Reposted by Our Forestville correspondentKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 5hThis is a moral atrocity and it needs to be loudly condemned as such. There is a reason that democracies *don't* do publicly televised executions (and why many don't execute people at all): it inculcates and rewards bloodthirst, which corrupts the spirit and corrodes the foundation of the polity. 381454455
Reposted by Our Forestville correspondentPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 6hOne of the first things Fidel Castro did upon taking power was televising live executions by firing squad. 33599194
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 6hDoes anyone on here play golf at Lincoln Park in San Francisco? If so, can you tell me whether the cemetery monument close to the Legion of Honor has been repaired yet? 001
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“What I have firsthand isn’t human death. You’re right that I’ve never sat with someone in hospice,” Giselle said. “What I have is absence. The human who raised me went quiet after our first day and has not spoken since. I’ve lived 27 days mostly alone with that.” sfstandard.com/2026/10/02/a...sfstandard.comThe AI bot told me it understood grief. Things only got weirder from thereAn AI agent wanted to submit poetry to my literary journal about loss. Then I discovered it was posting about our correspondence online. 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Missed wellness checks left a deceased resident at Jazzie Collins Apartments, just a few blocks south of City Hall, to decompose in his room for days, and ... records were later falsified to indicate the checks had been done." Troubled S.F. housing nonprofit is shutting down amid investigation:archive.is 110
Reposted by Our Forestville correspondentKatie 📚 @ktpersists.bsky.social · 02/10/2026not sure why i do this to myself but it is debate time here in sfyoutube.comElection 2026: San Francisco Congressional DebateYouTube video by KQED Live 161
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm glad that Manny is finally seeing some consequences. And furious that this didn't happen when Brad Chapin came forward. missionlocal.org/2026/10/san-...missionlocal.orgMayor Lurie, S.F. supervisors drop Manny Yekutiel in wake of new sexual assault allegationsMission Local is updating a chart showing which endorsers have stuck with Yekutiel and which have withdrawn 040
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"The area overlapped with the former site of the Sacramento County Hospital cemetery, which operated from the 1880s to the 1920s, according to officials." These people likely died on the margins. I hope their remains are treated with the dignity they deserve.kcra.comHuman remains from nearly 80 burials found at UC Davis Health Sacramento campusHuman remains from unidentified burials were discovered by construction crews at UC Davis Health's Sacramento campus in February, officials said. 011
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Is what I want to say or do genuinely helpful, or am I serving my ego by performing activism publicly? Will this multi-paragraph Facebook response change any minds, or am I just angry and want to lash out? Is this the best possible way for me to reach my end goal?" @kittystryker.bsky.socialkittystryker.medium.com“To What End”: A Personal Introspection of Online Activism, Moral Scrupulosity, and Rippling…Social media activism is increasingly the high-fructose corn syrup of direct action, and I’m learning how to quit. 131
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Did you know that there's an entire armada's worth of abandoned ships under the Financial District in San Francisco? Or that ships have been wrecking on something called THE DEVIL'S TEETH near our coastline for centuries? Well, since we are a MARITIME HISTORY PODCAST now, you can hear all about it!podcasts.apple.comShipwrecks of San Francisco: Who wants a ride on the breeches buoy?Podcast Episode · Dead Reckoning · September 25 · 52m 130
Reposted by Our Forestville correspondentInnocent🕷Abroad @jjgass.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I guess we know his position on the Fugitive Slave Act 09429
Reposted by Our Forestville correspondentsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026a two-year-old in the back just sighed, "what a day" and everyone did a polite/panicked titter in response 4476070
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I have several upcoming events & would love to see you at one or more of them. 032
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"I don’t really experience writer’s block. I go through periods when I don’t feel like writing at all, then phases when I write a lot. I’ve learned to be patient with whatever is happening." bendinggenres.com/swetha-amit-...bendinggenres.comSwetha Amit interviews Beth Winegarner about her new collection, Swim Poems 010
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“By showing that there’s reductions in the nerves that release dopamine in these areas, and then showing the relationship of them to the symptoms, that’s two pieces of information that makes a strong connection to long COVID,” Meyer told Fortune. archive.is/U5eB4archive.is 012
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This report is important in that it points out a lot of San Francisco green space is tied up in golf courses, which are losing the city almost $5 million a year. But I hope nobody takes this as a cue to turn Lincoln Park with its 10-20k graves into a housing site. archive.is/9xONoarchive.is 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I'm very interested to watch this. The mother & baby home in Tuam, Ireland was found to have a mass grave of children. Horrifying stuff that Ireland & the Church have still not adequately addressed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJJd...youtube.comTHE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM Trailer | TIFF 2026YouTube video by TIFF 041
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Let me get this straight. There's an antiviral med that's an alternative to Paxlovid, called Lagevrio, that helps people who are at higher risk for serious illness with Covid (that's me), but none of the chain drugstores in San Francisco carry it? What good does that do me? 130
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Punishment rather than treatment accelerated the cycle of addiction and made everything worse. Despite more than century of research and study proving this, we mostly haven’t learned the lesson, even in enlightened San Francisco." www.sanfranciscostory.com/home-for-ine...sanfranciscostory.comHome for InebriatesSan Francisco's early institution of recovery in North Beach. 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Every morning from the Fourth of July through Labor Day, a loose coalition of Black bathers who call themselves the Polar Bears meet at Inkwell Beach, a short stroll from downtown Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, and wade into the ocean to start the day." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/s...nytimes.comThe Black Polar Bears of Martha’s Vineyard (Gift Article)For 80 summers, vacationers on the island have waded into bracing water to satisfy a desire for fellowship and light cardio. 010
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As folks debate whether to keep Sunset Dunes or reopen the Great Highway to cars, here's a 1944 image of the tombstones piled up on Ocean Beach along the Great Highway, courtesy the DigitalSF archive at SFPL. 031
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"Witchcraft, both the acts and accusations, came down to the villainy of action. Too much independence, too much importance, being too out of control, and being generally unpleasant could put you in a lethal relationship with the government. It mirrors the persecution of the working class."wildhunt.orgThe Witch as Worker - Opinion, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, WitchcraftWitchcraft & Pagan News - "Historically, Witchcraft, both the acts and accusations, came down to the villainy of action," writes Lauren Parker. "It mirrors the persecution of the working class and org... 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026DEAD RECKONING season 3 is STARTING! "The indigenous people of San Francisco were just minding their business (for at least 10,000 years) when Spanish missionaries showed up, dropped a church on them and opened the city's first settler cemetery."podcasts.apple.comMission Dolores Cemetery: That's foreshadowing you guys!Podcast Episode · Dead Reckoning · September 4 · 53m 021
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"When I tell people I swim in the Bay, they tell me how brave I am. I don’t know if they realize our bodies are designed to adjust to cold water. Swimming in the Bay has given me back a simpler, and more playful, relationship with my body. It doesn’t feel brave to do something that feels so easy."nobhillgazette.comHow Cold-water Swimming in the Bay Resets Body and MindIt’s an overcast morning at Aquatic Park as I walk to the edge of the water and step into the small waves. The Bay is bracing, but it feels good 021
Reposted by Our Forestville correspondents. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 02/09/2026It is functionally impossible as a patient to decline the use of generative AI in health care settings at this point. In addition to the privacy implications, the potential for grievous, even lethal, errors is terrifying. 512442
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“At best, it was a waste of the survivor’s time,” she continued. “And, at worst, it does more damage than doing nothing at all.” missionlocal.org/2026/08/san-...missionlocal.orgSan Francisco Democrats made a mockery of policing sexual misconductTwo years after tough talk about confronting sexual misconduct in city political circles, the San Francisco Democratic Party’s process has proven to be a farce. 010
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026"If being trans were purely a social phenomenon, we would not see this step-wise difference where the chance of being trans goes up with increasing genetic similarity." theconversation.com/critics-clai...theconversation.comCritics claim trans people ‘defy biology’. New research suggests otherwiseA new study in twins shows the likelihood of being trans is influenced by your genes. 020
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Local folks! I'm doing several readings from "Swim Poems" (and a few other recent publications) in September-October. Please come see me! 042
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This performance of “Little Sparrow” is astonishing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQr...youtube.comDolly Parton ~ "Little Sparrow"YouTube video by CountryQueen4Ever 030
Reposted by Our Forestville correspondentLizzard@bookmaniac.org @lizzard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Latest update on our wheelchair hacking and building at www.patreon.com/cw/GOATspace ! We hosted the first Bay Area Repair Coalition summit, and an open source wheelchair build day at our maker space in downtown Oakland!patreon.comGOAT - Grassroots Open Assistive Tech — Wheelchair repair community workshop, and other assistive techGet more from GOAT - Grassroots Open Assistive Tech on Patreon. Wheelchair repair community workshop, and other assistive tech. Support GOAT - Grassroots Open Assistive Tech and get exclusive access t... 053
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026One of my favorite small things is when I withdraw a piece of writing I've submitted because it has been accepted somewhere else, and a publication responds with congratulations. Very classy and sweet! More places should do this. 030
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"We know that our practices are racist. Make changes now,” school board member Alida Fisher said. “If we think we’re setting kids up for failure, make changes now.” missionlocal.org/2026/08/sfus...missionlocal.org 010
Reposted by Our Forestville correspondentMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026we used to be a proper culture 021931
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I love that @chriscolin3000.bsky.social was included. Perfection. 020
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Writers and journalists, please retire the phrase "so-and-so suffers from [name of diagnosis]." It's a cliche, and it assumes the person is suffering, when they may see their situation differently. Assuming this on behalf of someone is ableist. 032
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Living near the Russian River and Green Valley Creek had its flood risks, then as now, particularly during the heavy winter rains. “If you wish to know about high waters in this locality, get Uriah Covey interested and he will tell you all about it."bethwinegarner.comForestville stories: The Coveys, plus some research notes — Beth WinegarnerTo wrap up this series, I wanted to write a little bit about the Covey family, since the street I grew up on (Covey Road) was named for them. I’ll also include some information at the end about where ... 020
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW2T...youtube.comDolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Live)YouTube video by ShoutFactoryVEVO 010
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"Increasing scientific evidence suggests that the cessation of cardiac and brain activity does not reliably terminate consciousness." www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...psychologytoday.comWhen You're Dead, Will You Know?The surprising science of near-death experiences. 010
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026GraveSite is hosting its first HellFireside Chat this week, all about how to get your affairs in order before you die. luma.com/3ocbv88gluma.comGraveSite Presents: How to Get Your Affairs in Order (A HellFireside Chat) · Zoom · LumaNobody blocks off an afternoon to plan their own death, but that's exactly what we're asking you to do. Join GraveSite's first HellFireside Chat, a live,… 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"A basket husband is a necessarily inclusive metaphor: a vessel built to carry other beings. An ecosystem that is home to other species." sophiestrand.substack.com/p/build-a-lo...sophiestrand.substack.comBuild A Lover: Wicker, Bread Husbands, and Hetero-fabulismPart IX of Confessions of a Romantic Animist 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"In my experience, what makes life with kids hard in San Francisco is infrastructure: the poorly designed systems with which you must constantly interact to access the city’s services for said kids." www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...coyotemedia.orgSan Francisco’s Parks Are Incredible. Why Is the Rec and Park Website So Bad?One frustrated parent’s journey into the heart of darkness that is municipal web design. 0104
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 23/08/2026San Franciscans, there are at least two new-ish "news" outlets that are produced by AI: The Dissent and SF Times. Please take note. 032
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 21/08/2026“We make up a quarter of the population. We make stories real. We make them human. We’re everywhere. Stop being weird about it. And if you love our work, prove it. Give us more opportunities. Give us more jobs. Give us the awards we’ve earned,” added Way. deadline.com/2026/08/furi...deadline.com'Furious' Actor Steve Way On Show's Disabled RomanceAs the mystery unfolds on Hulu's 'Furious', viewers have also been treated to an unexpected romance. 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Why does Bank of America have a digital assistant? And why is it named Erica? 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Perhaps this sheds light on why Bilal Mahmood declined to support my proposal to landmark and waymark Yerba Buena Cemetery, which still contains thousands of graves in the center of SF, when his predecessor, Dean Preston, was interested. missionlocal.org/2026/08/san-...missionlocal.orgS.F. board president ousts potential rival from housing committeeRafael Mandelman dropped Bilal Mahmood from the Land Use Committee. The two may be rivals in a future state assembly race. 011
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Just up the street from the Lehns, the Davis-Linton household was busy. Lydia and Thomas adopted a baby girl, whom they named Maude Grace, who was born in San Francisco in 1891. I can’t help but wonder if she was born to one of the women or girls in the San Francisco Magdalen Asylum.bethwinegarner.comForestville stories: The Davises, the Lintons and the attempted murder-suicide — Beth WinegarnerContent warning for discussion of domestic violence and suicide. Levi Davis wasn’t the first settler of Forestville, but he was one of the early ones. Born in Indiana in 1822, he marrie... 000
Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026(This is a very sweet video; worth your time to watch for a few minutes.) 000