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10:57, 30 January 2025 ‎Mind your Spikes! (hist | edit) ‎[6,056 bytes] ‎MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Former San Francisco Giants security guard Matthew Ceryes has some hilarious clubhouse stories about the danger of running with spikes on concrete.)
10:40, 30 January 2025 ‎The Yin and Yang of Barry Bonds (hist | edit) ‎[6,542 bytes] ‎MattSieger (talk | contribs) (Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants was a polarizing figure who could be as kind as he was mean.)
10:54, 29 January 2025 ‎San Francisco Giants (of the Faith) (hist | edit) ‎[6,056 bytes] ‎MattSieger (talk | contribs) (In the late 1970s, the San Francisco Bay Area sportswriters labeled the growing group of born-again Christians on the San Francisco Giants the "God Squad." When the God Squadders helped propel the team to a strong 1978 season, challenging the Dodgers and Reds, they often gave God the credit in post-game interviews. The press raised no objection. But in 1979, when the Giants' fortunes faded on the field, local sportswriters were quick to blame the born-again players.) originally created as "(San Francisco) Giants of the Faith"
17:45, 22 January 2025 ‎My Interview with Joe DiMaggio (hist | edit) ‎[7,092 bytes] ‎MattSieger (talk | contribs) (The author, Matt Sieger, had an unexpected opportunity to interview Yankee great Joe DiMaggio, who grew up in San Francisco.)
17:38, 22 January 2025 ‎The God Squad (hist | edit) ‎[8,585 bytes] ‎MattSieger (talk | contribs) (In the late 1970s, the San Francisco Bay Area sportswriters labeled the growing group of born-again Christians on the San Francisco Giants the "God Squad." When the God Squadders helped propel the team to a strong 1978 season, challenging the Dodgers and Reds, they often gave God the credit in post-game interviews. The press raised no objection. But in 1979, when the Giants' fortunes faded on the field, local sportswriters were quick to blame the born-again players.)
22:49, 18 January 2025 ‎St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (hist | edit) ‎[5,225 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by Pastor Dan Buringrud, Lead Pastor'' [[Image:St Marks Lutheran Church September 1974 opensfhistory wnp25.11381.jpg|800px] '''St. Mark's Lutheran Church, September 1974.''' ''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp25.11381'' Founded in 1849 during the California Gold Rush as waves of German immigrants began to arrive in San Francisco, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has been...")
22:43, 9 January 2025 ‎Meiggs Wharf (hist | edit) ‎[1,202 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Unfinished History ''' Image:Meiggs-Wharf-c-1865-75-JJ Getty.jpg '''Meiggs Wharf, seen in this photo from the slopes of Telegraph Hill extending northward into the bay sometime between 1865-1875, started from the corner of today's Powell and Francisco Streets, now many blocks from the shoreline.''' ''Photo: J.J. Reilly, courtesy Getty collection'' Image:Meiggs-Wharf-from-Russ...")
22:28, 9 January 2025 ‎Mechanics Pavilion (hist | edit) ‎[4,392 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Unfinished History ''' Image:1st-fair-building.jpg By the summer of 1857 the Mechanics Institute erected a Fair Building on a sandy hill on the outskirts of town—on Montgomery Street between Post and Sutter. The wood frame building had a canvas roof and was approximately 18,000 square feet—then the largest building in California. The interior was cross-shaped, with four rooms...")
19:23, 5 January 2025 ‎Safety Net Torn Up by Government (hist | edit) ‎[16,276 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part nine Image:Homeless-death-demo-Feb-1989-by-Phil-He...")
18:58, 5 January 2025 ‎Public Housing Tenant Movement Fractures (hist | edit) ‎[11,131 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part eight Image:Rent-strike-april-1989-by-Phil-Head-for-Tend-Times-AAT-...")
18:38, 5 January 2025 ‎Pink Palace Controversy (hist | edit) ‎[8,823 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part seven Image:Baranski pink-palace-fig-7.4.jpg...")
16:11, 5 January 2025 ‎Homelessness Surges in Wake of Neoliberalism (hist | edit) ‎[10,664 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part seven Image:Baranski SFHA-1981 fg-7.3.jpg...")
13:13, 5 January 2025 ‎SF Housing Authority Copes With Neoliberalism (hist | edit) ‎[10,348 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part six In September 1981, the SFHA leadership formed a...")
13:01, 5 January 2025 ‎Neoliberalism Dismantles Public Housing (hist | edit) ‎[9,229 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part five The New Right’s vision of dismantling the...")
20:11, 2 January 2025 ‎San Francisco Housing Authority in the 1970s (hist | edit) ‎[19,887 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part four Image:Valncia-gardens-May-1946 AAD-6122.jpg...")
14:00, 2 January 2025 ‎San Francisco Housing Authority and CANE (hist | edit) ‎[8,570 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part three Image:CANE-picket-line-at-Post-a...")
13:32, 2 January 2025 ‎San Francisco Housing Authority Tries to Buy I-Hotel (hist | edit) ‎[4,400 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part two Image:Baranski Ihotel-protest-fig-7.1...")
13:20, 2 January 2025 ‎San Francisco Housing Authority and Mayor Moscone (hist | edit) ‎[6,275 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from page one Image:Moscone-and-Boas-looking-at-YBC-...")
12:57, 2 January 2025 ‎Chinatown Tenants Win Public Housing Rent Strike (hist | edit) ‎[11,813 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "All Housing is Public," Chapter Seven of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' 800px '''Dedication of the Ping Yuen East Housing P...")
16:19, 1 January 2025 ‎Housing Crisis Worsens at Start of Depression (hist | edit) ‎[9,195 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "Progressive Era Housing Reform," Chapter One of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part 6 Image:Baranski 1931-protest-fig-1....")
16:07, 1 January 2025 ‎Segregated and Substandard Housing in the 1920s (hist | edit) ‎[13,400 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "Progressive Era Housing Reform," Chapter One of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part 5 Image:North-on-Bartlett-St.-from-24th-St.-Jany.-...")
15:33, 1 January 2025 ‎World War I Housing Reform Effort (hist | edit) ‎[8,514 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "Progressive Era Housing Reform," Chapter One of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part 4 Image:Civic Center, Mayor Rolph a...")
15:13, 1 January 2025 ‎California Commission of Immigration and Housing (hist | edit) ‎[11,088 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "Progressive Era Housing Reform," Chapter One of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part 3 Image:Broadway nr Kearny 1910 View of north side...")
14:50, 1 January 2025 ‎San Francisco Housing Association (hist | edit) ‎[13,608 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "Progressive Era Housing Reform," Chapter One of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' Image:Telegraph-Hill-circa-1885.jpg '''Telegraph Hill, circa 1885, showing 230 Filbert (1858) and 228 Filb...")
14:32, 1 January 2025 ‎Burnham Plan and Tenement Housing (hist | edit) ‎[10,238 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in "Progressive Era Housing Reform," Chapter One of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' continued from part one Image:Burnham-Plan-arterials.jpg '''A version...")
14:06, 1 January 2025 ‎Post-1906 Quake Housing Reform (hist | edit) ‎[12,854 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by John Baranski'' ''This excerpt originally appeared in ''Progressive Era Housing Reform'' in Chapter One of ''Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco'' (see below for copyright and book information)'' Image:Baranski fig-2.6 Elizabeth-Ashe-left-Alice-Griffith-center-Mrs-Harry-M-Sherman-nee-Lucia-Kittle-rig...")
16:52, 19 November 2024 ‎Columbus Day Which Will Live in History: October 12, 1942 (hist | edit) ‎[36,704 bytes] ‎Ccarlsson (talk | contribs) (Created page with "''' Historical Essay ''' ''by Deanna Paoli Gumina, Ph.D'' ''Originally published in ''The Argonaut,'' Vol. 34, No. 2, Winter 2024'' <big>'''A Proclamation by the U.S. Attorney General Rights a Grievous Wrong '''</big> Image:Biddle-at-desk2-1942.jpg '''U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle at his desk in Washington, October 19, 1942.''' ''Photo: AP, courtesy Alamy Inc.'' It took the m...")