Tributes pour in for late artist who decorated city with giraffes
The Bay Area arts community is mourning the death of Dan Fontes, the Oakland-born muralist known for decorating…
Influential fashion retailer to open new SF store
Sherri McMullen at her McMullen boutique on Sacramento Street in San Francico. The nationally influential retailer has announced…
Oaklash drag festival returns to Oakland with 60 acts
The Bay Area’s beloved drag festival Oaklash is returning for its ninth year with a day of nonstop queer…
San Francisco’s historical monuments are stuck in the past
The Pioneer Monument in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza, photographed in 2019, depicts the suppression of Native Americans. The Shaping…
Fantasy becomes reality as fans meet favorites
Ramon Guerra as the Mandalorian, right, stares at a death trooper Saturday during the first Comic Con Oakland, which…
Alicia Keys’ ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ brings heavenly music to S.F.
Kennedy Caughell as Jersey, left, and Desmond Sean Ellington as Davis in “Hell’s Kitchen,” which tours to ATG San…
SFJazz Gala shows how jazz can drive San Francisco revival
Isaiah Sharkey, from left, Christian McBride and George Benson attend SFJazz’s 2026 Gala on Thursday, May 7, at SFJazz Cnenter…
Gina Schock reflects on Go-Go’s career in S.F. exhibit
Gina Schock, drummer of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band the Go-Go’s, stands for a portrait…
Lena Dunham takes the stage from a bed in San Francisco. Here’s why
Lena Dunham’s details could fill whole novels. When the filmmaker, showrunner and author trains her eye on something,…
S.F. to kick off nationwide Allen Ginsberg centennial celebration
American poet Allen Ginsberg poses in a bookstore on June 2, 1959. Joe Rosenthal/S.F. Chronicle Since the moment…
2000s rock star adds extra Bay Area show ahead of sold-out Oakland run
Hours before she’s set to take the stage in Oakland, Paramore star Hayley Williams has added a new…
More than 100 Heath works donated to Oakland Museum of California
Applying a handle to a mug at the Heath factory, circa 1960. Brian and Edith Heath_Heath Ceramics Collection, Environmental…