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National Park Police Union Says Stay Away from SF’s Parks Because They’re Unsafe, Park Service Disputes This

The police union for the National Park Service warns tourists are “not safe” in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, but reading between the lines, this seems like a plea for more funding.

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$10 Parking Could Be Coming to Baker Beach, Other Park Service-Managed Parks

You might be shelling out $10 to park at Baker Beach, Land’s End, and a host of other SF and Marin County parks under a new proposal from the National Park Service.

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Golden Gate National Recreation Area Among The 10 Deadliest National Parks

Nature, even confined to the boundaries of a park, is red in tooth and claw. No, it wasn't bears, mountain lions, or anything so dramatic as wildlife predators that were responsible

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Months-Long Ocean Beach Bonfire Ban Goes Into Effect November 1

Fans of Ocean Beach bonfires need to move quickly if they want to enjoy the classic San Francisco pastime before spring of next year. Rules that went into effect last April governing fires

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Man Falls From Cliff At Sutro Baths, Dies

A man hiking off-trail with a female companion Saturday fell to his death in the area of Sutro Baths and Point Lobos. As the Chronicle reports, the man fell around 4:35

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Ocean Beach Fires To Remain Free: $35 Permit Proposal Rejected

Fires on Ocean Beach, a tradition who knows how old, are in the words of their advocate Tom Price "one of the last free things that people can do in San Francisco.

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Shipping Container Falls Off Ship Outside Golden Gate, Flotsam Washes Up On Baker Beach

Hey Matson Shipping looks like you can find your missing container in between China Beach and Baker Beach! pic.twitter.com/U2Qcu3Nsb5 — Marc Benioff (@Benioff) December 13, 2015 This morning the Coast Guard

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Are $35 Permits Really Necessary For All Ocean Beach Bonfires?

In 2005, when the National Park Service proposed banning fires on Ocean Beach altogether, more than 3,000 fiery opinions were registered during a period of public comment. As a result, the idea

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Oil Spill Damage Is, Well, Damaging

Oh man, are you kidding? This is terrible. Not to get all tugging-the-heart strings today, but this spill is much worse than initially reported yesterday. This oil covered bird above was

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Marines Banned From Filming Commercial On SF Streets

We stuck it in Day Around The Bay already, but thought we would let you hash it out here in its own pad, readers. It seems that, according to the preciousness that is

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SFist Tonight

Other events: --Jennifer Granick and Annalee Newitz are co-hosting a Nerd Salon at 111 Minna (x Mission/2nd). There'll be a demonstration of GNU Radio and a challenging puzzle to

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I Want 2 B Your Plover - Dogs vs. Birds in S.F.

You've read about tomorrow's big City Hall showdown over the issue of unleashed dogs on Golden Gate National Recreation Area land. Part of this issue has to do with

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The Great Outdoors: Point Reyes Peninsula

Less than an hour north of the City, a lonely wedge of land juts out into the teeth of the Pacific swell. Almost completely separated from the Marin mainland by the grinding force

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Missing Person At Sutro Baths

The police are still piecing together the story, but they know Attaie must have fallen in some time after 11 a.m., because his friend has a digital photo of Attaie from around

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They Come From All Over To Party In The Sunset?

Today's Examiner somewhat sensationally announces that "Sunset District neighbors say they are paying the price for out-of-control weekend bonfires at Ocean Beach, complaining that the rowdy parties have

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SFist Weekend Getaway - Marin Headlands

It's hump day, which means it's time to start planning that trip out of the city this weekend. Last weekend, SFist had a car, so we decided to take