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Historic WWII-Era Sign Rededicated in New Location at Camp Parks

DUBLIN, Calif.– More than 100 people, including service members from all military branches, past and present city leaders and former mayors on February 7, 2026, to rededicate a landmark piece of military and architectural history.
Haas-Lilienthal House interior

A San Francisco Victorian House Provides a Portal to the Past

The restored Haas-Lilienthal House is the only Queen Anne-style house museum in a city that is virtually synonymous with homes of that design.
Rendering of “Whales” sculpture by Robert B. Howard at City College of San Francisco Student Success Center. Rendering Courtesy of Gensler Architects/CCSF/SFAC

Historic Whales Sculpture by Robert B. Howard Finds New Home at City College Ocean Campus at New Student Success Center

Sixteen-ton stone sculpture featuring two orca whales, once featured on Treasure Island at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, has been restored and reinstalled after two decades in storage.
Peace Wall - Berkeley Civic Center Park Reopening

Berkeley’s Civic Center Park has reopened

More than 100 people converged in Berkeley's Civic Center Park on Thursday to celebrate its reopening after nearly a year of major construction work.

Groundbreaking Ceremony at Santa Rosa Chapel Marks Start of Restoration Project

Groundbreaking ceremony at Santa Rosa Chapel marks start of restoration project

SF Stern Grove’s Trocadero Clubhouse repairs complete, ready for reservations

Repairs are complete at the Trocadero Clubhouse at Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco after a massive tree damaged the historic landmark in a storm nearly two years ago.

Frontal view of Trocadero Clubhouse after restoration

Historic Trocadero Clubhouse Reopens After Repairs Completed

Extensive repairs to the historic Trocadero Clubhouse at Sigmund Stern Grove have been completed and the historic venue is now available to book.

Conserving Culture: A Conversation with David Wessel on Rebuilding Ukraine

Considering the cultural losses that each demolished building represents, and carefully weaving that history back into the reconstruction process, is just as critical.

Love those mosaic murals? Repairs begin on 1904 UC Berkeley building

You’ve likely seen it on walks across the UC Berkeley campus — the little one-story red brick building northeast of Sproul Hall and near Strawberry Creek.

UCSF Hires Conservation Firm to Move Zakheim Murals from Seismically Vulnerable Building

UC San Francisco has selected a historic preservation firm for the delicate task of relocating a series of 10 New Deal-era murals from a seismically vulnerable building on UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus.
Vern Fisher - Monterey Herald

Monterey Conference Center gets back its historical mural

After three years stored away in safe keeping, the Monterey Conference Center’s mosaic mural is finally being re-installed.
Just four weeks ago the city unveiled the newly restored William McKinley Monument in Golden Gate Park restoration. It only lasted about two weeks.

Historic Monument in Golden Gate Park gets Seismic Retrofit

The Haas-Lilienthal House got its new paint! Article on page 13

The Haas-Lilienthal House at 2005 Franklin Street has a new paint job that returns the historic Victorian to its original, more subdued color palette.

For conceptualist David Ireland, home is where the art is – SFGate

Glowing mustard-gold from the shining coats of polyurethane artist David Ireland applied to them when he lived and worked in this 1886 Edwardian-Italianate style building at the corner of 20th and Capp streets, they flow from room to room, ascend a stairwell