Hold That Bridge! This Dilapidated Warehouse Is a Landmark

On the easternmost tip of Yerba Buena Island, there is a balancing act to behold — one that might impress ......
By Scott James    3/22/12 5:46 p.m. PDT

Jim Jones Plotted 9/11-Like Attack

Twenty-five years before the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, a religious extremist plotted to hijack a commercial airliner -- filled ......
By Scott James    8/11/11 9:30 p.m. PDT

Souvenirs of War and Hazards in the Attic

When World War II veterans die, family members frequently discover explosives and weapons they had collected as battlefield souvenirs. The ......
By Scott James    12/09/10 8:56 p.m. PST

Relics of Film and Paper Retain Their Grip Even in a Digital Era

I recently saw some of my family's home movies from the 1940s and 1950s for the first time. The scenes ......
By Jeanne Carstensen    11/27/10 2:00 p.m. PST

A Near-Forgotten Casualty of AIDS: The Haight’s Gay Identity

Arthur Evans is dying. His doctors have told him that his long struggle with cardiovascular disease will soon take his ......
By Scott James    11/25/10 2:00 p.m. PST