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A lightning bolt hits a mountain on the east shore of Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon. The severe-warned thunderstorm generated dozens of lightning strikes over the Tahoe region as forecasters warned of potential flash flooding from heavy rain. 📹️: Anthony Edwards/S.F. Chronicle | San Francisco Chronicle

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Additional firefighters were summoned to the fast-growing Pickett Fire on Friday as temperatures were expected to rise and crews struggled to reach remote areas where the blaze was burning, officials said. Cal Fire spokesperson Jason Clay said several factors were working in their favor Friday. California’s new night-flying helicopters worked throughout the night. Temperatures had dropped by at least 10 degrees and the humidity rose. The fire was still burning in the hills to the east of the val

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Ruth Asawa’s Union Square fountain is an S.F. treasure hunt. And to appreciate the best details of artist Ruth Asawa’s “San Francisco Fountain,” you have to be a little bit of a voyeur. It was Asawa’s idea to create a fountain in 1973 with so much detail, so many artists and so many cheeky detours. Even 52 years later, every visit guarantees a new surprise. Culture critic @peterhartlaubsf and Arts and Culture columnist @tonybravosf explore the history of the artwork — and take on creating some “

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Why the San Francisco Giants Have Collapsed in 2025

Why the San Francisco Giants Have Collapsed in 2025

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A cutting-edge form of long-distance waterborne adventuring is gripping a hardcore group within the Bay Area’s robust community of boardsports enthusiasts. The extreme sport of downwind hydrofoiling is surging with riders taking long-distance trips as long as 70 miles through San Francisco Bay — and even along the California coastline. Downwinders are most closely associated with warm-water climes charged up by the consistently blowing trade winds — places like Hawaii, where foilers regularly ra

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'Very addictive': New adventure sport takes hold in San Francisco Bay

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Hundreds of self-proclaimed “performative men” descended on Alamo Square Park, traveling from across the Bay Area to flaunt their best tote bags, Labubus and unread books while vying for the winning title. James Arthur Bennett V of Redwood City secured the bragging rights, rising above the dozens of other contestants that braved the blanket of evening fog on Friday, Aug. 22, to compete. “I didn’t think I would make it this far, but I’m very happy to be here,” he told the Chronicle, noting that h

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Firefighters are battling a fast-moving wildfire that broke out Thu…

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A fast-growing wildfire known as the Pickett Fire has scorched 60 acre…

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Historic S.F. pasta company rescued by new owners

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