SF Gate: Columnists: Herb Caen

There was a surprise guest at Herb Caen's posthumous 87th birthday party: A box of the ex-Chron columnist's lost items. His widow and son read these tidbits aloud and the crowd of 150 old pals chuckled and drank in these ancient notes like a long smooth shaker full of Vitamin V.

A sequential series of Caen classics

Let the Good Dots Roll
08/02/1995

That's Me All Over
08/03/1995

Doodling on Deadline
08/04/1995

Rainy Day Session
08/07/1995

Notes of a Newsnik
08/08/1995

All Duh News
08/09/1995

Long Time To Be Gone
08/10/1995

'Baghdad by the Bay'
Caen coined the term in columns describing the many faces of The City.

Herb Caen Day 1996
The city threw a party for Mister Dot-Dot-Dot and everyone was invited.

Memorial Tribute
A week of remembrance as S.F. says farewell to its biographer.

Herb Caen Days 2002
Checking up on Herb Caen's San Francisco, five years later.

Photo Galleries
People, places and events from the world of Herb Caen.

Herb Caen's Milestones
Through The Decades
Herb Marries Ann Moller
A Pulitzer for Herb

Through the Decades
A column from every decade (including the very first!)

What Is San Francisco?
10/22/1940

Pocketful of Notes
Herb coins the term 'Beatnik' - 04/02/1958

Wonderful Town
August 28, 1994

SF Gate: Columnists: Herb Caen