San Francisco
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News
Negro Leagues Throwbacks Let Fans Wear a ‘Piece of History’
By striving for authenticity, brands like Ebbets Field Flannels have created jerseys, hats and shirts that are equal parts fashion…
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Arts
Discord at the Symphony: Losing a Star, San Francisco Weighs Its Future
The struggles of one of the nation’s finest orchestras show the difficulties facing classical music in the United States.
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News
A Close Examination of the Most Infamous Public Toilet in America
On a recent sunny Sunday, residents of San Francisco’s Noe Valley gathered to celebrate the opening of a toilet. But…
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World
In San Francisco, a Home Renovation Can Become a Battle Royale
Neighbors have multiple opportunities to raise objections, and some disputes can only be resolved by the city’s top governing body.
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Business
San Francisco’s ‘Twitter Menace’ or True Believer? He Might Be Both.
Under cathedral ceilings and soaring stained glass windows, Garry Tan clutched a microphone as he greeted a crowd of political…
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News
8 Incidents in 2 Weeks: What’s Going on With United’s Planes?
While no one was injured, most of the mishaps required emergency landings or diversions. One safety expert said the incidents…
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Arts
San Francisco Symphony’s Maestro to Step Down, Citing Split With Board
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the ensemble’s music director, said that he no longer shared the same goals as the administration, which has…
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World
Has San Francisco Lost Its Liberal Soul?
In a city known as a progressive bastion, voters resoundingly passed two conservative-leaning ballot measures this week, on police authority…
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Arts
San Francisco Art Institute Headquarters Sold to Group Led by Laurene Powell Jobs
The sale includes a 1931 Diego Rivera mural, which has been valued at $50 million.
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World
For the Billionaire Who Has Everything, Consider an Island in the San Francisco Bay
Red Rock Island, a big outcropping several miles from San Francisco, has been listed for $25 million. A visit finds,…