San Francisco
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Books
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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Opinion
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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News
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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Finance
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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Books
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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News
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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Books
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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News
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,…
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News
Jurors Find San Francisco Homeless Man Not Guilty in Pipe Beating
The case was initially seen as an illustration of the city’s crime and homelessness woes. Further evidence challenged that narrative.