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Silas Valentino

Journalist, Storyteller and Travel Editor
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Life in the idyllic NorCal town split into two Americas

Life in the idyllic NorCal town split into two Americas

Ferndale, Calif. may be divided, but the union has not dissolved.


Mysterious company buys entire Calif. ghost town for $22.5M

Eagle Mountain, Calif. rose from the arid brush in 1940s to become a palm tree-studded oasis for 4,000 residents. Even after it feel to ruin, the town remains an attractive pile of rubble.


Airbnb accused of using 'astroturf army' to lobby

The SF company enlists the power of its hosts to shape regulation of short-term rentals across California.


San Francisco's rotten reputation is killing tourism across the Bay Area

For the first time in a long time, the city has to sell itself to travelers

The sneaky messaging posted on California highways

Adopting a Calif. highway costs thousands a year. Here’s why companies do it.

The California city that chose people over cars

Lancaster chose people over cars in its downtown. Did it work?


Unlikely Stockton rock heroes Pavement reunite in San Francisco

“The band was a fluke,” the original drummer told SFGATE, “they didn’t make a regular thing.”

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