SF waterfront restaurants eye a revival as Bay Bridge lights return
When the Bay Bridge lights first lit up the San Francisco waterfront on a drizzly March evening in 2013,…
Alcatraz ferry pier to get waterfront cafe from a tech investor turned restaurateur
As anyone who’s been on the Alcatraz tour can attest, there was actually a time when the prison…
Naïka ready to bring global perspective to San Francisco stage
Naïka’s alluring music reflects the breadth of her upbringing. Raised across Europe, the Caribbean and Africa, the French-Haitian…
Do you know what homes in this city sell for? Take our quiz
San Francisco’s housing market is always crazy, but lately it has been straight-up unhinged. Buyers with wads of…
California Academy of Sciences hosts pay-what-you-can Academy Day
The California Academy of Sciences will mark its 173rd anniversary with its annual Academy Day, offering pay-what-you-can admission starting…
Another Gaza moment for Wiener
This article is from Power Play, a twice-weekly newsletter rounding up the latest City Hall and local politics…
California heat wave about to peak, but a shift is finally in forecast
Park goers bathed in the sun at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco on Tuesday. Minh Connors/For the…
‘Sunken treasure’ with California Gold Rush origins for sale
A “Eureka Bar” that dates back to the California Gold Rush was found among other riches at the…
What should we name the next San Francisco Bay Ferry boats?
A San Francisco Bay Ferry boat passes by cormorants on a breakwater as clouds and fog shroud the…
Best sourdough in SF? Chronicle blind-tasted 12 loaves to find out
Sourdough is as intrinsic to San Francisco’s identity as the rolling fog and Golden Gate Bridge. The famed Boudin…
Dog bites are rising in SF. In the Tenderloin, they’re skyrocketing.
At a Tenderloin community meeting this past November, Captain Matt Sullivan said that, in the previous four months,…
Who Is the Bear on the California Flag? A Story Bigger Than One Legend
He’s aware that to many people this sounds like a very bad idea. But the concept is to…