Sam Whiting

A mesmerizing new seasonal light show has turned into an unexpected hit, with sellout crowds flocking to the large-scale nighttime attraction in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Jim Marshall, the legendary, irascible rock photographer who captured the biggest acts of the 1960s and ’70s, will be honored with his own San Francisco street in the Castro district. 

Preservationists have long fought a developer’s Noe Valley project, which the city red-tagged only after the buildings were reduced to roofs and frames.

Back for the first time since 2019, the event honors 20 years of La Cocina, the incubator for food entrepreneurs.

Alison Kiehl Friedman attended Burlingame High and Stanford University on her way to a life of feminist activism and public service, and co-founded a tequila brand celebrating women’s power.

A drab San Francisco parking lot became a lush popup park filled with plants, music and neighbors — but this “hidden gem” disappears Friday.

The SkyStar observation wheel has been such a hit on Fisherman’s Wharf that it will spin on for an extra 18 months there. The tourist attraction has drawn 600,000 riders since it opened in late...

A divided San Francisco Arts Commission voted 8-5 on Monday to remove the Vaillancourt Fountain from Embarcadero Plaza at least temporarily in advance of a $32.5 million remodel.

The Box SF Monthly Artists & Makers Fair kicked off for the holidays this weekend with dozens of vendors offering handcrafted items in a historic South of Market building. 

The Vaillancourt Fountain could disappear from Embarcadero Plaza within months — at least temporarily — under a plan by San Francisco parks officials revealed exclusively to the Chronicle.