Chinatown News

City College of San Francisco may be forced to close or combine some campuses - it has 12 of them - to help stave off a financial crisis and retain full accreditation, The Chronicle has learned.

The two countries have developed strong ties since they launched diplomatic relations exactly 20 years ago.

Have you ever heard someone say how much they like San Francisco because it reminds them of European cities? True enough, despite being such a young city by any European measurement, or metre stick, as they call it.

Like most walking-oriented cities, San Francisco is a wonderful city for al fresco dining or a fabulous view.

San Francisco has never seen a neighborhood plan as ambitious as the one that goes to the Planning Commission on Thursday, or one that so audaciously seeks to fit 21st century urban values into a 20th century frame.

San Francisco 49ers fans are soft compared to NY Giants fans, just like The Bay Area is soft compared to cold New York City As preparations continue for the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge , a roundup of some of the best things to do in San Francisco, California.

In 1900, a ship called the Australia docked in San Francisco, carrying infected rats that launched a plague epidemic in the city.

On Monday afternoon Mayor Edwin M. Lee participated in a ceremonial renaming of Middle Drive East in Golden Gate Park in honor of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to celebrate her 25 years of public service to our City and its residents.

Disabled activist Cristina Rubke , Mayor Ed Lee's newest pick to serve on the Municipal Transportation Agency board of directors, appears headed for confirmation by the Board of Supervisors.

From the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Great Wall of China; from Stonehenge to the Grand Canyon, there are marvels from around the world that scientists, anthropologists, archeologists and mere travelers still look back on in awe.

Hong Kong atmosphere at solo show The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco is presenting the first solo exhibition in the Bay Area of the work of critically acclaimed American artist Adrian Wong , a Stanford grad who spits his time between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

Sue Lee, Executive Director of the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco, is on a mission.

About a half year ago I noticed activity at 1092 Post Street, the former home of the Lush Lounge.

San Francisco didn't get weird; it's always been weird. That's a core lesson of this week's terrific time-machine program at Davies Symphony Hall, where Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony are bringing back to life the very fabric of old San Francisco, through music.

Chinese Hospital, the city's oldest independent community hospital, needs room to grow and a new building that is seismically safe.

As part of the San Francisco Symphony's Centennial Season, Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and the Orchestra will explore the rich musical legacy that gave birth to the San Francisco Symphony .

The perfect soup for spring in San Francisco is here! You'll find it at the recently opened Burritt Room and Tavern.

Last autumn, top honors at the annual AIA/Portland Design Awards went to a small, new Portland firm with some big credentials.

No matter how he might feel privately, Gov. Jerry Brown needs to embrace Molly Munger and her tax plan if he hopes to get his own tax increases approved by the voters come November.

A play on a joke about California being full of fruits and nuts, Laura Owens' works made of '60s California newspapers are at Actual Size through May 12 Some of the most progressive art made in L.A. today can't be seen in museums or blue chip galleries.