menu_open Columnists
Erin Rode

Erin Rode

SFGate

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Calif. tribe takes back over 600 acres near Palm Springs in historic land return

A 656-acre parcel of land tucked into the desert mountains south of Palm Springs and Cathedral City has been returned to the Agua Caliente Band of...

12.03.2026 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Southwest's big boarding change eliminates notorious 'Jetbridge Jesus'

25.01.2026 30

SFGate

Erin Rode

Man shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis

25.01.2026 30

SFGate

Erin Rode

Pop superstar parodies herself with 'Spinal Tap'-style mockumentary

25.01.2026 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

17-year-old girl dies on side of Bay Area road, death found 'suspicious'

25.01.2026 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

Joshua trees are flowering in the Calif. desert. That’s bad news.

25.01.2026 150

SFGate

Erin Rode

At this retro LA haunt, lions and tigers and cheap steaks rule

31.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Calif. makes major change to Ozempic, Wegovy coverage starting Jan. 1

31.12.2025 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

Glamorous LA model targeted rich old men and young women for theft, accusers say

31.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

The Calif. desert town with 1 dive bar and a 50-foot-tall lighthouse

31.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Calif.'s deadliest freeway is a traffic-choked slog. One man is trying to help.

25.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

The Trump admin keeps squeezing Yosemite's overworked rangers

17.12.2025 9

SFGate

Erin Rode

Owners of the most stolen car in Calif. may be owed money

17.12.2025 9

SFGate

Erin Rode

Nick Reiner's elusive movements across LA the weekend his parents were killed

17.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

He promised them a college football oasis in Calif. They got goose poop and red-eyes.

17.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Calif. worries about 'the Big One'. This rocky hole shows why.

17.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Ahead of sister's murder trial, Calif. girls awarded $31.5 million

15.12.2025 30

SFGate

Erin Rode

A 40-year-old California rape kit returns shocking result

15.12.2025 40

SFGate

Erin Rode

Five earthquakes strike Sonoma County within three hours

15.12.2025 30

SFGate

Erin Rode

Rob Reiner and his wife found dead with stab wounds in LA home, AP source says

15.12.2025 30

SFGate

Erin Rode

He gifted Calif. one of its largest city parks. Then he shot his wife.

15.12.2025 100

SFGate

Erin Rode

The remote island near Hawaii with a dark past

06.12.2025 8

SFGate

Erin Rode

'Kissing Club' at famed Calif. prep school leads to sexual assault, lawsuit says

06.12.2025 6

SFGate

Erin Rode

'I believe in Cal': Stud frosh QB confirms he'll return to Berkeley

06.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Major Calif. airport now lets visitors go past security without a ticket

06.12.2025 30

SFGate

Erin Rode

The reservoir headache one Calif. desert city can't leave behind

06.12.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

To escape deadly traffic, California communities consider ocean ferries

17.08.2025 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

Bay Area chefs buy their fantasy restaurant in multimillion-dollar purchase

17.08.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

'What a hotel on Mars would look like': New lodging opens near Joshua Tree

17.08.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Here’s what happened when Albuquerque made riding the bus free

24.07.2025 10

Fast Company

Erin Rode

Rivers are closing to protect fish in Yellowstone National Park

17.07.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

California's most ambitious trail project has a policing problem

17.07.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Warriors star opens coffee pop-up in historic SF building and folks line up

17.07.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

San Francisco park's new expansion owes its life to Highway 101

17.07.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

There's finally a plan for the last great slice of undeveloped SoCal coast

17.07.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

Tiny Oakland restaurant wins first Michelin star

29.06.2025 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

These Hawaii pancakes are worth their own trip

29.06.2025 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

The Tetons' first plane crash killed a Calif. religious leader and his followers

29.06.2025 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

Trump's big tax bill advances after dramatic late-night vote

29.06.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode

'An eyesore': California city can't shake its abandoned mall

02.06.2025 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

SF's new mega sports bar gives Vegas vibes, rather than SF chill

09.02.2025 20

SFGate

Erin Rode

This SF 'idiot' made Sundance's best documentary, just months before his death

09.02.2025 8

SFGate

Erin Rode

Leaked doc says 'large scale' immigration enforcement coming soon to California

09.02.2025 9

SFGate

Erin Rode

California's biggest aerial tram plan has lingered for 65 years

09.02.2025 10

SFGate

Erin Rode