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The Queen Is Dead, and SF Media Now Fondly Recalls Her Visit to the City 40 Years Ago

The event of the queen's death, even though it's far removed from the U.S. and will have no impact on global politics, feels inescapably historic. And San Francisco only has one royal visit to commemorate on this day, from 1983.

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Remembering When Queen Elizabeth Cracked a Smile at 'Beach Blanket Babylon'

Tonight marks the final night of Beach Blanket Babylon's 45-year run in North Beach. The show's longtime sound designer says the show's closing wasn't handled all that well vis a vis the cast. But we take a moment to remember a high point when the cast performed for the Queen in 1983.

Arts & Entertainment

British Ex-Pat in S.F. Attempts to Explain the Queen's Bizarre Diamond Jubilee Concert

Fans of royalty and the under-employed may have caught some or all of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, which unfolded over the course of the last four days in London. The