This man won birthright citizenship for all
In August 1895, a young cook named Wong Kim Ark was about to disembark from the SS Coptic, after a long journey home to San Francisco from China, when U.S. customs officials denied him re-entry.
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In the early 1900s, Jewish immigration was at odds with Jewish assimilation
For American Jews in the early 1900s, it was American to oppose immigration in order to protect America. Yet it was Jewish to support Jews.
Group I sells historic SF building instead of converting it
Group I bought the then-vacant 48,300-square-foot Warfield Building in 2011 for $6 million, or $124 per square foot. The firm ...
Stars turn out for revolutionary folk legend in San Francisco
Music legends from Bonnie Raitt to Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello were in San Francisco to honor Joan Baez.
An upset, ejection and a theft: The story of the Bay Area's first NBA All-Star Weekend
The first time the Golden State Warriors hosted the NBA All-Star Game in the Bay Area, the MVP had his All-Star jersey stolen ...
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Legion of Honor celebrates Valentine’s Day with SF-set double feature
The Legion of Honor's free general-admission Saturdays provide museum patrons with "an opportunity for them to come back and ...
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A 785-Foot Airship Crashed on This Day in 1935. The Location of the Wreck Site Remained a Mystery for More Than 70 Years.
The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...
Traditional Hospital Walls Keep Tumbling Down
While hospitals may be facing challenges, it’s unlikely that they will disappear entirely. The healthcare system will evolve into a more diverse and distributed model.