Peter Hartlaub

California officials said, “We don’t put parks in junkyards.” San Francisco leaders ignored them and created one of the city’s outdoor treasures.

Speeds were high and safety was low in the Guardsmen classic, a short-lived automobile race that accelerated through San Francisco’s biggest park. We found the startling photos.

Culture critic Peter Hartlaub says he knew this Contra Costa town for its imposing row of refinery equipment along the highway, but a train trip downtown changed everything.

Marc Benioff called for the National Guard in S.F. The city doesn’t need the military on its streets. It needs the Salesforce founder to follow his grandfather’s example, Peter Hartlaub...

Where to stop on San Francisco's new perimeter trail, including Heron Head Park, Cayuga Playground and more under-the-radar city treasures.

We searched the Chronicle archive for the first Hardly Strictly Bluegrass coverage. Here’s who played 25 years ago and how Warren Hellman’s obsessive drive created a San Francisco tradition.

The Flipper Room may be the only business in the world where you can play “Stranger Things” pinball and frame a Monet print. Turns out that makes perfect business sense.

Culture critic Peter Hartlaub ran Sunset Dunes with a blind marathoner and a man with Parkinson’s disease. They offered new perspective about San Francisco’s stunning but imperfect parks system.

San Francisco history is full of eccentric characters who grew into legends. Add to that list Lord Frederick, the blind, gay, marathon-running artist who may be the city’s most interesting man.

Here’s where you’ll go on the Roundabout, the new San Francisco perimeter loop from the founders of the Crosstown Trail.