1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (488+ words) SFO was planning to put two parallel runways into use for simultaneous landings of planes over the next six months, as it repaves one of its runways, but the FAA has stepped in to say 'No, you won't.' Airport officials…...

2+ day, 50+ min ago  (636+ words) Everyone assumed that the former Golden Gate Fields horse racing track, which closed permanently in 2024, would likely be redeveloped as housing, at least part of it anyway. But now a local environmental group has secured a deal to purchase the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (556+ words) It's time once again for some runway repaving at SFO, and that may mean some unexpected delays for the next six months, with the airport being short one of its four runways. We first learned about this closure back in…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (375+ words) This spring, the family of Ruth Asawa is marking the artist's 100th birthday with the opening of a new gallery at the Minnesota Street Project in SF's Dogpatch, dedicated to Asawa's work and the legacy of her arts education, with the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (329+ words) 'Tis the season for gray whales swimming around the Bay, and windsurfers and kitesurfers can take this as a word of warning to not go barrelling around too fast without knowing how many whales might be in your midst. Windsurfer…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (361+ words) Dozens of cyclists were spotted swerving in and out of traffic, riding directly at moving cars, and narrowly missing pedestrians before heading the wrong way up the ramp to the Bay Bridge " where they were greeted by the SFPD and…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (223+ words) A new izakaya lands near Union Square, the Castro gets a new Northern Thai restaurant, and the Chronicle's Cesar Hernandez gives his review of RT Bistro, all in This Week in Food. Ms. Tablehopper also raves about Falafelland, a new…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (142+ words) A roster of Rupaul's Drag Race alums, along with Ru herself, and a bevy of queer comedians, camp icons, and others star in the 70s-style disaster-movie send-up Stop! That! Train!, due out this summer. The film is directed by Adam…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (426+ words) A damning new civil grand jury report points the finger at Yolo County officials who, the report says, knew about the illegal fireworks storage facility in Esparto for years but failed to enforce safety codes, leading to last July's deadly…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (752+ words) Renowned Bay Area writer Dave Eggers is opening a huge new art and education space, Art + Water, this fall at Pier 29 " aimed at keeping artists in SF. The space will also include galleries and a sprawling cafe with an Old…...