Wish you had a backyard? You can get your hands dirty improving the Panhandle every month.

The program, spearheaded by Supervisor Eric Mar, is installing 100 drinking fountains and bottle fillers across the city.

In May, we delved into how California's current water crisis affects San Francisco, and vice versa.

There's still time to weigh in on the latest concept design for the rec center's redevelopment.

One of six "Tier 1 Failing Playgrounds", the park will see new life next year.

You can go blocks without seeing a single string of lights, so we've rounded up our ten favorites this year from around the city.

Want a tree? Friends of the Urban Forest is now taking applications for a February street-tree planting in the Upper Haight and Cole Valley.

Last year's $9.3 million renovation transformed the park with a new open layout, basketball court and clubhouse.

The tax, at roughly $30 per single-family home, is a possible solution to the underfunded care and maintenance of trees in the city.

Neighbors angry about the closure of Vallejo for the Poets Plaza peppered Angela Alioto with questions on everything from traffic congestion to safety issues.

The San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, always free to city residents, is also letting in out-of-towners for free on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

More than 100 residents have signed a petition appealing the removal and replacement of 38 South Park trees as part of the $2.8 million improvement project.

These majestic creatures may keep a low profile, but they can be heard—and occasionally seen—by a number of Sunset residents.