Author: Desmond Meagley
Desmond Meagley
has 4.7% among authors.
BS Score: 1.3%.
Articles analyzed: 4.
Words analyzed: 12,236.
Analyzed articles
KQED
- By Desmond Meagley
- 6/29/2026, 11:00 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.8% - Self-Serving Bias 12.3% - Appeal to Authority 11.1%
A Mission District home is on its way to becoming a protected city landmark — and it’s hard to pass by without a second look. Richard Segovia’s house, or the “House of Latin Rock,” is coated with a colorful mural of Latin American performing artists like Carlos Santana, Maria Medina, and Pete Escovedo. Every inch of the home is detailed... more
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- By Desmond Meagley
- 5/25/2026, 4:00 PM
Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 16.2% - Optimism Bias 16% - Overconfidence Bias 7.8%
On a sunny, clear Tuesday, marine scientist Douglas McCauley surveyed the cobalt-blue waters of the San Francisco Bay from a public ferry headed to Angel Island. He kept watch for gray whales breaking the surface of the water to breathe, traveling and hungry, near the boat’s path. “ Five or 10 years ago, it would be unfathomable,” to be... more
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- By Desmond Meagley
- 5/16/2026, 12:00 PM
Appeal to Authority 10.8% - Confirmation Bias 10.2% - Anecdotal 9.4%
Bar patios are one of the few remaining places San Franciscans can legally smoke in public. But on Monday, a committee of city supervisors will consider eliminating the exception for patio smoking, and join over 50 other cities in the Bay Area with similar bans. The proposal has sparked a heated debate between patrons and bar owners, who... more
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- By Desmond Meagley
- 5/5/2026, 9:37 PM
Oakland’s City Council may decide on Tuesday to fine a couple nearly $1 million for allegedly removing 38 legally-protected trees on and around their Claremont Avenue property. Public records show that city workers responded to the site — an undeveloped lot on a steep slope in the Oakland hills — five times for reports of illegal... more