SF Giants World Series celebration is joyful mayhem
It took 19,193 days to bring a World Series championship to San Francisco. Five decades of pent-up hope passed through generations that erupted in horn-honking, stranger-kissing, heart-pumping delirium in the streets of SF.
Bring Your Own Big Wheels Race
A downpour dampened the crowds but not the enthusiasm of the hundreds of participants in the tenth annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race event down Vermont Street in Potrero Hill.
Chinatown family life - what tourists don't see
Three generations of Mos live in SROs in San Francisco, sharing cramped units that some say are barely suitable for individuals, let alone families. But like many immigrants in Chinatown, the Mos keep soldiering on.
2009 Burning Man
This year's theme "Evolution" emphasized transformation and metamorphosis.
The Bay Bridge
From an emperor's idea to Loma Prieta, the birth of a engineering marvel.
Tour of California
The world's top cyclists compete in the 750-mile 2009 race across the state.
The 44th President
Barack Obama, was inaugurated as the first African-American President of the United States.
San Francisco Chronicle - Best of 2008
A selection of the best images of the past year from the staff photographers of the Chronicle
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Zodiac Killer
On Dec. 20, 1968, two teenagers on a date were killed. Follow the case through an extensive photo gallery of the cyphers, victims and key players.
The 1915 Pan-Pacific International Expo
Nine years after 1906 earthquake the city staged a world's fair. It was a magical city of domes and pastel-colored buildings that lasted for only a few months, like a dream.
Mumbai Attacks
A three-day terrorist seige strikes at the heart of India
Maverick's 2007/2008
Elite surfers from around the world take part in the Super Bowl of big-wave competitions.
Prize Pumpkins
An Oregon man takes home the top prize with his 1,524-pound pumpkin at the 34th annual pumpkin weigh-off in Half Moon Bay.
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Burning Man
Read, see and hear this unforgettable week at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
Chinese New Year Parade
Lions, dragons and dancers parade through the streets of San Francisco to welcome the Year of the Boar.
Concours d'Elegance
Lance Iversen's photos of the ultimate in automobile eye candy, a weeklong feast of some of the fastest, rarest, most expensive cars in the world.
Warming Evidence
Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada show signs that indicate trends of global warming. Photos by Lance Iversen
Out of the Darkness
Photojournalist Erin Lubin's portraits and voices of people who have lost family members and friends to suicide.
The Great Quake
Historic photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
War Without End
Chronicle photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice captures two wounded soldiers' pursuit of independence and mobility.
Kim Komenich in Iraq
Chronicle photographer Kim Komenich on assignment with U.S. Army and Marine units in Iraq in the spring and fall of 2005.
Walking Caen
Making the rounds in Herb Caen's Baghdad-By-The-Bay.
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