"They wanted what we all want: the best summer ever." The coldest summer in recent memory brought similar feelings of bliss and uncertainty in equal parts for four young friend groups scattered across the Bay Area. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Scenes from Ocean Beach and Sunset Dunes yesterday in sunny San Francisco. @sfchronicle.com

A viral app tracked S.F. parking cops in real time. The city moved fast to cut it off www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...

“Our little city ordinances can only do so much,” Hawkins said. “When two elephants fight, it’s the grass between them that suffers. California City is the grass.” ICE began shipping immigrants to this tiny California town. Chaos has reigned ever since www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

“I wish I could have gotten the message across that there isn’t a distinction between they/them and ‘you.’ The pronoun that matters is ‘we.’ We the people. And that’s who I am for.” F-bombs, regrets and Willie Brown reference: Harris’ book is surprisingly dishy www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

San Francisco has became the epicenter of the AI conference market, with various gatherings scheduled in the city throughout the year. Here’s what it’s like inside one of them → www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/a... 📸: @leasuzuki.bsky.social / S.F. Chronicle

How this Oakland ZIP code became one of the weakest real estate markets in the country www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...

‘Crisis’: S.F. fire chief says city’s aging fleet could limit capacity to fight major blazes www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...

This Bay Area town grew into a prosperous suburb — but is now facing fiscal crisis www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Small business owner Vy Tran's dreams are coming true in San Francisco, where dreams do come true, with a lot of hard work. Entrepreneur visited S.F.’s notorious building department 80 times in 6 months: ‘I got so much support’ www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b...

New interim housing sites in San Francisco for homeless people and those struggling with mental illness and addiction. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

Love the teamwork on this! The template was created by design intern Ava Mandoli. @sarahfeldberg.bsky.social built today's project w/ a lot of trial and error And my longtime colleague @leasuzuki.bsky.social took A+ "now" images to pair with our archive photos www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

Incredible recognition for terrific people ( @susien.bsky.social! @jennifergollan.bsky.social!) who worked their asses off to reveal how police pursuits across the country are deadly and unregulated. Thank you @sidneyhillman.bsky.social! www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...

Clouds and their shadows are seen from Fort Point as they pass over San Francisco in gusty winds on Monday afternoon.

Getting windblown with SFMTA workers as they remove signs on the first day of the Great Highway closure.

People visiting the Hamon Observation Tower at The DeYoung Museum are silhouetted against the clouds and sky between rain showers on Thursday, March 13, 2025 in San Francisco. www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...

Between the Sun and the rain, #sanfrancisco was gifted with a rainbow over Alcatraz during stormy weather on Thursday. Watching the universal human reaction to it, is icing on the cake.

… like a coyote in headlights

Alameda County Mock Trial madness outside the Susan S. Muranishi County of Alameda Administration Building. Good luck to Alameda County High schoolers! Hoping they get to State competition.

DeepSeek’s latest model for artificial intelligence is believed to be nearly as powerful as American rivals but far more efficient. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...

The Silicon Valley town of Atherton contains not just the most expensive homes in California but also some of the state’s biggest electricity users.

🚨Big news: @sfchronicle.com and @sfgate.com are moving from their iconic Fifth and Mission headquarters while Hearst Corp. revives a major redevelopment plan near the property. #sanfrancisco

“Where some people see a parking lot,” he said, “we see paradise.” Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/l...

"If CBS caves, the belief that we have an independent media protected by the First Amendment is undermined,” thehill.com/homenews/med...

San Francisco Chronicle community and neighbors react to the news of its move to 450 Sansome Street. Full story with Laura Waxmann for the @sfchronicle.com

President Donald Trump Friday said he would help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires during a brief press conference before he set out in a helicopter to survey the burned wreckage in Pacific Palisades.

Thank you, Bill Martin. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Beware of "rogue red curbs" in San Francisco www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/d...

San Francisco sunset included what almost looked like a waterspout but think it was a "cloudspout" off Ocean Beach.

Connect with your local @sfchronicle.com meteorologist here 🔽 www.sfchronicle.com/about/newsro...

Big news! @sfchronicle.com is moving to 450 Sansome St. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...