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Sponsored by AmericasMart, the Retail Stars list recognizes independent brick-and-mortar retailers of home accents, including furniture stores and interior design boutiques, who are creative in their merchandising, contributing to their communities and distinguishing themselves from the competition "Retail is not for the faint of heart, even in the ... (more)

Beau Rasmussen, 27, of Oakland, was last seen finishing the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco and parting way with his friends to go to Ocean Beach Sunday, May 19, 2013.

The arbitrator ruled that while the two commanders - Captain Rick Orozco, who was demoted to sergeant, and Lieutenant Chris Mufarreh, who was demoted to officer - had made mistakes during the deadly raid, the department's decision to punish them - and not other commanders who were involved - was "unfair and unbalanced." 2. In addition to being ... (more)

The bones of a young Orca whale are being reassembled for display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

The smells of bacon wafting from a San Francisco restaurant have not only generated local debate, but have become joke fodder for Saturday Night Live.

Today's ultimate Sunday bike ride takes us on a meandering and scenic ten mile ride along the San Francisco Bay Trail .

Photography of Cathy Murphy of United Farm Workers and labor activist Cesar Chavez are currently on display at the J. Paul Leonard Library at SF State, and will be on view until Sept.

Aniceto Diaz watches Geanna Maldonado scratch her scratcher outside of the 7-11 at 2440 Almaden Expressway on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Build.com 's leader - Christian Friedland of Chico - got word last week that he had moved from being a semi-finalist to a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year award sponsored by famed accounting firm Ernst & Young.

This Wednesday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will be opening their newest exhibition.

A year ago, with the real estate market still in a deep slump, a San Francisco firm caught the attention of officials in California and elsewhere with its novel idea of using eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages in order to reduce the amount that borrowers owe.

Two Concerts Of Video Games Live! , Battleship Potemkin Film, And Classical Concerts Are Highlights Of Summer and The Symphony With San Francisco Symphony Orchestra performs free concerts at Stern Grove Festival and in Dolores Park and presents annual Fourth of July concert with fireworks at Shoreline Amphitheatre; Orchestra to perform at America's ... (more)

When we use the phrase "historically-informed performance," we are usually referring to the practice of music in different periods of the history of music, generally with a focus on Europe.

Dr. Edward Miranda, the affable young plastic surgeon in Civic Center/Hayes Valley of San Francisco, launched his skin care line Ravish by London Riley with a party at his office at 77 Van Ness last night with lots of young fashionable friends, female and male and various ethnicities.

Three events surround the ordination and installation of the Most Rev. Michael C. Barber SJ, as the fifth Bishop of Oakland.

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In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each.

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra has released a new recording , nicely timed to coincide with the closing concert of its current season on Sunday, May 19, at Davies Symphony Hall.

They don't enjoy the task and they wish they didn't have to do it, but San Mateo County sheriff's deputies form a de-facto anti-suicide squad as they patrol the Caltrain commuter tracks - and on Thursday they saved another life.

Long confined to door-to-door delivery circuits, fresh-pressed juice is graduating to permanent retail locations across San Francisco.