San Francisco archbishop holds exorcism where protesters toppled Junipero Serra statue

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEddie Jennings, a manager, booker and club owner in Hollywood at Jacks Sugar Shack and at such San Francisco music landmarks as the I-Beam, died Nov. 2 after a long battle with cancer.

Heads up travelers: Those returning to the Bay Area after the holidays may have to quarantine, health officials said Wednesday. A statement from San Francisco officials advises a two-week isolation period for residents who come into close contact with nonhousehold members not wearing masks, according to the Associated Press.

Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb’s relationship has flown under the radar for years — and there are no signs of it fizzling out.The pair have been inseparable for more than a decade after meeting in the lobby of Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, California, in October 2007 — while Rockwell was filming Frost/Nixon and Bibb was waiting to have dinner with friends.“It was weird,” the Iron Man actress told Rosie O’Donnell in March 2012, noting she’d never dated someone famous before Rockwell.The GCB

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Monday, the mayors of California’s largest cities sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom imploring him to “modify” his stringent reopening guidelines for large theme parks.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSan Francisco Film has selected filmmakers Aaron Sorkin and Chloe Zhao for honors at its annual San Francisco Film Awards ceremonies, due to be livestreamed on Dec. 9.Sorkin, whose “Trial of the Chicago 7” is streaming on Netflix, will receive the Kanbar award for storytelling.

coronavirus pandemic, one of the leading management agencies has been acquired by an unusual buyer in an unconventional transaction.The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced Tuesday that it had purchased Opus 3 Artists, which represents about 250 musicians and attractions, a group that includes conductors Daniel Barenboim, James Conlon, Christoph Eschenbach and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.David Stull, president of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, would not reveal the monetary details of

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: The San Francisco Chronicle, UK production company Ugly Duckling Films and Sony Music Entertainment are partnering to develop the first narrative podcast project from the Chronicle, a new true crime series called The Doodler.The podcast will tell the story of the ongoing hunt for the notorious serial killer known as the “Doodler” who targeted San Francisco’s closeted gay community in the 1970s and is suspected to have murdered up to 16 people.Hosted

SAN FRANCISCO – Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about with life, San Francisco supervisors are set to approve new hate crime legislation giving the targets of those calls the ability to sue the caller.

While parents worry about getting their kids back to school, what do school officials worry about more? The San Francisco School Names Advisory Committee has named 44 schools that need their names changed due to troubling links to the past. This, as kids still take remote lessons -- which may harm minorities more than others.

Mexican-American actress Francia Raisa — the star who donated a kidney to Selena Gomez in 2017 — had a rough experience on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, all because of Donald Trump‘s supporters.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were all smiles in their first official portrait since the pair stepped down from their senior royal duties in March.The black-and-white photo was captured by photographer Matt Sayles, who shot the couple at their home in Montecito, California, ahead of their appearance for a special edition of Time100 Talks.In the snapshot, Markle, 39, was caught in a candid moment as she laughed while sitting in a chair.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday hit out at the city’s school district for beginning a process of renaming schools under its control, rather than reopening them. “Conversations around school names can be had once the critical work of educating our young people in person is underway,” Breed said in a statement.

The San Francisco Zoo's missing lemur has been returned and a suspect arrested, according to officials. Maki, a 21-year-old ring-tailed lemur, was found safe after being stolen from the zoo overnight earlier this week.

At least 44 schools in San Francisco could see their names changed, as officials believe some were named after those with potential connections to slavery, genocide and colonization, according to a report on Thursday. The San Francisco School Names Advisory Committee researched school names and identified certain ones for renaming.

Janet W. Lee When the coronavirus pandemic hit California in March, San Diego Film Festival artistic director Tonya Mantooth briefly considered canceling this year’s program.

Investigative journalist and Fox Nation host Lara Logan visits House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's multi-million dollar San Francisco home in a new Fox Nation series, in which Logan delves into the ills of socialist policies.