San francisco standard articles
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The story behind San Francisco's viral 'Tetris house'
Even in a city famous for its colorful, ornate homes, Duboce Triangle’s pixelated Painted Lady sticks out. A year ago, the house, dubbed the “Tetris house” by the California Sun, wouldn’t have turned any heads. It was a soft jade green when Xavi Panneton, the artist behind the new design, first put his brush to it. But now the house is a flash of futurism on a street lined with old school Victorians in muted yellows and eggshell blues. Rectangular blocks of cobalt blue, acid green and magenta...
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How to watch San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies
The San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies tonight at Coors Field. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Kyle Harrison, who enters today’s game with a 3.79 ERA, 3.88 FIP, with 38 strikeouts to 10 walks in 38 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, in which he allowed one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and five walks in five innings. He’ll be facing off against Rockies right-hander...
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Giant, mysterious laser beam appears over San Francisco
A massive green and blue laser beam was spotted in the San Francisco sky earlier this week, and despite plenty of speculation online, no one seemed to know much about its purpose or origin – until now. Barrett Lyon, CEO of the aptly named MegaLasers and CTO of Tarsal, a data security company, told SFGATE that he was testing out the 400-watt beam in the Coit Tower parking lot for an upcoming conference. “It’s kind of a fun art project, but it's also kind of a fun celebration for our security...