From unlimited digital access to newsletters, podcasts, events and more, here's a list of benefits for subscribers. His Detroit Pistons coach sees New bars are bringing buzz to Wine Country, plus more developments, Foreigners keep buying Napa Valley wineries. The letters to the editor and the obituaries are gone as well as restaurant reviews. This is a decision based on the principles of this news organization and the community we serve, editor Chris Quinn said. Among The Chronicles photo negatives in the archive were treasures from the Golden Gate Bridges opening day ceremonies both opening days. 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. We found Chronicle Batmobile contest winner Richard Morse after his brother saw the column about the tongue-in-cheek giveaway. We deliver the Bay Area's best journalism every day.. This year, especially, the edition has been deliverd late or not at all about once each month. In the Vietnam War era, those views came into conflict in the Bay Area. 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. Grace Cathedral atop Nob Hill may look like a church that has been around for centuries, but it was completed only in 1964. 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. Many days lately, I dont even see anything I care to read. But the fisherman isnt just a marketing slogan. : We found the winner of The Chronicles Batmobile contest. 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. Its views were far less spectacular than Mount Diablos. Jerry Garcia: See rare photos of the Grateful Dead legend from The Chronicles archives. 100 years of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk fun and memories. Seals Stadium: When SFs first big-thrills ballpark faced the wrecking ball. Useful to catch up but missing the personality of the city, Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020. When Nixons summer of 69 visits to SF drew polarizing reactions. Twenty-five years ago this week, long-time California Assembly leader Willie Brown won a run-off election to become San Franciscos first African-American mayor. Please use a different way to share. 14 University-SF 39. Whats the famous line: The hottest summer I ever spent was an autumn in San Francisco? With Veterans Day coming on the heels of a big election, I headed to The Chronicles archive in search of stories and images about the men and women who served our country and the events that celebrated their service. The Dragon Gate marking the entrance to San Franciscos Chinatown is a relatively recent addition and it was a tough road to get it built. For more than six decades, San Francisco has celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks over the bay. But is he a "leadership genius"? The Chronicles photojournalists covered the fire and came back with many great images, but only a few ran Davies Symphony Hall debuted with fanfare 40 years ago but the sound wasnt a hit. California snowpack hits highest level this century for March, could become biggest ever, Hit bean company Rancho Gordo embroiled in discrimination lawsuit. Celebrations and relief after the Giants win their first World Series since moving to San Francisco in 1958. Call it the Miracle on the Bay. Davies Symphony Hall made a splashy debut in San Francisco in 1980. Best Of Luann's Top 10 High School Hell Moments The GoComics Team. After the 2019 shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, he tried to profit off the tragedy by encouraging witnesses to sign up for an app he created. Several small tremors came in waves, signaling something 1967 Vietnam War protest photos show savagery by police in Amid the chaos of the Vietnam War across the Pacific Ocean and the protests at home, a conflict in the Bay Area proved inevitable. The Squaw Valley Ski Resort wasnt always the place of world-class grandeur we now know. This week marks the 40th anniversary of the verdict, the White Night riots and the police response that followed. When he's not chasing down a story, he likes watching movies, traveling and trying new restaurants. The city burned. Pow! The Lockhorns. If you are interested in pausing your home delivery, you can contact us for a vacation hold at (415)777-7000 or email us at homedelivery@sfchronicle.com with your account information. 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. The 49ers, Raiders and San Franciscos high school Turkey Bowl. The electronic edition although it has the news, does not have the items that make TheChron. Seals Stadium was a neighborhood ballpark that brought baseball to San Francisco decades before the Giants. Dramatic mountain, dramatic views: Archive photos of Mount Diablo. Map shows stunning improvement in California drought. Blaze races to sea: The Mount Vision fire threatens Point Reyes 25 years ago. The ground shook. 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. Check this guide for updates as bills move through the California legislature. It was the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history, and its reverberations are still being felt today. Hey, baseball fans. A change on the comics page. 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. Have you heard the one about the mimes who got married in Union Square? 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. Photos show the Bay Area blanketed in rare snow. Californias COVID emergency is over. I especially enjoy the Sunday edition - however, the format has apparently changed with the addition of obituaries (many) and elimination of the news quiz. Then came one he didnt see coming. 1959 San Francisco aerial photos show a city on the verge of transformation. He graduated from Sacramento State University in May 2022 with a degree in journalism. It's Animal Month on the Total SF podcast. On April 4, 1968, an assassins bullet struck down the pillar of the civil rights movement and shook a divided nation. For technical or billing issues, please contact Archive Customer Support. 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. Why say more? San Franciscos century-old Civic Auditorium got its big start with a masquerade ball and a historic convention. 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. The medfly invasion: How a tiny insect upended Bay Area life A minuscule bug caused an ecological nightmare across Northern California nearly 40 years ago, and the fallout spread from the fields of Silicon Valley into the halls of the Capitol in Sacramento. It took two hours for the mansion that defined Millbrae for decades to go from the centerpiece of one of the Bay Areas most lavish estates to a pile of ash. The Works Progress Administration secured $1.2 million in federal funding and managed the undertaking, providing hundreds of jobs in the area. The father of modern-day BASE jumpers was a classic San Francisco character. Unearthed World War II-era photos a salute to the women who Not all the women whose hard work helped on the home front during World War II were part of the Rosie the Riveter phenomenon. In addition, you can also enter a vacation hold through your profile on our website. 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. One of the fastest growing newspaper comic strips in the galaxy! The House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in San Francisco in May 1960 turned into a violent confrontation and the beginning of a decade of student-led mass protests. Why Pistons are praising Warriors' castoff, How Warriors manage Anthony Lambs availability as he nears two-way limit, Poole, Warriors overwhelm Clippers in 3rd quarter of a 115-91 victory, Warriors Steph Curry could return Sunday against Lakers, Warriors treating Andrew Wiggins with patience, but his return is essential, Imperfect diamond: Myths of MLB geometry revealed by new larger bases. 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. With Stephen Curry & Co. winning their Remembering Robert Kennedy in SF 50 years after his assassination. 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. If you do not wish to continue at this renewal price, you may cancel any time by visiting. 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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. As the parade closes in on its 50th anniversary, we went looking for photos from its first 10 years. 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. Adams furthered his offensive rant by saying that he escaped by living in a neighborhood with a very low Black population. Track home prices in every city and ZIP code. Candlestick Parks first Opening Day: Found photos from 60 years ago. 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. Wee Pals. Fifty years ago, students at what was then San Francisco State College fought back and changed academia forever. Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). When California declared war on cannabis growers and called in the Army. The party then answered its own People around the Bay Area are always surprised when nature turns a page. Golden Gate Bridges 1937 debut: An awe-inspiring archive find for the ages. But is he a "leadership genius"? St. Marys Cathedral rises from the ashes into something completely different. is at its most unaffordable point in at least a decade, Gavin Newsom is talking tough on CEQA. Information regarding access and use for institutions is available by contacting NewsBank at 800-762-8182 or email sales@newsbank.com. Now, new photos come to light. More from Pearls Before Swine. I finally caught COVID. SFs most remote residents: Farallones quest for a 1950 census taker and The Chronicle. The price is good, but not when it is so inconsistent in content. Use this tool to compare electric vehicles and see if you can ditch your gas car for your next trip. How does San Francisco Red Sox sound? Its only the latest attempt by the city to ease traffic congestion around the famous street. Listen: The many near deaths of Tom Stienstra, Listen: "The Riders Come Out At Night": Corruption and brutality, Listen: Californias COVID emergency is over, but is the pandemic. Newspapers in Education I miss getting up every morning and reading The Chron. But as we head toward San Franciscos summery fall, we want to salute you and the citys signature weather spectacle: the fog rolling in from the ocean. concert discovered amid dust. Pritikin played up the mansions reputation as haunted, making the hotel a popular landmark and drawing the From housing sit-in to Da Mayor: A look back at Willie Brown in The Chronicles photo archives. Then, as the first 15 train cars pass a switch point near Burlingame on Aug. 19, 1953, a An ode to Kezar Stadium: Archive digging leads to big SF photo scores. I especially enjoy the Sunday edition - however, the format has apparently changed with the addition of obituaries (many) and elimination of the news quiz. Beach Blanket Babylon: Behind-the-scenes photos from musical revues early decades. 10 San Ramon Valley 59, No. How long? January 17, 2018. In "The Exceptions," journalist Kate Zernike dissects the university's admission of gender bias and warns that it can happen anywhere. The beauty and rarity of this historic greenhouse it is the only wooden conservatory left standing in Atop Mount Tamalpais, a Cold War mystery hiding in plain sight. The two 1948 negative packs were labeled Hearst Monastery-Golden Gate Park. 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. A search of The Chronicles archive ahead of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing turned up photos and pages telling the story from the first push by the U.S. to travel to the moon to the splashdown of the lunar module in the Pacific Ocean. He spent his senior year of college serving as The Hornet's first Black editor in chief, leading the organization to two Pacemaker awards and several other national honors from the Associated Collegiate Press. No. 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. The tiny meadows actual name is the Garden of Shakespeares Flowers, and we can thank the California Spring Blossom and Wildflower Association for its inception and the countless weddings held there. It would be an understatement to say the Hells Angels and Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg had differing world views. I loved the ads I really enjoyed the Sunday edition with its magazines and commentaries. More than 125,000 people drove or ferried to Treasure Island for the opening of the Golden Gate International Exposition. In honor of the anniversary, a search through the Chronicles archive turned up dozens of photos from performances and rehearsals across the decades, including photos as early as 1949. All subscriptions include a free trial period. What about the idea of the S.F. Oversize photos were an annoyance for librarians to file, so they were often misplaced or outright lost. Amazon has encountered an error. The Kindle Edition of The San Francisco Chronicle contains most articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. Jerry Brown called it monumental in its effect on our future, one of the key projects of Californias long-range water program. A Bay Area couple have been using a decommissioned Muni light-rail vehicle as an office. This isnt a joke. The search term Bigfoot recently rose up one of our trending lists, but its not because of a new sighting in Humboldt County or farther north. Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2018. Amazon will renew on your behalf at the lowest renewal rate then available to Amazon.com customers at the time of renewal. Introducing ALICE! For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle starting at .