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How Yosemite lost its historic names — and may win them back
How Yosemite lost its historic names — and may win them back
The story of how Yosemite National Park lost the names of some of its most storied landmarks isn’t simply a tale of opportunism by a profit-hungry company. It’s a long, tangled chronology of action — ... -
Yosemite: What’s in a name change?
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New era — names change but so does park operator
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Park service not giving up yet
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Cold blast to bring 2 feet of snow to Sierra
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Human arm bone found at Fremont construction site
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Man shot dead in Richmond’s Iron Triangle
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run near SF’s Broadway Tunnel
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Diners irked by 1895 hanging photo at Minnesota restaurant
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19 neglected dogs found in Bay Point vehicle; 2 are euthanized
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UC Berkeley law dean resigns amid harassment scandal
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S.F. man tries to stop street harassment, gets stabbed
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Forecasters say Lake Mead water shortage could be on the way
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Woman in fatal Las Vegas Strip crash sent to mental hospital
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New Jersey Transit riders seek options amid strike threat
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Defense lawyer, investigator brawl in California courthouse
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Nancy and Ronald Reagan, inseparable in life, together again
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Bay Area housing crisis fueled by greed, study finds
CHIP JOHNSON: There are numerous reasons why the Bay Area has a housing crisis. The reason we most often hear about is the influx of new residents to the area.
New SoMa buildings fit comfortably into surroundings
JOHN KING: Brannan Street has long been one of those thoroughfares you cross while heading somewhere else, with long blocks of stocky blue-collar buildings pockmarked by parking lots.
In Arizona, Harper’s rant rubs players the wrong way
ANN KILLION: Bryce Harper’s words floated over the Arizona desert Thursday morning like a single dark cloud in an otherwise blue sky.
Airbnb stumbles again, this time in the West Bank
THOMAS LEE: Recent events tell us that Airbnb’s benign image masks a detached, tone-deaf corporation whose incompetence in public stagecraft risks undermining its $25 billion valuation.
Storm rages on: Russian River likely to hit flood stage
Heavy rains that pounded the Bay Area Thursday — triggering minor flooding, numerous road closures and mudslides — will continue on Friday as the storm lingers in the region, forecasters said.
Kaepernick appears to be leaving 49ers
The Broncos, Browns and Jets expressed interest in trading for the 49ers’ quarterback, with Denver emerging as the front-runner, according to multiple reports.
Chronicle Covers: When U.S. invaded Mexico to hunt Pancho Villa
Let the hunt for Pancho Villa commence! The Chronicle’s front page from March 11, 1916, covers the United States’ expedition to track down and capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa, the famed Mexican ...
Senate approves tobacco bills, increasing smoking age to 21
California lawmakers sent Gov. Jerry Brown six bills to tighten restrictions on tobacco products in an effort to curb smoking in the state.
Tech companies compete in improv PowerPoint for bragging rights
Workers from Google and other firms competed for “Funniest Person In Silicon Valley.” To win it, they had to make up presentations for topics that ranged ...
Cupertino mayor pitches business tax, not afraid of Apple
Cupertino’s City Hall has long been cautious when dealing with Apple, its largest employer and one of the world’s most valuable companies.
A nicer tone at GOP debate, but still few specifics from Trump
Absent the nasty, puerile tone of the previous Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump didn’t feel compelled to again defend the size of his manhood at Thursday’s much more substantive throw down ...
Trump University’s ex-students give it a failing grade
Trump University spelled hope in 2008 for George Hanus of Fremont, whose startup information technology business was crumbling under the weight of the sinking economy.
Planning Department gets ready to get ready for sea-level rise
CITY INSIDER: The long-term threat of a rising bay has prodded nearly a dozen city agencies to come together and respond with an action plan — “action” being a relative term.
5 years after Fukushima, little radiation found in California
In the half decade since a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, melted down, scientists have found no levels of nuclear radiation along the California coast that would be harmful to humans.
Panel has deal for land key to financing transit center
The board of the cash-strapped Transbay Joint Powers Authority struck a deal Thursday with a developer willing to pay $160 million for a key parcel of land near the transit center.
Supes, MTA cut deal to reduce city’s towing charges
The cost of retrieving a towed vehicle in S.F. will drop by $111.25 — to $380 — under an agreement reached between the Board of Supervisors and the Metropolitan Transportation Agency.
SF D.A. Gascón’s divide with law enforcement deepens
The aggressive drive by District Attorney George Gascón to reform the police force has further divided him from much of the law enforcement community, gratifying supporters who laud him as an independent ...
What a Bay Bridge bike path to S.F. might look like
MATIER & ROSS: We’re getting the first glimpses of what a Bay Bridge bike path from Treasure Island to San Francisco would look like — and the ideas range from the spectacular to the surreal.
Confident Billy Beane has a plan for A’s
BRUCE JENKINS: The A’s enter the coming season with only one major star, Sonny Gray, and the lingering fallout of some disastrous transactions.
Raiders beat out 49ers for top cornerback Sean Smith
Oakland continued to make waves Thursday, grabbing its third premier free agent. Former Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith signed a four-year, $40 million contract, with $20 million guaranteed, according to ...
Warriors’ Iguodala a key cog in team’s success
Despite all the talk about the Warriors’ deciding it was time to clean up their turnover problem, they followed 44 gaffes during a two-game span by coughing up three more in the first 4½ minutes Wednesday.
For Curry and Ko, the admiration's mutual
RON KROICHICK: When the world’s best women’s golfer spends a few minutes with the world’s best basketball player, some simple truths emerge from this meet-and-greet.
Obama’s free-trade push meets populist critics
EDITORIAL: Thundering against free trade is turning into a crowd-pleasing topic of the presidential election season.
Going beyond geek chic — CeBIT
OPINION: Perhaps in one of the unlikeliest juxtapositions, CeBIT, the world’s largest computer trade show, will open Monday in Germany, five days after the Paris culmination of the “Big 4” fashion weeks.
UC’s ethics failures: law school dean and Davis chancellor
EDITORIAL: The resignation of UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Sijuit Choudhry in the face of a sexual harassment lawsuit only addresses half of the outrage in this case.
The Forgotten Survivors of AIDS
"Last Men Standing" is a special report on the tens of thousands of people in San Francisco and across the U.S. who outlived one of the nation’s worst public health crises.
Interactive Stories: The Men Who Outlived an Epidemic
The Chronicle followed eight men for nearly a year, documenting the way AIDS impacted their lives as young men — and the heartbreaking challenges they face now, as aging survivors.
The Film: Watch the trailer for 'Last Men Standing'
Take a sneak peek at the 65-minute long documentary that will premiere at the Castro Theater on April 8.
Ordinaire in Oakland a shrine to natural wine
DRINK UP: The wine is cloudy in the glass, a kind of pale-golden milk, wafting a cowshed’s worth of organic-matter aromas: wet earth, animal hide, sweet-smelling hay. When I taste it, its acidity sears.
Cool beans: U.N. declares 2016 the Year of the Pulse
This year, the United Nations is promoting a food that’s easy to grow, earth-friendly and can alleviate global hunger. Yet while most Americans have eaten it, they wouldn’t be able to name it.
Cooked pulses elevate a weeknight repertoire
COOK YOUR WEEK: Turns out that cooking pulses, or dried legumes — beans, lentils, split peas, that sort of thing — is ridiculously easy; it just takes some planning.
CAAMFest: ‘Family Ingredients’ a culinary trip
Honolulu chef and food sustainability advocate Ed Kenney clearly likes to keep busy: He’s about to open his fourth restaurant, and serves on the board of Ma‘o Organic Farm and other nonprofits.
McDonald brings power to sweet, sad sunset of ‘Lady Day’
DAVID WIEGAND: It must have been something to see Audra McDonald inhabit, live onstage, Billie Holiday in Holiday’s later years.
Peter Frampton unplugs, reminisces about Bowie
POP QUIZ: Peter Frampton has set down his guitar — only to pick up another one. On his latest album, the 65-year-old Brit unplugs on his classics songs like “Show Me the Way.”
Bill Graham’s legacy celebrated at Contemporary Jewish Museum
There aren’t many museum exhibitions devoted to the life of a concert promoter. Then again, Bill Graham wasn’t just any concert promoter. And his was no ordinary life.
The Chronicle's Photos of the Week
This week we took a look at snowy plovers and a happy polar bear, the Warriors won again and we went backstage.
Nature in harmony: Tai chi at Madison Square Park
THE REGULARS: It’s like clockwork. At 7:30 a.m. every morning, people flock to Madison Square Park. Their bodies begin flowing in forms of tai chi, qigong, badminton and dance.
'Power Trip' summit to draw Paltrow, other notables to S.F.
TRENDING: Ever been accused of being on a power trip? On March 21 and 22, some 200 women will be, and not in a bad way.
Snowbound in the Sierra: 3 days of hell on a train in 1952
FROM THE ARCHIVE: In 1952 more than 200 passengers survived three days stuck on a train near Donner Summit during one of biggest snowstorms the area had ever seen.
Chronicle Covers: When a joyride didn’t end happily
This ride was far from joyful. The Chronicle’s front page from March 10, 1956, covers a joyride crash that injured two police officers and landed three teen suspects behind bars. One of the ...
Views, luxury inside remodeled Telegraph Hill home
WALK-THROUGH: A cascade of superlatives only begins to convey the grandeur of this luxury listing on Telegraph Hill.
Gold Country: Where California began
Think of the places you need to experience to say you know California: the Golden Gate, Half Dome, the curves of Highway 1 at Big Sur. Add this one, the Gold Country.
Storm rages on: Russian River likely to hit flood stage
Heavy rains that pounded the Bay Area Thursday — triggering minor flooding, numerous road closures and mudslides — will continue on Friday as the storm lingers in the region, forecasters said.
Kaepernick appears to be leaving 49ers
The Broncos, Browns and Jets expressed interest in trading for the 49ers’ quarterback, with Denver emerging as the front-runner, according to multiple reports.
Chronicle Covers: When U.S. invaded Mexico to hunt Pancho Villa
Let the hunt for Pancho Villa commence! The Chronicle’s front page from March 11, 1916, covers the United States’ expedition to track down and capture Francisco “Pancho” Villa, the famed Mexican ...
Senate approves tobacco bills, increasing smoking age to 21
California lawmakers sent Gov. Jerry Brown six bills to tighten restrictions on tobacco products in an effort to curb smoking in the state.
Last S.F. farm's stubborn final years
OUR S.F.: In the 1960s, between Highway 101 and the Lucky Lager brewing plant, brothers James and Louis DeMattei worked in what became the city's last commercial farm.
Jury in Nieto trial finds S.F. cops did not use excessive force
A jury in a federal civil trial on Thursday found that four San Francisco police officers did not use excessive force in 2014 when they shot and killed Alejandro “Alex” Nieto in Bernal Heights Park.
Two big-name galleries to open across from SFMOMA
Prominent modern art dealers Larry Gagosian and John Berggruen are opening galleries side by side in old brick buildings across the street from the new Howard Street entrance to the San Francisco Museum of ...
Podcast: Rookie and the Vet
In the third installment, Cal beat writer Connor Letourneau and columnist Ann Killion discuss Draymond Green, the Warriors and March Madness.
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Decorum and dignity are abandoned by the crusading politician
Let’s hear it for high-class readers raising the level of discourse. Last Sunday, while I was mooning around, watching Daisy at last realize that she and Andrew were meant for each other, Gerald Lubenow was reading “Plutarch’s Lives.” This passage struck him: “His authority was ...
Which movies to see this weekend, March 11
Spotlight: This true-to-life dramatization of the Boston Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church’s child-abuse scandal somehow finds excitement in the most dreary details of newspaper work. One of the best newspaper movies ever made and the 2015 winner of the best picture Oscar. ...
Here’s what a Bay Bridge bike path to SF might look like
We’re getting the first glimpses of what a Bay Bridge bike path from Treasure Island to San Francisco would look like — and the ideas range from the spectacular to the surreal. But as far out as some of the designs might be, one thing is clear: What was once viewed in transit circles as ...
SF hospital services for mentally ill suffer drastic cuts
As everyone in San Francisco knows, there’s a population of mentally disturbed individuals on the streets who never get the help they need. It’s a chronic, troubling problem. But if you’re going to look into it with medical professionals, here’s a tip — set aside ...
When it comes to Trump, GOP has no help and no hope
The mere fact that the worst relief pitcher in politics was called in to try to strike out Donald Trump in the bottom of the ninth shows you how weak the Republican bench is these days. There is no stopping Trump. Not on the field — where Mitt Romney, whom Trump accurately labeled “a ...
San Francisco with a smartphone: a collection of city selfies
Suppose San Francisco took a selfie, you know, a self-portrait. What would the city look like? It’s a good time, a rainy weekend on the edge of spring. March is when the seasons change. Just like the city. San Francisco is only 49 square miles, more or less, so you’d have to take more ...
United to reinstate 13 flight attendants fired for walking off
United Airlines has agreed to reinstate 13 flight attendants who were fired for refusing to work a flight from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong in July 2014 because of “menacing” graffiti they perceived as a security threat. In January 2015, the attendants filed a federal ...
Burlingame’s Rasa is the Bay Area’s best Indian restaurant
Indian food in the Bay Area is generally disappointing. A few places have distinguished themselves, but for the most part there’s a sameness that renders most as murky as steam-table curry. Ajay Walia had a different idea when he opened Rasa in Burlingame in 2013. He is from ...
‘Flaked’ mistake is not being funny
The new Netflix comedy “Flaked” asks the question: Can a show be called a comedy if it has zero laughs? Well, maybe in the strict Aristotelian sense, but Will Arnett’s latest attempt to find a vehicle for his standard man-child persona is more ironic than flat-out funny, which you can ...
In Oakland, Libby Schaaf has bold plan for affordable housing
Oakland, for decades home to some of the region’s lowest-income households, is now fighting to make sure the city doesn’t get so swanky that it slams the door on the poor. The plan from Mayor Libby Schaaf is risky and might not work. It might backfire in the city’s face, but it’s a ...
In Arizona, Bryce Harper’s rant rubs players the wrong way
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bryce Harper’s words floated over the Arizona desert Thursday morning like a single dark cloud in an otherwise blue sky. “Baseball’s tired,” he told ESPN’s Tim Keown, formerly of The Chronicle. “It’s a tired sport because you can’t ...
Cocktails, snacks at Meadowood in Napa: Priceless (but bring...
While reclining on a recent evening in The Rotunda, the outermost chamber of The Bar at The Restaurant at Meadowood, we asked a server to see the menu of bar snacks. There was no menu, he replied. A three-course bar menu was available for $90, or, if we preferred, he said, “we do also ...
Trump takes on First Amendment
Never one for subtlety, Donald Trump has been quite boisterous about his disdain for the news media. “They’re scum,” he said in October. “They’re horrible people. They are so illegitimate.” And his view of the press has only deteriorated since then, when he suggested that a mere ...
E-commerce is booming. Someone tell Gap.
Retailers like to brag about robust online sales growth. What they don’t mention is that Internet sales still represent a small portion of overall revenue. Still looks good on paper though. Better to emphasize a 15 percent jump in digital revenue than to dwell on declining ...
Supervisor pushes S.F. to speed building of homeless shelters
In what could prompt a dramatic shake-up in the way San Francisco handles its persistent homeless problem, Supervisor David Campos on Tuesday will ask the Board of Supervisors to declare a shelter crisis to make it easier to turn city land into homeless shelters. Within a few weeks, Campos ...
Taxing times — no matter how you made it
It was deep in the middle of the night. I was gritting my teeth and trying to power through the preparation of my tax returns. But I’d drunk so many cups of coffee and seen so many exclamation points from Turbo Tax’s cheerful software assistant that I started thinking about how other people ...
Steve Kerr to Warriors: Pleeease be careful
It’s funny the things you have to worry about when you are coaching a team that is 56-6. The Warriors, going into Wednesday night’s game at home against the Jazz, had committed 44 total turnovers the previous two games, and if Steve Kerr and his staff weren’t going into Red Alert, they ...
Storms filling up Northern California lakes and reservoirs
The early March deluge is arriving just in time across the Bay Area, the Sierra Nevada and throughout Northern California. Across the board, the effects are immediate, and more rain and snow are on the way. Reports from near and far indicate that outdoor recreation will benefit for months to ...
Chanel’s vision for CPMC 2020 Gala
Channeling the iconoclastic vision of legendary designer Coco Chanel , the famed French fashion house recently joined forces with Bay Area leaders in the fields of tech, medicine and philanthropy to foment one of the chicest soirees in recent memory. Before 400 California Pacific Medical ...
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The ultimate NorCal brewery map
New breweries seem to pop up every day. How's a beer drinker supposed to keep up? Start with this interactive map.
San Francisco’s strange detour from paradise to parody
#surrealSF: San Franciscans have long worried that the future is bleak. But these days, it’s hard not to look around and wonder if the nostalgic cynics might finally be right.
The Chronicle’s Top 125 Photos of the Year
It was an eventful year in the Bay Area. Chronicle photographers captured moments large and small of indescribable beauty, love, humor and loss in 2015. From wildfires, to fashion shoots, to the ...
'Star Wars' and S.F.: A force forever united
The Bay Area's ties to the "Star Wars" empire are deep and long-standing. But how, exactly, did we become the epicenter of the biggest movie series in the galaxy?
Top 100 Restaurants 2015: Find the Bay Area's best meals
MICHAEL BAUER: We have such a powerful restaurant scene that the list could swell and still exclude many excellent places. That’s what makes creating this guide so wonderful, yet so challenging.
