San Francisco's diversity is perhaps most evident in its neighborhoods. The City's restaurants, shops, theaters, art galleries, museums and, above all, its people hold the key to unique visitor experiences.
San Francisco' s widest street, Van Ness Avenue, runs straight down the middle of Civic Center, a Beaux Arts architectural wonder where The City's symphony, opera and ballet dazzle audiences. One of the area's crown jewels, the War Memorial Opera House, is one of the world's greatest opera houses.
North Carolina jobless claims overwhelm Web site San Francisco Chronicle 01-06) 07:21 - Unemployment is up so much in North Carolina that the state's Internet site for benefits crashed twice this week under a rush of claims.
China says 19-year-old woman dies from bird flu San Francisco Chronicle 01-06) 06:31 - A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government reported Tuesday, but the World Health Organization said the case did not appear...
Calgon Carbon wins $5M drinking water contract in San Francisco Business Journal Pcl Civil Constructors Inc. awarded the contract for the company to supply 12 of its UV reactors at San Francisco’s Tesla Portal drinking water plant. Once online in early 2010, the systems...
Crack in Richmond/San Rafael Bridge to be Fixed KCBS Caltrans crews are about to go to work on patching up a crack on the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge. The crack, which is about a foot wide, is located just past the toll plaza...
Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen San Francisco Chronicle 01-06) 02:43 - Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines...
Experts tie pancreatic surgery to Jobs San Francisco Chronicle The removal of part of Steve Jobs' pancreas four years ago is the most likely cause of the type of hormonal problems Apple Inc.'s founder has blamed for his dramatic weight loss over the past year...
Fatal Fire at San Mateo Senior Apartments KCBS An investigation underway into a fatal fire in San Mateo Monday night. Fire officials say a man died after a fire in an apartment complex for seniors. San Mateo Fire...
Peskin to Introduce Final Legislation KCBS As San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin presides over his last board meeting Tuesday afternoon historic preservation will be the final item on his agenda. Last November...
Man stabbed to death in Oakland Oakland Tribune A man was stabbed and killed in a home near Lake Merritt early this morning, police said.Police responded to the home in the 1400 block of Jackson Street about 1:30 a.m. and found the man...
Jail Madoff without bail San Francisco Chronicle 01-06) 04:08 - A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier violated an agreement with the court by mailing watches...
Jobs breaks silence on health - Apple shares up San Francisco Chronicle Jobs became the center of attention Monday when he sought to squelch rumors about his health by publicly attributing his noticeable weight loss over the past year to a treatable hormonal imbalance...
Big boxes and little bakeries make way for Three Kings Oakland Tribune American CANYON — A long, fluffy, white beard disguised Melchor's fatigue. The Arabian king was still recovering from his 12-hour shift at the Valero refinery in Benicia the previous day."I am...
Brown Bites Back Against Prop. 8 Suit KCBS Backers of California's same-sex marriage ban have launched a legal offensive against the state attorney general. Attorneys for Proposition 8 accuse Jerry Brown of...
Choice of Panetta to head CIA puzzles experts San Francisco Chronicle Former U.S. Rep. Leon Panetta of Monterey might face a mission impossible - or at least a mission very difficult - should he win Senate confirmation as the new head of the Central Intelligence...
Nearly 35,000 get UC holiday present Oakland Tribune Nearly 35,000 former University of California students received a holiday gift from their alma mater: a check for as much as $12,000.The university last month paid more than $33 million to former...
Suspected Anti-marriage Vandals Strike San Francisco church EWTN San Francisco, 2009.- Opponents of Proposition 8 are suspected to have vandalized Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in San Francisco over the weekend, spray-painting on the church black...
Dense Fog Blankets Tampa Bay Area, Limits Visibility TBO.com Updated 2009 at 06:04 AM You may want to give yourself some extra time to drive to your destination this morning. A dense fog advisory is in effect for all of west central and...
Logitech To Cut Salaried Staff By 15 Percent CBS 5 Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Monday it is cutting its salaried work force by 15 percent in response to weak consumer demand amid what it...
Whitman edges in on California governor race San Francisco Chronicle 01-06) 04:00 - Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman has edged closer to a run for California governor, with a spokesman confirming Monday that she has resigned from three...
Drunken driving arrests down over New Year San Francisco Chronicle Officers arrested 1,456 motorists statewide over the five-day period ending Sunday, compared with 1,759 for the same period a year ago. Traffic deaths also decreased, from 28 to 27, said CHP Sgt....
Berkeley meet to air Helios energy lab plans San Francisco Chronicle The public will have its first chance to comment on plans for a sprawling new laboratory in Berkeley's Strawberry Canyon at a meeting Wednesday night.
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