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don’t know Pacifica, you don’t know Jack. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That story was by Christopher Beale, who joins me in the studio now. Hey Chris!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello! I also brought the Pacifica Jack Cheese with me that I was given. It’s a hefty brick of cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I’m so glad you did because it felt remiss to do this story and not actually eat any cheese so let’s cut into it. Nice packaging. Lets give this baby a cut. Oh that cuts just like butter!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lets try it.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a bite, friend.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I’m not gonna lie, that’s actually really good.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh yeah, it’s actually way sharper than I remember Monterey Jack Cheese being. I mean, it tastes like a cheddar to me.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s not a basic pantry cheese to me, that’s delicious!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woah bold words! I can’t remember the last time I would’ve had Monterey Jack Cheese by itself or even on a cracker. I mean, I generally would have it, you know, in a sandwich, or melted on something. It’s not like a cheese I reach for but, uh, I’m enjoying this.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, we kinda had to end this story on a bit of an uncertain note. Do you as a reporter feel at all disappointed that there wasn’t a very sharp answer to this one?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I’m not disappointed because I think that regardless of which path this cheese took into the United States and then across California, it is now an absolutely, unequivocally local product. It’s a thing Northern Californians can be proud of. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I should say, especially when it comes to food stories–we’ve done stories for Bay Curious about sourdough, \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cioppino\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the martini, Irish coffee, rocky road ice cream–and in almost all of these stories there’s some bit of lore that we just can’t quite nail down. So a lot of these stories end kind of on a shrug, we did our best!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And food is this kind of cultural exchange where one culture may provide one thing, be it an ingredient, and another may provide a manufacturing process. And before you know it those things have happened here, away from the home of that recipe and a whole new recipe has come to light under a whole different name it becomes something like Monterey Jack Cheese, a California original. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, I think from now on when I have Monterey Jack it’s going to bring up this story in my head and what a lovely thing, that food is a story.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I did bring some pretzel crisps that I keep at my desk. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[pretzel crunch]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question for you, do you have wine at your desk?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Olivia laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christopher Beale, thank you so much for your reporting on this topic.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for the pretzels.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And also thanks to Jean Bartlett for all of her help with this story.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode of Bay Curious was made by Katrina Schwartz, Brendan Willard, Sebastian-Mino Bucheli and me, Olivia Allen-Price. Our team today includes Amanda Font, Christopher Beale and Ana De Almeida Amaral. Additional support from Katie Sprenger, Jen Chien, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED Family. We’re a production of member-supported KQED in San Francisco. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, I’m going to resist making a cheesy joke here … and just say farewell.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s a little melty even, where have you been keeping this?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my desk drawer.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mmm, tasty. Desk cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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That Monterey Jack was actually created in Pacifica.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today on Bay Curious, we’ll investigate this debate to see if we can settle once and for all who made Monterey Jack. This story first aired on the podcast in 2022. I’m Olivia Allen-Price.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[SPONSOR MESSAGE]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporter Christopher Beale takes us on a journey today – to find the true origins of Monterey Jack.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Here in San Francisco when you have a question about cheese, you might stop by a place like the Rainbow Grocery Co-Op and talk to a cheesemonger.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Basically it’s an old fashioned word for someone who buys and sells cheese. I’m in the business of cheese. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That’s Gordon “Zola” Edgar and he’s been working with and around cheese for almost 3 decades, and took me for a tour of his cheese department at the co-op.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where our basic cheeses are, so like Jacks, Cheddars, organic Jacks and Cheddars. You know, domestic swiss, grated cheeses and stuff like that.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Okay. So in the grand scheme of cheeses, where do you place Monterey Jack? Like, what is Monterey Jack cheese for?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monterey Jack, it kind of lives on this like, parallel life to mild cheddar. They’re both your basic, like, pantry cheeses. Monterey Jack, you could say is basically a cheddar with a little more moisture.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The flavor of a Jack cheese is really mild, the texture is soft, it cuts and melts easily. It’s not a sexy cheese but it’s been made in one form or another in our region for hundreds of years, as far back as the late 1700s. Spanish missions, which were located all over what is now California, made a simple white cheese. There is a likelihood that the cheese from those missions, then known as Queso del Pais, evolved into the cheese we know as Monterey Jack. But that may not be the story at all. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some people say that it got its name from the Jack press that was used to make the cheese, others say it was named after David Jacks who, kind of, well, that’s a long story, but who, let’s just say, popularized the cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> David Jack, he was quite a scoundrel. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That’s Kathleen Manning, she is the former president of the Pacifica Historical Society. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was like an early capitalist, right?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would say so. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Jack was this Scottish guy who came to California during the gold rush in the mid 1800s. He sold some firearms for a huge profit in his first days in California and went to the mountains searching for gold…which he did not find. So, Jack–who around this time took to calling himself David \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacks\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">– returned to the Bay Area and made his way to Monterey in 1850. This is where his reputation as sort of a jerk begins.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the Mexican-American war Jacks was involved in a scheme that ultimately allowed him to buy the entire town of Monterey, and much of the adjacent land at a steep discount.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a lot of shady land deals\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And once he owned everything in and around Monterey, he started loaning money to people, and when they couldn’t pay he would foreclose and, well, you can imagine he didn’t make a lot of friends this way. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was able to take advantage of a lot of people. He has a very bad reputation.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The town even tried a few times to, basically, buy itself back from Jacks even sending a case to the U.S. Supreme Court. But Jacks ultimately won.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from land, Jacks had another business interest – dairy. There were hundreds of dairies making milk and various types of cheese around Monterey at the time, many were on Jack’s land and one of those dairies was making this mild, soft, white cheese. Jacks would market and sell that cheese with his name on it, and the official Jack cheese was born. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The original recipe for the cheese Jacks would claim and sell as his own could have come from any number of places…Jacks certainly didn’t invent it, but where did it come from?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gordon “Zola” Edgar: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s really hard to know. There is a claim that it originated in Pacifica.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So — I asked Kathleen Manning.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was Monterey Jack cheese actually created in Pacifica?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yes it was.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have ever been to Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, there is a huge point that juts out into the Pacific Ocean on the north end of the beach and it is there — on Mori’s point — where, some believe, the recipe for what would became known as Monterey Jack entered the United States.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stephano Mori brought a recipe from Italy, and they certainly produced it here. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There used to be this restaurant up on that hill called Mori’s Place and one of the things they sold was cheese. Kathleen and the folks at the Pacifica Historical Society have an old cookbook called “Eating Around San Francisco.” They say a passage in that book supports their claim …\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What year is this book from? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1938 \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Oh, and then right down here, bold at the top of the chapter it says, Ray Mori’s place near Rockaway Beach. Would you mind reading that to me? If you can. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was interested to discover that it was Stephano Mori, who first made what we today called Monterey cheese. Having been born and brought up in Italy, Stephano and his wife learned there how to make cheese. They made it on their Mori point property.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So the Mori had this family friend named Baldocci. He worked with them at Mori’s point and he learned how to make their cheese recipe.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cheese was very good. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baldocchi, and the Mori’s had a falling out and this is where the link to Monterey happens. Kathleen reads on…\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He learned how to make the cheese and went to Monterey and manufactured it on a commercial scale. As he was on the Jack ranch. The cheese is now known as Jack or Monterey cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There, in black and white is Pacifica’s claim to Jack Cheese. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, not everyone is sold on this theory that the recipe came from Pacifica. It’s been argued that a local woman who sold homemade Queso del Pais door-to-door could be who Jacks took the recipe from. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And some think the cheese isn’t named after David Jacks at all! Another cheesemaker in the area used a \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jack press \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to make his cheese – that’s a device used to squeeze moisture out. And it’s believed he sold his cheese under the name “Jack Cheese” for that reason. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately it’s hard to determine the cold hard facts about this soft mild cheese. What we know for sure is that David Jacks would go on to distribute and market the cheese as Jack’s cheese, and eventually people began asking for “Monterey” Jack’s Cheese across the state, and eventually the country and the world. And that cheese would help make Jacks a wealthy man.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacifica, however, isn’t taking the alleged theft lying down.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The historical society felt it was our duty to reclaim the, uh, wonderful heritage that we have. And so. We began producing the cheese here and selling it locally, just on a small basis. and people loved it. That’s a wonderful, wonderful cheese this is made with, by a fine cheese maker.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kathleen says that the Pacifica Historical Society has sold about 3 tons of their “Pacifica Jack Cheese” and gave me some to take home. I’ll put a link in the web post of this story for where you can buy your own, but Kathleen says:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way is to come to the museum when it’s open and we’re open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, one to four, and the cheese is always available.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may never know with certainty where Monterey Jack Cheese actually originated. It’s hard to get a thief like David Jacks to give up that sort of information, but it did ultimately become a staple food our region is famous for. But according to the folks in Pacifica, there’s always been a chapter missing in the story of this California original Jack Cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Kathleen Manning: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don’t know Pacifica, you don’t know Jack. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That story was by Christopher Beale, who joins me in the studio now. Hey Chris!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello! I also brought the Pacifica Jack Cheese with me that I was given. It’s a hefty brick of cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I’m so glad you did because it felt remiss to do this story and not actually eat any cheese so let’s cut into it. Nice packaging. Lets give this baby a cut. Oh that cuts just like butter!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lets try it.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a bite, friend.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I’m not gonna lie, that’s actually really good.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh yeah, it’s actually way sharper than I remember Monterey Jack Cheese being. I mean, it tastes like a cheddar to me.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s not a basic pantry cheese to me, that’s delicious!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woah bold words! I can’t remember the last time I would’ve had Monterey Jack Cheese by itself or even on a cracker. I mean, I generally would have it, you know, in a sandwich, or melted on something. It’s not like a cheese I reach for but, uh, I’m enjoying this.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, we kinda had to end this story on a bit of an uncertain note. Do you as a reporter feel at all disappointed that there wasn’t a very sharp answer to this one?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I’m not disappointed because I think that regardless of which path this cheese took into the United States and then across California, it is now an absolutely, unequivocally local product. It’s a thing Northern Californians can be proud of. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I should say, especially when it comes to food stories–we’ve done stories for Bay Curious about sourdough, \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cioppino\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the martini, Irish coffee, rocky road ice cream–and in almost all of these stories there’s some bit of lore that we just can’t quite nail down. So a lot of these stories end kind of on a shrug, we did our best!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And food is this kind of cultural exchange where one culture may provide one thing, be it an ingredient, and another may provide a manufacturing process. And before you know it those things have happened here, away from the home of that recipe and a whole new recipe has come to light under a whole different name it becomes something like Monterey Jack Cheese, a California original. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, I think from now on when I have Monterey Jack it’s going to bring up this story in my head and what a lovely thing, that food is a story.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I did bring some pretzel crisps that I keep at my desk. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[pretzel crunch]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question for you, do you have wine at your desk?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Olivia laughs]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christopher Beale, thank you so much for your reporting on this topic.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for the pretzels.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And also thanks to Jean Bartlett for all of her help with this story.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode of Bay Curious was made by Katrina Schwartz, Brendan Willard, Sebastian-Mino Bucheli and me, Olivia Allen-Price. Our team today includes Amanda Font, Christopher Beale and Ana De Almeida Amaral. Additional support from Katie Sprenger, Jen Chien, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED Family. We’re a production of member-supported KQED in San Francisco. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, I’m going to resist making a cheesy joke here … and just say farewell.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s a little melty even, where have you been keeping this?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my desk drawer.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mmm, tasty. Desk cheese.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>It's easy to write Valentine's Day off as a stale holiday with far too many expectations put on it. But in 2020, Bay Curious published an episode called \"Bay Area, I Love You,\" which reframed the whole holiday. We opted to focus on another type of love — the affection we feel for a place. Valentine’s Day doesn't have to be a schmaltzy day for those who have partnered up, it can also be a day to celebrate all types of love. Love is, after all, a pretty special feeling, whether it's for a partner, a friend, a place, a pet, a family member or yourself!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, Bay Curious has curated a list of experiences we think will deepen your connection with any companion, while finding something fresh to do here in the Bay Area. We're calling them Bay Curious Dates. Grab a companion and set out to try something new this month. We're confident these itineraries make for great dates — we tested them!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to these days out:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tomalesbay\">Raw and rustic Tomales Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#oakland\">Oakland (picnic, museum, bakery)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#pacifica\">Boards, brews and bowling in Pacifica\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#hayesvalley\">Wheels on deck in Hayes Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You can also \u003ca href=\"#tellus\">share your own perfect day out with us!\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tomalesbay\">\u003c/a>Raw and rustic Tomales Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by: Olivia Allen-Price\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a red long sleeved shirt and blue life vest sits in the fron tof a kayak paddling towards a cliff in the distance.\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big.jpg 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Allen-Price kayaking in Tomales Bay. \u003ccite>(Sam Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10 a.m. Wildlife by boat\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A tandem kayak is a splendid way to explore the rugged shoreline around Tomales Bay, even in winter! You’re likely to get a close up view of the birds flying low across the water, Tule elk grazing on Tomales Point, and jellyfish doing a mesmerizing dance through the water. If you go between March and June, you may even catch harbor seal pups on Hog Island. Paddle out from Miller Boat Launch ($5 parking) to explore Hog Island and the shoreline around White Gulch. From there, head south and pull up onto any of the many beaches along the way. At this time of year, you’re bound to have it to yourself! Outfitters nearby include \u003ca href=\"https://www.bluewaterskayaking.com/\">Blue Waters Kayaking\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.tomalesbayexpeditions.com/\">Tomales Bay Expeditions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1 p.m. Enjoy oysters bayside\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a morning on the water, you must try the local fare of choice — oysters! The small town of Marshall offers a trifecta of delightful restaurants, no matter your style, with \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/restaurants/marshall/\">Hog Island Oysters\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://themarshallstore.com/\">The Marshall Store\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/restaurants/tonysseafood/\">Tony's Seafood\u003c/a>. For a little special occasion flair, we like Tony’s — where after an oyster appetizer, you can dive into some clam chowder, cioppino or a fried oyster po'boy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3 p.m. Knock around town\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recover from your seafood feast by wandering around the charming town of Point Reyes Station. The place is loaded with fun gift shops, each offering a unique twist on the genre. Be sure to wander through the art gallery tucked in the back of \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/restaurants/tonysseafood/\">Toby's Feed Barn\u003c/a>, and pursue the staff picks at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ptreyesbooks.com/\">Point Reyes Books\u003c/a>. No trip to Point Reyes Station would be complete without a stop at \u003ca href=\"https://cowgirlcreamery.com/pages/visit-cowgirl\">Cowgirl Creamery\u003c/a>, where you can buy a hunk of cheese to enjoy later on (... or on the car ride home!)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"oakland\">\u003c/a>Oakland (picnic, museum, bakery)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by Corey Antonio Rose\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big.jpg\" alt='The left side shows twinkling lights over a lake as dark falls. The right shows a sign that says, \"There are Black people in the future.\"' width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big.jpg 2100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-1920x1371.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cem>On the left side: Lake Merritt as dusk falls. On the right side: A sign outside the Oakland Museum of California.\u003c/em> \u003ccite>(Corey Antonio Rose/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1:00 p.m. Lunch at Vegan Mob\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Start your date with vegan BBQ and soul food at \u003ca href=\"https://veganmob.biz/menu\">Vegan Mob\u003c/a> in Oakland. Housed inside a lime green structure on Lake Park Ave, this popular BBQ spot is hard to miss, and hard to dis. Owner Toriano Gordon transforms classic recipes into healthy alternatives that will make even the most stubborn carnivores question their beliefs. Soul food enthusiasts will love the \"smackaroni\" and cheese, yams, collard greens and vegan fried shrimp. Don't forget a lemonade, and save some room for dessert!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1:30 p.m. Sun and songs Around Lake Merritt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carry your food over to Oakland's biggest gem, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11690787/when-oakland-was-a-chocolate-city-a-brief-history-of-festival-at-the-lake\">Lake Merritt\u003c/a> — it's a six minute walk away. Bring your picnic essentials, and find a grassy spot to lay on while you enjoy your meal and soak up the sun. If you forget your bluetooth speaker at home, there's always music floating around the lake, from the drum circles held at the northwest corner, to the lowriders that spin the block pumping 70's Soul and R&B.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3:00p.m. Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a six-minute walk from the south end of the lake lies the only place where Octavia E. Butler, Sun Ra, Whitney Houston, and a host of contemporary artists come together to make a powerful statement about the beauty of Black folks. Oakland Museum of California's \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/exhibit/mothership-voyage-afrofuturism\">Mothership: Voyage into Afrofuturism\u003c/a>\u003c/em> imagines a joyful and justice-centered future for Black people — combining photography, literature, song, dance, and design into a unique experience that will leave you both in awe, and maybe in love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5 p.m. It's All Good Bakery\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Catch a ride to North Oakland for the final stop of the day — \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/It's+All+Good+Bakery+Inc/@37.8431718,-122.2778902,16z/data=!4m19!1m13!4m12!1m4!2m2!1d-122.2770688!2d37.84704!4e1!1m6!1m2!1s0x80857e741637bc69:0x56cbfa0f38e63396!2sit's+all+good+bakery!2m2!1d-122.2696706!2d37.8410616!3m4!1s0x80857e741637bc69:0x56cbfa0f38e63396!8m2!3d37.8410616!4d-122.2696706\">It's All Good Bakery\u003c/a>. Owner Kim Cloud serves slices of history with his homestyle sweet potato pies, cakes, cookies, and other soul food desserts. Decades ago, this little storefront hosted revolutionaries. It was the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters. Today, stop by to enjoy all the classics: Red Velvet Cake, Banana Pudding, and Cloud's personal recommendation, 7-Up Pound Cake. Finish off your Valentine's date with a sweet treat and a slice of Black history!\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Share your own perfect day out with us\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"pacifica\">\u003c/a>Boards, brews and bowling in Pacifica\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by Bianca Taylor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903625\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big.jpg\" alt=\"A path stretches over the cliffside with the ocean stretching out to the right.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cem>A cypress tree grows on a rocky outcropping as waves break on the shore at Mori Point, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation area, in Pacifica, California, June 20, 2017.\u003c/em> \u003ccite>((Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:30 a.m. Surf or turf\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get an early start to your day and hit the beach — either by taking a surf lesson at Linda Mar Beach, or catching some breath-taking ocean views with a hike up Mori Point. If you want to get wet, book your surf lesson in advance through \u003ca href=\"https://norcalsurfshop.com/surf-lessons/\">Norcal Surf Shop\u003c/a> ($94 per person for a group lesson). They'll set you up with a rental wetsuit and board and you'll be in the water hanging ten in no time! If you're looking for a drier way to spend the morning, drive a little north of Linda Mar to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mori-point-trail--2\">Mori Point trailhead\u003c/a>. You can take a short stroll or do the whole 2.8 mile hike. Either way, you'll be rewarded with gorgeous scenery. Morning conditions can be a little foggy and windy, so (as always in the Bay) bring layers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>12:00 p.m. Beachside Burritos\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After you've worked up an appetite, it’s time to refuel. If you're feeling thrifty, look no further than the most beautiful \u003ca href=\"https://www.delish.com/food-news/a28377778/taco-bell-pacifica-beachside-store-cantina/\">Taco Bell\u003c/a> in California — located right on Linda Mar beach. It's got all the classics you know and love, plus you can get a \"Twisted Freeze\" which is essentially a spiked icee. Order a few chalupas and enjoy the people and dog watching on the sand. If you're looking for a more elevated atmosphere, head across the freeway to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificabrewery.beer/\">Pacifica Brewery\u003c/a>. This cute gastropub has plenty of space indoors and outdoors, and they even have live music on their backyard stage occasionally. The food is good and the beers are tasty. What more could you want?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3:00 p.m. Spares and Strikes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BOWLING! That's what more you could want! Right across the parking lot from Pacifica Brewery is the very nostalgic \u003ca href=\"https://www.seabowl.com/\">Sea Bowl\u003c/a>, which has it all: bowling ($30-40 per hour, per lane), billiards, and an arcade. This isn't your new and trendy bowling alley: here, you'll be rolling next to the regulars in matching shirts and the kids’ birthday parties. Slide around in those funny bowling shoes ($5) and play a few friendly (or extremely competitive) games. Bonus points if you win your date something from the claw game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us your own perfect Bay Area date suggestion\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"hayesvalley\">\u003c/a>Wheels on deck in Hayes Valley\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by Paloma Abarca Cortes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903620\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big.jpg\" alt=\"On the left are a row of old houses beautifully painted. On the right, an ice cream cone in a waffle cone is in the foreground with a shop and orange awning behind.\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big.jpg 2100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-1920x1371.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cem>On the left: the Painted Ladies at San Francisco's Alamo Square. On the right: Salt & Straw ice cream shop.\u003c/em> \u003ccite>(Paloma Abarca Cortes/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:00 p.m. Bay Area classics at Salt & Straw\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the corner of Hayes and Laguna Street sits a promising date spot: ice cream parlor \u003ca href=\"https://saltandstraw.com/\">Salt & Straw\u003c/a>. It’s known for their unique twists on the classics, like \"Salted, Malted, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough” and vegan option, \"Marionberry Coconut Sherbet.\" You really can't go wrong with any of their dreamy flavors. The scoops start at $5.95 for a small. Upgrade to a house made waffle cone for $1.50 extra, or grab a pint if you need help keeping your date-induced anxiety down. Enjoy your sweet treat while checking out the latest art installations at \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/988/Patricias-Green-in-Hayes-Valley-Picnic-A\">Patricia's Green Public Park\u003c/a> (Hayes St. and Octavia St.).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3:00 p.m. The Painted Ladies on Steiner Street\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember the beautiful Victorian homes shown in the opening credits of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House\">Full House\u003c/a>\u003c/em>? The \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_ladies\">Painted Ladies\u003c/a> are just a few blocks away in Alamo Square, waiting for you to come take a photo (free of charge!). Take a small detour on your way to pass the affirmation \"Black Lives Matter,” painted in yellow block lettering on Fulton Street. The words stretch across three-blocks between Webster and Octavia. In the midst of all the art and conversation, you finally see Steiner Street and Alamo Square Park. Take a left once you hit the corner, pass Grove St. and voila!, the iconic Painted Ladies. Find an empty spot in the park across the street to marvel the nearby architecture, and downtown San Francisco views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4:00 p.m. Skating at The Church of 8 Wheels\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abandoned churches make great roller rinks … but they also make for great dates! Head to \u003ca href=\"http://www.churchof8wheels.com/schedule.html\">The Church of 8 Wheels\u003c/a> for an unforgettable few hours of music, skating, and laughs inside an old church. Prepare to leave your ego behind and fall (no pun intended) into a state of fun with your date. $15 gets you in the door. Roller blades to roller skates are available to rent for $5. Be sure to reserve your spots in advance!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Now, we want to hear from you!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Share your own itinerary, and you could see it featured on Bay Curious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2-NoPAXv334Zfxe7sjGi2ziC76_7sN7_4w07WMDPrJwNUEw/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It's easy to write Valentine's Day off as a stale holiday with far too many expectations put on it. But in 2020, Bay Curious published an episode called \"Bay Area, I Love You,\" which reframed the whole holiday. We opted to focus on another type of love — the affection we feel for a place. Valentine’s Day doesn't have to be a schmaltzy day for those who have partnered up, it can also be a day to celebrate all types of love. Love is, after all, a pretty special feeling, whether it's for a partner, a friend, a place, a pet, a family member or yourself!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, Bay Curious has curated a list of experiences we think will deepen your connection with any companion, while finding something fresh to do here in the Bay Area. We're calling them Bay Curious Dates. Grab a companion and set out to try something new this month. We're confident these itineraries make for great dates — we tested them!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to these days out:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tomalesbay\">Raw and rustic Tomales Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#oakland\">Oakland (picnic, museum, bakery)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#pacifica\">Boards, brews and bowling in Pacifica\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#hayesvalley\">Wheels on deck in Hayes Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You can also \u003ca href=\"#tellus\">share your own perfect day out with us!\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tomalesbay\">\u003c/a>Raw and rustic Tomales Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by: Olivia Allen-Price\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903623\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a red long sleeved shirt and blue life vest sits in the fron tof a kayak paddling towards a cliff in the distance.\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big.jpg 1800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/tomales_big-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Allen-Price kayaking in Tomales Bay. \u003ccite>(Sam Price/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10 a.m. Wildlife by boat\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A tandem kayak is a splendid way to explore the rugged shoreline around Tomales Bay, even in winter! You’re likely to get a close up view of the birds flying low across the water, Tule elk grazing on Tomales Point, and jellyfish doing a mesmerizing dance through the water. If you go between March and June, you may even catch harbor seal pups on Hog Island. Paddle out from Miller Boat Launch ($5 parking) to explore Hog Island and the shoreline around White Gulch. From there, head south and pull up onto any of the many beaches along the way. At this time of year, you’re bound to have it to yourself! Outfitters nearby include \u003ca href=\"https://www.bluewaterskayaking.com/\">Blue Waters Kayaking\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.tomalesbayexpeditions.com/\">Tomales Bay Expeditions\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1 p.m. Enjoy oysters bayside\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a morning on the water, you must try the local fare of choice — oysters! The small town of Marshall offers a trifecta of delightful restaurants, no matter your style, with \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/restaurants/marshall/\">Hog Island Oysters\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://themarshallstore.com/\">The Marshall Store\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/restaurants/tonysseafood/\">Tony's Seafood\u003c/a>. For a little special occasion flair, we like Tony’s — where after an oyster appetizer, you can dive into some clam chowder, cioppino or a fried oyster po'boy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3 p.m. Knock around town\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recover from your seafood feast by wandering around the charming town of Point Reyes Station. The place is loaded with fun gift shops, each offering a unique twist on the genre. Be sure to wander through the art gallery tucked in the back of \u003ca href=\"https://hogislandoysters.com/restaurants/tonysseafood/\">Toby's Feed Barn\u003c/a>, and pursue the staff picks at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ptreyesbooks.com/\">Point Reyes Books\u003c/a>. No trip to Point Reyes Station would be complete without a stop at \u003ca href=\"https://cowgirlcreamery.com/pages/visit-cowgirl\">Cowgirl Creamery\u003c/a>, where you can buy a hunk of cheese to enjoy later on (... or on the car ride home!)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"oakland\">\u003c/a>Oakland (picnic, museum, bakery)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by Corey Antonio Rose\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903624\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903624\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big.jpg\" alt='The left side shows twinkling lights over a lake as dark falls. The right shows a sign that says, \"There are Black people in the future.\"' width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big.jpg 2100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Oakland_big-1920x1371.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cem>On the left side: Lake Merritt as dusk falls. On the right side: A sign outside the Oakland Museum of California.\u003c/em> \u003ccite>(Corey Antonio Rose/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1:00 p.m. Lunch at Vegan Mob\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Start your date with vegan BBQ and soul food at \u003ca href=\"https://veganmob.biz/menu\">Vegan Mob\u003c/a> in Oakland. Housed inside a lime green structure on Lake Park Ave, this popular BBQ spot is hard to miss, and hard to dis. Owner Toriano Gordon transforms classic recipes into healthy alternatives that will make even the most stubborn carnivores question their beliefs. Soul food enthusiasts will love the \"smackaroni\" and cheese, yams, collard greens and vegan fried shrimp. Don't forget a lemonade, and save some room for dessert!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1:30 p.m. Sun and songs Around Lake Merritt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carry your food over to Oakland's biggest gem, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11690787/when-oakland-was-a-chocolate-city-a-brief-history-of-festival-at-the-lake\">Lake Merritt\u003c/a> — it's a six minute walk away. Bring your picnic essentials, and find a grassy spot to lay on while you enjoy your meal and soak up the sun. If you forget your bluetooth speaker at home, there's always music floating around the lake, from the drum circles held at the northwest corner, to the lowriders that spin the block pumping 70's Soul and R&B.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3:00p.m. Mothership: Voyage Into Afrofuturism\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just a six-minute walk from the south end of the lake lies the only place where Octavia E. Butler, Sun Ra, Whitney Houston, and a host of contemporary artists come together to make a powerful statement about the beauty of Black folks. Oakland Museum of California's \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/exhibit/mothership-voyage-afrofuturism\">Mothership: Voyage into Afrofuturism\u003c/a>\u003c/em> imagines a joyful and justice-centered future for Black people — combining photography, literature, song, dance, and design into a unique experience that will leave you both in awe, and maybe in love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5 p.m. It's All Good Bakery\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Catch a ride to North Oakland for the final stop of the day — \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/It's+All+Good+Bakery+Inc/@37.8431718,-122.2778902,16z/data=!4m19!1m13!4m12!1m4!2m2!1d-122.2770688!2d37.84704!4e1!1m6!1m2!1s0x80857e741637bc69:0x56cbfa0f38e63396!2sit's+all+good+bakery!2m2!1d-122.2696706!2d37.8410616!3m4!1s0x80857e741637bc69:0x56cbfa0f38e63396!8m2!3d37.8410616!4d-122.2696706\">It's All Good Bakery\u003c/a>. Owner Kim Cloud serves slices of history with his homestyle sweet potato pies, cakes, cookies, and other soul food desserts. Decades ago, this little storefront hosted revolutionaries. It was the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters. Today, stop by to enjoy all the classics: Red Velvet Cake, Banana Pudding, and Cloud's personal recommendation, 7-Up Pound Cake. Finish off your Valentine's date with a sweet treat and a slice of Black history!\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Share your own perfect day out with us\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"pacifica\">\u003c/a>Boards, brews and bowling in Pacifica\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by Bianca Taylor\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903625\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903625\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big.jpg\" alt=\"A path stretches over the cliffside with the ocean stretching out to the right.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/Mori_point_big-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cem>A cypress tree grows on a rocky outcropping as waves break on the shore at Mori Point, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation area, in Pacifica, California, June 20, 2017.\u003c/em> \u003ccite>((Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images))\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:30 a.m. Surf or turf\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get an early start to your day and hit the beach — either by taking a surf lesson at Linda Mar Beach, or catching some breath-taking ocean views with a hike up Mori Point. If you want to get wet, book your surf lesson in advance through \u003ca href=\"https://norcalsurfshop.com/surf-lessons/\">Norcal Surf Shop\u003c/a> ($94 per person for a group lesson). They'll set you up with a rental wetsuit and board and you'll be in the water hanging ten in no time! If you're looking for a drier way to spend the morning, drive a little north of Linda Mar to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mori-point-trail--2\">Mori Point trailhead\u003c/a>. You can take a short stroll or do the whole 2.8 mile hike. Either way, you'll be rewarded with gorgeous scenery. Morning conditions can be a little foggy and windy, so (as always in the Bay) bring layers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>12:00 p.m. Beachside Burritos\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After you've worked up an appetite, it’s time to refuel. If you're feeling thrifty, look no further than the most beautiful \u003ca href=\"https://www.delish.com/food-news/a28377778/taco-bell-pacifica-beachside-store-cantina/\">Taco Bell\u003c/a> in California — located right on Linda Mar beach. It's got all the classics you know and love, plus you can get a \"Twisted Freeze\" which is essentially a spiked icee. Order a few chalupas and enjoy the people and dog watching on the sand. If you're looking for a more elevated atmosphere, head across the freeway to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificabrewery.beer/\">Pacifica Brewery\u003c/a>. This cute gastropub has plenty of space indoors and outdoors, and they even have live music on their backyard stage occasionally. The food is good and the beers are tasty. What more could you want?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3:00 p.m. Spares and Strikes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BOWLING! That's what more you could want! Right across the parking lot from Pacifica Brewery is the very nostalgic \u003ca href=\"https://www.seabowl.com/\">Sea Bowl\u003c/a>, which has it all: bowling ($30-40 per hour, per lane), billiards, and an arcade. This isn't your new and trendy bowling alley: here, you'll be rolling next to the regulars in matching shirts and the kids’ birthday parties. Slide around in those funny bowling shoes ($5) and play a few friendly (or extremely competitive) games. Bonus points if you win your date something from the claw game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us your own perfect Bay Area date suggestion\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"hayesvalley\">\u003c/a>Wheels on deck in Hayes Valley\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Submitted by Paloma Abarca Cortes\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11903620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2100px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11903620\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big.jpg\" alt=\"On the left are a row of old houses beautifully painted. On the right, an ice cream cone in a waffle cone is in the foreground with a shop and orange awning behind.\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big.jpg 2100w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-800x571.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-1020x729.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/hayes_big-1920x1371.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cem>On the left: the Painted Ladies at San Francisco's Alamo Square. On the right: Salt & Straw ice cream shop.\u003c/em> \u003ccite>(Paloma Abarca Cortes/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:00 p.m. Bay Area classics at Salt & Straw\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the corner of Hayes and Laguna Street sits a promising date spot: ice cream parlor \u003ca href=\"https://saltandstraw.com/\">Salt & Straw\u003c/a>. It’s known for their unique twists on the classics, like \"Salted, Malted, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough” and vegan option, \"Marionberry Coconut Sherbet.\" You really can't go wrong with any of their dreamy flavors. The scoops start at $5.95 for a small. Upgrade to a house made waffle cone for $1.50 extra, or grab a pint if you need help keeping your date-induced anxiety down. Enjoy your sweet treat while checking out the latest art installations at \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/988/Patricias-Green-in-Hayes-Valley-Picnic-A\">Patricia's Green Public Park\u003c/a> (Hayes St. and Octavia St.).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3:00 p.m. The Painted Ladies on Steiner Street\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember the beautiful Victorian homes shown in the opening credits of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House\">Full House\u003c/a>\u003c/em>? The \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_ladies\">Painted Ladies\u003c/a> are just a few blocks away in Alamo Square, waiting for you to come take a photo (free of charge!). Take a small detour on your way to pass the affirmation \"Black Lives Matter,” painted in yellow block lettering on Fulton Street. The words stretch across three-blocks between Webster and Octavia. In the midst of all the art and conversation, you finally see Steiner Street and Alamo Square Park. Take a left once you hit the corner, pass Grove St. and voila!, the iconic Painted Ladies. Find an empty spot in the park across the street to marvel the nearby architecture, and downtown San Francisco views.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4:00 p.m. Skating at The Church of 8 Wheels\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abandoned churches make great roller rinks … but they also make for great dates! Head to \u003ca href=\"http://www.churchof8wheels.com/schedule.html\">The Church of 8 Wheels\u003c/a> for an unforgettable few hours of music, skating, and laughs inside an old church. Prepare to leave your ego behind and fall (no pun intended) into a state of fun with your date. $15 gets you in the door. Roller blades to roller skates are available to rent for $5. 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"content": "\u003cp>When Krisi Riccardi was a girl, her father used to take her on leisurely Sunday drives from their home in South San Francisco. They’d cruise down Highway 1, enjoying the beautiful scenery until they hit Pacifica, where something odd always caught young Krisi’s attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We would look at this castle but we never knew what it was,” Krisi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s right, a castle — in the laid-back beach town of Pacifica. It’s made of stone and has four turrets. It looks like something out of a British novel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And as I got older we would walk up to this castle and walk around it. I’ve never been inside, but I looked over the wall. I’m now 68 and I always wondered what the history was of this castle,” Krisi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She isn’t the only one curious about this castle. Her question won a Bay Curious voting round and over the years lots of inquisitive neighbors have wanted a glimpse inside this strange structure. Indeed, for many years it was shrouded in mystery — some even claim it’s haunted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A fire proof fortress\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The castle was built in 1908 by Henry Harrison McCloskey, a lawyer based in San Francisco. After the 1906 earthquake and fire, McCloskey was terrified by what he’d experienced, and wanted to move his family somewhere safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was a new railway going in to carry passengers from San Francisco down the coast to what was then known as Salada Beach, now Pacifica. McCloskey saw it as a chance to not only move his family out of San Francisco, but also get in on the ground floor of the hottest new beachside community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He wanted something that was solid as a rock that was never going to burn or come tumbling down,” said Bridget Oates, a historian and \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Images-America-Bridget-Oates/dp/0738574864\">author of a book about the castle’s history\u003c/a>. When Oates moved to Pacifica she was as curious about the castle as Krisi. She started knocking on doors, asking to see people’s old photographs, and pieced together a timeline for the castle’s inhabitants. Her hard work earned her the nickname “Intrepid Castle Woman” from some locals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889530\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands next to a large suit of armor in a room full of dark wood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historian and author Bridget Oates stands next to a suit of armor that looks heavy, but is actually a stage prop. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>McCloskey spent $100,000 — a lot of money back then — on the best building materials and craftsmanship to ensure his new home could withstand earthquakes. There were only six other buildings in town at the time. His son, Paul McCloskey would take the train to Lowell High School in San Francisco. That train was plagued with problems, often unable to run due to the sand blowing up on the tracks, and Paul would sometimes have to take a horse and buggy home from school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henry McCloskey died in 1914 and his wife, Emily, found it difficult to pay the mortgage on the house alone. She soon sold it to a doctor, Galen R. Hickok, who said the castle would make the perfect place for his patients to convalesce by the sea. Local newspaper archives indicate the following years were mysterious ones. Hickok didn’t live at the castle, preferring to commute from his home in Berkeley. But there were many comings and goings at the castle nonetheless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN5vaWkcbCI&list=PLY7y-JfMLDd9YVO-tJsDg8iElmb94IgJO&index=8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They found out later [Hickok] was not a certified medical doctor,” Oates said, “which is very scandalous because when he moved in, the sheriff noticed car lights going up and down that horrible hill. They sent out some people to investigate and that’s when they discovered the abortion clinic that he was giving here. And he was subsequently arrested.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abortions were illegal then. Women often trusted their lives to untrained people claiming they could help. When police arrested Hickok at his home in Berkeley, it caused a big stir in the press. There were rumors, later disproved, that Hickok had buried the bodies of dead women on the castle’s grounds. During this period, local people warned their kids to stay away from the castle, Oates said. It was a place to be feared.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Prohibition brings more illicit activity\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The next occupant of the castle was an industrialist from Montana named M.L Hewitt who bought the property just when Prohibition became the law of the land. Pacifica, with its foggy weather, was a rum runner’s paradise. Oates said a local man recently found tunnels leading from his house down to the beach that date back to this time. No such tunnels have been found at the castle, but Hewitt definitely stored liquor in the basement, and may have signaled smugglers from the castle walls using a flashing light.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889505\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view.jpg\" alt=\"A lion statue in the foreground with view of Pacific ocean behind.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from the castle’s balcony is expansive. This is where Hewitt most likely stood when signaling to smugglers off shore. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He also took advantage of the lonely location to start a speakeasy. He called it Chateau Lafayette and it was a hit with elite San Franciscans looking to drink and party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This big old redwood door has been replaced many times,” Oates said. “And that is because Hewitt would bar it and the cops would scale the wall, bring battering rams and sledgehammers and break the door down because they knew that he was giving parties here. They would come in, confiscate the liquor, and all the San Francisco elite was here dressed to the nines. They would go running out into the night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The raids didn’t seem to bother Hewitt because the party raged at Chateau Lafayette until Hewitt died in 1924. Ironically, at that point the castle passed to Galen Hickok’s son, who also claimed to be a doctor. And, like his father, he was also arrested for performing illegal abortions at the castle. Both father and son went to San Quentin State Prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A period of relative calm\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard.jpg\" alt=\"A small room with two chairs, spyglass and desk.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanette Cool has worked with an interior designer to theme the four turret rooms on the Castle’s roof after moments in its history. This room uses Mazza’s collection, along with curated items to give the impression of a Coast Guard soldier’s lonely perch. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The castle changed hands several times after these dramatic events, and had calm owners who didn’t raise a stir. The next big moment came during World War II when the Coast Guard rented the castle to house 17 enlisted men and their patrol dogs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Each man had a dog and they had to patrol the length of town on the beach looking for enemy saboteurs,” Oates said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most experienced soldiers — known as old salts — got to stay in the four turret rooms at each corner of the castle. To get to the rooms, they had to climb a steep set of stairs to the roof and cross a windy expanse before entering the roughly 8-by-8 rooms. Still, privacy was a luxury most of the men didn’t get.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The post war years\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>After the war, several families lived in the castle, including Joe O’Brien, whose parents were both artists. Oates met Joe while working on her book. He had fond memories of the castle as a magical place to be a precocious boy. While we stood in a hallway, she told me this story:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Joe O’Brien was very curious and left to his own devices because his siblings were older,” Oates said. “And so he got a stick and he ran around the castle poking, looking for secret compartments.” In the hallway where we stood, Joe poked up at a ceiling panel, which opened and then latched. It was a secret compartment. “And so he got a chair and he climbed up in there,” Oates said. He found what looked like empty poison bottles and some wanted posters displaying the faces of various women.*\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joe O’Brien also had some spooky stories from living in the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One night after he turned off the light and got into bed, the light flipped back on. He got up and turned it off again, but as soon as he was back in bed it switched back on. Joe was sure either his brother or nephew were playing a trick on him, so he opened his bedroom door to tell him off. But both his brother and nephew were in their own rooms, oblivious to what was happening. Joe thought it was strange, but once more he switched the light off and got back in bed. Once again the light turned on.**\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then he’s scared,” Oates said. “And he’s like, ‘it scared the heck out of me. It felt like a ghost.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889524\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889524\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-160x213.jpg\" alt=\"A framed black and white photograph of a young man sits on a mantel.\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of young Sam Mazza sits in the living room of the castle. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oates has had her own spooky experiences in the house: Floating white orbs in dark rooms, mysterious knocks when no one is there. She’s convinced the house is haunted in a friendly way. Ghost hunters have even visited to test the house. Let’s just say, they weren’t disappointed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sam Mazza buys the castle for parties\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sam Mazza, an Italian immigrant, commercial painter, real estate magnate and art collector bought the castle in 1959 for $29,000. He was a social person and thought the castle would be a fun place to host parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“His story was, ‘one day I went down to Pacifica with my girlfriend. We had a few gin fizzes and I signed on the dotted line,'” laughed Jeanette Cool, the executive director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sammazzafoundation.org/\">the Sam Mazza Foundation\u003c/a> and a close personal friend to Mazza in his later years. She said Mazza liked to throw lavish parties for the Pacifica police and fire departments, as well as beauty queens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was during Mazza’s lifetime that much of the history about the castle began to come to light. He met local people who remembered being afraid of the castle; he would often welcome them in for a tour. Pete McCloskey, the U.S. Congressman who represented San Mateo county for 15 years and co-authored the Endangered Species Act, was a frequent visitor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Funny enough, Pete McCloskey did not know his grandfather built the castle until he was campaigning in Pacifica in 1967. His father, Paul McCloskey, pointed up at the castle and told his son he’d grown up there. When Sam Mazza found out about the connection, he offered to host McCloskey’s victory party at the castle. They remained friends afterwards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889504\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits in a chair with the light coming in from the windo illuminating half her face.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanette Cool is the Executive Director of the Sam Mazza Foundation. She was a close personal friend of Sam Mazza’s and has worked to redesign the castle to display his art collection. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Mazza died in 2002 at the age of 96 he left all his real estate holdings, including the castle, and his art to his foundation. Cool has been working with an interior designer named Scott Cunningham to refurbish the castle using Mazza’s art collection. The result is a sumptuous villa with pieces that blur the line between art and artifice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s definitely some eclecticism going on here,” Cool said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Known by friends as the “White Elephant Collector,” Mazza had unique taste. He spent his career decorating the interiors of California movie palaces, painting the gold leafing on many of the beautiful old theaters from the 1930s and 40s. He loved artists and Hollywood. His art collection is a mix of heavy, ornate antique furniture, and kitschy stage props from the movies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walking around, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s a flimsy prop. There’s a suit of armor that looks like it should weigh a thousand pounds, but is actually light as a feather. And in what Cool calls the “Guns and Religion Room” there’s a glass case with old pistols. One of them was a real Nazi revolver, the others are stage props.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889503\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium.jpg\" alt=\"An ornately decorated room with a harmonium, a pump organ, dominating.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Mazza wanted to buy this harmonium, a type of pump organ, but the woman selling it told him it went with the house. So, he bought the house, kept the harmonium and resold the house. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“He liked what he liked,” Cool said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The result is nothing if not unique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sam Mazza Castle, as it’s now known, will be closed through the end of the year due to COVID-19. Check \u003ca href=\"https://www.sammazzafoundation.org/\">the foundation’s website for up to date information on reopening in 2022.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>*Joe O’Brien reached out to correct a few details of his time living in the castle. This article has been updated to reflect the fact that he did not find a gun in the secret hallway compartment.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>**It was O’Brien’s brother and nephew, not his cousin, who may have been playing a trick on him at night.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She isn’t the only one curious about this castle. Her question won a Bay Curious voting round and over the years lots of inquisitive neighbors have wanted a glimpse inside this strange structure. Indeed, for many years it was shrouded in mystery — some even claim it’s haunted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A fire proof fortress\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The castle was built in 1908 by Henry Harrison McCloskey, a lawyer based in San Francisco. After the 1906 earthquake and fire, McCloskey was terrified by what he’d experienced, and wanted to move his family somewhere safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was a new railway going in to carry passengers from San Francisco down the coast to what was then known as Salada Beach, now Pacifica. McCloskey saw it as a chance to not only move his family out of San Francisco, but also get in on the ground floor of the hottest new beachside community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He wanted something that was solid as a rock that was never going to burn or come tumbling down,” said Bridget Oates, a historian and \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Images-America-Bridget-Oates/dp/0738574864\">author of a book about the castle’s history\u003c/a>. When Oates moved to Pacifica she was as curious about the castle as Krisi. She started knocking on doors, asking to see people’s old photographs, and pieced together a timeline for the castle’s inhabitants. Her hard work earned her the nickname “Intrepid Castle Woman” from some locals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889530\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands next to a large suit of armor in a room full of dark wood.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-BridgetOates-armour-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historian and author Bridget Oates stands next to a suit of armor that looks heavy, but is actually a stage prop. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>McCloskey spent $100,000 — a lot of money back then — on the best building materials and craftsmanship to ensure his new home could withstand earthquakes. There were only six other buildings in town at the time. His son, Paul McCloskey would take the train to Lowell High School in San Francisco. That train was plagued with problems, often unable to run due to the sand blowing up on the tracks, and Paul would sometimes have to take a horse and buggy home from school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Henry McCloskey died in 1914 and his wife, Emily, found it difficult to pay the mortgage on the house alone. She soon sold it to a doctor, Galen R. Hickok, who said the castle would make the perfect place for his patients to convalesce by the sea. Local newspaper archives indicate the following years were mysterious ones. Hickok didn’t live at the castle, preferring to commute from his home in Berkeley. But there were many comings and goings at the castle nonetheless.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/mN5vaWkcbCI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/mN5vaWkcbCI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>“They found out later [Hickok] was not a certified medical doctor,” Oates said, “which is very scandalous because when he moved in, the sheriff noticed car lights going up and down that horrible hill. They sent out some people to investigate and that’s when they discovered the abortion clinic that he was giving here. And he was subsequently arrested.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abortions were illegal then. Women often trusted their lives to untrained people claiming they could help. When police arrested Hickok at his home in Berkeley, it caused a big stir in the press. There were rumors, later disproved, that Hickok had buried the bodies of dead women on the castle’s grounds. During this period, local people warned their kids to stay away from the castle, Oates said. It was a place to be feared.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Prohibition brings more illicit activity\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The next occupant of the castle was an industrialist from Montana named M.L Hewitt who bought the property just when Prohibition became the law of the land. Pacifica, with its foggy weather, was a rum runner’s paradise. Oates said a local man recently found tunnels leading from his house down to the beach that date back to this time. No such tunnels have been found at the castle, but Hewitt definitely stored liquor in the basement, and may have signaled smugglers from the castle walls using a flashing light.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889505\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889505\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view.jpg\" alt=\"A lion statue in the foreground with view of Pacific ocean behind.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-view-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from the castle’s balcony is expansive. This is where Hewitt most likely stood when signaling to smugglers off shore. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He also took advantage of the lonely location to start a speakeasy. He called it Chateau Lafayette and it was a hit with elite San Franciscans looking to drink and party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This big old redwood door has been replaced many times,” Oates said. “And that is because Hewitt would bar it and the cops would scale the wall, bring battering rams and sledgehammers and break the door down because they knew that he was giving parties here. They would come in, confiscate the liquor, and all the San Francisco elite was here dressed to the nines. They would go running out into the night.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The raids didn’t seem to bother Hewitt because the party raged at Chateau Lafayette until Hewitt died in 1924. Ironically, at that point the castle passed to Galen Hickok’s son, who also claimed to be a doctor. And, like his father, he was also arrested for performing illegal abortions at the castle. Both father and son went to San Quentin State Prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A period of relative calm\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard.jpg\" alt=\"A small room with two chairs, spyglass and desk.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-coastguard-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanette Cool has worked with an interior designer to theme the four turret rooms on the Castle’s roof after moments in its history. This room uses Mazza’s collection, along with curated items to give the impression of a Coast Guard soldier’s lonely perch. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The castle changed hands several times after these dramatic events, and had calm owners who didn’t raise a stir. The next big moment came during World War II when the Coast Guard rented the castle to house 17 enlisted men and their patrol dogs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Each man had a dog and they had to patrol the length of town on the beach looking for enemy saboteurs,” Oates said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most experienced soldiers — known as old salts — got to stay in the four turret rooms at each corner of the castle. To get to the rooms, they had to climb a steep set of stairs to the roof and cross a windy expanse before entering the roughly 8-by-8 rooms. Still, privacy was a luxury most of the men didn’t get.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The post war years\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>After the war, several families lived in the castle, including Joe O’Brien, whose parents were both artists. Oates met Joe while working on her book. He had fond memories of the castle as a magical place to be a precocious boy. While we stood in a hallway, she told me this story:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Joe O’Brien was very curious and left to his own devices because his siblings were older,” Oates said. “And so he got a stick and he ran around the castle poking, looking for secret compartments.” In the hallway where we stood, Joe poked up at a ceiling panel, which opened and then latched. It was a secret compartment. “And so he got a chair and he climbed up in there,” Oates said. He found what looked like empty poison bottles and some wanted posters displaying the faces of various women.*\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joe O’Brien also had some spooky stories from living in the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One night after he turned off the light and got into bed, the light flipped back on. He got up and turned it off again, but as soon as he was back in bed it switched back on. Joe was sure either his brother or nephew were playing a trick on him, so he opened his bedroom door to tell him off. But both his brother and nephew were in their own rooms, oblivious to what was happening. Joe thought it was strange, but once more he switched the light off and got back in bed. Once again the light turned on.**\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Then he’s scared,” Oates said. “And he’s like, ‘it scared the heck out of me. It felt like a ghost.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889524\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11889524\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-160x213.jpg\" alt=\"A framed black and white photograph of a young man sits on a mantel.\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/pacifica-castle-mazza.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of young Sam Mazza sits in the living room of the castle. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oates has had her own spooky experiences in the house: Floating white orbs in dark rooms, mysterious knocks when no one is there. She’s convinced the house is haunted in a friendly way. Ghost hunters have even visited to test the house. Let’s just say, they weren’t disappointed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sam Mazza buys the castle for parties\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Sam Mazza, an Italian immigrant, commercial painter, real estate magnate and art collector bought the castle in 1959 for $29,000. He was a social person and thought the castle would be a fun place to host parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“His story was, ‘one day I went down to Pacifica with my girlfriend. We had a few gin fizzes and I signed on the dotted line,'” laughed Jeanette Cool, the executive director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sammazzafoundation.org/\">the Sam Mazza Foundation\u003c/a> and a close personal friend to Mazza in his later years. She said Mazza liked to throw lavish parties for the Pacifica police and fire departments, as well as beauty queens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was during Mazza’s lifetime that much of the history about the castle began to come to light. He met local people who remembered being afraid of the castle; he would often welcome them in for a tour. Pete McCloskey, the U.S. Congressman who represented San Mateo county for 15 years and co-authored the Endangered Species Act, was a frequent visitor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Funny enough, Pete McCloskey did not know his grandfather built the castle until he was campaigning in Pacifica in 1967. His father, Paul McCloskey, pointed up at the castle and told his son he’d grown up there. When Sam Mazza found out about the connection, he offered to host McCloskey’s victory party at the castle. They remained friends afterwards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889504\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits in a chair with the light coming in from the windo illuminating half her face.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-Jeanette-Cool-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanette Cool is the Executive Director of the Sam Mazza Foundation. She was a close personal friend of Sam Mazza’s and has worked to redesign the castle to display his art collection. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Mazza died in 2002 at the age of 96 he left all his real estate holdings, including the castle, and his art to his foundation. Cool has been working with an interior designer named Scott Cunningham to refurbish the castle using Mazza’s art collection. The result is a sumptuous villa with pieces that blur the line between art and artifice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s definitely some eclecticism going on here,” Cool said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Known by friends as the “White Elephant Collector,” Mazza had unique taste. He spent his career decorating the interiors of California movie palaces, painting the gold leafing on many of the beautiful old theaters from the 1930s and 40s. He loved artists and Hollywood. His art collection is a mix of heavy, ornate antique furniture, and kitschy stage props from the movies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Walking around, it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s a flimsy prop. There’s a suit of armor that looks like it should weigh a thousand pounds, but is actually light as a feather. And in what Cool calls the “Guns and Religion Room” there’s a glass case with old pistols. One of them was a real Nazi revolver, the others are stage props.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889503\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium.jpg\" alt=\"An ornately decorated room with a harmonium, a pump organ, dominating.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/Pacifica-castle-harmonium-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Mazza wanted to buy this harmonium, a type of pump organ, but the woman selling it told him it went with the house. So, he bought the house, kept the harmonium and resold the house. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“He liked what he liked,” Cool said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The result is nothing if not unique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sam Mazza Castle, as it’s now known, will be closed through the end of the year due to COVID-19. Check \u003ca href=\"https://www.sammazzafoundation.org/\">the foundation’s website for up to date information on reopening in 2022.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>*Joe O’Brien reached out to correct a few details of his time living in the castle. This article has been updated to reflect the fact that he did not find a gun in the secret hallway compartment.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>**It was O’Brien’s brother and nephew, not his cousin, who may have been playing a trick on him at night.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Thousands of people came out to the third annual World Dog Surfing Championships yesterday at Pacifica State Beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gidget — a five-year-old pug from San Diego — was crowned the “Top Dog” or winner of the day. Affectionately known as “Fidget Gidget” she’s popular for the tricks she does on her board like 360 degree turns and “walking the board.” Dogs came ready in wetsuits, sunglasses and some with their own custom surfboards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year’s event had over 40 competitors from all over the state and country. It’s one of at least eight dog surfing competitions in the state, according to organizer Andre Crump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We consider it a sport. These dogs are athletes and the humans who train them are athletes, but a lot of the people who do this just do it for fun,” says Crump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dogs are judged based on their ability to stay on the board, their confidence and ease on the water, and their surfing tricks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A crowd favorite was Derby the golden doodle with the blue mohawk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For the first time he surfed standing backwards which is really awesome and he surfed all the way to the beach,” says owner Kentucky Gallahue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also tandem dog/dog and dog/human events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event raised money for charities including Rocket Dog Rescue and the Peninsula Humane Society.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out photos of these surf dogs and their humans below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684950\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-1020x1361.jpg\" alt='Charlie the yellow lab is here for his second year. \"He likes to show off with his board,\" says his owner Jeff Nieboer. ' width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie the yellow lab is here for his second year. ‘He likes to show off with his board,’ says his owner Jeff Nieboer. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684948\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/2-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"Teddy comes back to a cheering crowd after a good run on the waves.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teddy comes back to a cheering crowd after a good run on the waves. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684947\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of people came out to the third annual World Dog Surfing Championship in Pacifica on Saturday, August 4th.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1.jpg 1981w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people came out to the third annual World Dog Surfing Championship in Pacifica on Saturday, August 4th. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684951\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-1020x1361.jpg\" alt='Cherie the French bulldog with his owner Dan Nykolayko, from Orange County. \"Unlike most French bulldogs she showed a high interest in the water... Frenchies are not exactly a water dog.\" ' width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cherie the French bulldog with his owner Dan Nykolayko, from Orange County. ‘Unlike most French bulldogs she showed a high interest in the water… Frenchies are not exactly a water dog.’ \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684952\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\"Kentucky Gallahue and his surf dog Derby from San Diego were a crowd favorite with their matching blue mohawks. \" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kentucky Gallahue and his surf dog Derby from San Diego were a crowd favorite with their matching blue mohawks. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684953\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684953\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/7-1020x765.jpg\" alt='Derby won best in the large dog \"heat\" and surfed backwards as well as participated in the tandem event with his owner Kentucky.' width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derby won best in the large dog “heat” and surfed backwards as well as participated in the tandem event with his owner Kentucky. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684954\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\""He's very laid back - he doesn't look at it as a competition he looks at it like we're just out here having fun," says Derby's owner Kentucky Gallahue.\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘He’s very laid back – he doesn’t look at it as a competition he looks at it like we’re just out here having fun,’ says Derby’s owner Kentucky Gallahue. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684955\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684955\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\"Gidget the pug gets the thumbs-up after a spectacular run in the final surf-off event. \" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gidget the pug gets the thumbs-up after a spectacular run in the final surf-off event. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684956\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\""Top Dog" Gidget and her owners Fiona Kempin and Alecia Nelson pose for pictures after her big win. Gidget does tricks like 360 turns and 'walking the board' during her surf events.\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Top Dog” Gidget and her owners Fiona Kempin and Alecia Nelson pose for pictures after her big win. Gidget does tricks like 360 turns and ‘walking the board’ during her surf events. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A crowd favorite was Derby the golden doodle with the blue mohawk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For the first time he surfed standing backwards which is really awesome and he surfed all the way to the beach,” says owner Kentucky Gallahue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also tandem dog/dog and dog/human events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event raised money for charities including Rocket Dog Rescue and the Peninsula Humane Society.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out photos of these surf dogs and their humans below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684950\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-1020x1361.jpg\" alt='Charlie the yellow lab is here for his second year. \"He likes to show off with his board,\" says his owner Jeff Nieboer. ' width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/4.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie the yellow lab is here for his second year. ‘He likes to show off with his board,’ says his owner Jeff Nieboer. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684948\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/2-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"Teddy comes back to a cheering crowd after a good run on the waves.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teddy comes back to a cheering crowd after a good run on the waves. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684947\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of people came out to the third annual World Dog Surfing Championship in Pacifica on Saturday, August 4th.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/1.jpg 1981w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of people came out to the third annual World Dog Surfing Championship in Pacifica on Saturday, August 4th. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684951\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-1020x1361.jpg\" alt='Cherie the French bulldog with his owner Dan Nykolayko, from Orange County. \"Unlike most French bulldogs she showed a high interest in the water... Frenchies are not exactly a water dog.\" ' width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/5.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cherie the French bulldog with his owner Dan Nykolayko, from Orange County. ‘Unlike most French bulldogs she showed a high interest in the water… Frenchies are not exactly a water dog.’ \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684952\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\"Kentucky Gallahue and his surf dog Derby from San Diego were a crowd favorite with their matching blue mohawks. \" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/6.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kentucky Gallahue and his surf dog Derby from San Diego were a crowd favorite with their matching blue mohawks. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684953\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684953\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/7-1020x765.jpg\" alt='Derby won best in the large dog \"heat\" and surfed backwards as well as participated in the tandem event with his owner Kentucky.' width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Derby won best in the large dog “heat” and surfed backwards as well as participated in the tandem event with his owner Kentucky. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684954\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\""He's very laid back - he doesn't look at it as a competition he looks at it like we're just out here having fun," says Derby's owner Kentucky Gallahue.\" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/8.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘He’s very laid back – he doesn’t look at it as a competition he looks at it like we’re just out here having fun,’ says Derby’s owner Kentucky Gallahue. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684955\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684955\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\"Gidget the pug gets the thumbs-up after a spectacular run in the final surf-off event. \" width=\"640\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-1020x1361.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-900x1200.jpg 900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-960x1281.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9-520x694.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/9.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gidget the pug gets the thumbs-up after a spectacular run in the final surf-off event. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11684956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11684956\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/10-1020x1361.jpg\" alt=\""Top Dog" Gidget and her owners Fiona Kempin and Alecia Nelson pose for pictures after her big win. 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