A starfish’s body is ‘a head crawling along the seafloor’
By Ashley Strickland | CNN The heads of most animals are easily identifiable, but scientists haven’t been able to say the same for sea stars until now. A starfish has …
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Downtown San Francisco McDonald’s closes permanently
The San Francisco McDonald’s at 235 Front St. has closed permanently. Via Google Streetview The fast food restaurant at 235 Front St. in the Financial District could not bounce back …
Protesters delay start of Cal-USC football game in Berkeley
Protesters take the field, delaying the start of the football game between Cal and USC in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, October 28, 2023. Grant Marek/SFGATE The start of the Cal …
2 Bay Area colleges make list of highest-paid graduates
A photo of Stanford University. David Madison/Getty Images Two private Bay Area universities made it to the top 10 of a list ranking the highest-paid college graduates. Stanford University and …
Your guide to the hip Bay Area hangout
A peek into the Broc Cellars tasting room, a cornerstone of Berkeley’s Wine Block, a two-block-long collection of wineries and breweries. Liza C. via Yelp Down the hill from UC …
The disappearance of Kristen Modafferi
Meghan Modafferi has a memory from when she was 7 years old. She was walking the streets of San Francisco, handing out flyers to strangers, trying to find her big …
Stolen $25,000 sign spotted on UC Berkeley fraternity’s roof
The Sigma Chi fraternity house on College Avenue, as seen on Sept. 26, 2023. Katie Dowd A $25,000 UC Berkeley campus sign that was stolen nearly three years ago was just …
Famed SF Vietnamese restaurant to open new Bay Area location
Chef Charles Phan at the Slanted Door in San Francisco on Jan. 26, 2010. Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Since the beginning of the pandemic, the doors have been …
TV series unravels startling case of Calif. math genius killed abroad
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Scott Johnson, who grew up in California, was killed in Australia in 1988.Hulu/CourtesyOn Dec. 10, 1988, the body of a man was found at …
Restored Delta tidal marsh now a top carbon sink, new home for wildlife, fish
Once eyed for thousands of homes, the recently restored Dutch Slough tidal marsh in east Contra Costa County is already flourishing as a new habitat for fish and wildlife, a …