Kent German

London, San Francisco, United States

News Editor at SFGate

News Editor at @SFGATE. Also a traveler, dog person, huge aviation geek. and proud owner of a white slimline telephone with automatic redial.

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Articles

Bygone SFO flight offered rare sweeping pass over Yosemite Valley

3 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Kent German

May 11-The drive into Yosemite Valley from the south is one of the highlights of visiting the national park. As Highway 41 exits the Wawona Tunnel, a sweeping panorama of the entire valley, from El Capitan to Bridalveil Fall and Half Dome, explodes into view. It's a defining California vista - and worth navigating the long drive on the twisting mountain roads up the Sierra foothills.
The Bay Area lost the best way to travel to Yosemite 40 years ago

3 weeks ago | sfgate.com | Kent German

It’s a defining California vista — and worth navigating the long drive on the twisting mountain roads up the Sierra foothills. But for several years in the late 1970s, there was an even grander way to get a first glimpse at what John Muir called “nature’s landscape garden.” You could leave your car at home — wise advice nowadays — and instead let Yosemite Airlines take the wheel (or yoke, if you will).
Why SFO built a new 'quiet space' space for passengers

Dec 25, 2024 | sfgate.com | Kent German

Airports can be overwhelming places with their barrage of flight departure announcements, the beeps of the metal detector and even the clickety-clack of wheeled suitcases as they’re dragged over a hard floor. The hubbub and crowds rushing to and from their flights can add to the overall stress of travel, even in airports like San Francisco International that make every effort to keep the noise at a minimum. For neurodiverse travelers, it all can be a lot more to endure.
Bay Area live election results: Mahmood maintains lead in D5 race

Nov 9, 2024 | sfgate.com | Madilynne Medina |Alec Regimbal |Stephen Council |Kent German

Get the latest election results for key 2024 races in the San Francisco Bay Area.
California votes to protect marriage equality

Nov 5, 2024 | sfgate.com | Kent German

Prop. 3’s approval reflects the support it’s received since both houses of the Legislature voted unanimously and across party lines last year to add it to the 2024 ballot. The state’s largest newspapers, including the Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register and San Diego Union-Tribune, editorialized in support of the measure. And an Oct.
Drinking, death and assassination attempts: Inside SF’s long presidential history

Nov 4, 2024 | modbee.com | Kent German

With Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president, California is the closest to the White House it's been since Ronald Reagan left office in 1989. Harris also marks another important chapter in the story of the Bay Area and the presidency. For more than a century, the region has played a big role both in campaigns and in the very lives of the presidents themselves. Here are a few moments from that history.
How San Francisco has shaped the presidency

Nov 3, 2024 | sfgate.com | Kent German

With Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president, California is the closest to the White House it’s been since Ronald Reagan left office in 1989. Harris also marks another important chapter in the story of the Bay Area and the presidency. For more than a century, the region has played a big role both in campaigns and in the very lives of the presidents themselves. Here are a few moments from that history.
Here’s who is endorsing and fighting to defeat California’s Prop 33

Oct 29, 2024 | modbee.com | Kent German

Every election cycle in California, a handful of ballot initiatives emerge as the most contentious. In 2024, one of these is Proposition 33, which proposes to remove state limits on local rent control laws. As it stands now, a 1995 state law called the Costa-Hawkins Act regulates how cities and counties can apply rent control. Under the act, single-family homes, condos and any other housing built on or after Feb. 1, 1995, are exempt from rent control.
California's Prop. 33 would expand rent control. Here's who supports it.

Oct 28, 2024 | sfgate.com | Kent German

Every election cycle in California, a handful of ballot initiatives emerge as the most contentious. In 2024, one of these is Proposition 33, which proposes to remove state limits on local rent control laws. As it stands now, a 1995 state law called the Costa-Hawkins Act regulates how cities and counties can apply rent control. Under the act, single-family homes, condos and any other housing built on or after Feb. 1, 1995, are exempt from rent control.
Texas' largest papers endorse UC Berkeley law grad Colin Allred

Oct 23, 2024 | sfgate.com | Kent German

Republican Ted Cruz will not have the backing of Texas’ major newspapers in his bid for a third term in the U.S. Senate. Instead, the Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Austin American-Statesman all have endorsed his Democratic opponent, Rep. Colin Allred, a graduate of UC Berkeley Law School. It’s the latest twist in a closely watched race that will help determine which party controls the Senate next year.