This week's vote by the NFL to play Super Bowl L at the new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara in 2016 – and name San Francisco as official host city – will create an interesting dynamic between SF and the South Bay.

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Phil Matier: Santa Clara In Shadow Of San Francisco’s Super Bowl Spotlight

Public spaces change fast here in San Francisco, and for better or worse, it can be pretty crazy when you see what the City used to look like. Every week, we'll bring you Then & Now, a comparison of historic…

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Then & Now: Have a Good Time at the Hippodrome on "Terrific Street"

Fans have been searching far and wide for the answer to the San Francisco 49ers passing game issues following Michael Crabtree's injury. Could they find the answer in Colin Kaepernick's house?

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San Francisco 49er sleeper: Kaepernick's roommate

Even from a surface level vantage point, it’s readily apparent that the San Francisco 49ers 2013 draft class is abundantly more talented than its 2012 counterpart. It legitimately contained starting-caliber prospects through the first four rounds. Last year’s class simply did not. Bashing one 49ers prospect group while elevating another, however, is an irrelevant exercise when discussing the …

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San Francisco 49ers: 5 2012 Draftees Who Face Most Pressure from 2013 Class

Trevor Felch SF Weekly Sandwich virtuoso Ike Shehadeh recently opened the newest Ike’s Lair in Foster City, part of his growing Ike’s Place mini-empire. The same extensive roster of massive, stuffed-to-capacity sandwiches fill the menu, including the “Larry Ellison” (salami, bacon, avocado and cheddar) and many named after Ike’s beloved Giants, such as the “Madison Bumgarner” (steak, yellow …

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Popular San Francisco restaurants expand to Peninsula

Emirates Team New Zealand took the AC72 sailing on San Francisco Bay for the first time today.

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Sailing: AC72 makes debut in San Francisco

New leaders named at The Chronicle Hearst Corp. on Thursday named a new management team to lead the San Francisco Chronicle, picking a newspaper industry veteran to serve as publisher while a seasoned digital media executive becomes the paper's president. Incoming Chronicle President Joanne Bradford, in contrast, has spent much of her career in online media, with leadership positions at Demand …

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New leaders named at The Chronicle

The knock to his left leg was a solid one — as was the grotesque knot that appeared below his calf shortly afterward — but Danny LaPrevotte ignored it. Adrenaline and duty can do that. But when the final whistle blew two weeks ago sounding San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club’s advancement to the inaugural Elite Cup Final — USA Rugby’s premier championship — LaPrevotte’s foot had …

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San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby takes aim at Elite Cup title

Hearst Corporation today announced new leadership at its leading California newspaper the San Francisco Chronicle. Joanne K. Bradford, 49, has been named president and Jeffrey M. Johnson, 53, has been …

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Hearst Corporation Announces New Leadership Team at the San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco State University professor considering a run for Oakland mayor is drawing scrutiny for a class assignment that asked students to create a political campaign ad and gave them the option of developing it for him.

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San Francisco State professor's assignment to create political ad raises ethics questions