- Stow Lake was named for an antisemite who served as the speaker of the California Assembly. More than a dozen renaming options, suggested by the public, have emerged. By Michael Cabanatuan
- A partnership between the city’s Recreation and Park Department and a nonprofit is seeking a winter light installation to draw after-hours visitors to the park next holiday season. By Megan Fan Munce
- In the world of model boats, there are yachts, warships and fishing boats in the water, and their sailors stand ashore maneuvering them. By Carl Nolte
- As a member at the Gardens of Golden Gate Park, you can enjoy unlimited free admission to the Conservatory of Flowers, Japanese Tea Garden, and San Francisco Botanical Garden; invitations to special member events; discounts on programs, books, and...
- The SkyStar Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park closed Sunday in anticipation of a move to Fisherman’s Wharf, where it is expected to open as an attraction for the upcoming APEC summit. By Sam Whiting
- The San Francisco park, known for hosting Outside Lands and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass musicians every summer, welcomes licensed buskers to perform on the weekends. By Aidin Vaziri
- Police said they responded to the area of John F Kennedy Drive and Stow Lake Drive for a report of a deceased person at approximately 9:46 a.m. Thursday and found the body By Annie Vainshtein
- The 150-foot-tall SkyStar Observation Wheel could be in its new location in time for the upcoming APEC economic summit in San Francisco, officials say. By Sam Whiting
- The San Francisco Opera’s annual free concert in Robin Williams Meadow provided plenty of musical thrills to open the company’s 101st season. By Joshua Kosman
- The juveniles were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the attack Saturday night on John F. Kennedy Drive, police said. By Jessica Flores
- A person reported finding the woman’s body near Fulton Street and 22nd Avenue, the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement. By Nora Mishanec
- Plan to bring plenty of extra layers for the 15th edition of the outdoor music festival in S.F. By Aidin Vaziri
- Bay Wheels installed eight stations along prominent routes between the Conservatory of Flowers. By Aidin Vaziri
- A proposal to bring an annual series of concerts at Golden Gate Park’s Polo Fields starting in 2024 appears to be moving forward after concert organizers and the Recreation and Park Department reached an agreement with a city supervisor. By Laya Neelakandan
- After nine months in Golden Gate Park, the 600-pound disembodied dog heads are moving on. By Gabe Castro-Root
- After a young red-tailed hawk fell out of a 100-foot tree near the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, wildlife experts wanted to return it to its nest. By Tara Duggan
- Another Planet Entertainment has sweetened its proposal to bring a series of outdoor concerts to San Francisco. By Aidin Vaziri
- Outside Lands promoter Another Planet Entertainment has been tapped to produce the shows at the San Francisco park. By Aidin Vaziri
- We Players’ site-specific, immersive walk-through show adapting Lewis Carroll polishes an San Francisco jewel to a fresh gleam. By Lily Janiak
- San Francisco officials reckon with an unsanctioned installation at the site of a controversial statue toppled in 2020. By Aidin Vaziri
- The bison of Golden Gate Park have been nominated as the Official Animal of San Francisco. Nicole Meldahl joins the Total SF podcast to talk bison history. By Total SF
- The 73-year-old Bernal Heights resident, whose manner of death is not yet known, taught dance and helped provide food to refugee communities. By Claire Hao
- At least three new ponds are visible in Golden Gate Park after the recent rains — attracting birds, frolicking dogs and people taking photos. By Claire Hao
- San Francisco resident Beth Louise Abrams, 73, was found dead beside a fallen tree branch around Lindley Meadow at John F. Kennedy Drive and 30th Avenue, authorities said. By Claire Hao
- A person died Saturday evening after apparently being struck by a tree branch at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, authorities said. By Jessica Flores
- The Golden Gate Park’s bison herd were escape artists, breaking free, invading the Richmond District and causing damage. Then park officials made a big change. By Peter Hartlaub
- The proposal, which has drawn early interest from a couple of prominent elected officials, is the latest aimed at increasing safety and walkable public space in the city by removing traffic from certain roads. By Joshua Sharpe and Mallory Moench
- The t wo competing ballot measures sought to settle once and for all whether Golden Gate Park’s John F. Kennedy Promenade would remain car-free. By Ricardo Cano
- Its namesake promoted anti-Jewish policies and held xenophobic views, according to a resolution to rename the popular Golden Gate Park lake. By Nora Mishanec
- Newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains the weather ahead this weekend across the Bay Area and for the festival By Gerry Díaz
- As part of an effort to lure more people to use car-free John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park, three giant dog heads from the old Doggie Diner chain have parked themselves. By Michael Cabanatuan
- Supporters of a campaign to reopen Golden Gate Park’s John F. Kennedy Drive and the Great Highway to car traffic say they’ve gathered enough signatures to qualify their measure for the November ballot. By Ricardo Cano
- According to a preliminary investigation, police said a driver rear-ended a vehicle which then crashed into pedestrians at a bus stop. By Jessica Flores
- Plus: California’s vow to crack down on NIMBY housing delays By Gwendolyn Wu
- San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted to keep the eastern portion of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park closed to car traffic after years of contentious debate. Now a group wants to bring the issue to the voters. By Ricardo Cano
- This week the Skatin’ Place reopened with a large-scale mural painted on the asphalt, paying homage to its history as a meeting space for skaters since the ’80s By Ryan Kost
- San Francisco will permanently keep cars off 1.5 miles of John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park after months of intense public debate. By J.D. Morris
- San Francisco Chronicle journalists know the city better than anyone. Now, they want to show you around. The San Francisco Chronicle has launched a series of audio walking tours that highlight the hidden corners and little-known histories of the...
- The celebrations for 4/20, an unofficial holiday beloved by tokers everywhere, returned to Golden Gate Park this year after back-to-back cancellations forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. By Andres Picon
- Neither proposal has secured an obvious majority, but the mayor’s plan to keep JFK Drive car-free appears closer to getting the six votes it would need to pass. By J.D. Morris