San Francisco's Neighborhoods

San Francisco is made for walking, and one-third of its neighborhoods are even a walkers' paradise, according to a 2011 Walk Score survey. Most San Franciscans live close enough to stores, restaurants, schools and parks that they really needn't drive, the report finds.

Maps, quick guides and photos of neighborhoods.

History, demographics, city services and cool places in the 'hoods.

Chinese New Year , the biggest holiday of the year for most Chinese throughout the world, is traditionally family-oriented—the time for family members to reunite at home and over-eat symbolic foods , much like Thanksgiving in the US. In San Francisco, celebrating Chinese New Year is also stretched over a few weeks, with fairs, beauty queens,...

The last Sunday Streets date of Summer 2011, which allows you to walk, skate and bike San Francisco, bars cars from Civic Center and the Tenderloin. The San Francisco Library, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, and local organizations and musicians are supplying activities and fun all afternoon.

Noe Valley, sitting smack in the middle of San Francisco, is a village of upper-middle class young families serviced by small enterprises along 24th Street.

A walking tour of the Castro, the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender epicenter of California.

941--? Find the correct ZIP code before you mail the letter.

Chinatown, the latest subject of a public art program for revitalizing hard-hit San Francisco neighborhoods, now has artwork in places that were formerly empty and abandoned.

Hayes Valley's community farm is doing organic farming, container gardening and sustainable agriculture practices--and hosting potlucks, classes and yoga. You might never guess that the community farm is on a defunct freeway ramp.

Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District has been gentrifying in recent years. Restaurants, boutiques, condos and galleries--upscale...