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Golden Gate Heights residents and organizations are welcoming their neighbors and other San Franciscans alike to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 16th Avenue Tiled Steps’ opening. The 163-step ...

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Gaurav Shukla is a technology journalist with over a decade of experience reporting and writing about consumer technology. His work has appeared in BGR, How-To Geek, XDA Developers, and NDTV Gadgets ...

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