Carl Nolte

Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon in Jack London Square is a “museum where you are lucky enough to get a drink,” a former owner says.

Pier 70’s hulking and rusty dry docks, abandoned since the San Francisco shipyard closed nine years ago, will be removed as the city revitalizes the waterfront.

San Francisco’s new economic force is transforming old-time neighborhoods, where houses once occupied by blue-collar workers now sell for millions of dollars, columnist Carl Nolte writes.

One Muni bus offers a snapshot of seven distinct neighborhoods, complete with views of San Francisco’s striking architecture and easy access to a variety of restaurants and bars.

From the Tenderloin to Walnut Creek, Original Joe’s built a Bay Area restaurant empire rooted in family, tradition and loyal diners.

Television’s avalanche of ads for personal injury attorneys offers a bleak window into modern culture. 

NATIVE SON: A new gateway to the city could emerge as San Francisco removes the Vaillancourt Fountain as part of a $40 million Embarcadero Plaza makeover, Carl Nolte writes.

NATIVE SON: Artificial intelligence can mimic a writer’s style with ease, but it can’t capture the author’s soul, columnist Carl Nolte says.

CARL NOLTE: Artificial intelligence ads along Van Ness Avenue capture San Francisco’s tension between embracing the future and holding on to the city’s old character. 

NATIVE SON: San Francisco is replacing key cable car equipment and planning a $31.2 million power upgrade to keep the historic system running, columnist Carl Nolte writes.