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Hub of downtown S.F. shifting to Mission Street

If the plan's ambitious visions come true, the blocks along Mission will display the city's tallest towers and a string of cultural jewels. They're where different currents of the people will spill together - residents, commuters, students, sightseers - ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Golden State Warriors,  Jack London,  Museum of Modern Art,  Gavin Newsom

Cityscape: This false front can hold its own

Article:Cityscape: This false front can hold its own:/c/a/2009/11/21/BA961ANHC8.DTL Article:Cityscape: This false front can hold its own:/c/a/2009/11/21/BA961ANHC8.DTL Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Nov 2009

City releases ambitious Transbay Terminal proposal

The Planning Department released an ambitious set of proposals today to turn the blocks around the Transbay Terminal into a commercial and transportation centerpiece of the region over the next two decades. The 145-acre "Transit Center District" would ...

From JOHN COTé,JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009

Stucco garage in S.F. is a work of art

So when the material is used in a way that shows how compelling it can be, we should pay attention - even if the building in question is something as mundane as a parking garage. With thick walls of vivid white, sliced by openings of varying size, the 1 ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Contemporary Jewish Museum,  Daniel Libeskind

Museum society's priceless vision for Old Mint

But if the small nonprofit institution can make its big dreams come true, the payoff could be enormous - because the current plan heads down a path worthy of the 1874 landmark, treating it with respect even while seeking to make it a showcase of ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: California Academy of Sciences

Twin peaks rise amid the Sunset

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index Religious buildings often serve not just as spiritual retreats but also as neighborhood anchors. Certainly that's the case with this Roman Catholic church and parish school that ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ford Motor Company,  Barack Obama,  White House

Search ends for missing toddler whose mother was slain

Jashon Williams was last known to be with his mother, Zoelina Williams, 23, of Oakland, who was found beaten and fatally shot at about 4 a.m. Friday in the park, police said. A suspect in the slaying, convicted child-killer Curtis Martin III, 38, of ...

From HENRY K. LEE,JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  14 Nov 2009

Nightclub operator Sam Conti dies

The former rug salesman opened his first club in 1973 and within five years had five clubs in North Beach - including "encounter parlors" that attracted not only tourists and publicity but legal assaults. In 1995, Mr. Conti went upscale, opening the 19 ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Humphrey Bogart,  Myrna Loy,  Herb Caen,  Tom Jones

Shared spirit in 1 Kearny's styles from 3 eras

It's also the third piece of an architectural collage started in 1902 - a triptych that manages to distill a century of design and cultural trends into a single building that covers less than half a block. The largest piece of what's now called One ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Charles Moore

State exploring detailed strategy for growth

The official action is modest, a $2.5 million contract to devise a set of detailed growth scenarios for California, from classic suburban sprawl to compact development focused on older cities. The goal is to produce a single "preferred scenario" - one ...

From JOHN KING, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jerry Brown

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