San Francisco Oracle
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The San Francisco Oracle was an underground psychedelic newspaper of the 1960s counterculture, known for its colorful art, experimental layout, and coverage of the Haight-Ashbury scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Oracle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13079644 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: San Francisco Oracle Context triple: [Human Be-In, associatedOrganization, San Francisco Oracle]
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A.
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California, known for their rich history of championships and innovative, analytics-driven approach to the game.
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B.
San Jose Giants
The San Jose Giants are a Minor League Baseball team based in San Jose, California, and a longtime Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
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C.
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, known for their rich history, multiple World Series titles, and iconic home at Oracle Park.
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D.
Santa Clara Broncos baseball
Santa Clara Broncos baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing Santa Clara University in the West Coast Conference.
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E.
San Francisco Wave
San Francisco Wave was a San Francisco-based newspaper for which American novelist Frank Norris worked early in his writing career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: San Francisco Oracle Target entity description: The San Francisco Oracle was an underground psychedelic newspaper of the 1960s counterculture, known for its colorful art, experimental layout, and coverage of the Haight-Ashbury scene.
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A.
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California, known for their rich history of championships and innovative, analytics-driven approach to the game.
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B.
San Jose Giants
The San Jose Giants are a Minor League Baseball team based in San Jose, California, and a longtime Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
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C.
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, known for their rich history, multiple World Series titles, and iconic home at Oracle Park.
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D.
Santa Clara Broncos baseball
Santa Clara Broncos baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing Santa Clara University in the West Coast Conference.
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E.
San Francisco Wave
San Francisco Wave was a San Francisco-based newspaper for which American novelist Frank Norris worked early in his writing career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterculture publication
ⓘ
psychedelic newspaper ⓘ underground newspaper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Summer of Love
ⓘ
hippie subculture ⓘ psychedelic rock scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | Haight-Ashbury ⓘ |
| circaNumberOfIssues | around 12 issues ⓘ |
| circulationArea | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1968 ⓘ |
| editor |
Allen Cohen
ⓘ
Michael Bowen ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Bowen (various)
|
| format | tabloid ⓘ |
| genre |
counterculture journalism
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psychedelic art ⓘ underground press ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
ⓘ
music coverage ⓘ poetry ⓘ spiritual writings ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later alternative newspapers
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underground press movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat Generation
ⓘ
psychedelic movement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful art
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coverage of Haight-Ashbury ⓘ experimental layout ⓘ psychedelic design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPublication | San Francisco ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1960s counterculture
ⓘ
Eastern mysticism ⓘ Haight-Ashbury scene ⓘ LSD ⓘ communal living ⓘ hippie movement ⓘ psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco
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linked to:
Haight-Ashbury
|
| politicalAlignment |
anti-establishment
ⓘ
countercultural ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | multi-color printing ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | irregular ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1966–1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oracle newspaper collective ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Francisco Oracle Description of subject: The San Francisco Oracle was an underground psychedelic newspaper of the 1960s counterculture, known for its colorful art, experimental layout, and coverage of the Haight-Ashbury scene.
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