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Pier 24, seen on Friday, May 7, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif., is the location where Andy Pilara has opened the largest space for photography in the country. The gallery space is temperature, humidity, and light controlled.

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Wealthy art collector’s SF photo museum faces eviction over rent spat

On Friday, the Port of San Francisco presented the private Pilara Family Foundation — the owners of Pier 24 Photography — with a notice to vacate its space within 30 days for underpaying its rent for more than two years. “There is really nothing else like Pier 24 in the United States,” said a photography curator at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

A mural painted on the side of Bayview Liquors curated by Tyra Fennell depicts the child of the store's owner seen along 3rd Street in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.

Shuttered Stores

Bayview retailers haven’t seen San Francisco’s wealth trickle down

The empty stores along Third Street reflect the challenge of maintaining San Francisco’s diverse culture amid rapid transitions.

A SMART commuter train is parked at the new station in Larkspur, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. A five minute walk links commuters arriving at the southernmost station in the SMART train system to the Golden Gate Ferry terminal across the street.

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Sonoma-Marin train line debuts Larkspur station, easier SF trips

The first train pulled into Larkspur Station early Friday — a hard-fought victory for Sonoma Marin-Area Rail Transit. SMART dropped off 100 early-morning commuters at the new station, where they made a short walk to the ferry terminal.

Clockwise from top left: Samir�s hand kneaded bread, muhalabia, mint tea, chicken shish tawook plate, mezze sampler, and Gazan braised lamb shank photographed at Beit Rima in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, April 25, 2019.

Restaurants

The Bay Area's 10 best new restaurants

These are the best new restaurants of 2019 in the Bay Area.

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, the Camp Fire burns along a ridgetop near Big Bend, Calif. Pacific Gas and Electric says it has reached a $13.5 billion settlement that will resolve all major claims related to devastating wildfires blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence. The settlement, which the utility says was reached Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, still requires court approval. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

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California insurer of last resort seeks to block order expanding homeowner coverage

California’s insurer of last resort, used for fire coverage by people who struggle to get it elsewhere, asked a court to block an order requiring it to provide a comprehensive homeowners insurance policy.

Helping an Oakland customer on the final day of open enrollment for Covered California in 2017. Thanks to Congressional meddling with the Affordable Care Act, people who buy health insurance on the exchanges could see their premiums rise 12-32 percent in 2019.

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California will mandate health coverage next year. Here’s what that means

Next year, California will start requiring people to buy insurance or pay a tax penalty. Here’s what Californians need to know about the change, and how to avoid the penalty

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The Year in Pictures from the San Francisco Chronicle
The Chronicle's photo team chose images that captured the most important, inspiring, heartbreaking and intimate Northern California moments of 2019.

Editor's Pick

A Demon in the Bay Area: How the Zodiac case unfolded

By Bill Van Niekerken

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Raiders’ finale in Oakland punctuates emotional journey for team and fans
The Raiders are preparing to say farewell to their Bay Area fans (again). The team’s wild ride began in 1960 and has included some of the most memorable players and plays in NFL history.

Sports Columnists

The best new Bay Area pop-ups of 2019
From cheesy birria tacos to upscale brunch, these are the pop-ups that wowed us this year.

Food & Wine Critics

Golden Gate Bridge suicide nets delayed two years, as people keep jumping
The Golden Gate Bridge suicide net, a coarse web of steel designed to catch and cradle people who jump, is delayed by two years.

Newsroom Voices

Dance festivals find creative ways to cultivate community
Did you know that in 2019 there were more than 25 dance festivals in the Bay Area? That means, on average, more than two dance festivals a month.

Datebook Columnists

Book lover’s movie fantasies play in the theater of the...
When you truly love a book, even the best cinematic adaptation can’t quite capture it.

Datebook Guide

Holiday Fun in the Bay Area

Total SF

49 Mile Makeover
Exploring all that’s great about San Francisco

PG&E; responds to fired lineman who claims utility ignored safety warnings
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. fired a lineman for time-card fraud and other “serious misconduct,” not in retaliation for safety concerns he aired, the company said in court papers Thursday.

Impeachment takeaways: GOP pits coastal Democrats against ‘us’
Republicans are seeking to make impeachment a project of Democratic coastal elites. Democrats revive argument that President Trump was guilty of bribery.

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Joe Garofoli
Californians cast wary eye toward Mike Bloomberg on first...
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, making his first campaign stop in California, conceded that he may not have paid enough attention to police...

The fastest growing market for subscription boxes? Kids
Subscription boxes now cater to everyone from beauty mavens to bone collectors, but the fastest-growing segment might be a surprise: kids.

Outdoors

Tom Stienstra
Salmon jumping spectacle in Marin draws thousands of viewers
What started as a cult event a few years ago — salmon watching in Marin — has turned into a show that attracts thousands. The annual spectacle...

Guides

20 moments that defined the Bay Area since 2000
Since 2000, our world has evolved at a rare pace. At the end of two decades in this fresh millennium, Chronicle reporters and editors reflect.

When SF police broke the law to combat Chinatown’s violent gangs
The police Chinatown Squad, as it was called, used harsh and often illegal methods, and some of its officers were corrupt. But despite its heavy-handed tactics — and, in some cases, because of...

Last Word: Don’t mess with Greta Thunberg
President Trump could not help himself when 16-year-old Greta Thunberg was named Time’s person of the year. He took a shot at her on Twitter — and she shot back. Advantage: Greta.

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The San Francisco Chronicle came into existence more than 150 years ago. See classic newspaper pages from our archive for every day of the year.

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