Bay to Breakers will celebrate its 100th anniversary May 15 with new rules, including a ban on drinking and floats on the course.
“Come dressed up in your wackiest costumes, come run, come with nothing at all — but just don’t come dru...
Along Interstate 80 eastbound at Fifth and Harrison streets, a big yellow billboard with black letters screams “The Rapture: You KNOW it’s Nonsense, 2,000 Years of 'Any Day Now.'"
The billboard is an American Atheist re...
Morgan, who goes by the self-styled last name of “Dirty Rotten Pole Cat,” was born the son of a schoolteacher. In adulthood, he pursued formal training to be a cook, but luck turned on him and he had to brace himself on the...
Parking lot 20 is currently undergoing construction to build shear walls on levels 1 through 4 of the parking structure.
Campus planner Wendy Bloom said the walls are intended to strengthen the building for “seismic safety”...
Japan is not a novice when dealing with earthquakes. The country is so well-prepared in case one strikes that even elementary students are knowledgeable about emergency procedures.
But this recent occurrence is different. The...
Dressed in sturdy running shoes, jogging pants, and thick sweaters and jackets, the cold rain had no impact on determined runners as they hunted to find mystery items in a competition of will, wit and fitness.
Approximately 13...
The sweet scent of carrot-ginger soup lingered to tinge the noses of those outside the 16th and Mission BART station. Pots filled with beans, vegetables and soup - all vegan - surrounded the volunteers serving food.
“Food,...
Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children may be this deadly epidemic's most helpless victims.
The Nemours Center for Children's Health Media, a nonprofit organization dedicated to children's health, estim...
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Thousands flocked to downtown San Francisco for the Chinese New Year parade as rain poured down and the temperatures dipped to the low 40s Saturday night.
Because of the rain, the crowds were much smaller,...
In the wake of President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, approximately 50 demonstrators gathered in front of City Hall to show their support for the Egyptian protestors Saturday. Arabic chants of "Long live Egypt!" rang...
An initial protest transformed into celebration Friday after former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak resigned from office after 18 days of democratic demonstrations.
The ANSWER Coalition’s planned protest at UN Plaza Feb. 11...
Local activists gathered on the steps of City Hall Monday for a candlelight vigil and march in an effort to raise awareness of the large numbers of black Americans infected with HIV.
According to Centers for Disease Control...
