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The San Francisco Nordstrom, built in 1988, was predicted to fail. It thrived for 35 years and helped reshape the city. Lets call it what it is: a success.

This Fogust, The Chronicle’s photo department presents a visual ode to one of the...

The Dumbarton Bridge was once known as the first bridge to span the San Francisco Bay. By the time the original bridge was demolished in 1984, it had become a punch line.

San Franciscans have been fighting over cars in Golden Gate Park since 1902. With part of...

The illustrator and cartoonist who created Bad Reporter and San Francisco Comic Strip had...

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Jamie Costa doesnt just look and sound like Robin Williams. He can act. Here are Mick LaSalles arguments in favor of him starring in a potential biopic.

The problem is tomorrows variants: Renowned Bay Area epidemiologist predicts prolonged pandemic FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Larry Brilliant speaks onstage at the HBO Documentary "Open Your Eyes" Special Screening At The Rubin Museum at Rubin Museum of Art on July 13, 2016 in New York City.Paul Zimmerman / Getty Images 2016Show MoreShow Less 2of3Larry Brilliant in India the 1970s working with the World Health Organizations efforts to eradicate Smallpox.� courtesy of Seva Foundation....

Joshua Kosman January 6, 2021Updated: January 7, 2021, 3:56 pm Helgi Tomasson has served as artistic director and principal choreographer for the San Francisco Ballet since 1985. Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle Helgi Tomasson will step down as artistic director and principal choreographer of the San Francisco Ballet by June 2022, the company announced Wednesday, Jan. 6. The move will put the seal on nearly four decades of artistic leadership that has helped propel the ballet compa...