Nob Hill News

Sometime next month, my friend Helen and I will be traveling to San Francisco. Helen knows how to find bargains on airline tickets, hotels, car rentals and all the good stuff on the Internet.

I adore San Francisco in December. It's not the classic white Christmas of song and postcards, but the weather usually behaves, many people are in cheerier-than-normal moods, and there are plenty of festive things to do for very little money.

San Francisco, California is a well-known city full of attractions like the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and historical hotels that have provided accommodations to visitors for many years.

Fall is the perfect part of the year to discover your neighborhood by walking around.

A new Masonic lodge with 26 members was officially chartered in San Francisco on Monday night, in an area that hasn't had a lodge for half a century.

A visit to San Francisco is incomplete without visiting some of the most famous San Francisco tourist attractions.

Here's a look at the past. Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

In the past few years, Spanish flavors have become trendy. Scores of Bay Area restaurants are either borrowing the "tapas" designation or adding a few classic dishes to their menus.

First of all, high five to chef Dominique Crenn for a great stint on "The Next Iron Chef." Did you hear that she was selected to cook for President Obama during his recent trip to San Francisco? You can read the details from SF Gate's Scoop here .

Those of us who have lived in San Francisco for awhile pride ourselves on knowing San Francisco's secret corners.

As they say in real estate lingo 'Location, location, location.' Well, in San Francisco Nob Hill is arguably the best location.

California is a state that is filled with top-of-the-line restaurants. The choices can truly be staggering.

After at $20M restoration, the San Francisco Fairmont Hotel's penthouse suite was deemed "ready for her close up" and played a leading role in the September 26 wedding celebration of Jean-Charles Boisset and Gina Gallo a marriage that joined two of the world's most powerful wine families.

It could just be a rumor to help an overinflated building sell in a tough market but then again it could be true.

San Francisco may have a reputation as a world-class city, but it is also one of the biggest small towns you can find anywhere.

By all accounts, San Francisco was little prepared for the discovery of gold in the Sierra foothills.

The lonely straggler, coming to market after others have already thrown in the towel and gone rental.

In an orderly world, architectural landmarks would be easy to spot. We'd all agree that this house or that shop deserves protection, as sure as Frank Lloyd Wright wore a cape.

Share + Aug 30, 2009 11:38 am US/Pacific Watch / Embed in Hi-Def SAN FRANCISCO Other than the Golden Gate Bridge, it's hard to think of anything that says "San Francisco" better than the sight and sound of a cable car clawing its way up a ridiculously steep hill, 'halfway to the stars.' For tourists and locals alike, the urge to hop aboard, grab a ...

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