The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/08/field-notes-return-of-the-elk-trans-youth-talk-a-1912-tugboat-and-seasoning-the-streets/This week: Protecting newt migrations, returning the Tule elk to their land, and remembering Humphrey the Humpback whale. Also, Joan Baez in Alameda, mentors for trans youth, 20 years of MoAd, calendar and puzzle by East Bay creatives, and a 1912 tugboat for sale. Big top music Joan Baez has joined The Soiled Dove at Alameda Point, lending her voice to a circus set in 1890s San Francisco along the Barbary Coast. The show blends live music with acrobatics and dinner-theater, creating a lively mix of spectacle and story.

Originally set to close last weekend, its run has been extended through November 15 due to popular demand. — NBC Bay

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