Eric Simons

Eric Simons is a former digital editor at Bay Nature. He is author of The Secret Lives of Sports Fans and Darwin Slept Here, and is coauthor, with Tessa Hill, of At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans.
San Francisco in the rain

Why October Rain Matters

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Major October rain is in the forecast for the first time in five years. As they say in sports, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

joaquin murieta painting by Charles Christian Nahl

The Celebrated Joaquín Murieta

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It’s a true crime story set in the early days of California statehood, with themes of racism, colonialism, and the legitimacy of state violence. Do more people need to know about The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta?