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Current global projection maps depicting sea level rise are what city managers and planners depend on for future development, however, coastal subsidence has very seldom been considered in making these projections. The Bay Area is a good example.
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As the housing crisis in places like the San Francisco Bay Area continues to place pressure on legislators and city planners, one prominent journalist-author sees technology and unbridled capitalism as a dangerous, perhaps 'demonic mix.'
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As technology moves quickly into the third decade of the 21st Century, some people continue to fear it. The future is always unknown. But for one writer embracing tech will help us avoid 'blind spots.'
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Searching on Google can often feel like a useless pursuit. Type something into the search box, and millions of results pop up with endless information that can take hours to sort through.
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San Francisco-based author Martha Conway read from her historical novel "The Underground River" on June 20th at Bookshop West Portal. This reporter talked to her after the gathering.
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A gunman dressed in a UPS driver's uniform walked into a San Francisco UPS facility and open-fired, killing three employees and wounding two others before turning the gun on himself today.
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The Point in Alameda is making room and coordinating preparations for The Soiled Dove - the one-of-a-kind 'Barbary Coast'- themed circus-infused dinner theater returning weekends from June 9th to July 1st.
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Yelp's Eat24 has teamed up with Marble, a robot delivery startup, and will start delivering food in the evening in the relatively flat Mission and Potrero Hill districts in San Francisco California.
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As spring blossoms out, the points of interest for art lovers in the San Francisco Bay area are abundant. Like the those 'April rain showers' that bring forth the flowers, like the rhyme says, is so true for the local artistic scene.
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With the emergence of Sirius satellite radio, music channels on cable TV and now personalized radio via streaming Internet services, the days of traditional radio broadcasting are just about over.
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Responding to anti-Muslim rhetoric, policies and actions of the Trump administration, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to preemptively prohibit participation in any religion-based registry.
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Two people in San Francisco ended up in the hospital after having to be resuscitated after they drank an herbal tea purchased in a shop on Grant Avenue, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
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In a place where the median price for an average middle-class home is close to or over $1 million, tax dollars are not able to cover the cost of basic things like maintenance and pot holes in the street.
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With St. Paddy's Day soon to arrive, no doubt, bands will be performing at pubs, taverns and bars around the City. What better atmosphere for any band than to play at a pub on St. Patrick's Day.
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A 96-foot Redwood tree stands in the middle of a dispute between what one resident of San Francisco's Montclair Terrace wants to ensure as a legacy in memory to her late husband and what neighbors do not want; an obstruction of view from their windows.
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San Francisco will become the first city in the United States to offer all residents free community college regardless of their ability to pay.
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San Francisco became the first major city to file a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump for his executive order targeting sanctuary cities.
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In the wake of President Donald Trump's executive orders reviving the highly controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, Native Americans and their allies protested around North America this week.
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This past weekend, Pereg Natural Foods featured among its culinary delights the ancient grains of Farro and Freekeh. These little-known grains in the West are joining the ranks of popular healthier grain-alternatives like quinoa.
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As the little ghost town of Bodie was rattled this past December, those who prepare for Earthquakes see the trembler as yet another opportunity to remind people that seismic activity is always present.
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Staff Writer at The New Yorker, Jeffery Toobin has released a book about the bizarre kidnapping and then trial of publishing empire heir Patricia Hearst in his new 2016 book, "American Heiress."
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The famous song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" has a verse that says, "to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars." Decades before Tony Bennett sang that song,
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Transit riders in San Francisco this weekend got a nice surprise: all Muni Metro rides were free. Unfortunately, the reason behind the free fair wasn’t a show of good will on a stressful holiday weekend.
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Every so often we are reminded that things that seem permanent and forever are only "on loan" to us. And, that we should not take anything for granted.
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Bay Area based author Carole Bumpus was delighted when she got the news that she and her companion cookbook, ‘Recipes for Redemption’ from her novel 'Cup of Redemption' were invited to the "Literary Feast" of Les Dames d’Escoffier on Nov. 13.
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As our nation ponders the possibility of a woman president in this upcoming November election, it is important to note how far women have advanced over a century’s time.
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On Halloween night it is customary for the older kids to watch scary movies. These days Netflix, Hulu and others have dozens and dozens to select from. But not too long ago, there was a time when a scary move was on local TV.
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In what's looking more and more like a cover up, the fate of San Francisco's 58-story sleek and ritzy high-rise, Millennium Tower, is heading toward a big court battle after it was discovered the building is sinking and tilting into the soft soil.
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Over the past 40 years the documentary has blossomed from a didactic tool in a classroom to a box-office attraction. Examples of this in recent years are in films such as Michael Moore’s ‘Bowling for Columbine.’
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San Francisco is proposing a legislation that would cap out the total number of days a housing unit can be rented out as a short term rental. The number of days would be capped at 60 per year.
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AWAY: A Southwest Airlines jet takes off from San Jose International Airport in California in 2007. Dylan Ashe / Wikimedia Commons
Marimar Suarez Penalva was the coordinator of the event and help the curators with finding space in the Consulate de Mexico offices for the various displays of art work. They varied from visual art, making use of video technology to paintings, photographs, abstract and conceptual art like that of Vera Costa.
'The Edwardian Ball is where the participants are truly the show," said Rosin Coven member and the event's co-producer, Justin Katz. by Marco Sanchez, courtesy of The Edwardian Ball
Josephine Foucher noted how bright and vivid the paintings of Xavier Castellanos are. She praised his work saying, "we love his work, he will always have a place here whenever he wants to schedule an exhibit."
Ben Matranga is a candidate in the running for City Supervisor for District 7, his own neighborhood.
Author Larry Levy is now retired. For the past 40 years he and his wife Teresa have lived in San Francisco's Sunset District near Golden Gate Park. Courtesy of author Larry Levy and Lehane Designs
For the 11th Annual Noir City Film Festival, special program guides were given to patrons.
The Ocean Avenue Festival from last year 2014 was a success. Organizers and community leaders want to keep activities like that going so that the neighborhood will thrive. Courtesy of The Ingleside Light
Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park is getting some long-over due attention and renovation. The adjacent cottage will undergo a renovation as well.
"Dog Days of Summer" is an upcoming social mixer aimed at raising awareness of the importance of guide dogs and the work that Guide Dogs for The Blind of San Rafael does to train and prepare pups as canine companions for those with visual impairment. Courtesy of Guide Dogs for The Blind, San Rafael, CA.
Michele Goss, one of the co-chairs noted that people she talked to said that New York's antique shows are more stressful with intense competition. "Our show here is more relaxed and friendly," she said.
David Louis Klein with models Siara Hunt, Jasmine Dshay, Lisa Oliveras, Patrice Davis and Okolo Chuluunbat. Photo by RE Vamped, courtesy of David Louis Klein
Impressive mural of the Chinese Dragon in Chinatown, San Francisco, CA.
Efforts to save Charlie the pit bull reached out across the Internet through social media sites like Face Book.
Labor of Eden.
Best neighborhood market for exotic food and local farmers' produce, fresh wide variety of olives and more.
Main office at Parkmerced apartment and town house complex on 19th Ave in San Francisco.
Ari Rozycki is now a world-traveling veterinary, since retiring from Especially Cats Veterinary Hospital and Clinic on Taraval Street in San Francisco, CA Courtesy Ari Rozycki
Author and historian James R. Smith spoke to dozens who filled St. Phillip's Church auditorium in San Francisco's Noe Valley District on Aug. 30 to recollect and remember Playland, which closed in 1972.
The interior of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, San Francisco, CA Courtesy of San Francisco Audio
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