A newly connected trail ties together many of the city's best-known national park destinations into one continuous adventure.

Why it matters: The route offers a new way to experience many of San Francisco's iconic landscapes — not as separate stops, but as one trek across the city's northern and western shoreline.

State of play: The Golden Gate Dozen trail strings together destinations from Crissy Field to Fort Funston.

• Organizers created a 13-mile route using existing paths, sidewalks and park trails.
• The route doesn't have new physical markers yet, though the Chronicle reports they might be added in the future. Instead, it's mapped digitally, so hikers, runners and cyclists can follow turn-by-turn directions between stops.

The walk moves through various landmarks in just a few hours, including:

• The waterfront marshes at Crissy Field
• Views beneath the Golden Gate Bridge at Fort Point
• Coastal bluffs overlooking Baker Beach
• The cliffs at Lands End
• The remains of Sutro Baths
• The windswept bluffs of Fort Funston

Fun fact: The trail has its own illustrated donut mascot, a playful reference to the "dozen" destinations connected by the route.

• Sticker collectors can pick up the themed decals at visitor centers along the way: the Presidio Visitor Center, the Warming Hut and Lands End Lookout.

What's next: Check out the 4.5–5 hour urban hike on AllTrails here.

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The CEOs lost this one: 35% of U.S. workers did some or all of their work at home last year — significantly higher than in the previous decade, new government data shows.

Why it matters: Despite the best efforts of many prominent executives and leaders, we live in a hybrid work world, with more people doing their jobs remotely.

Flashback: The workplace was permanently altered in the pandemic. In 2019, only 24% of workers did some or all of their work from home.

• By 2022, that number had risen to 34% and has stayed relatively steady since.

Zoom in: In San Francisco, the push to bring workers back has extended beyond the private sector.

• Mayor Lurie ordered most city employees to work in the office at least four days a week, joining a growing list of employers — including companies like Salesforce and Gap — that've tightened return-to-office mandates.

By the numbers: 57% of those with an advanced degree did some work at home in 2025 compared with 30% of those with some college or an associate degree, per data from the American Time Use Survey.

• This partially explains the gender divide. Women, who earn a bigger share of college degrees, are more likely than men to work remotely.

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⚠️ Spark Social, the Mission Bay food truck park, has canceled its remaining World Cup watch parties following a shooting that occurred nearby last week. (NBC Bay Area)

🚗 Fourth of July fireworks ended in hourslong traffic gridlock as dozens of Waymo robotaxis got stuck amid massive crowds. (NBC Bay Area)

Paul Pelosi, the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, is under investigation for a potential hit-and-run of a parked car in Yountville last week, per the Napa County Sheriff's Office. (SF Standard)

🏥 Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is asking for the public's help identifying a man found unconscious at the 16th Street BART station. (SFGATE)

About once a month, I dine somewhere that feels frozen in time, where the food is only part of the draw and the experience is rooted in the charm of a bygone era.

State of play: I recently landed at Harris' Restaurant, the longtime steakhouse that's been serving the city since 1984 (and before that, famously so as Grison's Steakhouse).

Dig in: I had the pepper steak ($79), a boneless New York ribeye dusted in a heaping amount of cracked black pepper, served medium-rare and coated in a velvety peppercorn sauce.

• It was everything I want in a hearty dinner: deeply savory, rich and the kind of meal that makes you slow down between bites.

The vibe: Every detail here feels intentional: the 100-year-old vintage menus framed on the walls. The timeless, dark-wood dining room.

• Waiters in impeccably tailored suits who seem to have mastered the lost art of noticing when your water glass is half-empty.
• Bartenders who make a drink correctly every time, starting with a perfectly chilled (never dirty!) gin martini.

Pro tip: Don't miss the piano bar. Local jazz musicians perform nightly.

My hot take: I prefer Harris' to its more celebrated neighbor. If House of Prime Rib is an ode to the American steakhouse, Harris' is a study in why the classics endure.

• It doesn't rely on spectacle, just decades of getting the details right.

If you go: Open 5pm-9pm daily except Mondays at 2100 Van Ness Avenue.