Christopher Columbus never stepped foot on what is today the United States. He never visited California or sailed the Pacific Ocean. And he didn’t discover America in 1492. But that hasn’t stopped ...

On Thursday, a handful of skaters climbed Twin Peaks — the second-highest hill in S.F., with a curvy street perfect for skating — and plunged, from its apex, down Market Street and then onward toward ...

In light of social-distancing orders, and in preparation for Memorial Day weekend, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department placed social-distancing circles, measuring roughly six feet in ...

Every day at sundown I head to South Park, my neighborhood park, and sit in the spot where Cate Blanchett had a mental breakdown in Blue Jasmine. It’s fitting because, like Cate’s character, my mind ...

While San Francisco is beloved for its Victorian pageantry, climbing skyscrapers, and that orange hunk of metal in the Bay, the city’s many staircases—installed to get you from point A to point B more ...

An estimated 70 tents popped up in Civic Center last week, a city-sanctioned encampment aimed at housing the shelterless population while keeping them safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Located on ...

Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, emailed his employees Tuesday to tell them that they can work from home permanently, even after the pandemic’s shelter-in-place order ends. “If our employees are in a role ...

Those who push for more housing development in San Francisco—from politicians and developers to economists and academics—present a simple, time-tested argument: If you want to lower housing prices, ...

On the afternoon of January 14, 2020, a red tin-foil heart balloon bobbed sadly in the breeze. The balloon was tied to the top of a hastily erected chain-link fence around the house at 2928 Magnolia ...

The crowd has cleared out—most people are already onboard—but a few stragglers rush to the boat. The ferry idles for a few more minutes before pulling away. It’s sunny and warm, the kind of ...

San Francisco joined the rest of the Bay Area Tuesday in lengthening its shelter-in-place order, which pushed the citywide shutdown until at least May 3. The revamped order also extended the scope of ...

The site of the city’s homeless navigation center for teenagers and other young people in January. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As San Francisco grapples with how to protect thousands of ...