Remembering the Dead: A Visit to San Jose’s Hacienda Cemetery

With Halloween and Día de los Muertos upon us, we dispatched a local writer to document her favorite cemetery in the Bay — which features a one-arm burial site.

Amani Hamed Oct 31, 2025

Newsletters

Yap Zone: What Scares Us

Turns out, there are a lot of things that freak us out. Today, we'll share even more.

COYOTE Staff Oct 30, 2025

Culture

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Calendar

COYOTE Calendar: October 30–November 5

For your Hallo-weekend (and beyond), we've got spooky bites at a high-end rooftop restaurant, a band of local librarians, and more.

COYOTE Staff Oct 29, 2025

a coyote reading a book illustration with words like 'local' and 'culture' and 'art!' around it — Graphics by Ace Ty

Welcome to the COYOTE Calendar. Here are this week's creepiest, crawliest, hand picked events, just for you.

For your Hallo-weekend (and beyond), we've got spooky bites at a high-end Peruvian-Japanese rooftop restaurant, a Halloween extravaganza featuring local librarians, and a Day of the Dead dinner by an acclaimed chef. We'll post new events each Wednesday.

Go forth and enjoy!

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