Five years before the historic occupation of Alcatraz by Indians of All Tribes, a smaller group staked a claim to the abandoned prison island under a U.S. treaty. 70 years of absurd, crazy and downright About 260,000 vehicles travel across the Bay Bridge every day. Cartoonist Scott Adams' recent racist rant drew condemnation and led to his comic being pulled from many newspapers. One of the Ode to Gumps: Memories flow from archive as SFs oldest store says goodbye. Its easy to flip through decades of Depression-era discovery: Shasta Dam construction photos unearthed. It travels 30 mph, and the ride seems smooth. The Kindle Edition of The San Francisco Chronicle contains most articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. Across San Francisco, many small-business owners are in a predicament: They saw revenues plunge during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as losses from commercial burglaries. Upon landing, the unique shape of the snowflakes creates small pockets of air at the ground, and the totals can pile up quickly. Heres who has offered big bucks so far. It was so big, in fact, an island was built for it. Adams, a Bay Area resident, made the offensive comments on his Real Coffee with Scott Adams video show, after erroneously concluding that a poll had found nearly half of all Blacks are not OK with white people. He was referring to a recent Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American adults who were asked whether they agreed with the statement Its ok to be white, a phrase the Anti-Defamation League has labeled as hate speech. Bam! Lyle Tuttle, 1931-2019: See photos of SF tattoo legend from decades past. A dig into The Chronicles archives unearthed compelling photos from that night. Before her long career in the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein was a California criminal justice expert and a San Francisco mayor. In Oakland, the anticipation Chinatown charity: 79 years ago, SFs Rice Bowl helped save lives. We certainly do not want to provide them with financial support.. Davies Symphony Hall made a splashy debut in San Francisco in 1980. Heres what March looks like, Massive Tahoe avalanche 'engulfed' 3-story apartment building, Sugar Bowl Resort office completely buried after winter storm, Heres how much rain and snow is heading to Northern California this weekend, Exclusive: Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of snow, California snowpack hits highest level this century for March, could soon become biggest ever, Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with understandable patience, but his return is essential, James Wiseman, leadership genius? The archive of a newspaper thats more than 150 years old can conceal treasures. The sun may be the scorching center of our solar system and the most vital energy source for our planet of 7.5 billion people, but in 1978 a collection of activists, poets, organizers and ahem stars deemed it necessary to bring attention to An ode to the Embarcadero Freeway, the blight by the bay. Get Premium Access. From The Chronicle, SFs Aquatic Park: From dream to disaster to New Deal landmark. Saving SFs Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Parks grandest building. In honor of the parks 150th anniversary, rarely seen archival photos of people enjoying Golden Gate park throughout the 20th Century. Luann Time Machine Dangerous Dirk Frenemy Tiffany The Breakup That Left 'Luann' Readers In Disbelief Fabulous Desdemona Best of . Candlestick Parks first Opening Day: Found photos from 60 years ago. Amazon.com: San Francisco Chronicle : Kindle Store You Might Also Like Dark Side of the Horse Samson. Sometimes, history disappears. What happens in Vegas doesnt stay in Vegas. Sign up to get daily weather forecasts in your inbox. You dont stumble across hidden presidential history every day. The Fortune Teller. Heres how to get them, Review: Berkeley Reps Cambodian Rock Band' is a paean to the power of art, This Bay Area artist has ALS and cant speak but shes still directing her dream project, Bay Area theater supergroup unites playwright, composer and shadow puppeteer, Pier 24 Photography to sell famed collection worth more than $15 million, Last chance to see: Bay Bridge lights turn off on Sunday, SFMOMA and MoAD to share curator for art of the African Diaspora, Review: Pianist Yuja Wang keeps on dazzling with the S.F. The first-ever NFL Players Association report card was released this week, and it is full of eye-opening details. Besides the Kindle version lacking several features, several stories were already available online for free the day before, some articles have the wrong headings and the daily issue sometimes doesn't show up until a day later. Celebrate with female-centered events throughout the Bay Area, Larry Hunt, San Francisco's 'Bucket Man' street performer, dies at 64, Artist William Kentridge prepares a multi-front visit to Berkeley, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Introducing ALICE! With the Monterey Bay Aquarium coming up on its 35th birthday, a trip to The Chronicles subterranean archive turned up amazing photos of the Cannery Row facilitys opening day, Oct. 20, 1984. His Detroit Pistons coach sees something special. We found hundreds of negatives inside The Chronicles archive covering most years of the early Pride Parades, including some unpublished photos. A New Comic Strip by Andrea Beizer. For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle starting at 5:00 AM San Francisco local time. He spent his senior year of college serving as The Hornet's first Black editor in chief, leading the organization to two Pacemaker awards and several other national honors from the Associated Collegiate Press. A change to the comics page. Recent images of smiling children aboard the Potomac sparked my interest and led me to The Chronicles archive in search of photos, articles and newspaper pages that told the story of President Franklin D. Roosevelts Floating White House. Oroville Dam: A look back at massive structures construction. In "The Exceptions," journalist Kate Zernike dissects the university's admission of gender bias and warns that it can happen anywhere. During his time there, he spent three years as a reporter and editor for the university's award-winning student newspaper, The State Hornet. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). SFs most remote residents: Farallones quest for a 1950 census taker and The Chronicle. Now were on a mission to rescue them. If youre bracing for a groan-inducing punchline, rest easy. Atop Lone Mountain, the history of SFs first womens college lives on. It met a sad end, but not before stoking dreams of a city of gondolas. Using Zillow home values data, we are mapping Bay Area median house prices and charting changes in the housing market. More from Luann. Useful to catch up but missing the personality of the city, Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020. Converts to Continuous Service Subscription. Datebook is the San Francisco Chronicle's guide to arts & entertainment in the Bay Area, combining award-winning news with a curated events calendar. A look back at how the 1940s wartime economy changed advertising in The Chronicle. Columnists defended the aesthetic of Pier 39. Its been 50 years since a conflict over Peoples Park in Berkeley ended in dozens of injuries and the death of one man. When the Bay Area had World Cup fever in 1994. California weather: Here's how much rain, snow will drop this weekend Pete Wilson took a helicopter tour over the fields and roads flooded by the Cosumnes River south of Sacramento and declared a state of emergency in 25 Northern California counties. In his annual message to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27, 1947, he said, I know there are strong sentimental reasons for keeping this old, ingenious and novel mode of transportation. Comments. State offering money for retrofits, Opinion: S.F.s street crisis response team is in crisis, members say, Oakland ransomware attackers release data stolen from city network, Yes, that's a toucan flying around Walnut Creek, Warriors rally to defeat Pelicans, match longest winning streak of season, Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' actor, dies at 61, Sonoma County sheriffs chase ends in death, Antioch woman arrested in threats to private school in Walnut Creek, Prisoner kept in solitary confinement after leading fight against practice, A $200 million bike bridge tantalized this Bay Area city. Before 1954, Veterans Day Howard Hughes, the CIA and a mysterious ship in the Bay Area. Listen: What went wrong at John Muir Health? A search in the basement archive turns up photos from one of the Bay Areas most dramatic peaks Mount Diablo. Twenty-five years ago this week, long-time California Assembly leader Willie Brown won a run-off election to become San Franciscos first African-American mayor. For six decades, San Francisco baseball fans have celebrated the start of spring with the Giants home opener. No matter the decade, San Francisco has known how to throw a New Years bash. Terms apply. Converts to Continuous Service Subscription. Baby Blues | Comics | ArcaMax Publishing Weve done another deep dive into The Chronicles archive to feature even more Pride parade photos throughout the years. The other complaint is there are no box scores, standings or TV schedules in the Sports section like in the hard copy. California announced Thursday that it will follow the lead of the Internal Revenue Service and postpone tax filing deadlines until Oct. 16 for almost all people and businesses in the state. Thats a hate group and I dont wanna have anything to do with em. The Kindle edtion is reaosnabley well orgainized and saves me money and from dealing with a lot of paper. The phrase was circulated in a trolling campaign in 2017 by members of the controversial online forum 4chan, in which fliers with the slogan were posted, with originators assuming liberals would respond negatively, thereby proving they did not agree with it, according to the ADL. The Shoreline. I lost to the coronavirus in Las Vegas. Call it the Miracle on the Bay. The paper sent a How one couple saved Muir Woods from becoming a dammed reservoir. Bay Area cartoonist who created Dilbert goes on racist rant, draws condemnation, Track water shortages and restrictions across Bay Area. In the 1920s to the 1940s, the biggest names were brothers: Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo. Audio walking tours that highlight the hidden corners and little-known histories of San Francisco. Today on Luann - Comics by Greg Evans - GoComics The Squaw Valley Ski Resort wasnt always the place of world-class grandeur we now know. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. For a century and a half, San Franciscans relied on Gumps for one-of-a-kind gifts. Something like that. Please try again. The images, squirreled away in a drawer of negatives in the papers basement archive for A classic Cal football archive discovery: 1938 Rose Bowl photos. This years Giants Opening Day is postponed, but 60 years ago, fans flocked to see the first pitch of the season at the new Candlestick Park. Heres where California reservoir levels stand after this weeks rains. Once a school holiday and daylong event of all things spring for children in San Francisco, May Day faded as a celebration in the 1970s. Comics: King Comics | The Seattle Times After World War II, the Presidio came close to becoming the location of the United Nations headquarters, but intrigue and a donation back East ended the excitement. Use this tool to compare electric vehicles and see if you can ditch your gas car for your next trip. The Chronicles archive has photos of its heyday and demise. The best-known U.S. Mint building in San Francisco is at Fifth and Mission streets, right across the street from the Chronicle building. Register here. Whats the famous line: The hottest summer I ever spent was an autumn in San Francisco? It took two hours for the mansion that defined Millbrae for decades to go from the centerpiece of one of the Bay Areas most lavish estates to a pile of ash. In San Francisco, Queen Elizabeth II is still remembered fondly for her royal visit through the West Coast early in 1983. Last year, a late October archive dig turned up classic photos of San Francisco workers dressed up for Halloween. San Francisco 1906 earthquake: When The Chronicle's front page had 50-year-old news. Its a thrill when you find a hidden gem deep in the archive not a thrill like zooming through the Demon roller-coasters double corkscrew at 50 mph, but a thrill nonetheless. This version seems to be very limited in scope and content. 9 Granada (24-10) vs. TBD Thats the gamble we take when learning to live with COVID. Your weekly guide to Bay Area arts & entertainment. In the 1950s, an enterprising San Franciscan built a Sky Tram near Ocean Beach. Exclusive: Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of California snowpack hits highest level this century for March, could Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with understandable patience, but his Map shows which parts of California exceeded entire years worth of rain, Map shows stunning improvement in California drought, Last chance to see: Bay Bridge lights turn off on Sunday. The undisputed queen of San Francisco nightlife ran brothels in the city for two decades with a clientele that reportedly included some of the most prominent figures on the West Coast. SFs May Day: How a once-popular childrens celebration fizzled out. A search through our archive turned up dozens of photo negatives from event that created the United Nations. Princess Margaret of Great Britain may not have worn the crown, but she got a welcome fit for a queen when she visited San Francisco more than 50 years ago. Its been a while since the Cal football team won the Rose Bowl. I especially enjoy the Sunday edition - however, the format has apparently changed with the addition of obituaries (many) and elimination of the news quiz. California says it can no longer fund COVID testing, vaccines for migrants. The Hoover Institution that resides in the tower named for former President Herbert Hoover is a public policy think tank, generally thought of as conservative. Monterey Bay Aquariums 1984 debut: Packing em in like sardines on Cannery Row. About; Contact; Careers; Permissions; Newsroom Staff; COMMUNITY. For sale to good home: Ultrarare 1970s Muni streetcar. Most Californians can put off filing taxes until Oct. 16 should they? State Sen. Scott Wiener weighs run for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat. Salesforce seeks to cut office space at Salesforce Tower after mass layoff. With Stephen Curry & Co. winning their Remembering Robert Kennedy in SF 50 years after his assassination. Heres where you can find one of the rarest tacos in California, Impossible Foods had record sales in 2022, now it plans to lay off workers. Explore the stories behind classic front pages, Bay Area bracing for cold front that will bring heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms, Judge slaps California for incomplete prisoner suicide prevention measures, 'Soft-story homes face quake risks. The Golden Gate International Exposition was one of the grandest parties in San Franciscos history. Angela Davis early California days before and after her infamous trial. Call it the smoothest crash-landing of all time. Steam ships went on to replace sailing vessels, and the Star of Alaska fell into disrepair. San Francisco Chronicle - Bay Area news, sports, tech, food - San About that New York Times op-ed on San Francisco How Californias Big Ag wants you to think about all this rain, How California can teach New York to clean up truck pollution, Tesla vs. gas cars: Here's how popular EVs perform on a California roadtrip. And where does Brock Purdy rank? Photos of the great Peninsula train derailment of 1953 rediscovered. More than 50 Chronicle archive photos for SF Prides 50th anniversary. San Francisco citizens once traveled by gondola. : We found the winner of The Chronicles Batmobile contest. All Bozo comments are unsolicited and are not linked to social media. The 1980s reunion of one of San Franciscos biggest Summer of Love bands was an unexpected and short-lived delight. In the wake of four San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks suffering serious injuries this season, a line of thinking emerged that perhaps head coach Tim Flannery, the former San Francisco Giants third-base coach and Lunatic Fringe front man, understands the importance of MLBs new pitch Ex-Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman might have a promising future. We found dozens of unpublished photos of his busy stop in the city. Most important No ads, Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020. As grounds crews for the Giants and As prepare their fields for 2023, MLBs bigger bases expose its asymmetry: The bases dont form a perfect square, and its not 90 feet between them. The search term Bigfoot recently rose up one of our trending lists, but its not because of a new sighting in Humboldt County or farther north. When San Franciscos Presidio almost became the world capital. A Bay Area couple have been using a decommissioned Muni light-rail vehicle as an office. Earlier in the day, the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer announced the paper dropped the Dilbert comic strip because of Adams rant. San Francisco Chronicle on the App Store How much snow did Tahoe get? The states leader and father to current Gov. Thinking back to these times, I headed to The Chronicles archive and found proof that Highway 101s Bayshore Freeway was once a considered a futuristic transportation innovation. Revisit her storied trip through S.F. The Greek. The Chronicle stopped carrying Dilbert last October after strips that, among other things, joked that reparations, proposed for African Americans because of slavery, can be claimed by underperforming office workers and that to get around efforts to diversify workplaces straight men should pretend they are gay, said Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, editor in chief. Champs! Glass negatives, more than a century old, show San Franciscans everyday life after disaster. Celebrate SFs autumnal summer with 1930s-'60s Ocean Beach photos. because ofrecent discriminatory comments by its creator. In the basement of the Gothic Revival building at 901 Mission St. sat a box of negatives damaged by Hells Angels vs. Allen Ginsberg: The unlikely Vietnam War-era confrontation. Dilbert was dropped Saturday by the San Antonio Express News and Hearst Connecticut Media Group, which are owned by Hearst Communications, The Chronicles parent company. If you do not wish to continue at this renewal price, you may cancel any time by visiting. 1989 World Series photos found: Giants, As and a quakes shake. The new normal in 1942: A look back at wartime ads in The Chronicle. How to get the most out of your Chronicle subscription. Listen: The many near deaths of Tom Stienstra, Listen: "The Riders Come Out At Night": Corruption and brutality, Listen: Californias COVID emergency is over, but is the pandemic. Merchants in areas hardest hit by burglaries say city is failing them, Listen: It's Animal Month! Stanford Stadium was the venue for several games involving the United 1974-75 Warriors were champions, but their wardrobes were the real MVPs. The Chronicles archives yielded some great photos. California Highway Patrol officers used a bullhorn to order A salute to the king of Golden Gate Bridge stunts. We apologize for the sudden change, and hope you will still enjoy our many other . A search through The Chronicles archive found early photos of the father of modern tattooing at his first studio. How twin SF-to-Sacramento steamships histories diverged in fantastic fashion. We believe strongly in upholding important newsroom standards and values aimed at supporting society, and the valued readers we serve, the papers said in a note to readers. Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018. When you think Andy Warhol, you think New York City. Browse the top places to work in San Francisco and the Bay Area as rated by their employees. The Concorde was faster than the speed of sound, and it sure made a lot of noise when it flew into the Bay Area. The SF Chronicle is a second-rate newspaper at best. Port Chicago disaster: Unpublished photos of a World War II tragedy in Bay Area. 6 Salesian 64, No. Cals last Rose Bowl victory was four seasons before that. The shimmering Bay Lights turn off Sunday night as the effort to raise $11 million to fund a bigger, better version is only partway there. From the Archive - San Francisco Chronicle But they'll cost you. A colorful, possibly haunted hotel drew celebrity guests and angry neighbors. Very few readers noticed when we killed it and we only had a handful of complaints. Fifty years ago this month, a Japan Air Lines DC-8 belly-flopped into San Francisco Bay 17,000 feet short of the San Francisco International Airport runway. The Chronicles archive revealed a trove of photos of the building during and after its construction. View the most popular comics on GoComics.com. Unearthed World War II-era photos a salute to the women who Not all the women whose hard work helped on the home front during World War II were part of the Rosie the Riveter phenomenon. Wee Pals. Symphony, A new operatic production takes wing on ropes and silks, Review: S.F. 2022-02-04 - To our readers: As of this week, The Chronicle is no longer carrying the "Baby Blues" comic strip. Wallace The Brave. Thirty-seven years ago, Mount St. Helens exploded, killing 57 people, leveling more than 250 homes and shaving 1,300 feet Fog City: Found photos show SFs signature weather spectacle Oh, Fogust. Some folks will miss you. NIE | sfchronicle | Digital Edition Connect - NIEonline How does San Francisco Red Sox sound? Comics Kingdom | Judge Parker by Nick Dallis The epicenter: Rediscovered photos show Loma Prieta quakes Santa Cruz devastation. Back then, most West Coast folks had never seen a double-decker bus, unless they were SF alligators: When giant reptiles were moved (ever so carefully). Will California bust its budget by extending tax deadline? Username: Password: Don't have an account? With the dramatic devastation around the Marina, the Embarcadero, the Bay Bridge and the Cypress Structure, its easy to forget that Santa Cruz County was hit hard by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. More than 125,000 people drove or ferried to Treasure Island for the opening of the Golden Gate International Exposition. White supremacists, who had used the phrase long before the trolling campaign, quickly promoted it, adding their website links to fliers or combining the phrase with white supremacist language or imagery, the ADL said. The Chronicles archive has hundreds of photos and negatives of Beach Blanket Babylon, including some behind-the-scenes shots that havent been seen in decades. Bill Graham shows, the Grateful Dead and Santana. New toll-based express lanes between Interstate 380 in South San Francisco and Whipple Avenue in Redwood City on Highway 101 opened Friday, transportation officials said. San Francisco Mayor George Christopher accepted an invitation to Moscow from a Soviet leader with hopes he could use the trip to promote cultural exchange. Michael Collier, a former Chronicle editor, dies in Oregon car crash, Charlie Walker, 'mayor of Bayview-Hunters Point,' dies at 89. We are not a home for those who espouse racism. The Dragon Gate marking the entrance to San Franciscos Chinatown is a relatively recent addition and it was a tough road to get it built. Uh, no. A half century ago, the Black Panthers clashed with Oakland police in a violent episode that forever changed the political organization and the city from which it grew. Californians can put off filing taxes but should they? No. Smack! << Back to all Seattle Times Comics. There are times it does not come through and that is a little annoying. sends student to hospital, Yes, that's a toucan flying around Walnut Creek, Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American adults. Much of it is precisely organized, but parts are a mess. Asking price: a few hundred thousand dollars. The personal, path-making art of Amalia Mesa-Bains, Review: Mel Brooks History of the World is back and it stinks on ice, Close director Lukas Dhont returns to Bay Area to speak straight from the heart, Review: Some of MIT's brightest minds faced years of discrimination because they were women, PlayGround and Poltergeist Theatre Project's 'Gaslit', 6 concerts to catch in the Bay Area this March, March 2023 new releases include Miley Cyrus, De La Soul and U2, 5 TV shows and movies coming to Netflix, Disney+ and more in March, The 9 best live music venues in San Francisco While never beloved The Chronicles editorial board called for the foolish freeway to be demolished only six months in it would take a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, and a Lucky to get out alive: When a deadly Bay Area storm wreaked havoc in 1982. Now, new photos come to light. Fifty years ago, anti-war demonstrators took a stand, shutting down the Oakland Induction Center, a Halloweens of SFs past: Long-buried photos dug up from More than a century ago, Halloween in San Francisco was all about adults getting dressed up in crazy outfits and letting loose at raucous parties. A dig into the archives turned up hundreds of photos of charity Thanksgiving events in the Bay Area over the past 60 years, as well as special dinners for new immigrants and even un-Thanksgiving celebrations by American Indian groups. But in May 1966, the pop art impresario brought his show to San Francisco, and The Chronicle was there to capture the moment and critique the experience. The 1974-75 Golden State Warriors played with style on their way to the teams first NBA championship in the Bay Area. Feminist bookstores: The legacy and lessons of a women-led movement Black History Month: Events, performances and ways to celebrate. While searching The Chronicles archive for photos and stories for the upcoming Lunar New Year, I turned up packs of negatives showing Rice Bowl Festivals. per month after the free trial period until cancelled. Wife of missing Bay Area radio host says Jeffrey Vandergrift will not Fight at Riordan basketball game in S.F. Heres the evidence so far. We will charge your default card or another payment method on file. A Chronicle critic intervenes in the rebuilding of a traditional Catholic cathedral. A recent dig through The Chronicles archive turned up one of our most surprising Angel Island for sale? Angela Davis first made news when she was fired by the UC regents in 1969 for being a member of the Communist Party, but it wouldnt be her last front-page story in The Chronicle. Then, as the first 15 train cars pass a switch point near Burlingame on Aug. 19, 1953, a An ode to Kezar Stadium: Archive digging leads to big SF photo scores.
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