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Nicole Frugé
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San Francisco Chronicle 📷 Director of Visuals 📷
Accidental Californian + Southerner by birth = Hella Y'alls
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50 YEARS OF LOSS: The @sfchronocle is examining the massive, decades long drop in the number of Black residents in San Francisco, using newly available resources to try to better understand the forces driving these changes and highlight the people whose lives and neighborhoods have been affected.
The front page of the San Francisco Chronicle showing historical and comtempory images of the city's Black residents. Pages of the San Francisco Chronicle showing historical and comtempory images of the city's Black residents. San Francisco Chronicle photographer Yalonda M. James documents daily life scenes from the city's OMI, Bayview and Fillmore neighborhoods (a church, barbershop, tree planting, and game of dominoes).
April 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Beyond thrilled to share this great piece of
@sfchronicle.com community journalism from Yoshi James, Alyce McFadden, and Harsha Devulapalli. Lovely photo editing by Emily Jan and design and development by Jenny Kwon and Alex K. Fong. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
How San Francisco’s Black population changed, block by block over 50 years
Newly analyzed census data reveals where the city’s Black population fell most sharply since 1970 — and the neighborhoods fighting to keep their history.
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April 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Today's @sfchronicle.com: Fare Thee Well Bob Weir. Thank you for 60 years of music and love. What a trip. Photos by Barney Peterson and Lacy Atkins.
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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It's a great day to pick up the print edition of the @sfchronicle.com featuring a powerful piece written and photographed by @brontewittpenn.bsky.social on one family's 100 year fight to free the Klamath river. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
January 11, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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For me NYE is always about reflection, hope and renewal. Can't think of a more apt day to launch this story of a family's 100 year fight to free the Klamath river by @brontewittpenn.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
How one family fought for 100 years to free the Klamath River
Dams sickened the Klamath River for over a century. Across generations, a family fought to heal the waterway and save its salmon.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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It's my favorite season. Merry Photos of the Year to those who celebrate. @EmilyBJan curated another stunner by our talented @sfchronicle visual journalists.

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These are the San Francisco Chronicle’s best photos of the year
A look back at 2025 through the perspective of S.F. Chronicle photojournalists and contributors.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Gabrielle Lurie and @maggieangst.bsky.social continue to follow all aspects of San Francisco's fentanyl crisis with compassion and unflinching clarity. Evan's remarkable story of recovery is worth your time.

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He was lost to drugs for a decade. Here's how he escaped the grip of fentanyl
Evan’s story has inspired those around him, offering a glimmer of hope amid S.F.'s relentless fentanyl crisis, which continues to claim hundreds of lives a year.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A look back at Nancy Pelosi's political career through @sfchronicle.com photos, edited by Emily Jan:

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Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection. Here’s a look back at her historic career in Chronicle pictures
Chronicle photographers have followed every step of Nancy Pelosi’s career, from Pacific Heights to Capitol Hill. Over the decades, these are the best photographs captured by staff photographers.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Strange few days following the federal deployment saga captured by the remarkable @sfchronicle.com visuals team: @brontewittpenn.bsky.social @jachristian.bsky.social @yoshijames.bsky.social @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social @santiagomejia.bsky.social

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Photos: Protesters rally against Trump’s planned immigration enforcement
Protests erupted across the Bay Area as federal agents prepared to launch an immigration enforcement crackdown.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Since 2019, Gabrielle Lurie has doggedly covered the horrible ramifications of Fentanyl addiction. She has done so with empathy and respect for the brave people willing to share their stories. Warning this is a raw depiction of abuse by @maggieangst.bsky.social.

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6 infections, 3 heart surgeries — and still he can’t escape his drug addiction
Cardiac doctors in San Francisco are increasingly seeing young people hospitalized with a deadly heart infection caused by injecting drugs.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Can't stop staring at the great @sfchronicle.com photo of Jane Goodall from 1970. The unnamed photographer worked some Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Stills magic. I'd love to know who made the image. H/T to Dan Hernandez for unearthing this archive beauty.
Jane Goodall photographed at the San Francisco Zoo in front of the Chimpanzee enclosure on Nov. 20, 1970.
October 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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👏 @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social is owning the front page lately.
September 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Some incredible visual journalism collaborations led by Emily Jan coming out if the @sfchronicle.com newsroom these days. First up a brand new photo column: Revisit Orange Sky Day with @jachristian.bsky.social.

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How a Chronicle photographer captured a surreal viral photo shared by Obama
An image of unsettling skies during unsettling times that one San Francisco Chronicle photographer will never forget.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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‘Answer to our ancestors’ prayers’ Love hearing directly from these teens in this wonderful piece by @brontewittpenn.bsky.social 🎥 📷 ✍️ / @sfchronicle.com

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Indigenous teens paddled 310 miles of newly undammed Klamath River
How this group of teenagers became the first people in 100 years to paddle all 310 miles of newly undammed Klamath River.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Just in time for this weekend's Dead & Co. shows. What a find in the @sfchronicle.com archive by Dan Hernandez: Never-before-published photos show S.F.’s epic memorial for Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia from Michael Macor. Story by @sarahfeldberg.bsky.social. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Never-before-published photos show S.F.’s epic memorial for Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia
Long-forgotten photos from the Chronicle archive capture the scene at Jerry Garcia’s Golden Gate Park memorial, where 20,000 fans gathered to sing, dance and mourn the Grateful Dead guitarist.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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New Arrivals - San Francisco Chronicle
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June 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Incredible work from the @sfchronicle.com photo team today covering Kings Day protest in LA and the Bay Area.

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June 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Extraordinary work from @sfchronicle.com journalists over a grueling few days. 📷 @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social @scottstrazzante.bsky.social @cagisme.bsky.social and Gabrielle Lurie.
June 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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So thrilled to see the important work of my @sfchronicle.com colleagues recognized today. @susien.bsky.social @jennifergollan.bsky.social & partners Katey Rusch and Casey Smith. Led by @demianbulwa.bsky.social @lisagartner.bsky.social Dan Kopf and many more.

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Chronicle named Pulitzer Prize finalist for a pair of investigations
The Chronicle was honored for uncovering the secret deals that hide police misconduct and documenting the deadly toll of police chases.
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May 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Warriors v. Rockets in the books. @cagisme.bsky.social @scottstrazzante.bsky.social @santiagomejia.bsky.social for the win edited by Alvin Jornada: www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...
Warriors in pictures: Golden State ousts Rockets from NBA playoffs
The Golden State Warriors have once again ended the Houston Rockets’ season by winning an NBA Western Conference playoff series.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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I first encountered homophobia (and sexism for that matter) at my Catholic elementary school. I also learned to embrace the importance of service and moral courage, not to mention a love of visual pageantry (the Incense! the outfits!).
April 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Last year, the @sfchronicle.com visuals team followed San Jose State's turbulent volleyball season after Blaire Fleming became the target of the anti-trans movement. We waited to publish these images until she was ready to speak publicly.

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SJSU’s Blaire Fleming was suicidal after becoming beacon of national anti-trans movement
In her first public comments, former San Jose State volleyball player Blaire Fleming said she was suicidal after being outed as transgender by a teammate.
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April 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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“Democratic leaders have found their voice by losing it.”

Excellent & pointed @joegarofoli.bsky.social response to Newsom’s weird hangout with anti-LGBTQ bigot Charlie Kirk, bringing more pain to transgender constituents in the name of Newsom’s political ambition.

Who thought this was a good idea?
March 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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My little town is on pins and needles after an atmospheric river tore through the Russian River today.

@brianfeulner.bsky.social and Nora Mishanec for @sfchronicle.com

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Dramatic photos show home that slid into Russian River as storms raged
Incredible images of the home that slid into the Russian River as an atmospheric river storm struck Northern California.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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NEW: Our latest investigation found shocking racial disparities tied to police pursuits. Nearly 1/3 of those who died across the country are Black. Black bystanders are disproportionately killed. w/ @susien.bsky.social

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A young Black man’s death reflects a shocking racial disparity in police pursuits
Across the country, police chases claim nearly 700 lives a year. Black people are far more likely to die from them.
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December 12, 2024 at 6:31 PM