One of the most notorious inmates is known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz," popularized by a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster of the same name. The inmate's real name was Robert Stroud, who had spent 54 ...

Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in higher-than-normal numbers.

Another dead whale was discovered in the waters of the San Francisco Bay ... through busy waters in the bay, as they put their lives at greater risk sharing the water with passing ferries ...

For all of its notoriety, the prison never housed more than a few hundred inmates at a time and was shut down because it was ...

A mood of conviviality reigned at the high-energy opening of the San Francisco Art Fair on 17 April ... bright abstract compositions to the walls; water bottles and a price list hand-scrawled ...

San Francisco State University, which operates the Estuary and Ocean Science Center, has said it can no longer afford to keep ...

For the San Francisco Decorator Showcase ’s 46th edition, open April 26 through May 26, 19 interior and landscape design ...

A standout project for BKF has been the Mission Rock development on the San Francisco waterfront that opened last year.

The juvenile minke whale had been spotted swimming around San Francisco ... bay through mid-May as they continue their migration north, George said. Flannery added that anyone using the water ...

The juvenile minke whale had been spotted swimming around San Francisco ... bay through mid-May as they continue their migration north, George said. Flannery added that anyone using the water ...