Posted By: Peter Hartlaub (Email, Twitter) | August 25 2011 The Poop | The Chronicle Baby Blog Bill Young/Chronicle 1960 Don’t feel bad, kid. We didn’t feel like we fit in at kindergarten either. This photo was taken on Sept. 8, 1960, on the first day at Winfield Scott School in San Francisco. The conscientious [...]

By Andy Wright On September 14, the San Francisco School for the Arts will unveil a new marquee and celebrate its new name: The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. Born in California in 1926, Asawa, along with her family, was a resident of Japanese internment camps for much of World War II. Following her [...]

    By Lisa Cisneros on August 17, 2011 Not only is the advancement of science and technology fundamental to improving human health and quality of life, it is also crucial to maintaining the nation’s leadership in a global economy. And while the US continues to grapple with a frail economy, those gathered in Genentech [...]

  For as long as she can remember, 17-year-old Chanelle Dorton has wanted to be a crime scene investigator. She put aside that notion, however, after she failed a few science classes and kept missing school to take care of younger siblings. Now her dream has been resurrected. Chanelle is one of 20 students from [...]