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World Series 2012 game four shows in SF Civic Plaza for a sea of Giants fans...

Mayor Edwin Lee already proclaimed “San Francisco Giants Pride Week,” from October 24th through the end of the World Series, to urge San Francisco Giants fans everywhere to celebrate their National...

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Lucasfilm sold to Disney, new Star Wars films planned (Video)

San Francisco, CA, October 30, 2012 – Continuing its strategy of acquiring exceptional creative resources and content and delivering it around the world, The Walt Disney Company inked a deal to buy...

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Small business scholarship attracts student entrepreneurs (Video)

College applications in California are due in November. Just in time, Young Entrepreneur Awards are open to any graduating high school senior entering their freshman year at an accredited (not for...

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Brownfields, a resource for natural gas and 500,000 new jobs?

With Obama's re-election, America's natural gas industry will be instrumental to a strange pairing of political interests -- environmentalists and liquid natural gas companies. And the link they have...

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America's Cup Artemis AC72 hits the water in SF

Just weeks after the dramatic capsize of billionaire Larry Ellison's AC72 in heavy winds, Sweden's Artemis AC72 catamaran slid into the treacherous currents of San Francisco Bay. After leaving the...

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Free World, holiday shopping online to end modern slavery

Based in Oakland, California, the human rights group Made In A Free World engages with individuals and businesses to build awareness and action against modern-day slavery. MFW provide consumers with...

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Mill Valley on Smithsonian Magazine's list of top 20 small towns

Mill Valley, California, is just north of San Francisco in Marin County. Its enviable setting in the shadow of Mount Tamalpais attracts everyone from Hollywood superstars to rock stars. Ever since the...

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World Aids Day 2012: 25th anniversary in SF today, Paint the Castro Red

World Aids Day is today. Just over 25 years ago, San Francisco was in the throes of understanding the scourge known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The outbreak in SF that started in 1983 was one of...

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Smartphones become electronic medical devices, labs on a chip

You know the drill. You're at the doctor's office for your annual exam, and he or she seems more interested in the gadgets than you. What happened to the stethoscope and the thermometer? Hold...

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Top 10 U.S. nuclear reactors at risk of an earthquake

A 7.3 richter scale earthquake off the coast of Japan this week reminded Americans of the dangers of nuclear reactors set in earthquake zones. Bodega Bay, near San Francisco, was chosen to become the...

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Macy's holiday pet windows in SF charm visitors

The SF SPCA is at Macy’s again to celebrate its 26th annual holiday windows. Voted one of the “Top Ten Places to Press Your Nose Against the Glass” during the holiday season by USA Today, this...

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SF Bay Area to be hit by 3 'King Tide' events of 2012-13 (video)

San Francisco Bay and nearby beaches are expected to have three “king tides” in the next few months. A king tide causes coastline inundation, and is an usually high tide caused by solar and lunar...

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UC Berkeley law student killing of exotic bird clouds 100th anniversary (Video)

Two UC Berkeley law students, Eric Cuellar, and Justin Teixeira, were arraigned today on charges ranging from misdemeanor animal cruelty to felony torture and felony killing of an exotic bird. The...

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Top 10 SF local news stories of 2012 - Part 1

San Francisco's top stories for 2012 had readers riveted to their PCs and facebooking the hot items. With celebrities and world-class attractions galore, the crossroads of the Pacific Basin is never...

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Top 10 SF local news stories of 2012 - Part 2

San Francisco is renowned for its abundance of interesting people and events. With the America's Cup, Tony Bennett, Hitchcock, Star Wars, shipwrecks and others attracting headlines locally and in the...

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Castro District hosts 2013 Bay Area noir film festival

The original Bay Area noir film festival celebrates its 11th anniversary at its usual majestic venue, San Francisco's own Castro Theatre, starting on January 23 with a lineup of 27 films—including...

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Gregg Allman appears in Sacramento, SF and Napa (Video)

Mindboggling news for California fans of the Allman Brothers is out. Now, you can catch Gregg Allman in concert tomorrow night at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts. Don't miss a world premiere...

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Mavericks Surf Contest 2013 set for this weekend (Video)

Just this morning, the Mavericks Surfing Competition for 2013 was set for this Sunday, January 20, 2013. The Mavericks contest hasn't been held since 2010, when a 40 foot high wave smacked waterfront...

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Most expensive home in USA? $117.5 million estate sold in California

Poor celebrities? Recently news of Lindsay Lohan's rented home garnered national attention, causing fans to wonder if she couldn't afford a Beverly Hills home. Celebrities may also be priced out of...

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Top 5 sports bars in SF for Giants and 49er fans

Super Sunday plans? Here are five spots where game day is a winner on February 3 or for SF Beer Week, just a week away. There's something for every taste, whether you enjoy 'giant fun&#39...

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