Mansion Global4d
San Fran Victorian That Survived the 1906 Earthquake Gets a 21st-Century Refresh
That striking entrance, and its wide, grand staircase, is what attracted Stanford to the home in the first place.
Los Angeles Times26d
Ashes to ashes: What L.A. can learn from San Francisco’s 1906 disaster
After 1906, Los Angeles merchants “took advantage ... In 1905, scant months before the earthquake, San Francisco had been presented with the Burnham Plan, a park-centric model for an ideal ...
The story behind San Francisco's bizarre, stomach-flipping hairpin turn
An SF bus' signature, stomach-flipping turn involves a swerve across up to six lanes of traffic. Its story traces back to the ...
After the fires, the mandate for Karen Bass remains the same: House the people of Los Angeles
Any student of California history knows the story of the 1906 earthquake. San Francisco was torn apart by the quake itself, ...
San Francisco's famed Sam Wo Restaurant may have closed for good
A venerable Chinese restaurant with an extensive history has officially closed its doors for the foreseeable future.
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco on MSN13d
116-year-old Chinese restaurant in San Francisco closing indefinitely
An historic Chinese restaurant in San Francisco that first opened its doors 116 years ago may have closed for good.
Marin Independent Journal6d
Dick Spotswood: Marin can do more to prepare for its next disaster
Preparedness isn’t the sole responsibility of local, state or national governments. While they all play major roles, unless ...
California Historical Society permanently closed, transfers collections to Stanford University
The California Historical Society, following longstanding financial challenges, has closed and transferred its collection to ...
KTVU13d
116-year-old Chinese restaurant in San Francisco closing indefinitely
SAN FRANCISCO - An historic Chinese restaurant ... at its original location on Washington Street shortly after the 1906 earthquake. It moved to nearby Clay Street 10 years ago.