Vibrant red and gold shimmered down Market Street in San Francisco as Bay Area performers and floats of shiny snakes glided down the parade route on Saturday.

Thousands of Bay Area residents celebrated the Year of the Snake at the San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday. The Year of the Snake symbolizes rebirth and regeneration, and with the snake’s element being wood in 2025, it also represents growth and flexibility.

Bay Area residents ushered in the Year of the Snake at San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday, with actress Joan Chen as grand marshal.

Flanked by the heads of every public safety department in, Mayor Daniel Lurie on Thursday made it clear to residents that the city is prepared for an extremely busy weekend.

Mayor Daniel Lurie - flanked by the heads of every public safety department in San Francisco - says the city is ready for the tens of thousands of people expected to attend the NBA All-Star Weekend events and the Chinese New Year Parade.

Capping off two weeks of lunar new year celebrations is the popular Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco’s historic Chinatown.

Albert Jang with Leung’s White Crane Dragon & Lion Dance Association provides an inside glimpse at San Francisco’s inconic Lunar New Year dragon. The team consisting of 100 members from aournd the country gathered on Saturday,