Casting herself in "Cadillac Records" could have been a disaster, but Beyoncé Knowles shows she has the acting skills to match her singing in this movie about the record label that signed Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. Mick LaSalle.
Archbishop George Niederauer, shown here with Greek Orthodox prelate Metropolitan Gerasimos, defends his role in the passage of Prop. 8. His efforts led to the Mormons' $20M grassroots drive to ban gay marriage.
At the mouth of the Russian River, the stunning 5,630-acre Rule Ranch overlooks the Pacific. And it will be open to visitors, possibly by spring, thanks to a record purchase by the Sonoma Land Trust. Photos.
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CEOs of the major U.S. automakers ask Congress for $34 billion, warning 2.5 million jobs are at risk.
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Terrible nominations -- no wonder ratings are way down for the Grammys. ”
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The congestion pricing proposal is a classic S.F. response to a problem. And it is wrong. C.W. Nevius.
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The Sonoma Land Trust and other groups collaborated to forge the single largest conservation land acquisition in Sonoma County, newly named the Jenner Headlands.
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There was no shortage of reasons to salute the return of AC/DC, which played a tight and enthusiastic set in Oakland. Photos
Giants sign 33-year-old Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18.5 million contract that should give the infield more pop.
With its charming garden patio in the back, Arlequin Cafe in Hayes Valley is a fine spot for alfresco dining.
California drivers were overcharged $376.4 mil in one year because fuel pumps don't adjust for changing temperatures, study finds.
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Voters in Kansas City thought they were getting a straight-shooter with financial smarts as their new mayor. What they got, critics say, is a henpecked husband who needs his wife to tell him what to do.
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Discover the allure of being tucked into the treetops at the Blackthorne Inn, an upscale aerie near Point Reyes and Tomales Bay.
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