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| California Today: The Bay Area’s Best Sandwich and Other Tips (Courtesy of Warriors Fans) | California Today: The Bay Area’s Best Sandwich and Other Tips (Courtesy of Warriors Fans) |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
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| Kevin Durant may be one of basketball’s biggest names, but he’s also just a new guy in town. | Kevin Durant may be one of basketball’s biggest names, but he’s also just a new guy in town. |
| After eight years in Oklahoma City, the small forward moved to the Bay Area this summer to join the Warriors. So late last week he opened his laptop and went to a forum for Golden State fans on Reddit, the social media site. | After eight years in Oklahoma City, the small forward moved to the Bay Area this summer to join the Warriors. So late last week he opened his laptop and went to a forum for Golden State fans on Reddit, the social media site. |
| “New to the area,” he began, then asked: What places should I check out? | “New to the area,” he began, then asked: What places should I check out? |
| What followed was an unexpected distillation of the best the Bay Area has to offer, at least according to thousands of local sports fans. | What followed was an unexpected distillation of the best the Bay Area has to offer, at least according to thousands of local sports fans. |
| A sampling of their advice: | A sampling of their advice: |
| • Where to eat | • Where to eat |
| Hundreds of people rallied behind Ike’s Sandwiches, which has locations throughout the Bay Area. It’s “amazing,” wrote twiste18201, who like many Reddit members posted anonymously. | Hundreds of people rallied behind Ike’s Sandwiches, which has locations throughout the Bay Area. It’s “amazing,” wrote twiste18201, who like many Reddit members posted anonymously. |
| Also singled out for praise: the Italian restaurant Delfina and the Mexican joint La Taqueria, both in San Francisco; Uptown Oakland’s Belly, which serves Asian-style tacos and burgers, and Gorilla Barbeque in Pacifica for, as the user NCGiant put it, “some legit BBQ.” | Also singled out for praise: the Italian restaurant Delfina and the Mexican joint La Taqueria, both in San Francisco; Uptown Oakland’s Belly, which serves Asian-style tacos and burgers, and Gorilla Barbeque in Pacifica for, as the user NCGiant put it, “some legit BBQ.” |
| • Where to get coffee | • Where to get coffee |
| San Francisco-based Philz Coffee, known for its slow-drip ethos, was the clear favorite. | San Francisco-based Philz Coffee, known for its slow-drip ethos, was the clear favorite. |
| • Where to catch a show | • Where to catch a show |
| When Durant mentioned a taste for jazz, he was told not to miss Yoshi’s, a reliable destination for top jazz musicians in Oakland. | When Durant mentioned a taste for jazz, he was told not to miss Yoshi’s, a reliable destination for top jazz musicians in Oakland. |
| • Where to enjoy the great outdoors | • Where to enjoy the great outdoors |
| One forum member, who used the name JamesHouse, offered a list of “must dos” that earned hundreds of “upvotes” from other users. It included Half Moon Bay, Muir Woods, Point Reyes, Sausalito and Lands End in San Francisco. | One forum member, who used the name JamesHouse, offered a list of “must dos” that earned hundreds of “upvotes” from other users. It included Half Moon Bay, Muir Woods, Point Reyes, Sausalito and Lands End in San Francisco. |
| At one point, Durant was asked what he’s into. He mentioned vinyl records, which prompted advice that he check out the famed Amoeba Music. | At one point, Durant was asked what he’s into. He mentioned vinyl records, which prompted advice that he check out the famed Amoeba Music. |
| Another user suggested he try some boba, the popular milk tea with tapioca balls. | Another user suggested he try some boba, the popular milk tea with tapioca balls. |
| Durant was listening. | Durant was listening. |
| A couple days later he posted two photos to the forum. In one, he was at an Amoeba store; in the other, he was sipping boba. | A couple days later he posted two photos to the forum. In one, he was at an Amoeba store; in the other, he was sipping boba. |
| Were these the right picks? Any others he shouldn’t miss? Let us know at catoday@nytimes.com. | Were these the right picks? Any others he shouldn’t miss? Let us know at catoday@nytimes.com. |
| • At least 13 people were killed when a tour bus returning to Los Angeles from a casino trip slammed into the back of a semi-truck north of Palm Springs. [The New York Times] | • At least 13 people were killed when a tour bus returning to Los Angeles from a casino trip slammed into the back of a semi-truck north of Palm Springs. [The New York Times] |
| • Lawmakers condemned a Pentagon effort to recoup enlistment bonuses improperly paid to thousands of California National Guard soldiers. [Los Angeles Times] | • Lawmakers condemned a Pentagon effort to recoup enlistment bonuses improperly paid to thousands of California National Guard soldiers. [Los Angeles Times] |
| • A stretch of the San Joaquin River, among the state’s most dammed rivers, is set to start flowing year-round for the first time in 60 years. [The Associated Press] | • A stretch of the San Joaquin River, among the state’s most dammed rivers, is set to start flowing year-round for the first time in 60 years. [The Associated Press] |
| • Tom Hayden, the 1960s antiwar activist who became an author and California state legislator, died at 76. [The New York Times] | • Tom Hayden, the 1960s antiwar activist who became an author and California state legislator, died at 76. [The New York Times] |
| • David Bunnell, a journalist and publisher who helped create tech publications including PC Magazine and Macworld, died in Berkeley. He was 69. [The New York Times] | • David Bunnell, a journalist and publisher who helped create tech publications including PC Magazine and Macworld, died in Berkeley. He was 69. [The New York Times] |
| • In June in San Jose, a tug of war over a Donald Trump sign sent one man to jail for six days and another man soul-searching. [The New York Times] | • In June in San Jose, a tug of war over a Donald Trump sign sent one man to jail for six days and another man soul-searching. [The New York Times] |
| • How Khalil Rafati, a former addict, started a wildly successful juice chain in Malibu, the toughest of markets. [The New York Times] | • How Khalil Rafati, a former addict, started a wildly successful juice chain in Malibu, the toughest of markets. [The New York Times] |
| • On Monday, President Obama is expected at private fund-raisers in San Diego and Los Angeles. He is also scheduled to pop in on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” | • On Monday, President Obama is expected at private fund-raisers in San Diego and Los Angeles. He is also scheduled to pop in on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” |
| • Silicon Valley companies will present a series of earnings reports. Among them: Apple on Tuesday, Tesla Motors on Wednesday and Alphabet on Thursday. | • Silicon Valley companies will present a series of earnings reports. Among them: Apple on Tuesday, Tesla Motors on Wednesday and Alphabet on Thursday. |
| • David Byrne’s new art exhibition opens Thursday in Menlo Park. For “The Institute Presents: Neurosociety,” visitors can participate in cognitive experiments. | • David Byrne’s new art exhibition opens Thursday in Menlo Park. For “The Institute Presents: Neurosociety,” visitors can participate in cognitive experiments. |
| • On Saturday, Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme, a comedy and music affair, comes to the Shrine in Los Angeles. On the roster: Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al Yankovic, Patton Oswalt and Sarah Silverman, among others. | • On Saturday, Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme, a comedy and music affair, comes to the Shrine in Los Angeles. On the roster: Flight of the Conchords, Weird Al Yankovic, Patton Oswalt and Sarah Silverman, among others. |
| Last month, Apple set hands wringing over its decision to eliminate the headphone jack from its newest iPhones. | Last month, Apple set hands wringing over its decision to eliminate the headphone jack from its newest iPhones. |
| But the company is no stranger to skeptical customers. | But the company is no stranger to skeptical customers. |
| It was this week in 2001 that the technology giant introduced its first iPod. | It was this week in 2001 that the technology giant introduced its first iPod. |
| Steve Jobs, chief executive at the time, unveiled the digital music player during a low-key event at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters. It was six weeks after 9/11, with the country on edge and the economy uncertain. | Steve Jobs, chief executive at the time, unveiled the digital music player during a low-key event at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters. It was six weeks after 9/11, with the country on edge and the economy uncertain. |
| For its size, about as big as a deck of cards, the device was a storage powerhouse. It had a 5-gigabyte hard drive, large enough to store about 1,000 songs, many times more than MP3 players then on the market. | For its size, about as big as a deck of cards, the device was a storage powerhouse. It had a 5-gigabyte hard drive, large enough to store about 1,000 songs, many times more than MP3 players then on the market. |
| Still, some industry analysts scoffed at its likely appeal. | Still, some industry analysts scoffed at its likely appeal. |
| For one thing, at $399, it was much more costly than rivals. It also only worked with Mac computers, owned by about seven million people. | For one thing, at $399, it was much more costly than rivals. It also only worked with Mac computers, owned by about seven million people. |
| But its look, as The Times’s technology columnist David Pogue put it in his review, was “ravishing.” | But its look, as The Times’s technology columnist David Pogue put it in his review, was “ravishing.” |
| “You can’t flash this thing in public without getting stopped by passers-by,” he wrote. | “You can’t flash this thing in public without getting stopped by passers-by,” he wrote. |
| Sales momentum was slow at first. But with subsequent upgrades and the broadening of its compatibility with Windows users, it accelerated. | Sales momentum was slow at first. But with subsequent upgrades and the broadening of its compatibility with Windows users, it accelerated. |
| By 2003, a million of the players had been sold. | By 2003, a million of the players had been sold. |
| Over time, the iPod got smaller, faster and more popular, hitting a sales peak in 2008 when Apple shipped more than 55 million units. | Over time, the iPod got smaller, faster and more popular, hitting a sales peak in 2008 when Apple shipped more than 55 million units. |
| With the rise of do-it-all smartphones, they also became increasingly obsolete. In 2014, the company quietly discontinued the original iPod design, known as the Classic, that changed the way we listened to music. | |
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| The California Today columnist, Mike McPhate, is a third-generation Californian — born outside Sacramento and raised in San Juan Capistrano. He lives in Davis. Follow him on Twitter. | The California Today columnist, Mike McPhate, is a third-generation Californian — born outside Sacramento and raised in San Juan Capistrano. He lives in Davis. Follow him on Twitter. |
| California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and attended U.C. Berkeley. | California Today is edited by Julie Bloom, who grew up in Los Angeles and attended U.C. Berkeley. |