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It's decorative gourd season, motherfuckers. The San Francisco Zoo is one of the country’s foremost zoological facilities — one that’s nestled less than 300 yards from the Pacific Ocean. During the pandemic, walks through the SF Zoo's outdoor exhibits became a balm for tens of thousands. The zoo’s very footprint lent itself to social distancing; the Oakland Zoo found itself in a similar situation amid the pandemic’s height.  Both zoos also suffered great financial plights as a result of shelter-in-place edicts. (In fact, the East Bay animal park was on the verge of going bankrupt.) But as things continue returning to some semblance of normality, the San Francisco Zoo’s quirky seasonal displays and shows are also coming back into the frame. Case in point: The recent gifting of big-as...

San Francisco's foremost marine layer sees, hears, and understands us. We’re fully aware that we’ve devolved into a heat wave venting publication this week. (It’s also been good for SEO, so best believe at not even a week old, we’re taking full advantage of that fact.) Things are finally starting to cool off around this slice of NorCal — we’re typing this exact sentence with the outside temperature sitting at a cool 64 degrees in SF — but it’ll still be hotter than usual for the remainder of the week. Tomorrow’s high in San Francisco will just barely crest over 80 degrees, though other parts of the Bay Area are expected to again see 90-plus degree highs. And while we’re all yanking ourselves up from prior descents into madness over the long weekend re: the heat, Karl The Fog, being...