New website Educycle: Putting surplus classroom and office materials to good use

With another new school year underway, kids and parents are visting local retailers to buy everything they need to succeed in class and beyond. But they won’t be the only one... Read More

News

NERT conducts Oct. 20 citywide drills in SF

October and April are San Francisco’s earthquake months. Of course, we don’t know when the next one will hit, but the last three major Bay Area quakes were in April 190... Read More

News

Union Street to keep liquor license controls

The Union Street Neighborhood Comm-ercial District (NCD) runs the length of Union Street from Steiner Street to Van Ness Avenue, and along Fillmore Street from Union to Lombard Str... Read More

Captain’s View

Another look at local crime rates

By SFPD Northern Station Captain

Recently I have been writing about the fact that the crime rate is creeping up. Yes, street robbers are taking iPhones and yes, when you leave your high-end laptop or your purse in... Read More

Safety Tips

Safer streets around our schools

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is striving to make streets near San Francisco’s public and private schools safer for walking, bicycling and public ... Read More

Police Blotter

Crime on the beat

By the Officers of Northern Station

The crimes below are a small snapshot of what the officers of Northern Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit www.sf-police.org; under Compstat, there is a link to... Read More

Opinion

Car wars: The phantom menace

City plan would waste money in a 1970s retread

By John Zipperer

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 d... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Proposition B: Support our parks and families

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

Growing up in the Marina, I spent almost every day in the summer at Funston Park (since renamed Moscone Playground). I played pick-up basketball in the gym, read books at the libra... Read More

Profiles

Profile: Set, Owner, La Bijouterie

WHAT MAKES YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY? I am passionate about diamonds because each diamond is like a snowflake or a fingerprint, distinctly unique. You can spend a l... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

Marina beauty is more than skin deep

By Jim Maxwell

Living in the most beautiful neighborhood in the City, Marina dwellers strive to maintain a similar beauty in their personal lives. A number of new businesses have recently opened ... Read More

On the Bay

Wings on and over the bay

By Jim Maxwell

The second installment of the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) 2012-2013 season returns to San Francisco Bay Oct. 2–7, together with the ever-popular Fleet Week &ndash... Read More

Travel/Sports

Dew Tour brings BMX heat to town

By John Zipperer

The America’s Cup isn’t the only high-profile sporting event in San Francisco this month. The City will host a four-day action sports event in October, drawing athletes... Read More

The Wild Wild Web

Why Groupon is a bad deal for the small businesses it claims to help

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

I was talking to a friend who owns a very successful restaurant and asked him why he doesn’t offer Groupons – those deeply discounted deals or special coupons from the... Read More

Finance

It’s not cricket

By Alan Silverman

The game of cricket has been played in England since at least the 16th century. It is played with a bat and ball, and a match can last as long as five days. As the British spread t... Read More

Less Taxing Matters

Upcoming estate tax changes could affect you

Now is the time to review your family’s current estate plan

By Andrew L. Jones

On Jan. 1, 2013, estate-planning attorneys will be greeting not just a new year, but the fact that the estate tax may apply to any estate of more than $1 million. Whether you find ... Read More

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