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San Francisco firefighters fought a blaze that broke out at a Mission District gas station, officials said.
🎥: Courtesy of Vincent Woo
🎥: Courtesy of Vincent Woo
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
San Francisco firefighters fought a blaze that broke out at a Mission District gas station, officials said.
🎥: Courtesy of Vincent Woo
🎥: Courtesy of Vincent Woo
While news of the tragic death of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, continues to develop, the Chronicle rounded up some of Reiner’s greatest hits that define his legacy.
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📸: @lea.suzuki /S.F. Chronicle Archives
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
While news of the tragic death of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, continues to develop, the Chronicle rounded up some of Reiner’s greatest hits that define his legacy.
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📸: @lea.suzuki /S.F. Chronicle Archives
Under blue skies, hundreds turned out for the annual San Francisco SantaCon, a holiday romp that has sparked best friendships, offered an excuse to day-drink and helped teach a toddler to become a “party animal.”
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December 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Under blue skies, hundreds turned out for the annual San Francisco SantaCon, a holiday romp that has sparked best friendships, offered an excuse to day-drink and helped teach a toddler to become a “party animal.”
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Thousands of people in this major Bay Area city already face periodic flooding. It’s projected to get much worse.
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📸: Jonah Reenders and Yalonda M. James
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📸: Jonah Reenders and Yalonda M. James
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Thousands of people in this major Bay Area city already face periodic flooding. It’s projected to get much worse.
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📸: Jonah Reenders and Yalonda M. James
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📸: Jonah Reenders and Yalonda M. James
The supermoon, or "cold moon," rose over the Bay Area just after sunset on Thursday night. This is the last full moon of the year.
📷: Carlos Avila Gonzalez
📷: Carlos Avila Gonzalez
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The supermoon, or "cold moon," rose over the Bay Area just after sunset on Thursday night. This is the last full moon of the year.
📷: Carlos Avila Gonzalez
📷: Carlos Avila Gonzalez
Incoming SFPD Chief Derrick Lew walks out of the Hall of Justice with Mayor Daniel Lurie to applause from a crowd of police brass, rank and file and City Hall politicos.
🎥: Michael Barba
🎥: Michael Barba
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Incoming SFPD Chief Derrick Lew walks out of the Hall of Justice with Mayor Daniel Lurie to applause from a crowd of police brass, rank and file and City Hall politicos.
🎥: Michael Barba
🎥: Michael Barba
When Evan Carver shuffled into the chapel of Salvation Army’s Harbor Light rehab center in early April, looking frail and steadying himself with a walker, he wasn’t sure he could quit fentanyl for good.
It wasn’t just the throbbing pain of swollen legs. It was also the guilt and shame.
It wasn’t just the throbbing pain of swollen legs. It was also the guilt and shame.
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
When Evan Carver shuffled into the chapel of Salvation Army’s Harbor Light rehab center in early April, looking frail and steadying himself with a walker, he wasn’t sure he could quit fentanyl for good.
It wasn’t just the throbbing pain of swollen legs. It was also the guilt and shame.
It wasn’t just the throbbing pain of swollen legs. It was also the guilt and shame.
United Teachers of Richmond member and Mira Vista Elementary School teacher Brett Lackey speaks on why West Contra Costa School District teachers are striking outside of El Cerrito High School.
🎥: Jessica Christian
🎥: Jessica Christian
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
United Teachers of Richmond member and Mira Vista Elementary School teacher Brett Lackey speaks on why West Contra Costa School District teachers are striking outside of El Cerrito High School.
🎥: Jessica Christian
🎥: Jessica Christian
Pink, purple, orange and red hues lit up the Northern California sky in all directions Tuesday evening as residents from San Francisco to Sacramento to Chico reported a vibrant sunset.
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pink, purple, orange and red hues lit up the Northern California sky in all directions Tuesday evening as residents from San Francisco to Sacramento to Chico reported a vibrant sunset.
In an era of e-commerce, members of Gen-Z are still hungry for real experiences. Social media has lured them back to brick-and-mortar retail, and given Black Friday a new cachet.
📸: Manuel Orbegozo/For the S.F. Chronicle
📸: Manuel Orbegozo/For the S.F. Chronicle
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In an era of e-commerce, members of Gen-Z are still hungry for real experiences. Social media has lured them back to brick-and-mortar retail, and given Black Friday a new cachet.
📸: Manuel Orbegozo/For the S.F. Chronicle
📸: Manuel Orbegozo/For the S.F. Chronicle
A 3.7-mile Stanford University hike with an interstellar twist? We found the Bay Area’s perfect fall hike.
📸: Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle
📸: Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A 3.7-mile Stanford University hike with an interstellar twist? We found the Bay Area’s perfect fall hike.
📸: Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle
📸: Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle
Andrea Castellanos spells out a special message to Bob’s Donuts customers at the shop’s 1621 Polk location in San Francisco. Today was the last baked batch at the shop’s original location. 🎥: Bronte Wittpenn
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Andrea Castellanos spells out a special message to Bob’s Donuts customers at the shop’s 1621 Polk location in San Francisco. Today was the last baked batch at the shop’s original location. 🎥: Bronte Wittpenn
Stanford reclaimed the Axe by returning two fumbles for touchdowns and scoring 17 second-half points against Cal in the Big Game at Stanford Stadium.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Stanford reclaimed the Axe by returning two fumbles for touchdowns and scoring 17 second-half points against Cal in the Big Game at Stanford Stadium.
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The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, a Bay Area tradition for 55 years, returned this weekend for five weeks of time travel to Victorian London.
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📸: Lizzy Montana Myers/Special to the Chronicle
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📸: Lizzy Montana Myers/Special to the Chronicle
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party, a Bay Area tradition for 55 years, returned this weekend for five weeks of time travel to Victorian London.
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📸: Lizzy Montana Myers/Special to the Chronicle
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📸: Lizzy Montana Myers/Special to the Chronicle
After the removal of small dams and the addition of fish ladders, salmon have been seen swimming further up a Bay Area creek than at anytime since the 1950s.
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📸: Alameda Creek Alliance
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📸: Alameda Creek Alliance
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
After the removal of small dams and the addition of fish ladders, salmon have been seen swimming further up a Bay Area creek than at anytime since the 1950s.
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📸: Alameda Creek Alliance
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📸: Alameda Creek Alliance
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a longtime nemesis of President Trump, announced Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he will run for governor in 2026, promising to be a “protector and fighter” for California.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a longtime nemesis of President Trump, announced Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he will run for governor in 2026, promising to be a “protector and fighter” for California.
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Medication-assisted treatment are the gold standard for treating opioid addiction. Yet, despite its proven track record, health care professionals are struggling to ensure people stick with them.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Medication-assisted treatment are the gold standard for treating opioid addiction. Yet, despite its proven track record, health care professionals are struggling to ensure people stick with them.
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A parent dropping their child off at an elementary school was apparently targeted by ICE in Oakland. After the attempted arrest, parents and community members gathered to protest the ICE activity.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A parent dropping their child off at an elementary school was apparently targeted by ICE in Oakland. After the attempted arrest, parents and community members gathered to protest the ICE activity.
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S.F. police release bodycam footage of incident where an officer shot a man and his dog: A San Francisco police officer shot and wounded a man this month after the man hurled a plastic bottle at the officer during a chaotic confrontation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
S.F. police release bodycam footage of incident where an officer shot a man and his dog: A San Francisco police officer shot and wounded a man this month after the man hurled a plastic bottle at the officer during a chaotic confrontation.
San Francisco protesters denounced corporate tax breaks and immigration crackdowns during Saturday’s “People Over Billionaires” march in Pacific Heights, home to wealthy supporters of President Trump.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
San Francisco protesters denounced corporate tax breaks and immigration crackdowns during Saturday’s “People Over Billionaires” march in Pacific Heights, home to wealthy supporters of President Trump.
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Protesters march during a “People Over Billionaires” protest in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Protesters march during a “People Over Billionaires” protest in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
A sign is seen hanging at a makeshift memorial that has been created outside the Laney College Athletics Fieldhouse for legendary coach John Beam.
🎥: Yoshi James
🎥: Yoshi James
November 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A sign is seen hanging at a makeshift memorial that has been created outside the Laney College Athletics Fieldhouse for legendary coach John Beam.
🎥: Yoshi James
🎥: Yoshi James
"His loss leaves a hole in our family and in the Oakland community he served so passionately."
John Beam, the revered Laney College football coach and athletic director, died Friday morning after being shot on campus a day earlier.
📷: John O'Hara, Deanne Fitzmaurice/S.F. Chronicle Archive photos
John Beam, the revered Laney College football coach and athletic director, died Friday morning after being shot on campus a day earlier.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"His loss leaves a hole in our family and in the Oakland community he served so passionately."
John Beam, the revered Laney College football coach and athletic director, died Friday morning after being shot on campus a day earlier.
📷: John O'Hara, Deanne Fitzmaurice/S.F. Chronicle Archive photos
John Beam, the revered Laney College football coach and athletic director, died Friday morning after being shot on campus a day earlier.
📷: John O'Hara, Deanne Fitzmaurice/S.F. Chronicle Archive photos
The worst of the storm has swept through the Bay Area, leaving behind a day of passing showers and the occasional brief downpour.
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The worst of the storm has swept through the Bay Area, leaving behind a day of passing showers and the occasional brief downpour.
Water was up to the sidewalk at Haight and Scott as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain to San Francisco. Crews just arrived to start clearing drains.
🎥: Sarah McGrew
🎥: Sarah McGrew
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Water was up to the sidewalk at Haight and Scott as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain to San Francisco. Crews just arrived to start clearing drains.
🎥: Sarah McGrew
🎥: Sarah McGrew