
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. π Oaktown π³ Alameda βοΈ
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
Studio promotional images from television shows, clockwise from top left: βThe Streets of San Francisco,β βNash Bridges,β βTales of the Cityβ and βFull House.βChronicle fileFrankie J. Alvarez, Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett return for a second season of βLookingβ on HBO. Richard Foreman/HBODon Johnson played Nash Bridges for five seasons of βNash Bridgesβ plus a television movie.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
Rated the best easy hike in the Bay Area, the Lands End Trail in San Francisco is a breathtaking 3.5 miles through the cityβs far northwest corner. Santiago Mejia/S.F. ChronicleThe Lands End Trail in San Francisco packs breathtaking views, secret beaches and history into a tight 3.5 miles. Santiago Mejia/S.F. ChronicleVisitors walk through the ruins of Sutro Baths at Lands End Lookout in San Francisco.
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3 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Gregory Thomas |Jack Lee |Peter Hartlaub
The great thing about the Bay Areaβs diverse landscape and abundant open space is that you donβt have to go far for an awesome payoff. Whether youβre hunting solitude among the redwoods, wide views of city skylines, a retreat into fog-draped hills or a long look across the mighty Pacific, itβs all here β and thereβs a local trailhead thatβll get you there quickly. Thatβs the point of our latest look at the Bay Areaβs top trails: highlighting shorter, easily accessible hikes.
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3 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
Daniel Saucedo just ran up 700 feet of elevation on βCardiac,β the most carnage-filled section of the Bay Areaβs most carnage-filled trail, and heβs smiling like a maniac. The 12-year-old jumped over logs, dodged obstacles, rolled his ankle and was almost certainly exposed to poison oak. His reward upon reaching the summit? Three more miles of brutal hill work.
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3 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
Golden State Warriorsβ Klay Thompson plays with his bulldog, Rocco, at Cesar Chavez Park in 2014. Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleGolden State Warriorsβ Klay Thompson looks out over the bay while taking a break from walking his dog, Rocco, at Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley. Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleSan Francisco Giantsβ Wilmer Flores wears βFriendsβ-themed cleats as he stands near first base during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals.
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We explored the strangest quirk of the Dipsea race, the notoriously challenging run over Mt. Tam: An 8-year-old just might cross the finish line first. Very fun collaboration with our photo & design teams ππ½ββοΈππ½ββοΈπ― Gift link! π https://t.co/FUmsRWap8C

I wrote an obituary for Rocco. A very good boy, and an opportunity to write about the specific-to-the-Bay Area thing I love about being a sports fan. π πΎ https://t.co/RytmelB4IH

My tribute to "Midnight Caller," the best filmed-in-San Francisco TV show I've watched, that weirdly fell off the face of the earth. (Probably because of the Sade song on the soundtrack.) It ages well, as a window into the melancholy 1980s in S.F. πΊπ https://t.co/LyxI9OqeKa