In case you weren't aware, San Francisco boasts the longest-running film festival in the Americas, and this year's SFFILM fest features 163 films, 72 of them directed by women, and 12 of which are world premieres.
The annual celebration of hanami, the blossoming of cherry blossom trees that heralds the arrival of spring, begins Saturday in SF's Japantown with dozens of events and demonstrations.
With the help of her attorney, former SF Supervisor Angela Alioto, Florence Fang is doubling down in her fight against the town of Hillsborough with a lawsuit of her own.
SFist talked to Armistead Maupin, Laura Linney, and a whole gang of characters both old and new as the Netflix ‘Tales of the City’ reboot premiered Wednesday night.
A runway that's scheduled for major maintenance work later this year had to undergo unscheduled maintenance Thursday morning because of a 1-foot-wide pothole.
Debate continues over SF's Juvenile Hall, a pedestrian was killed on Highway 4, and Berkeley scientists are working on a birth control pill for men.
The Transbay Transit Center is still supposedly on track for a June reopening, the man who died in Tomales Bay was out clamming, and a Berkeley expert warns that PG&E is bound to start passing off wildfire costs to consumers soon.
San Jose's mayor and city council dropped the ball 13 months ago when they approved a new Chick-fil-A as part of the contract for the concessionaire at Mineta San Jose International Airport. Now they're doing their best to make up for it.
Uber is expected to make its IPO filing public on Thursday, with an expected valuation of $90 billlion to $100 billion. Yes, those are big numbers, and some longtime employees are going to get quite paper-rich very soon. But this panic over all the pending IPOs needs to stop.
San Francisco looks stunningly beautiful and gloriously kooky and bohemian in the newly released trailer for Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, the Netflix reboot of the ensemble tale that began with a 40-year-old serial column in the Chronicle, and a PBS miniseries based on those columns.
The just-opened Gram Cafe and Pancakes at the Stonestown Galleria is one of several Asian food businesses drawing crowds to the otherwise faded shopping center — and it's serving an Instagram-trending dish that's kinda sorta sweeping the nation.
San Francisco’s homeless account for only one-fourth of the greater Bay Area homeless population, and the broader Bay Area ranks pretty terribly at providing supportive housing.
On Tuesday, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry exited the game after nine minutes, leaving fans wondering to what extent the two-time NBA MVP was injured.
The fix for the sinking Millennium Tower is still over a year off, a 21-year-old man was fatally shot in Oakland last night, and a 63-unit building in SoMa was shot down by the BoS because of the partial shadow it would cast on a park.
A driver allegedly ran down a cyclist in Pacific Heights, the Chronicle Editorial Board praises London Breed on Navigation Center stance, and Devin Nunes is being mocked again.
Nobody said it would be easy for the Giants' offense this season. The organization, MLB experts, and fans alike all understood this team was entering the 2019 season with solid pitching and defense and a lackluster offense.
The cameras that are supposed to snap your photo and send you a ticket if you run a red light in San Francisco haven't been functional for months, as the former, deteriorating camera system was shut off ahead of a planned replacement.
4/20 falls on a Saturday this year, and organizers are expecting a larger than usual turnout for the celebration of all things weed. That will come with added fencing, better security, and a beefed-up cleanup crew being paid for by local dispensaries.
San Francisco's Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about possible exposure to measles from an infected person who was visiting the city last week — and the person spent time in Hayes Valley and rode public transportation.
The alleged four-hour ransacking of a San Mateo home was all captured on Ring security footage, and it was the driver’s second burglary attempt of the day.
Popular daytime spot Arlequin Cafe — with its lovely, unparalleled back patio — served its last panini on Sunday, as the Absinthe Group says the concept is no longer penciling, financially.
The Dubs are now guaranteed home-court advantage throughout what should be a deep postseason run through the Western Conference.
BART steps up police patrols after recent violent incidents, Burning Man is warring with the feds again, and does Swalwell even have a chance in 2020 or is he really just prepping for later?
A 40-year-old Daly City man was mauled by a dog, Eric Swalwell makes his 2020 bid official on Colbert, and a federal judge says Trump's asylum policy is illegal.
RIP. Blowfish Sushi has been a go-to for many a Missionite going back to the pre-dot-com-boom days, and it remained a fun and casual place to down some sake and a few maki rolls.
