San Francisco
These A.I.-Generated Images Hang in a Gallery—but Are They Art?
At "Artificial Imagination," a new Bay Area exhibition, artworks created by DALL-E 2 go on display
This New San Francisco Park Sits Above Six Lanes of Traffic
The 14-acre Presidio Tunnel Tops is the latest infrastructure reuse project to transform a city
The Monkeys and Parrots Caught Up in the California Gold Rush
Researchers combed through 19th-century records and found evidence of the species, which joined a menagerie that included Galapagos tortoises and kangaroos
This Native American Tribe Wants Federal Recognition. A New DNA Analysis Could Bolster Its Case
The new findings could help Mukwema Ohlone prove they never went "extinct"
This Butterfly Is the First U.S. Insect to Be Wiped Out by Humans
Genetic tests using museum specimens suggest that the Xerces blue was a distinct species and that it disappeared in 1941
Long-Lost Fragment of First Rainbow Pride Flag Resurfaces After Four Decades
The brilliantly colored banner—now on view in San Francisco—flew on "Gay Freedom Day" in 1978
Read Poems Left by Chinese Immigrants Arriving at Angel Island, the 'Ellis Island of the West'
The primary mission of San Francisco's Angel Island Immigration Station was to better enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and other anti-Asian laws
Why a California School's Potential Sale of Diego Rivera Mural Is So Controversial
Local officials are seeking landmark designation for the 1931 artwork, likely blocking the San Francisco Art Institute's plan
More Than 40 Light Installations Have San Francisco Aglow During the Holidays
Illuminate SF's Festival of Light spreads across 17 of the city's neighborhoods
The AIDS Memorial Quilt Is Heading Home to San Francisco
The groundbreaking community arts project has long been under the stewardship of the Atlanta-based NAMES Project Foundation
Gold Fever! Deadly Cold! And the Amazing True Adventures of Jack London in the Wild
In 1897, the California native went to the frozen North looking for gold. What he found instead was the great American novel
Alcatraz's Captivating Hold on History
Fifty years after Native American activists occupied the island, take a look back at the old prison in San Francisco Bay
The Longest Running Web Cam, Set to Go Offline, Has Been Saved
The camera has been recording San Francisco’s fog for 25 years
The Women Who Waged War Against Sex Trafficking in San Francisco
"The White Devil’s Daughters" examines the enslavement of Chinese women in the late-19th century and how it was defeated
When California Went to War Over Eggs
As the Gold Rush brought more settlers to San Francisco, battles erupted over another substance of a similar hue: the egg yolks of a remote seabird colony
The Future Is Female for San Francisco’s Public Art Scene
A new ordinance means that at least 30 percent of new public art will depict notable women of history, beginning with Maya Angelou
How Alcatraz Has Changed Throughout History
Alcatraz has gone from a 'place of evil spirits' in native American lore, to a military prison, to a federal lockup
This Lighthouse Made Sailing Into San Francisco Bay Safer
With heavy fog and windy conditions, sailing into San Francisco Bay has long been a hazardous affair. Then, in 1870, things got a lot safer
Rare 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Footage Found at Flea Market
The nine-minute Miles brothers film reel shows the devastation that the powerful quake wrought
San Francisco Votes to Remove Statue with Racist Depiction of Native Americans
The monument shows a Mexican vaquero and Franciscan monk towering over a Native American man
