OPINION: Relocation might not be the solution favored by some preservationists, but it's better than losing the fountain entirely.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vaillancourt Fountain is seen through the frame of a security fence being installed June 9, 2025, in San Francisco's Embarcadero ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — On Tuesday, a vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors cleared the way for the removal of the controversial Vaillancourt Fountain from the SF Embarcadero. The massive ...

Loma Prieta shattered the status quo. The damage caused by the earthquake made it impossible for the city to leave things the way they were. Something had to happen. And it did. Now, instead of a ...

Preservationists on Tuesday failed to block removal of the Vaillancourt Fountain from Embarcadero Plaza after a 10-1 vote by San Francisco supervisors.