Mike Marshall

Lane for bikes, emergency vehicles San Francisco officials are crossing their fingers that their little-talked-about plan to reserve a northbound lane of the Embarcadero for bicycles this weekend doesn't create a giant traffic jam. The idea is to keep bicyclists away from pedestrian-crowded sidewalks as everyone descends on the waterfront for events including the America's Cup World Series, Fleet Week and Giants playoff games. The A's and the Oakland Alameda County Co...

Ninety-nine years ago, San Francisco unintentionally launched the modern environmental movement by lobbying Congress to permit it to flood a unique valley in Yosemite National Park. For the first time since our country's founding, a segment of the American public -- led by renowned naturalist John Muir -- cried out against the prevailing value system, which honored commercial development over environmental stewardship. This fall, San Francisco will revisit that debate, the outc...