Peregrine falcon webcam up and running on Alcatraz Island
Move over Al Capone. There’s a new star at Alcatraz. A different type of jail bird. She fast. She’s sleek. And she has four sidekicks. Biologists from the National Park …
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Nicolas Cage debunks San Francisco movie myth
Nicolas Cage holds a flare in a scene from the film “The Rock.” Hulton Archive/Getty Images In the 1996 action blockbuster “The Rock,” Sean Connery plays an Alcatraz escapee enlisted by …
Pier 39 chain restaurant is hollow imitation of classic SF spots
Shrimp is one of my favorite foods, but I’ve never seen so much of it at once. Fried shrimp, coconut shrimp, tempura shrimp, steamed shrimp, shrimp rolls, a Bloody Mary …
Bill Simmons has a lot of thoughts on ‘in shambles’ San Francisco
Bill Simmons speaks on Oct. 7, 2015, in San Francisco, a city he recently described as “in shambles.” Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Bill Simmons has never been shy …
A guide to San Francisco Fleet Week 2023
The Blue Angels flying squadron flies in front of the Golden Gate Bridge while practicing for its SF Fleet Week performance over the San Francisco Bay Area on Oct. 10, …
Sam Smith becomes a San Francisco tourist before Chase Center show
FILE: Sam Smith performs at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 8, 2023, in New York City. Theo Wargo/Getty Images But the evening’s emotional climax arrived when Smith stopped between songs …