11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (160+ words) The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has named Samantha "Sammi" Weiss as its new director of development and engagement, following the retirement of longtime director Susan Wolfe, museum officials announced Sunday. Weiss brings a background in scientific research, conservation,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (305+ words) SFGATE Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped pen hits including “Money (That’s What I Want)” and “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," has died following an extended illness at a Los Angeles hospital, her…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (164+ words) The San Francisco Public Library announced this week that it has launched a new platform for its digital archive featuring more than 80,000 pieces of historical items that are free to access for the public. The archive migrated to a different…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (492+ words) For Guadalupe Cruz, the new mural in Alum Rock is impossible to miss. She passes it nearly every day on her way through the neighborhood, just minutes from the home where she has lived for decades. Ortiz said residents have…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (185+ words) The Martinez City Council approved this week the creation of a Downtown Entertainment Zone, where businesses will be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages in designated outdoor areas. The entertainment zone is intended to revitalize downtown streets and support local businesses…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (491+ words) What to Stream: Alabama Shakes, 'The Whisper Man,' 'Leanne' and 'Star Wars Zero Company' SFGATE...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (198+ words) The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts on Saturday and Sunday has an awful lot to offer, and admission doesn't cost a thing. The event, now in its 43rd year, will feature works by some 250 artists from throughout the West Coast,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (179+ words) The remains are believed to be those of a man who may have been sacrificed during a ritual in which a canal linked to a ceremonial pool was closed. Gladys Paz, the archaeologist who led the excavation, said the bones…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (392+ words) Best-selling romance writer Emily Giffin calls Marin author Laura Marie Meyers' "The MASH Up" an "irresistible, page-turning treat from first laugh to last swoon." It's high praise for Meyers' debut as a fiction writer. That, and more raves for the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (186+ words) There are numerous versions of "The Girl of the Golden West," a Gold Rush-set tale of one woman's loves, trials and tribulations in a California mining town in 1849. Now, there's a new English translation by Thomas Clark onstage in Pacifica…...