Exclusive: 14 years, $156 million and counting: Why Salesforce keeps investing in Bay Area schools
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff continues to donate money to San Francisco public schools. Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle In 2013, San Francisco’s schools got their first monetary donation from Salesforce, a $2.7…
‘San Francisco, I choose you!’: Businesses prepare for world’s largest Pokémon competition
The Pokémon World Championships, the marquee tournament for people playing competitive Pokémon games, is coming to San Francisco this weekend with a prize of $2 million and the chance to…
How Valkyries’ recent struggles may have revealed team’s biggest flaw
The Valkyries’ identity has taken the organization to the precipice of the league’s summit. Yet as Golden State prepares for Monday’s rematch with the title-contending Minnesota Lynx, it is becoming…
How Valkyries star’s elite defense overshadows her scoring breakout
SAN FRANCISCO – With every stop, strip and steal, Gabby Williams has become the rarest of basketball archetypes. In a sport obsessed with scoring from the perimeter, her highlight reel,…
California city declares state of emergency after cyberattack on computer systems
The City Council for Suisun City declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack forced the municipality to shut down its information technology network. The attack affected the communication…
Ghirardelli chocolate workers in San Francisco walk off job for 3-day strike
SAN FRANCISCO – Workers at The Original Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop in San Francisco walked off the job on Thursday for a three-day strike. They are asking customers…
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Japan as tsunami warning issued
TOKYO and LONDON — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Tuesday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue a tsunami advisory for the coasts of the Ariake Sea…
Sacramento County woman identified as 2nd of 4 victims in deadly boat incident in San Francisco Bay
A body recovered in the San Francisco Bay on Thursday was identified as a Sacramento County woman, who was on the boat that sank near Alcatraz Island earlier this week.…
San Andreas Fault stress hits 1,000-year high, raising quake risk
Tectonic stress along Southern California’s San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems has reached — and in some areas exceeded — the highest levels seen in the past 1,000 years,…














