The Polk Polka In “Polk Street Latest Site for Parking, Biker Clash” (News, April 2013), I seemed to be one opponent in a boxing ring, so I’d like to restate that I speak for the majority who are deeply offended by this debate’s corrosive “Us versus ... Read More
Some people lose hearts here, but recently, I found my mind. Can you hear Tony Bennett crooning that as you read? I discovered it in a small room on Divisadero Street. I completed a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction class at Osher Center. I am now a mindfulness junkie. Based on ... Read More
As chair of San Francisco’s Budget and Finance Committee this year, I have welcomed the opportunity to dig deeper into our City’s fiscal condition and financial well-being. My goal as budget chair is to be as open and transparent as possible – these are your dollars... Read More
To celebrate our anniversary, my husband, Peter, surprised me with a fun nighttime cruise around San Francisco Bay. Dining under the shadowy Golden Gate Bridge, then dancing while cruising past the dramatically lit rock that is Alcatraz, we reminisced about that amusing time nine... Read More
Last month, I was happy to announce that we have come to an agreement with the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) to build two brand new hospitals and bolster its existing facilities in San Francisco. After a failed attempt to approve CPMC’s plans last summer at the B... Read More
Anyone who’s crossed 19th Avenue knows how harrowing being a pedestrian can be in San Francisco. In fact, according to a study conducted by Transportation for America in 2011, more than half of the total traffic fatalities in San Francisco are pedestrian accidents — that&... Read More
At a meeting held March 14, 2013, at Moscone Recreation Center, a small group of neighbors gathered to hear about plans for a Sur la Table on Union Street in Cow Hollow. The event was very pleasant; executives from the gourmet housewares chain brought sandwiches and coffee and sh... Read More
Smashing all precedent, I kept a secret and managed to produce a January surprise party for my husband’s 40th birthday. The friend who facilitated that surprise is the man who introduced me to Peter 15 years ago in New York City. In 1998, I’d settled into a hit Broadw... Read More
In this month’s op-ed column, the Marina Community Association (MCA) gives a detailed and informative timeline of how the Recreation and Park Department’s plans for a Woodhouse Fish Co. restaurant on the Marina Green came about, and they criticize the Marina Times for... Read More
Everyone in San Francisco is keenly aware of our city’s parking meters and the inherent need to constantly feed them or suffer the fate of sky-high tickets courtesy of our Department of Parking and Traffic. Most of us also expect parking meters in common-sense locations, su... Read More