William Carlsen, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter, dies at 81
William Carlsen was the author of Jungle of Stone (2016), a widely acclaimed book about John L. Stephens…
Jack Davis, S.F. political power broker, dies at 79
Jack Davis, a “king-maker” in San Francisco politics who died Friday, is seen here in the 1990s. MICHAEL…
Mark Smythe Dead: Los Angeles-Based Composer Was 53
Composer Mark Smythe, who was nominated in 2023 for a Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Award and…
Doris Fisher, Gap co-founder, dies at 94
Doris Fisher (left), who co-founded Gap Inc. with her late husband, Donald Fisher (right), died in San Francisco…
Larry Mazzola Sr., ex-SF labor leader and airport commissioner, dies
Former San Francisco labor leader and longtime Airport Commissioner Larry Mazzola Sr. has died, according to a statement Saturday…
Oakland muralist Dan Fontes, known for his giraffes, dies at 67
Dan Fontes, one of Oakland’s most celebrated muralists, best known for his murals depicting wild animals on freeway…
Tributes pour in for late artist who decorated city with giraffes
The East Bay arts community is mourning the death of Dan Fontes, the Oakland-born muralist known for decorating…
How Michael Tilson Thomas and Metallica made S.F. history
Metallica musicians Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, the SF Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas after announcing them as the…
Michael Tilson Thomas, famed conductor, dies at 81 from brain cancer
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony…
Michael Tilson Thomas, S.F. Symphony icon, dies at 81
Michael Tilson Thomas circa January 1993. David Farrell/Redferns Michael Tilson Thomas leads the audience in a stirring rendition…
Stephanie Salter, pioneering sportswriter and SF columnist, dies at 76
Stephanie Salter of Sports Illustrated in her office, Feb. 2, 1973. At the time, she was suing baseball…
James Hayward, influential California painter, dies at 82
James Hayward, a San Francisco-born abstract painter whose heavily textured monochrome works made him a distinctive presence in…