22+ hour, 17+ min ago   (310+ words) Elegant terns arrive in big numbers at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco. Royal. Sandwich. Caspian. Elegant. These are the colorful names for different species of terns, some of San Francisco Bay’s most graceful seabirds. A wave of elegant terns — identifiable…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (774+ words) Over the past four years, a forgotten, cavernous Mission Bay space has quietly been transforming into a restaurant built for one of San Francisco’s fastest-growing neighborhoods and tech hubs. There’s also a stylish lounge with “Mad Men” vibes, where happy…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (367+ words) Golden Gate University in San Francisco. A 46-story skyscraper is slated to replace Golden Gate University in downtown San Francisco as the school moves out of its space amid steep financial troubles. The private university’s campus at 546 Mission St. was…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (456+ words) Caltrans crews install a new fence along Highway 1 in Fort Bragg in August 2026. A near-$10 million project to improve disability access along Highway 1 through Fort Bragg has united the coastal community against Caltrans after crews installed a fence obstructing views…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (998+ words) The good news: Its jewel-like handcrafted doughnuts shocked me right out of my pandemic malaise. The bad news: It ruined all other doughnuts for me. My life was changed on that chilly fall morning, but I can’t pretend I “discovered…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (815+ words) A flight departs from Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport on Sept. 3, 2026. I’ve flown out of San Francisco International Airport more this year than any other in my life, which has been personally exciting but poorly timed. I’ve had a…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (912+ words) FILE: Los Encinos State Historic Park in Encino, Calif. The Portolá expedition eventually moved north, but it didn’t take long for other outsiders to find their way to Los Encinos — including, eventually, a swindling silent film star with big plans…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1799+ words) The first naked man could have been a fluke. But then came another. And another. And another. Each was in the vicinity of a solitary tent pitched on the outskirts of Black Rock City, in Burning Man’s open camping area…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (816+ words) A view of the Lembert Dome in the Tuolumne Meadows, an area in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Water gently rolls downstream in the Tuolumne Meadows, an area in Yosemite National Park, Calif. The Tuolumne River flows across boulders in Yosemite…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (447+ words) FILE - People flock to Baker Beach near the Golden Gate Bridge during a heat advisory issued in San Francisco on March 16, 2026. A major warmup is on the forecast for the Bay Area this week, with temperatures projected to climb as…...