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Golden Gate Bridge

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2012

    Juan Escamillo-Rojas and Juan Escamillo-Savoy Identified as Father and Son Who Died While Fishing

    The Marin County Coroner has identified the father and son pulled from the water near the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday as 37-year-old Juan Escamillo-Rojas, and his 9-year-old son, Juan Escamillo-Savoy, both San Francisco residents. The family had been fishing in the Marin Headlands at Bonita Cove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Drink of the Week: Golden Gate 75th Celebration in Cocktails

    With the official 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge this weekend, the festivities will also come in cocktail form.* At Aurea inside the Stanford Court Hotel on Nob Hill, they're serving the St. Charles Punch ($12, Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac, Fonsecca Terra Bella Organic Rub ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 2, 2012

    Span of Knowledge

    With the official 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge this weekend, the festivities will also come in cocktail form.* At Aurea inside the Stanford Court Hotel on Nob Hill, they're serving the St. Charles Punch ($12, Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac, Fonsecca Terra Bella Organic Rub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    Occupy Decides Not to Occupy the Golden Gate Bridge After All

    (Update 5:15 p.m.): The Golden Gate Larkspur and Sausalito ferries will not be in service tomorrow due to a planned strike as part of the May Day action. The ferries will resume service again after 2 p.m., according to transit officials. Hopefully, this gives ferry commuters some time to make altern ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 25, 2012

    75 and Still Beautiful

    (Update 5:15 p.m.): The Golden Gate Larkspur and Sausalito ferries will not be in service tomorrow due to a planned strike as part of the May Day action. The ferries will resume service again after 2 p.m., according to transit officials. Hopefully, this gives ferry commuters some time to make altern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Occupy Can't Wait to Make Life Hell for Golden Gate Bridge Commuters

    No more dressing up in ugly hospital gowns or sending mean Valentine's Day cards to Wells Fargo executives. It seems 99 percenters have decided it's time to go big or go home.On May 1, occupiers aren't just going to make life hell for Wells Fargo executives  -- they are going  to make life ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    One Suicide Every Nine Days on Golden Gate Bridge

    ​Suicides often don't make the news for a variety of reasons: respect for the departed and family, and to deter future suicides. Neither is foolproof, especially in San Francisco, home of the world's most prominent suicide magnet. Fatal leaps from the Golden Gate Bridge spiked last year, per a rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    SoMa Structure Turning Orange

    ​Any San Franciscan knows that the official name of the Golden Gate Bridge's distinctive hue is "international orange." On a massive, gently arching bridge, orange is a reassuring and lovely color. Transplanted to other objects, however, it harks to traffic cones, artificial cheese, prison ju ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 12, 2011

    Studio Time

    ​Any San Franciscan knows that the official name of the Golden Gate Bridge's distinctive hue is "international orange." On a massive, gently arching bridge, orange is a reassuring and lovely color. Transplanted to other objects, however, it harks to traffic cones, artificial cheese, prison ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    We Made It, You Guys! We're in a Video Game!

    Just when you thought print news had no value, Ubisoft Reflections releases with Driver San Francisco, which features a series of iconic landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge and, yes, SF Weekly. Well, it doesn't do much in terms of .... uhhh driving our news content, but as you can see below, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Cyclists Need Air Horns, Not Bells, to Clear Crowds on Golden Gate Bridge

    Move over, Large Marge​Cyclists commuting between San Francisco and Marin County face another three months of frustration as crews complete seismic work that's closed the bike path on the west edge of the Golden Gate Bridge. Rather than speed to their destinations, cyclists must now inch through p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Allison "Alliy" Bayliss Likely Jumped from Golden Gate Bridge

    Allison Bayliss ​The anxious search for Allison Bayliss, the 15-year-old missing teen, came to a tragic ending today after police reportedly said she jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in an apparent suicide. Bayliss, a San Ramon Valley High School sophomore, was last seen on Monday at about 8 a.m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    San Francycle: The Truth About the Golden Gate Bridge Bike Speed Limit

    ​Okay, let's get down to brass tacks with this Golden Gate Bridge bicycle speed-limit crypto-bullshit. Here are the facts: According to a study commissioned by the Golden Gate Transportation District, on busy days the Golden Gate Bridge has as many as 6,000 cyclists. That number's going up -- but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Another Teen Jumps off Golden Gate Bridge, Survives

    Suicide attempt ​Last month, a Sonoma County teen got the attention he was looking for when he jumped 250 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge during a school field trip for shits and giggles -- although nobody was laughing. That incident seems even less humorous after this weekend when another teen j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Taiwanese Company Releases Animation of Teen Jumping Off Golden Gate Bridge (Video)

    Iconic ... for many reasons​Last week, SF Weekly told readers about an audacious high school teen who jumped nearly 200 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge "for kicks." The kid survived, and the story went viral -- so much so that a foreign media company released a video animation with its own spin o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Baylinks: Salmonella, American Apparel, Modern Times Bookstore

    hyzercreek.comAre the days of the hipster numbered?​Wi-Fi might take the edge off earthquake disasters [SF Gate]Salmonella scare hits the Bay Area; how to figure out if you have a bad egg [SF Appeal]Evidence of a possible shipwreck floats by Golden Gate Bridge [SF Examiner]

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Golden Gate Bridge Shut Down Due to Crash

    A morning crash shut down the Golden Gate Bridge.​KTVU.com is reporting that the Golden Gate Bridge has been temporarily shut down this morning due to a multiple car crash. As many as six cars may have been involved in the crash, and some injuries have been reported.The accident occurred in the no ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    Run a Long

    A morning crash shut down the Golden Gate Bridge.​KTVU.com is reporting that the Golden Gate Bridge has been temporarily shut down this morning due to a multiple car crash. As many as six cars may have been involved in the crash, and some injuries have been reported.The accident occurred in the no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Illegal Immigrant Threatens To Jump Off the Golden Gate Bridge

    ​Thousands of supporters on Facebook have signed up to deter a person claiming on the internet to be an illegal immigrant planning to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, writing "I am not wanted here."The PostSecret blog posts confessions people have sent in ranging from having hairy toes, to being a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Harlem Globetrotters to Traverse Golden Gate Bridge. What Could Go Wrong?

    Those tall guys on the Golden Gate Bridge? That's right...​Yes, the rumors are true: The Harlem Globetrotters, prior to their trio of forthcoming Bay Area games, will dribble basketballs across the Golden Gate Bridge tomorrow morning. Hey, sounds like fun (they'll even do a bit of habitat restorat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    The 10 Best Movies That Wreck San Francisco

    Paramount PicturesThe CoreIn real life, people are always fighting to preserve the beauty of San Francisco, but through the magic of the silver screen we can get the slightly wrong thrill of watching it get messed with just a little bit. We don't really want the Golden Gate Bridge to explode, crumbl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Sky’s the Limit

    Paramount PicturesThe CoreIn real life, people are always fighting to preserve the beauty of San Francisco, but through the magic of the silver screen we can get the slightly wrong thrill of watching it get messed with just a little bit. We don't really want the Golden Gate Bridge to explode, crumbl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Unusual Show of the Week: Wrekmeister Harmonies @ Golden Gate Bridge

    Tired of hearing performances in the same old bars, clubs, and art galleries? How about hitting an event at the Golden Gate Bridge this Friday? Chicago composer/sound artist Wrekmeister Harmonies, (aka J.R. Robinson --pictured here both bearded and clean-shaven) creates live ambient recordings aroun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: Zach Galifianakis and Fiona Apple

    This faux club banger by comedian Zach Galifianakis and songwriter Fiona Apple sounds like Har Mar Superstar meets Weird Al. "Up in Them Guts" demands that you show off your fanny pack in return for getting a glimpse of the fanny; details Galifianakis' desire to "spray my baby batter"; and gives sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Cyclecidal Tendencies

    This faux club banger by comedian Zach Galifianakis and songwriter Fiona Apple sounds like Har Mar Superstar meets Weird Al. "Up in Them Guts" demands that you show off your fanny pack in return for getting a glimpse of the fanny; details Galifianakis' desire to "spray my baby batter"; and gives sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    News & Booze Friday Edition: Will We Allow Smoking on the Suicide Barrier?

    This faux club banger by comedian Zach Galifianakis and songwriter Fiona Apple sounds like Har Mar Superstar meets Weird Al. "Up in Them Guts" demands that you show off your fanny pack in return for getting a glimpse of the fanny; details Galifianakis' desire to "spray my baby batter"; and gives sh ... More >>

  • News

    May 14, 2008

    For Whom the Bridge Tolls

    Politicians want pork to pay for Golden Gate increases, but the money should be paid by drivers instead.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Free Tibet Protesters Scale Golden Gate Bridge

    Politicians want pork to pay for Golden Gate increases, but the money should be paid by drivers instead.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Examiner Wants You To Know Jumping From Golden Gate Bridge Is No Walk in the Park

    Politicians want pork to pay for Golden Gate increases, but the money should be paid by drivers instead.

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2008

    Man Survives Jump from Golden Gate Bridge

    Politicians want pork to pay for Golden Gate increases, but the money should be paid by drivers instead.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Breaking: Giant Cartoon Squid Attacks Golden Gate Bridge!

    Politicians want pork to pay for Golden Gate increases, but the money should be paid by drivers instead.

  • News

    September 19, 2007

    Golden Gate for Sale

    The people overseeing the San Francisco landmark consider selling ad space on the bridge

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2007

    Day Around The [fucking] Bay -- Sorry Frownie Face Edition

    The people overseeing the San Francisco landmark consider selling ad space on the bridge

  • Film

    October 25, 2006

    Suicide Club

    Ethically questionable documentary spent a year on the Golden Gate

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    A Bridge Too Far

    The Chronicle's series of stories on Golden Gate suicides goes "radioactive."

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Ways to Kill Yourself in San Francisco

    The Chronicle's series of stories on Golden Gate suicides goes "radioactive."

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2005

    Resolved: To Enjoy San Francisco

    Some ways to make the best of the best city in the world, year-round

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2004

    Get Crabs

    Cruise and chow on the bay

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Place to Propose

    Lands End

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Place to Mess Around in Public

    Strawberry Hill

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Residential Block (or Two)

    Washington between Gough and Laguna

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Meeting of Past and Present

    Fort Point

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Tour of the Bay

    Bulletproof Boat Party

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Walking Tour

    City Guides

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Bike Ride

    Marin Headlands Loop

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Gift of the Magus

    It's nice to think the right presents could make this a merry holiday season. Nice, but not particularly wise.

  • News

    September 19, 2001

    Too Close for Comfort

    The weird coincidences between last week's terrorist attacks and David Hagberg's novels have been keeping the author up at night

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Bike Path

    Old Railroad Grade on Mount Tamalpais

  • Dining

    January 12, 2000

    Side Dish

    Dud, Sunburn, Bar Hopping II, Hot Diggity

  • Calendar

    October 22, 1997

    Slap Shots

    Dud, Sunburn, Bar Hopping II, Hot Diggity

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