Martinez makes selections for art utility box pilot program
Following the lead of other Bay Area cities including Walnut Creek, Concord, San Jose, Pleasanton and Dublin, the Martinez City Council on Wednesday ...
Muni 2020 Art Project shows off city’s ‘Hidden Gems’
San Francisco transit officials and San Francisco Beautiful on Thursday kicked off the 2020 Muni Art Project, ...
Oakland First Friday celebrates womxn
The first First Fridays celebration of the new year gets underway Friday evening in Oakland, organizers said.
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Officials look to creative funding to save City College of SF classes
San Francisco City Hall officials announced Monday that they are stepping in to save 17 of 50 ...
Transit agency approves pilot contracts to test electric buses
Electric buses will soon be put to the test on San Francisco city streets as part of ...
School board president says vote to cover mural is end of issue
It was decided Tuesday that a controversial mural that has gained national attention for the graphic images it presents at a public high ...
School board reconsiders fate of ‘Life of Washington’ mural
The San Francisco Board of Education is considering reversing course on plans to paint over a controversial ...
Petaluma festival celebrates 10 years of ‘reverential riverside revelry’
The city of Petaluma is holding its 10th annual Rivertown Revival festival Saturday to celebrate the city ...
Anime, electronic music collide in Oakland’s ‘Second Sky’
Electro-house DJ and producer Porter Robinson held his first personally curated music festival Saturday.
Split SFMTA board punts on naming Chinatown subway station after Rose Pak
The controversy around naming San Francisco’s Chinatown Muni station over Rose Pak has hit a wall, at ...
‘The Upside’ falls flat, even when Cranston and Hart give their all
I’ll forget about The Upside by next week, when Glass comes out.
Top movies of 2018: Kindness shimmers most
Another year of film, 2018, was packed with duds and absolute marvels.
‘Frida Kahlo Way’ scrubs stain of racist San Francisco past
City officials celebrated a street renaming that will represent hope for the future instead of an ugly ...
November ‘Oakland First Fridays’ cancelled over shooting
Oakland First Fridays reported their next scheduled event on Nov. 2 has been canceled.
Galeria De La Raza forced out by soaring rents
An art gallery with deep roots in San Francisco's historic Mission District announced Friday it will vacate ...
At 85, Coit Tower still a signature on San Francisco cityscape
The iconic Coit Tower, recently named a "nationally significant" historic place on the National Register of Historic Places, turns 85 on Monday.
Buck naked activists march for psychedelics, body freedom
Nude women and men staged in front of San Francisco's City Hall Saturday for a rally and ...
‘The Black Woman is God’ exhibition celebrates homecoming
Men, hand in hand, formed a circle in the center of a yellow painted room in the ...
Women’s Building seeks grant funding for window upgrades
The historic Women's Building in San Francisco's Mission District is seeking grant funding for much-needed retrofits.
Urban Shield returns to Alameda Co. fairgrounds
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is hosting its last "Urban Shield" first-responder training exercise in its current ...
‘After the Fires’ exhibit opens at Sonoma State
Sonoma State University is opening an art exhibit on campus featuring photography, paintings and video that explore the aftermath of the North Bay ...
Serra High senior dies in Skyline crash
A 17-year-old boy died in a crash on Monday after driving off the road on state Highway ...
No longer St. Lukes, Mission Bernal opens its doors
Sutter Health opened its newest California Pacific Medical Center hospital Saturday at the corner of Valencia and ...
Marin County Fair sets attendance records
Nearly 105,000 people attended the recent five-day Marin County Fair in San Rafael and generated about $1.5 ...
Leno lead shrinks to just 1,121 votes
Former state Sen. Mark Leno Wednesday afternoon remains in the lead in the tight race for San ...
San Leandro student enters Congressional art contest
A San Leandro High School student will represent the 13th Congressional District in the 2018 Congressional Arts Competition, Rep. Barbara Lee's office said ...
New SFO mural splashes airport with local color
A new mural will welcome travelers at San Francisco International Airport this week, depicting The City's most ...
Ceremony launches 15-year Pier 70 redevelopment
City officials broke ground Thursday on one of the biggest waterfront developments in San Francisco.
Construction kicks off on Mission Bay hotel
The soon to be bustling Mission Bay neighborhood Is getting its first hotel that will open in ...
Harvey Milk Terminal at SFO moves toward reality
San Francisco is on its way toward renaming Terminal One at San Francisco International Airport after the ...
BART launches first of fresh fleet
The wait is over for BART passengers as the first "Fleet of The Future" 10-car train went into service Friday.
Poetry-inspired artwork graces Muni buses
For a third year in a row, the interior of 100 Muni buses will display artwork from ...
Pier 70 redo to add 3,000 housing units
San Francisco city officials this week gave final approval to a 28-acre project at Pier 70 expected ...
City morgue begins anew in Hunters Point
The San Francisco medical examiner's office has left the dilapidated Hall of Justice for a brand-new space ...
Vision to transform Asian Art Museum unveiled
San Francisco's Asian Art Museum Tuesday revealed plans for a $90 million upgrade to its building and ...
Artists create works of art from San Francisco trash
Twice a day, Curtis Reid Henderson scavenges a giant pile of garbage at Recology headquarters to find objects to use in his artwork.
