A shame revealed: that time The Chronicle tried to kill the cable cars
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A new San Francisco Muni bus next to a cable car in 1947, the year the city considered closing the Powell Street line.Bill Young / The Chronicle 1947
It’s a strange sensation as a journalist, picking a side in a debate, forming a self-righteous (and not particularly controversial) stand and then conducting further research only to realize … that you were the villain in this movie all along.
That was the feeling I had yesterday, upon learning that The Chronicle, your compass for living in the city and my beloved employer of 21 years, once tried to hasten the extinction of the cable car system. (The cable cars have been sidelined for nearly a year during the current pandemic, and news broke last week that a reopening may be far in the future.)
Bay Area campgrounds reopening after being closed for most of the past year
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Deer graze off Shoreline Trail in recently reopened China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Photos by Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Gina Puopolo and Aaron Drahmann take a work break for a picnic at China Camp State Park in San Rafael. The park was one of many in the Bay Area that recently reopened.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Visitors walk along China Camp Beach at China Camp State Park in San Rafael.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Funds would come from parts of city budget that outperformed expectations, such as property taxes.
Lily Janiak February 23, 2021Updated: February 26, 2021, 10:45 pm
San Francisco Mayor London Breed: “When we talk about our recovery from this pandemic, it’s essential that we include the arts.” Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle 2020
San Francisco Mayor London Breed introduced a funding proposal to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to give one-time support of $16.3 million to arts companies that would have been affected by a more than 80% shortfall in hotel tax revenue.
In the current fiscal year, the city anticipated generating $25.9 million for the arts via the hotel tax but collected only $3.9 million, as tourism nosedived due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The mayor’s proposed backfill, which is co-sponsored by Supervisors Aaron Peskin, Hillary Ronen, Shamann Walton, Matt Haney and Catherine Stefani, would make up for most but not all of the deficit, d
Alameda County prosecutor seeks his boss job as D.A. s race heats up
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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson has announced his candidacy for district attorney.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Jimmie Wilson takes a walk through his alma mater, Laney College, in Oakland. Wilson has announced his candidacy for district attorney.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
A veteran prosecutor at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that he’s running to lead the agency in 2022, potentially setting up a clash with his current boss, Nancy O’Malley.
Bay Briefing: A San Francisco legend passes
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, painter, owner of City Lights bookstore, dead at 101.John O Hara
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Wednesday, Feb. 24, and San Francisco has a history of not keeping its buildings in one place and we’re not talking about earthquakes. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Soul of the S.F. scene
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, publisher, painter and pivotal figure to the Beats and about every other counterculture literary movement in San Francisco, has died at 101.
“We’ve lost a great poet and visionary,” Nancy Peters, co-owner and retired executive director of City Lights Bookstore and Publishers, told The Chronicle on Tuesday. “Lawrence was a legend in his time and a great San Franciscan.”