S.F. buildings getting slapped with quake-safety warnings
S.F. buildings getting slapped with quake-safety warnings “If you're a tenant in a building such as this, this probably would be meaningful to see,” said Patrick O'Riordan, the city's chief building...
View ArticleZinZanni theater wants to put tent down near S.F. waterfront
ZinZanni theater wants to put tent down near S.F. waterfront But six years into its tenure it became clear that the theater would have to move: In 2007 the Port of San Francisco had identified Piers...
View ArticleS.F. Opera review: 'Partenope' a fizzy, free-associative delight
S.F. Opera review: 'Partenope' a fizzy, free-associative delight Patrons at the San Francisco Opera's fizzy, delightful and bewildering new production, which opened Wednesday night at the War Memorial...
View ArticleWomen's half-marathon winds its way through S.F.
Women's half-marathon winds its way through S.F. Sure, there are fundraisers and other races closer to her Kansas City home, but Teresa Humke knew she had to be one of the 25,000 runners in the Nike...
View ArticleCalifornia bullet train connecting S.F. and L.A. breaks ground today
California bullet train connecting S.F. and L.A. breaks ground today The project hopes to connect the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles with a 800-mile high-speed train track by 2029. Proponents...
View ArticleLesbians, S.F. star in fun pulp-fiction books
Lesbians, S.F. star in fun pulp-fiction books The only comment from Mr. Wilkinson, the desk clerk at the Chadwick Arms Hotel is, “San Francisco changes people.” Told in Joe/Josie's first-person voice...
View ArticleS.F. gun club closure triggers $22 million cleanup
S.F. gun club closure triggers million cleanup Construction crews will begin removing about 46,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil from the 11-acre site at San Francisco's southwestern edge, replacing...
View ArticleTouch of old S.F. passes with Sinbad's last call
Touch of old S.F. passes with Sinbad's last call Unless a miracle happens and the joint gets a stay of execution from the San Francisco Port Commission on Tuesday — which seems unlikely — Sinbad's is...
View ArticleS.F. may muzzle almost all performing animal acts
S.F. may muzzle almost all performing animal acts Two shelter workers checked out the beds in one building of the navigation center Thursday March 5, 2015. San Francisco's new "navigation center" was...
View ArticleWithout $40000, priceless 1906 S.F. quake photos will disappear
Without 000, priceless 1906 S.F. quake photos will disappear There are many shots of San Francisco families living in the parks and in the Presidio Army post, and women cooking dinner on stoves set up...
View ArticleLike rents, S.F. hotel room rates going through the roof
Like rents, S.F. hotel room rates going through the roof Front office manager Craig Kind admires the view from a guest room's bathroom on the 45th floor of the new Loews Regency Hotel on Sansome Street...
View ArticleAverage S.F. rent hits shocking new high: $3458
Average S.F. rent hits shocking new high: 58 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – APRIL 21: A for lease sign is posted in front of home for rent on April 21, 2015 in San Francisco, California. According to a report by...
View ArticleS.F. Ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet' fresh and vital
S.F. Ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet' fresh and vital Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is more than four centuries old: Ballet versions first appeared in the 1700s; Sergei Prokofiev wrote his exciting score...
View ArticleDrop in S.F. graduation rate surprises school officials
Drop in S.F. graduation rate surprises school officials (Clockwise) Steven Chen, 17, Hilda Liu, 17, Yena Lee, 19, Gordon Mah, 17, and James Lew, 18, study for their AP Chemistry exam at Wallenberg High...
View ArticleSublease tsunami: Gymboree, Del Monte and 10 other S.F. offices trying to...
Sublease tsunami: Gymboree, Del Monte and 10 other S.F. offices trying to fill up What do technology companies Salesforce, Microsoft and Square have in common with some of San Francisco's traditional...
View ArticleNew S.F. police headquarters commands respect, if not love
New S.F. police headquarters commands respect, if not love A view from the south west corner of the newly completed Public Safety Building along 3rd St. which is home to the San Francisco Police...
View ArticleEffort seeks to help black youths stay, work in S.F.
Effort seeks to help black youths stay, work in S.F. When Jamel Williams was a kid, he used to hang out with all the family members who lived near him in San Francisco. But then, like thousands of...
View ArticleSouls of S.F.: 'Why do you have that crowbar?'
Souls of S.F.: 'Why do you have that crowbar?' Souls of San Francisco is an online street photography project by Dijon Bowden. Since 2011 he has captured thousands of stories from the people who make...
View ArticleBen Carson, the 'anti-Trump,' brings conservative message to S.F.
Ben Carson, the 'anti-Trump,' brings conservative message to S.F. Carson's appearance in San Francisco came as a judge released Rowan County (Ky.) Clerk Kim Davis from prison, where she had been sent...
View ArticleChronicle recommends: No on S.F. Prop. I
Chronicle recommends: No on S.F. Prop. I Supporters of Prop. I brought it to the ballot with the best of motives: They are justly worried about the displacement of longtime residents of the Mission...
View ArticlePigeon Palace tenants avert eviction with rare help from S.F.
Pigeon Palace tenants avert eviction with rare help from S.F. Tenants Ed Wolf (left) and Kirk Read (right) talk about nearly being evicted until the city stepped in to provide a $ 2 million loan so a...
View ArticleChronicle recommends: Vicki Hennessy for S.F. sheriff
Chronicle recommends: Vicki Hennessy for S.F. sheriff Vicki Hennessy chats with Derek Jansen (right) at the San Francisco Ball in Blue event hosted by the San Francisco Young Democrats at Ruby Sky in...
View ArticleDevelopers claim increasing S.F. transit fees would be crippling
Developers claim increasing S.F. transit fees would be crippling Developers argue that a plan to increase a proposed transit fee would cripple housing development in San Francisco, already among the...
View ArticleExclusive: Twitter ditches S.F. expansion plan as growth lags
Exclusive: Twitter ditches S.F. expansion plan as growth lags Twitter Inc. abandoned plans at the 11th hour last week for a big expansion into Uber and Square's 1455 Market St. headquarters,...
View ArticleOur S.F.: Ten jazz performances we wouldn't miss
Our S.F.: Ten jazz performances we wouldn't miss More than most Our San Francisco chapters, researching jazz in San Francisco has made us want to fire up the time machine and see music history...
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