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1906 S.F. earthquake anniversary ceremonies planned

The 108th anniversary of the catastrophic 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire will be noted Friday with a series of downtown events planned to begin before dawn. The ceremonies are held in the same...

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S.F. block named for trans icon Vicki Marlane

A street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood will soon be getting a new name to honor the legacy of one of the city’s most legendary transgender performers. Street signs along the 100 block of...

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Chronicle editor ‘Jay the Hat’ retires – and gets sendoff with special ode

He’s retiring from the San Francisco Chronicle after swinging an editor’s pen for 36 years. He sings in an Irish band. He wears a classy fedora. That all adds up to this: On Friday night, when the...

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Maya Angelou’s San Francisco connections

From attending schools and collecting streetcar fares as a teenager to her friendship with the Rev. Cecil Williams as an adult, the late author and poet Maya Angelou had a number of San Francisco...

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Some buried-treasure coins still up for grabs

Half the 19th century coins dug up by a couple walking their dog in the Sierra Nevada last year were still available Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after the hoard went on the market. Tiburon...

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Domed, not doomed: San Jose theater gets reprieve

The domed, recently-closed Century 21 Theater in San Jose got a chance at a second life Tuesday night, this time as a historic landmark, KPIX reported. San Jose's futuristic Century 21 theater, closed...

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Trove of historic prison records unearthed: Is your relative in there?

Families are often the keepers of dark secrets. For some it might be the youthful indiscretion of a black sheep cousin. For others, it’s that uncle who always has one too many drinks at family...

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Remains of Navy airman to arrive at SFO 60 years after death

The remains of a fallen airman will arrive in San Francisco Wednesday night more than 60 years after the military transport plane he was flying in crashed into an Alaskan glacier. U.S. Navy Cmdr....

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Readers reminisce: What you’ll never see again in S.F.

  With the help of some longtime San Francisco Chronicle staffers, we took our best shot at compiling our favorite landmarks and people you’ll never be able to see again in S.F. We had a mix of...

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What’s that strange date on S.F.’s Ferry Building?

Those cruising down the Embarcadero by San Francisco’s Ferry Building — especially out-of-town visitors — may have been baffled by the number “1915″ displayed at the top of the structure’s iconic...

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