He graduated from Sacramento State University in May 2022 with a degree in journalism. Get Premium Access. Updated Today. Up close with Claude the albino alligator. Journalists quoted experts who said Great Americas early years: $7 tickets, 27 rides and, now, unearthed photos. Dramatic mountain, dramatic views: Archive photos of Mount Diablo. Archive photos: Baker Beachs beautiful vistas and deadly history. He gave us the inside scoop. This version seems to be very limited in scope and content. The Golden Gate International Exposition was one of the grandest parties in San Franciscos history. Enough to shut down every resort. While other bands from the Haight-Ashbury scene during the Summer of Love faded away, the Grateful Dead kept on truckin. While digging through The Chronicles archive, I found photos from 1946 and 1947 that showed row upon row of unused vehicles, ships and materials left over after World War IIs end. Username: Password: Don't have an account? In 1940s, jewel of the bay was on the block. Fifty years ago, anti-war demonstrators took a stand, shutting down the Oakland Induction Center, a Halloweens of SFs past: Long-buried photos dug up from More than a century ago, Halloween in San Francisco was all about adults getting dressed up in crazy outfits and letting loose at raucous parties. When the Emperor Norton Treasure Hunt turned San Francisco upside down. Heres where California reservoir levels stand after this weeks rains. Nearly that many outrageous ideas have been floated for a second cross-bay span since the originals 1936 opening. Converts to Continuous Service Subscription. This week marks the 40th anniversary of the verdict, the White Night riots and the police response that followed. Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018. Amazon has encountered an error. Hundreds died. As the 40th anniversary of Moscones and Milks assassinations approached, a visit to The SFOs Miracle on the Bay crash-landing, 50 years ago. Over Labor Day weekend in 1984, incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Democratic challenger Walter Mondale courted voters in Santa Clara County then considered a political battleground. I especially enjoy the Sunday edition - however, the format has apparently changed with the addition of obituaries (many) and elimination of the news quiz. Angela Davis first made news when she was fired by the UC regents in 1969 for being a member of the Communist Party, but it wouldnt be her last front-page story in The Chronicle. On a recent trip to the archive, I turned up decades-old photos and articles on Robert Niles, the unquestioned king of Golden Gate Bridge stunts. Heres what March looks like, Massive Tahoe avalanche 'engulfed' 3-story apartment building, Sugar Bowl Resort office completely buried after winter storm, Heres how much rain and snow is heading to Northern California this weekend, Exclusive: Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of snow, California snowpack hits highest level this century for March, could soon become biggest ever, Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with understandable patience, but his return is essential, James Wiseman, leadership genius? When I happened upon a photo of conceptual artist Christo Javacheff, it sparked a memory of the 1970s Running Fence installation in the North Bay that he created with his wife, Jeanne-Claude. We are not a home for those who espouse racism. The Chronicles archive held an impressive Golden Gate Bridge stunts that have shocked the city over the After writing about the exploits of Robert Niles, who parachuted from bridges in search of fame, I dug into The Chronicles archives for other stunts at the Greatest Bridge Ever Built. Grace Cathedral atop Nob Hill may look like a church that has been around for centuries, but it was completed only in 1964. When Reagan and Mondale campaigned in Silicon Valley and Reagan won. Heres how to get them, Review: Berkeley Reps Cambodian Rock Band' is a paean to the power of art, This Bay Area artist has ALS and cant speak but shes still directing her dream project, Bay Area theater supergroup unites playwright, composer and shadow puppeteer, Pier 24 Photography to sell famed collection worth more than $15 million, Last chance to see: Bay Bridge lights turn off on Sunday, SFMOMA and MoAD to share curator for art of the African Diaspora, Review: Pianist Yuja Wang keeps on dazzling with the S.F. It was so big, in fact, an island was built for it. Take It From The Tinkersons. Fifty years on from San Francisco's most destructive earthquake, Chronicle reporters . Golden Gate Bridges 1937 debut: An awe-inspiring archive find for the ages. Its been 50 years since a conflict over Peoples Park in Berkeley ended in dozens of injuries and the death of one man. What does that mean for consumers? The Sioux occupation of Alcatraz you dont know about. The Chronicles archive revealed a trove of photos of the building during and after its construction. An ode to Phil Frank: When Travels with Farley moved to SF full time. Limited acc The party then answered its own People around the Bay Area are always surprised when nature turns a page. Exclusive Bay Area and San Francisco breaking news, sports, tech, and food and wine coverage, plus enhanced coverage of Giants, 49ers and Warriors RFK to Dukakis to Clinton: Classic SF photos of Democratic candidates. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit San Francisco since 1906, but its a foggy memory 60 years later. Post-Pearl Harbor photos show San Francisco bracing for war For more than 30 years, Margot Patterson Doss provided Chronicle readers all the tips they needed for a terrific Sunday stroll with her column, San Francisco at Your Feet. In the wake of four San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks suffering serious injuries this season, a line of thinking emerged that perhaps head coach Tim Flannery, the former San Francisco Giants third-base coach and Lunatic Fringe front man, understands the importance of MLBs new pitch Ex-Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman might have a promising future. SFs Cherry Blossom Festival: 50 years of signaling spring in Japantown. California Highway Patrol officers used a bullhorn to order A salute to the king of Golden Gate Bridge stunts. Terms Apply. The mascot Oski the Bear debuted 77 years ago. The letters to the editor and the obituaries are gone as well as restaurant reviews. Today, Fishermans Wharf is a popular (and sometimes mocked) tourist destination. Wallace The Brave. About that New York Times op-ed on San Francisco How Californias Big Ag wants you to think about all this rain, How California can teach New York to clean up truck pollution, Tesla vs. gas cars: Here's how popular EVs perform on a California roadtrip. Just before the start of the 2018-19 NHL season, a visit to The Our archives Coit Tower photos disappeared. They were the largest steamships of their day and ferried thousands of passengers each month between San Francisco and Sacramento, but after being put into wartime service, the fates of the twin steamships Delta King and Delta Queen diverged wildly. If you dig around, youll find a lot of stories about the Rock. Californias COVID emergency is over. Joe Montanas 40th draft anniversary: Chronicle archive photos from the early days of Joe Cool. The electronic edition although it has the news, does not have the items that make TheChron. In the Vietnam War era, those views came into conflict in the Bay Area. Map shows stunning improvement in California drought. Using Zillow home values data, we are mapping Bay Area median house prices and charting changes in the housing market. The other complaint is there are no box scores, standings or TV schedules in the Sports section like in the hard copy. SF visit puts Soviet leader in a good mood before high-level US summit. Rolling Stones in the Bay Area: 50 years of huge shows. Bay Area cartoonist who created Dilbert goes on racist rant, draws condemnation, Track water shortages and restrictions across Bay Area. S.F. Eighty years ago this week, one of San Franciscos greatest parties got started. The space, known as Brooks Hall, started with some, uh, underground SFs China Beach and the irony behind its name. Though quite certain no such building exists in the park, I rifled through the negatives and began my research. But in May 1966, the pop art impresario brought his show to San Francisco, and The Chronicle was there to capture the moment and critique the experience. SFs White Night riots 40th anniversary: Long-buried photos show a city torn apart. But what he loved the most was sharing the game with others. The mysteries of Shakespeare Garden in Golden Gate Park. As the parade closes in on its 50th anniversary, we went looking for photos from its first 10 years. There are times it does not come through and that is a little annoying. Cancel Anytime. Recent images of smiling children aboard the Potomac sparked my interest and led me to The Chronicles archive in search of photos, articles and newspaper pages that told the story of President Franklin D. Roosevelts Floating White House. Oroville Dam: A look back at massive structures construction. I loved the ads I really enjoyed the Sunday edition with its magazines and commentaries. While the annual Pride celebrations, war protests, and parades for the Warriors, Giants and 49ers are fresh in our memories, Market Street has been the stage for large public rallies and demonstrations for more than a century. It is OK instead of the morning paper in hard copy, Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018. The paper shows up most of time on my tablet and is very comprehensive with articles. Fifty years ago this week, Haight-Ashbury residents were ready to bury the counterculture movement that had come to define the neighborhood and the city itself. A recent dig through The Chronicles archive turned up one of our most surprising Angel Island for sale? Clothing and offbeat cures for illnesses dominated the San Francisco newspaper pages from 1900 to 1909. When Grateful Dead, Huey Lewis and more made stand against AIDS in Bay Area. The Greek. Listen: Will CARE Court help the severely mentally ill in S.F.? Kissinger hoped to create a floating exhibit of sea life, but instead the vessel, then renamed the Pacific Queen, spent a few years as a tourist-focused Bay Area by blimp: A new look at rediscovered aerial photos. At the intersection of Golden Gate Park and the Pacific Ocean sits the Beach Chalet, a San Francisco landmark that has gone from gleaming eatery to Army headquarters to dangerous dive bar to renovated restaurant. The paper shows up most of time on my tablet and is very comprehensive with articles. It makes no sense whatsoever as a white citizen of America to try to help Black citizens anymore, he said. As sitting in the home dugout at Candlestick Park? Thats the gamble we take when learning to live with COVID. The meat substitute company joins Zoom, MasterClassand other Bay Area companies with recent layoffs. Its a thrill when you find a hidden gem deep in the archive not a thrill like zooming through the Demon roller-coasters double corkscrew at 50 mph, but a thrill nonetheless. In late January, Macys announced it had sold the famous I. Magnin Building in Union Square. Their deaths punctuated one of San Franciscos darkest eras, but their memories became a guiding light for a city that was determined to right itself. The South Bay native's overdue retrospective, "Archaeology of Memory" at BAMPFA, salutes the Chicanx artist'sactivism. I lost to the coronavirus in Las Vegas. Most important No ads, Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020. Comments. You Might Also Like Dark Side of the Horse Samson. Best Of. SFs most remote residents: Farallones quest for a 1950 census taker and The Chronicle. restaurant is still one of my favorites, even after a major change. Stanford Stadium was the venue for several games involving the United 1974-75 Warriors were champions, but their wardrobes were the real MVPs. We found dozens of unpublished photos of his busy stop in the city. How much snow did Tahoe get? Letters: Retired judge criticizes D.A. When the Hells Angels buried a Harley-Davidson with their leader. On a recent trip to The Chronicles archive, I turned up packs of Tubes negatives that havent been seen in years and showcase the band in all its over-the-top glory. This version seems to be very limited in scope and content. With Stephen Curry and Co. being the hottest ticket around as they head to the NBA Finals for a third straight year, I went searching in The Chronicles Lets celebrate the Tubes, one of SFs weirdest rock bands ever. Clearly not much has changed. Going to Tahoe this weekend? January 17, 2018. Hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight learn about Claude the albino alligator from California Academy of Sciences. There are consequential and interesting bills on the agenda in Sacramento. The price is good, but not when it is so inconsistent in content. Your weekly guide to Bay Area arts & entertainment. Best Of The Pre-History of 'Pearls' is Featured in 'Pearls Takes a Wrong Turn' New Book The GoComics Team. Call it the Miracle on the Bay. California's winter storm brought rare snow to low elevations across the San Francisco Bay Area, including to Santa Cruz, MountDiablo, MountTam and other cities. There are no advertisements, but it also leaves out details found in other electronic versions ot the Chronicle, such as sports score details, team standings, etc. This year, a trip to The Chronicles basement takes us How SF sent World War I troops a message of love a century ago. For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle starting at . The phrase was circulated in a trolling campaign in 2017 by members of the controversial online forum 4chan, in which fliers with the slogan were posted, with originators assuming liberals would respond negatively, thereby proving they did not agree with it, according to the ADL. The publisher may have opted out of making it available on certain devices, or the reading experience may not yet be optimized for this publication on those devices. A search through our archive turned up dozens of photo negatives from event that created the United Nations. Its very heavy on sports which some of us dont care about and very inconsistent on what other topics might be included in an edition. As grounds crews for the Giants and As prepare their fields for 2023, MLBs bigger bases expose its asymmetry: The bases dont form a perfect square, and its not 90 feet between them. Pros: The good points of the the Chronicle/Kindle version is that it comes early in the morning on the West Coast, it's a good selection of what's going on in the world with an emphasis on San Francisco and the Bay Area. 2022-02-04 - To our readers: As of this week, The Chronicle is no longer carrying the "Baby Blues" comic strip. because ofrecent discriminatory comments by its creator. But early on, the focus became more toward lawyer Sam Driver Symphony, A new operatic production takes wing on ropes and silks, Review: S.F. The archive of a newspaper thats more than 150 years old can conceal treasures. When SF mourned Martin Luther King Jr., 50 years ago. When California declared war on cannabis growers and called in the Army. It provides comprehensive coverage of local, regional and international news, entertainment and sports, and is one of the only papers in the United States with a regular column devoted to the architecture industry. The first-ever NFL Players Association report card was released this week, and it is full of eye-opening details. Rainbow gold mine: Early SF Pride Parade photos rediscovered in archive. Scott Adams, the creator of the internationally syndicated Dilbert comic strip, unleashed a racist rant this week on YouTube, saying Black people are a hate group and I dont wanna have anything to do with em a statement that is being met with condemnation, including the cancellation of his cartoons from newspapers. Turner turned heads at the Venetian Room in San Franciscos Fairmont Hotel in 1983, while Cooper and Jagger rocked in front of bigger crowds, Archive gold: The High Sierra 7 decades ago from 16,000 feet. A trip to The Chronicles basement archive while doing Sporting Remembering the Leslie Salt Mountain: Bay Areas odd, glistening landmark. We found hundreds of negatives inside The Chronicles archive covering most years of the early Pride Parades, including some unpublished photos. The undisputed queen of San Francisco nightlife ran brothels in the city for two decades with a clientele that reportedly included some of the most prominent figures on the West Coast. The new normal in 1942: A look back at wartime ads in The Chronicle. If you do not wish to continue at this renewal price, you may cancel any time by visiting. Despite the cantankerous critters relative stardom, it appears The Chronicle covered them only when Steinhart Warriors archive dive: An ode to Run TMC and more from 1980s, Warriors fans, lets take a trip back to the days of Don Nelson, Sleepy Floyd and Run TMC. Jack London Squares early days: A saloon, a local sports hero and a floating restaurant. This publication is not available for some devices. Seals Stadium was a neighborhood ballpark that brought baseball to San Francisco decades before the Giants. Polio vaccination campaign. Its not the first time Adams has enraged the public. Life after disaster: Chronicles oldest negatives show a return to normality in 1906. His Detroit Pistons coach sees New bars are bringing buzz to Wine Country, plus more developments, Foreigners keep buying Napa Valley wineries. Thirty years ago, as the AIDS crisis grew, big-name rock stars including Jerry Garcia, Huey Lewis, John Fogerty, Tracy Chapman, Linda Ronstadt and more put on a week of Bay Area shows to raise money against the disease. A Chronicle critic intervenes in the rebuilding of a traditional Catholic cathedral. For sale to good home: Ultrarare 1970s Muni streetcar. Exclusive: Stunning photos show Yosemite National Park under 15 feet of California snowpack hits highest level this century for March, could Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with understandable patience, but his Map shows which parts of California exceeded entire years worth of rain, Map shows stunning improvement in California drought, Last chance to see: Bay Bridge lights turn off on Sunday. The electronic edition although it has the news, does not have the items that make TheChron. These are the best pastas you can find in the Bay Area, S.F. According to Rasmussen, 72% of Americans agreed with the statement, including 53% of Black respondents. While in the The Chronicles archive thumbing through stacks of decades-old Shark Tank at 25: How San Joses favorite venue, now SAP Center, got built. 15 Sacred Heart Prep 57, OT. Before her long career in the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein was a California criminal justice expert and a San Francisco mayor. White supremacists, who had used the phrase long before the trolling campaign, quickly promoted it, adding their website links to fliers or combining the phrase with white supremacist language or imagery, the ADL said. The Shoreline. Glass negatives, more than a century old, show San Franciscans everyday life after disaster. Five decades later, the promise of the dam has given way to a crisis Boss flashback: Bruce Springsteen on the road to 1984 Oakland Thirty-two years ago, The Chronicle took the unusual step of sending a music critic and a photographer to Tacoma, Wash., to watch Springsteen and the E Street Band perform ahead of two sold-out concerts in Oakland. We apologize for the sudden change and hope you will still enjoy our many other . And I would say the best advice I could give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people.. The states leader and father to current Gov. Hundreds of thousands of people visit Muir Woods National Monument each year, but, if not for one couple, there wouldnt be a Muir Woods to visit at all. Sex Pistols in San Francisco: The lewd, crude punk pioneers The Sex Pistols have been in town two days, and they havent thrown up on anyone yet. That was the beginning of a Chronicle story in January 1978 on the notorious British punk rock band, and a recent trip to the newspapers New Years in 1950s San Francisco: Photos of a city partying hard. Music from the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community," Castro Theatre organist David Hegarty and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb. The 49ers drafted Joe Montana 40 years ago, and San Francisco football would never be the same. Why Pistons are praising Warriors' Ex-Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman might have a promising future. As you can see, finding an angle for a Halloween story can be a little ruff. Complaining is a chore because Amazon keeps its contact telephone number well hidden deep in a nested drop down menu and even when I get there, the person on the other end of the line does not know what to do, or just blames the Chronicle. It was the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, and its reverberations are still being felt today. To drum up interest for a new comic strip, The Chronicle gave away a poor imitation of the caped crusaders signature ride. In the basement of the Gothic Revival building at 901 Mission St. sat a box of negatives damaged by Hells Angels vs. Allen Ginsberg: The unlikely Vietnam War-era confrontation. The 1974-75 Golden State Warriors played with style on their way to the teams first NBA championship in the Bay Area. Seals Stadium: When SFs first big-thrills ballpark faced the wrecking ball. A colorful, possibly haunted hotel drew celebrity guests and angry neighbors. Its definitely not the same as the paper version back-in-the day. Here's how she survived, Review: Memoir of an unlikely friendship delves into mystery of male bonding, March is Womens History Month. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. For instance, some days may have 12 obituaries, and then none for a week. It took the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 the first to be televised to bring it and the areas surrounding Lake Tahoe to the prominence it currently SFs Brooks Hall: Mayor made a mountain out of Mole Hall moniker. For technical or billing issues, please contact Archive Customer Support. Moratorium Day: When anti-Vietnam War march brought out squares and students. Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2019, Though sad to read how thoroughly San Francisco has been gentrified, a editorial can still somehow get past the increasingly centrist editor and give a viewpoint that is not as bland as most articles I see in nearly all papers in lZt de axs, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2014, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. The news that the annual Alcatraz prison reunions were coming to an end prompted a dive into The Chronicles archive, and it didnt take long to find long-buried How SFs Ferry Building survived and didnt become a 40-story skyscraper. Sixty years ago this week, officials opened the Embarcadero Freeway. A search through The Chronicles archive turned up lots of color photos of the 49ers Super Bowl XXIX win over the San Diego Chargers in Miami. When Jefferson Airplanes 1980s reunion concerts rocked the Bay Area. This online archive is for access and use only by individuals for personal use. Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018. The story of Jack London Square begins in 1950, when Oaklands Board of Port Commissioners named four blocks of waterfront area after one of its most famous former residents. Could CA become first to require Tesla stations to open to all EVs? Salesforce seeks to cut office space at Salesforce Tower after mass layoff. Peoples Park Bloody Thursday: 50 years later, unearthing never-before-seen photos. How does San Francisco Red Sox sound? The world's largest comic strip site for online classic strips like Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Non Sequitur, Get Fuzzy, Luann, Pearl Before Swine, 9 Chickweed Lane and more! A dig into the archives turned up hundreds of photos of charity Thanksgiving events in the Bay Area over the past 60 years, as well as special dinners for new immigrants and even un-Thanksgiving celebrations by American Indian groups. San Francisco was a four-paper town. The father of modern-day BASE jumpers was a classic San Francisco character. Blaze races to sea: The Mount Vision fire threatens Point Reyes 25 years ago. Today's Comic from Pearls Before Swine Read Now. A century of Chronicle presidential election front pages. In January of this year, San Francisco proposed requiring an online reservation for tourists who want to drive down Lombard Street and charging them a fee. Fifth & Mission: Listen to The Chronicle's flagship news podcast, Extra Spicy: Listen to Soleil Ho's food and culture podcast, Total SF: A celebration of San Francisco culture, Forget the slap. The Oscars have had plenty of pop culture hits, Metallica's James Hetfield to star in Western thriller with Peter Dinklage, Pier 24 Photography to sell famed collection worth more than $15 million, The personal, path-making art of Amalia Mesa-Bains, A good writer has license to bend, or even break, the rules of grammar, San Francisco Snow Days: What Bay Area looked like last time it snowed, When Old Navy sold tuna sandwiches. Introducing ALICE! Angela Davis early California days before and after her infamous trial. Is California breaking its promise to cut middle-income health care costs? Residents inland those in Alameda County, eastern Santa Clara County and other Bay Area counties away from the coast should anticipate temperatures of up to the 90s, Diaz said.