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5 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Aidin Vaziri

Six people died, two were hospitalized and two were missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon. U.S. Coast GuardSix people died, two were hospitalized and two were missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon. U.S. Coast GuardSix people died and two remained missing after a boat capsized Saturday afternoon near D.L. Bliss State Park on Lake Tahoe, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

6 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Todd Inoue

James Hetfield of Metallica performs during the group’s first night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Friday, June 20. Yalonda M. James/S.F. ChronicleJames Hetfield of Metallica performs during the group’s first night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Friday, June 20. Yalonda M. James/S.F. ChronicleKirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica perform during the group’s first night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Friday, June 20. Yalonda M.

6 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Tom Li

Pedestrians and bicycle rider on Mission Street walk and ride past a tarp covered fence and gate with a sign identifying the address as 1979 Mission St. on June 17, 2025, in San Francisco. Lea Suzuki/S.F. ChronicleFor years, activists in San Francisco’s Mission District fiercely fought a plan to build hundreds of market-rate apartments at a high-profile site at 16th and Mission Street, dubbing it “the Monster in the Mission” and arguing it would further gentrify the neighborhood.

6 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Nami Sumida

The number of stairways in a building may seem like a trivial issue. But in San Francisco, it can determine how tall a building can be. Buildings with just one emergency exit stairway are capped at three stories in San Francisco. Anything taller requires two stairwells. Three stories:Maximum height for apartment buildings with one stairway in most U.S. cities, including San FranciscoBut many other cities and countries allow taller single-stair buildings.

6 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Greg Porter

The Golden Gate Bridge just barely peeks out from behind a thick layer of fog. Courtesy of Stacey McIntoshJune is one of the Bay Area’s foggiest months. It’s the season of sunrises that don’t really brighten, long sleeves that never quite come off, and afternoons that stubbornly remain gray west of the hills. But why? The answer isn’t rooted in unusual weather patterns.