Easter services return to Bay Area by reservation - worshipers thrilled to be back
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone sprinkles holy water at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Photos by Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Keith Bergquist prays during an in-church Easter Mass celebration at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A pew is marked for social distancing at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Socially-distanced choir members stand to sing during an in-church Easter Mass celebration at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Stephen Bechtel Jr., former CEO of family construction firm and San Francisco philanthropist, dies at 95
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Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. 1960, Steven D. Bechtel, jr., becomes president of Bechtel Corporation.courtesy BechtelShow MoreShow Less
3of4Bechtel Group Inc. construction co. chmn. Steve Bechtel Jr.Matthew Naythons / The LIFE Images Collection via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
4of4President Nixon called leaders of the construction industry to the White House and asked them to report to him in 30 days on ways of halting the wage price spiral in the building industry. Left to right: Secretary of Labor James D. Hodgson; Nixon; Peter T. Shoemann, president of United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry; Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., president of Bechtel Corporation; and John A. Stastny, vice president of Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, representing National Constructors Association. Bechtel died Monday, Ma
On SFMOMA s free reopening, dressed-up museumgoers revel at being back with art
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Paulnia Szyzdek watches a video at SFMOMA on its reopening day after nearly a year of being shuttered due to the pandemic.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Guests wearing masks enter SFMOMA as it reopens to the public following its pandemic closures.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Guests mount the grand staircase at SFMOMA in San Francisco as it reopens to the public after nearly a year of closure due to the pandemic restrictions.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Mike Brown, Chronicle copy boy turned communications ace, dies at 73
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Mike Brown with wife Kathy in Ashland, Ore., in June 2019 on their 50th wedding anniversary.Courtesy Kathy Brown 2019Show MoreShow Less
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Mike Brown, former Chronicle copy boy and longtime spokesperson for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.Courtesy Kathy BrownShow MoreShow Less
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Mike Brown, former Chronicle copy boy and longtime spokesperson for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.Courtesy Kathy BrownShow MoreShow Less
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Mike Brown (center) with wife Kathy, daughter Molly and rocker Neil Young while recording sound from locomotives at the Southern Pacific train yard.Courtesy Kathy BrownShow MoreShow Less
Four more years for SkyStar wheel in Golden Gate Park
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The 150-foot high SkyStar Ferris wheel looks over the eastern end of the Music Concourse at Golden Gate Park.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2020
The SkyStar Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park will start spinning again at noon Thursday and keep spinning for four more years under a controversial extension finalized by the Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday afternoon.
The commission voted 7-0 to go along with an earlier unanimous vote by the Recreation and Park Commission to extend the 150-foot-tall attraction in the Music Concourse beyond its original expiration date at the end of March.