Grant Marek
@grantmarek.bsky.social
San Francisco journalist. @sfgate.com editor-in-chief | Also: Daily Cal Board Member | Always: Cal Golden Bear | Signal: grantmarek.83
it’s gonna be a good day, everyone
February 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
it’s gonna be a good day, everyone
Come for the poignant @drewmagary.bsky.social column, stay for the impressive accompanying art:
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Come for the poignant @drewmagary.bsky.social column, stay for the impressive accompanying art:
This might be the best quote I've ever gotten, manager at an Eagles bar in Philly talking about 49ers fans pranking the crap out of his bar.
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
January 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This might be the best quote I've ever gotten, manager at an Eagles bar in Philly talking about 49ers fans pranking the crap out of his bar.
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
Good game day read if you're looking for one: www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
Today is the day I found out my 7-year-old daughter has been plotting for TEN months on a fool-proof leprechaun trap. She walked me through an extremely elaborate plan on our walk to school this morning to "finally get him on leprechaun day."
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Today is the day I found out my 7-year-old daughter has been plotting for TEN months on a fool-proof leprechaun trap. She walked me through an extremely elaborate plan on our walk to school this morning to "finally get him on leprechaun day."
Oh hey.
@sfgate.com won its first two Society of Professional Journalists awards ever this year, which is great, but what's better is our Senior Photo Editor Charles Russo sitting down to talk about the story behind one of the winners: our photo spread from the A's final game in Oakland.
@sfgate.com won its first two Society of Professional Journalists awards ever this year, which is great, but what's better is our Senior Photo Editor Charles Russo sitting down to talk about the story behind one of the winners: our photo spread from the A's final game in Oakland.
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Oh hey.
@sfgate.com won its first two Society of Professional Journalists awards ever this year, which is great, but what's better is our Senior Photo Editor Charles Russo sitting down to talk about the story behind one of the winners: our photo spread from the A's final game in Oakland.
@sfgate.com won its first two Society of Professional Journalists awards ever this year, which is great, but what's better is our Senior Photo Editor Charles Russo sitting down to talk about the story behind one of the winners: our photo spread from the A's final game in Oakland.
Why do we do this?
Because it’s awesome to spend more than $200 at an SF corner store that was absolutely not expecting it (plus even more at a great local bar and other great restaurants later on if we do the night right) and it might help them before the holidays ❤️
Because it’s awesome to spend more than $200 at an SF corner store that was absolutely not expecting it (plus even more at a great local bar and other great restaurants later on if we do the night right) and it might help them before the holidays ❤️
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Why do we do this?
Because it’s awesome to spend more than $200 at an SF corner store that was absolutely not expecting it (plus even more at a great local bar and other great restaurants later on if we do the night right) and it might help them before the holidays ❤️
Because it’s awesome to spend more than $200 at an SF corner store that was absolutely not expecting it (plus even more at a great local bar and other great restaurants later on if we do the night right) and it might help them before the holidays ❤️
THEN we go to a local dive bar (Maggie McGarry’s!) and get drinks and exchange gifts, and the person with the funniest story of why they got their gift for their person wins the prize (shot of Fernet!)…
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
THEN we go to a local dive bar (Maggie McGarry’s!) and get drinks and exchange gifts, and the person with the funniest story of why they got their gift for their person wins the prize (shot of Fernet!)…
Then we go to a local corner store (@alexsimonsports.bsky.social suggested Grant and Green Market in North Beach) and you have to buy a gift and wrap it for your person for $10 or less…
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Then we go to a local corner store (@alexsimonsports.bsky.social suggested Grant and Green Market in North Beach) and you have to buy a gift and wrap it for your person for $10 or less…
We start at a bar we love, tonight was Specs. We put everyone’s names in a hat and pick someone we’re going to get a secret gift for…
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
We start at a bar we love, tonight was Specs. We put everyone’s names in a hat and pick someone we’re going to get a secret gift for…
🚨BEST DAY OF THE YEAR ALERT 🚨
For the 5th straight year at @sfgate.com we celebrated Corner Store Christmas!
Here’s how it works…
For the 5th straight year at @sfgate.com we celebrated Corner Store Christmas!
Here’s how it works…
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
🚨BEST DAY OF THE YEAR ALERT 🚨
For the 5th straight year at @sfgate.com we celebrated Corner Store Christmas!
Here’s how it works…
For the 5th straight year at @sfgate.com we celebrated Corner Store Christmas!
Here’s how it works…
Greatest perk of working at @sfgate.com is the Cal Band visits on the same Friday every year.
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Greatest perk of working at @sfgate.com is the Cal Band visits on the same Friday every year.
After piling another 150 giant candy bars on the checkout conveyor belt this year, the lady ringing me up at the supermarket goes 'you must be the fun house in the neighborhood?'
moral of the story? never give up on your dreams.
moral of the story? never give up on your dreams.
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
After piling another 150 giant candy bars on the checkout conveyor belt this year, the lady ringing me up at the supermarket goes 'you must be the fun house in the neighborhood?'
moral of the story? never give up on your dreams.
moral of the story? never give up on your dreams.
we started going big on our decorations that year to try to raise the bar even more, and for the last three halloweens have listened to the ghostbusters theme song for 3 hours straight.
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
we started going big on our decorations that year to try to raise the bar even more, and for the last three halloweens have listened to the ghostbusters theme song for 3 hours straight.
it had always been my dream to one day reach Mr. Rogers’ legendary halloween status.
so in 2021 i did it, 50 huge ass candies which were stupidly expensive, which we gave away in like an hour, but had kids losing their minds. In 2022, we upped it to 75.
so in 2021 i did it, 50 huge ass candies which were stupidly expensive, which we gave away in like an hour, but had kids losing their minds. In 2022, we upped it to 75.
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
it had always been my dream to one day reach Mr. Rogers’ legendary halloween status.
so in 2021 i did it, 50 huge ass candies which were stupidly expensive, which we gave away in like an hour, but had kids losing their minds. In 2022, we upped it to 75.
so in 2021 i did it, 50 huge ass candies which were stupidly expensive, which we gave away in like an hour, but had kids losing their minds. In 2022, we upped it to 75.
Define “Perfect Ending”?
October 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Define “Perfect Ending”?
Wild combination today:
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wild combination today:
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
took three hours of climbing on the roof, but was worth every second
October 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
took three hours of climbing on the roof, but was worth every second
If we really want to solve male loneliness, we should require every male to join a local rec league basketball team, and then get all of the males on that team into a text group.
Problem immediately solved.
Problem immediately solved.
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If we really want to solve male loneliness, we should require every male to join a local rec league basketball team, and then get all of the males on that team into a text group.
Problem immediately solved.
Problem immediately solved.
we really need to bring back green day on lower sproul as a thing @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 👇
October 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
we really need to bring back green day on lower sproul as a thing @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 👇
oooo what have we here @sfgate.com 👀
October 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
oooo what have we here @sfgate.com 👀
in case anyone needs a van filled with existential dread and cat photos:
October 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
in case anyone needs a van filled with existential dread and cat photos:
What did I do last night? Oh just spent the night trying to find a costume of Derpy the supernatural tiger from 'Kpop Demon Hunters' at the request of my 6-year-old daughter, realized there wasn't one, so spent hours contemplating whether I could turn a blue tiger mascot costume from China into one.
September 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What did I do last night? Oh just spent the night trying to find a costume of Derpy the supernatural tiger from 'Kpop Demon Hunters' at the request of my 6-year-old daughter, realized there wasn't one, so spent hours contemplating whether I could turn a blue tiger mascot costume from China into one.
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Poultry in Motion” is an all-time tagline for a food distributor.
August 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Poultry in Motion” is an all-time tagline for a food distributor.