Giant, historic California building engulfed in flames
The hangar fire at the former Tustin Air Base on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Tustin, Calif. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag One of the largest free-standing wooden …
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The Bay Area’s little-known Museum of Propaganda is worth the trek
It’s a hot Friday afternoon in San Rafael, California, and someone is knocking at the door of the Museum of International Propaganda. There are still a few minutes before the …
This Bay Area restaurant has served New York-style pizza for 76 years
There’s a buzz at the intersection of El Camino Real and Santa Inez Avenue where a storied San Bruno restaurant has slung New York-style pizzas for more than 50 years. …
Stock market outlook for October 2023
Here’s how to invest during what’s traditionally one of the most volatile of the year. MirageC/Getty Images The U.S. stock market is coming off its worst month of the year …
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 …
Ronald Lauder to return art looted by Nazis to collector heirs
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Egon Schiele, “I Love Antithesis” (1912) Source: Alamy Billionaire Ronald Lauder agreed to surrender a work of art looted by Nazis in 1938 from a …
SF’s most interesting athlete ended career as a middle school teacher
Con Dempsey, pitcher for the San Francisco Seals, March 17, 1950. Hearst Newspapers Minor league prospects who were destined for great things and then flamed out are a dime a …
UNESCO listing sought for A-bombed girl’s paper cranes
Bereaved relatives of Sadako Sasaki, a girl who died of leukemia after the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, have filed for the registration of her orizuru (paper cranes) and other …