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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‘East Bay Pirates’ Suspects Arrested After A Year Of Terrorizing Houseboat And Yacht Owners
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you mixed pirates with the Wet Bandits from “Home Alone,” we now have your answer. Police arrested three alleged seafaring burglars last …
Baltimore bridge disaster: Could it happen here?
The dramatic footage of a huge cargo ship colliding with a bridge near Baltimore and causing it to collapse like a scene from a Hollywood disaster movie riveted people around …
Restoring San Francisco Bay wetlands, one industrial salt pond at a time
To the cheers of distant onlookers, a yellow excavator sliced through a dirt levee to open a long-captive 19th century industrial salt pond to the wild San Francisco Bay on …
A massive experimental airship is flying around the Bay Area
Pathfinder 1 during outdoor flight operations testing at Moffett Field, Mountain View, California, November 8, 2023. LTA A giant, high-tech airship that’s been described as a “Goodyear blimp on steroids” …
Alameda backtracks after calling for SF festival’s cancellation
Portola Festival attendees dance inside of the Warehouse at the Portola Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Charles Russo/SFGATE Less than a week after formally asking San Francisco to squash …
His work is all over SF. But this secret society head is now forgotten
Haig Patigian in 1927 with his newly created bust of tennis star Helen Wills Moody. The bust now belongs to de Young Museum. (Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images) Anyone …
The best Oakland museums for kids, ranked
A child paints at the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland, Calif. Henna H. via Yelp From hands-on art making at the Museum of Children’s Art to learning about California …
Paddle-wheel riverboat burns in fire on Vallejo waterfront
A dilapidated replica 19th century paddle-wheel riverboat with a colorful history burned in a fire Saturday that sent billowing black clouds over the Vallejo waterfront. The Vallejo Fire Department reported …