By MATTHAI KURUVILA, San Francisco Chronicle
Singer's metal fence has heavy impact
SAN FRANCISCO -- James Hetfield cofounded the influential heavy metal band Metallica and, as its chief songwriter, helped pen and perform strident songs such as "Don't Tread on Me." It might as well be his anthem for property rights in Marin County.
New Jewish museum in San Francisco stands out
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Contemporary Jewish Museum, which opened this week in San Francisco, won't try to document history. Instead, it will seek to create new expressions of a culture.
Study: 28 percent have left their childhood religion
Twenty-eight percent of American adults have left the faith in which they were raised, switching to another religion or no religion at all, according to a national survey of religious affiliation.
