In the December 2012 Marina Times, Susan Dyer Reynolds wrote about “big-box” Equinox Fitness moving into the old Metro Theater on Union Street and compared it to the proposal from Pet Food Express to open their own big-box store on Lombard Street. The two projects are vas... Read More
For years, there has been a movement to convince cable television providers to charge for their channels on an a la carte basis. You can select each of the channels you want and pay for only those. If we took that same approach to public budgets, what do you think would be the re... Read More
For several years now, there has been momentum to close a large stretch of Market Street to automobile traffic. The Better Market Street organization is pushing a plan that would do just that, along with some other changes to improve street life on the City’s famed central ... Read More
Page Street has become the bane of my existence where bicyclists behaving badly are concerned. Driving home one recent afternoon, I stopped at a four-way sign, looked all directions, and proceeded into the intersection. Out of nowhere, a bicyclist flew through the stop sign to my... Read More
Dear Editor: In “Blond roots” (May 2012), John Zipperer only told part of the story. I did a short blip on the blonds in the Marina 10 years ago, when I wrote the column “Night Cabbie.” One of my fares called them “the bleached brunettes.” I have lived in ... Read More
“In closing, I want to dedicate this story to my late helmet. She died in heroic fashion today as my head slammed into the tarmac … may she die knowing that because she committed the ultimate sacrifice, her rider can live and ride on. Can I get an ‘Amen’? Amen.... Read More
In our August 2012 issue, the Marina Times will present a special feature recognizing people from the Marina and across the northside of San Francisco who have made a positive difference in our lives. This is your chance to shine some light on the people who do so much for our ci... Read More
Dear Editor: In your pages, Supervisor Mark Farrell writes that the Board of Supervisors should not weigh in on matters of national interest that have local effect ["From Our Supervisor's Chambers: The role of local government,” February 2012]. Sadly, our current economic crisi... Read More
We have all been waiting for a better economy to arrive. Although it is taking its time, business is slowly improving. There are more bodies in the stores, and there is more plastic flashing across retail counters. When we have emerged from recessions in the past, it usually has ... Read More