How Bay Area organizations and arts institutions plan to celebrate Black History Month in 2023 this February. The price is good, but not when it is so inconsistent in content. Hey, baseball fans. (Third-fastest growing comic strip on Jupiter). I especially enjoy the Sunday edition - however, the format has apparently changed with the addition of obituaries (many) and elimination of the news quiz. The Chronicles archive has photos of its heyday and demise. In the early 1930s, William Randolph Sutro Tower: San Franciscos Eiffel Tower? Amid the gunfire of April 6, 1968, Bobby Hutton, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake: Old photos offer new glimpses of devastation. 70 years of absurd, crazy and downright About 260,000 vehicles travel across the Bay Bridge every day. Heres the evidence so far. The best-known U.S. Mint building in San Francisco is at Fifth and Mission streets, right across the street from the Chronicle building. Best Of. When London double-decker buses wowed SF crowds. It's Animal Month on the Total SF podcast. But is he a "leadership genius"? Terms apply. 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. 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. 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. Its hard to believe, but San Joses Shark Tank now known to non-hockey fans as the SAP Center turns 25 this year. While searching The Chronicles archive for photos and stories for the upcoming Lunar New Year, I turned up packs of negatives showing Rice Bowl Festivals. Thats a hate group and I dont wanna have anything to do with em. In June 1975 one of The Chronicles photographers captured stunning sights: views of the city and surrounding areas from the cockpit of the Goodyear Blimp. When 2 mimes had a resounding wedding in Union Square. Enough to shut down every resort. Map shows stunning improvement in California drought. It was San Francisco. The 1974-75 Golden State Warriors played with style on their way to the teams first NBA championship in the Bay Area. Limited acc Dianne Feinsteins early SF years: Trove of photos pulled from archive. Help us pick S.F.s official animal. You Might Also Like Dark Side of the Horse Samson. Seals Stadium was a neighborhood ballpark that brought baseball to San Francisco decades before the Giants. 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. Converts to Continuous Service Subscription. You Might Also Like Breaking Cat News Georgia Dunn. Fifty years ago this month, a Japan Air Lines DC-8 belly-flopped into San Francisco Bay 17,000 feet short of the San Francisco International Airport runway. Camelot of Army bases: SFs Presidio shines in newly discovered photos. Information regarding access and use for institutions is available by contacting NewsBank at 800-762-8182 or email sales@newsbank.com. This publication is not available for some devices. 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 century of Chronicle presidential election front pages. The problem is that many don't realize they are eligible. Heres where you can find one of the rarest tacos in California, Impossible Foods had record sales in 2022, now it plans to lay off workers. Clearly not much has changed. 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. For instance, some days may have 12 obituaries, and then none for a week. But her piece from Nov. 9, 1969, was different it was a walk under the bay. This subscription will automatically renew until you decide to cancel. Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Back then, most West Coast folks had never seen a double-decker bus, unless they were SF alligators: When giant reptiles were moved (ever so carefully). Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). It travels 30 mph, and the ride seems smooth. Fifty years ago, students at what was then San Francisco State College fought back and changed academia forever. Heres who has offered big bucks so far. Sign up to receive weekly updates and news from around the kingdom. 10 San Ramon Valley 59, No. We found 49ers Super Bowl photos from 1995; now theyre online for the first time. The two 1948 negative packs were labeled Hearst Monastery-Golden Gate Park. sends student to hospital, Yes, that's a toucan flying around Walnut Creek, Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American adults. No. Beyond Bigfoot: Rediscovering 60 years of Sasquatch stories. Also, some features such as the crossword puzzle, box scores and classifieds are not currently available. Cancel Anytime. Your weekly guide to Bay Area arts & entertainment. Champs! The new normal in 1942: A look back at wartime ads in The Chronicle. A New Comic Strip by Andrea Beizer. Pete Wilson took a helicopter tour over the fields and roads flooded by the Cosumnes River south of Sacramento and declared a state of emergency in 25 Northern California counties. While never beloved The Chronicles editorial board called for the foolish freeway to be demolished only six months in it would take a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, and a Lucky to get out alive: When a deadly Bay Area storm wreaked havoc in 1982. 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. Username: Password: Don't have an account? Walking through BARTs Transbay Tube: The story of a once-in-a-lifetime stroll. Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018. When the world came to San Francisco to create the United Nations. Rediscovering Storyland: SF Childrens Zoos magical beginnings 60 years ago. We apologize for the sudden change, and hope you will still enjoy our many other . Wee Pals. To keep my carbon footprint down, I read books and magazines electronically. This years Giants Opening Day is postponed, but 60 years ago, fans flocked to see the first pitch of the season at the new Candlestick Park. The 1995 Mount Vision fire surged from an improperly extinguished campfire to one be the worst wildfires in Marin County in nearly 50 years. There are many GoComics with tens of thousands of listed "followers" that have far fewer daily comments than does Bozo with its 902 listed followers. Joe Montanas 40th draft anniversary: Chronicle archive photos from the early days of Joe Cool. Much of it is precisely organized, but parts are a mess. 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. All subscriptions include a free trial period. He gave us the inside scoop. In the Vietnam War era, those views came into conflict in the Bay Area. Also, some features such as the crossword puzzle, box scores and classifieds are not currently available. Columnists defended the aesthetic of Pier 39. Just before the start of the 2018-19 NHL season, a visit to The Our archives Coit Tower photos disappeared. After World War II, the Presidio came close to becoming the location of the United Nations headquarters, but intrigue and a donation back East ended the excitement. With the dramatic devastation around the Marina, the Embarcadero, the Bay Bridge and the Cypress Structure, its easy to forget that Santa Cruz County was hit hard by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. No one How SF States bloody strikes changed academia and nation 50 years ago. Best Of. 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. The mysteries of Shakespeare Garden in Golden Gate Park. SF visit puts Soviet leader in a good mood before high-level US summit. More On: "Dilbert" author Scott Adams, who has been drawing the comic since 1989, said the strip that pokes fun at office culture was wiped from nearly 77 newspapers. Heres where California reservoir levels stand after this weeks rains. More than a century ago, most of Californias old-growth redwoods had been FDR discovery: 80-year-old, long-buried photos of presidents Bay Area visit. State offering money for retrofits, Opinion: S.F.s street crisis response team is in crisis, members say, Oakland ransomware attackers release data stolen from city network, Yes, that's a toucan flying around Walnut Creek, Warriors rally to defeat Pelicans, match longest winning streak of season, Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' actor, dies at 61, Sonoma County sheriffs chase ends in death, Antioch woman arrested in threats to private school in Walnut Creek, Prisoner kept in solitary confinement after leading fight against practice, A $200 million bike bridge tantalized this Bay Area city. 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 The Chronicles archive has turned up photos of Democratic candidates across the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s, shaking hands, making speeches and fundraising ahead of a then-much-later California primary. Once a school holiday and daylong event of all things spring for children in San Francisco, May Day faded as a celebration in the 1970s. SFs Cherry Blossom Festival: 50 years of signaling spring in Japantown. Before 1954, Veterans Day Howard Hughes, the CIA and a mysterious ship in the Bay Area. the order is placed. 2022-02-04 - To our readers: As of this week, The Chronicle is no longer carrying the "Baby Blues" comic strip. Useful to catch up but missing the personality of the city, Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020. There are times it does not come through and that is a little annoying. In 1940s, jewel of the bay was on the block. An ode to Phil Frank: When Travels with Farley moved to SF full time. Nick Dallis's long running series, Judge Parker, began as a story about good Judge Alan Parker, his son Randy and Daughter Ann, and problems they face after their mother died. Baker Beach may be the most scenic beach in San Francisco a postcard-worthy view of both the ocean and the Golden Gate Bridge but the beach also has plenty of San Francisco history. What about the idea of the S.F. Newspapers in Education While refiling negatives in The Chronicles basement archive, I found a pack of photo negatives of a 1952 tour of three double-decker buses from London. The 1980s reunion of one of San Franciscos biggest Summer of Love bands was an unexpected and short-lived delight. There are consequential and interesting bills on the agenda in Sacramento. The Bridge School benefit concerts organized by Neil Young and ex-wife Pegi Young aided a great cause with entertaining shows for thirty years. The states leader and father to current Gov. In his annual message to the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27, 1947, he said, I know there are strong sentimental reasons for keeping this old, ingenious and novel mode of transportation. In these images, the sights might not have the worldwide acclaim Post-Pearl Harbor photos show San Francisco bracing for war. Each tour is written and narrated by Chronicle journalists and guided by your phone. This weeks flooding along the Russian River is staggering. 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. Months before Pearl Harbor, two US sailors tore down a Nazi flag flying outside the German consulate in San Francisco we searched The Chronicles archive to see what happened next. See where snow and rain are hitting California and Bay Area, Interact with the map for near real-time precipitation across California and reported road closures and weather warnings issued in the Bay Area, Highway 1 Road Trip: Six itineraries along Californias iconic coast. The comic, which has appeared in newspapers since 1989, once ran in as many as 2,000 newspapers in 70 countries and 25 languages. Twenty-eight years ago, the Loma Prieta earthquake shook the Bay Area to its core, killing 63 people, most in the collapse of the Nimitz Wine Country fire of 1964: Eerie similarities to this weeks Flames tearing through Napa and Sonoma counties and beyond.