Peter Hartlaub
Pop Culture Critic at SFGate
Pop Culture Critic at San Francisco Chronicle
Co-founder, Host at Total SF
San Francisco Chronicle culture critic; #TotalSF co-founder & podcast host. Spends too much time in the archive. S.F. 🌁 Oaktown 🌳 Alameda ⚓️
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6 days ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
June 26, 2009: Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry poses with Oakland students after his first press conference the day after the NBA draft. Lance Iversen/The ChronicleThe day after he was picked seventh in the June 25, 2009, draft, Stephen Curry posed with a dozen Bay Area children. Take your time locating the Golden State Warriors superstar in the crowd. Because everyone in that image — Curry included — looks about 12 years old.
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Peter Hartlaub
May 4-So it seems worth asking: Why did it close down in the first place? The answer amounts to three big factors: The prison was much more expensive to operate than facilities elsewhere in the country; it housed a startlingly small number of prisoners; and finally - this seems important - it was deemed vulnerable to future escape attempts. Concerns about Alcatraz' expense were aired from the time it was built and opened on Oct. 13, 1933. But it was an escape that accelerated the closure decision.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
A visit to Alcatraz, September 3, 1952 The Coast Guard lighthouse, which i the oldest on the coast, and can be seen by ships 20 miles away. Barney Peterson/The ChroniclePresident Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to reopen the prison on Alcatraz, 62 years after the last inmate left. So it seems worth asking: Why did it close down in the first place?
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
If you grew up in San Francisco, you almost certainly have a bond with Kezar Stadium. The Golden Gate Park stadium, which quietly turns 100 years old Friday, has hosted more than 175 San Francisco 49ers games; thousands of high school football contests; and countless soccer matches, run club hangouts, parades, graduations and middle school track meets. “Dirty Harry” Callahan tortured the Scorpio killer on this field. Led Zeppelin played a sold out concert here.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
Two-headed California Kingsnake at the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Santiago Mejia/S.F. ChronicleTwo-headed California Kingsnake at the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Santiago Mejia/S.F. ChronicleJohn Emberton handling the two-headed California Kingsnake at the East Bay Vivarium in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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What was Steph Curry's first day of work like? Filled with turmoil. Also, he looked like a "Muppet Babies" version of his current self. Where I dig up @sfchronicle's earliest photos of Curry (they were on CD-ROM!) and realize how far we've come. 🏆🐐💯 https://t.co/ko2niX3L0V
Why did Alcatraz close down in 1963? It was prohibitively expensive to operate, held a maximum of 336 prisoners and — this seems important — officials said it was increasingly vulnerable to escape. The story Trump should've read before hitting "send": https://t.co/l8PvspURLo
Happy 100th birthday Kezar Stadium! 🏟️🎂❤️ This was going to be a pure nostalgia trip, but I stumbled upon a mystery. Who was Mary Kezar, and did she even want this arena? A story of nepotism, opportunism, Led Zeppelin ... and a happy ending for all? https://t.co/cFjWPjxu2R