Pet Preparation

Natural disasters can put pets in jeopardy and separate them from their human families. Here are some tips on how to plan ahead to keep your pets safe in case of an emergency. Foll... Read More

The Adventures of Skylar Grey

Chapter 3: Velcro puppy

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Like a Band-Aid, you take the heartache and make it OK No more pain … You take the anger off my brain and the wrinkle off my brow I don’t know how you do what you do, b... Read More

The Mystery Housebuyer

Refinancing in a hot market

By anonymous

Let’s assume for the sake of argument (and for this column) that you want to refinance your home or condo. Is now a good time? How should you go about doing it? Like many of ... Read More

Real Estate Today

FHA San Francisco style

By Carole Isaacs

FHA stands for the Federal Housing Administration, a government-sponsored insured loan program funded by regular banks. This means the government does not provide the money, but pr... Read More

News

It’s here: Mandatory seismic retrofit for ‘soft story’ buildings

By John Zipperer

If you own a multifamily building in San Francisco, start saving your pennies. On April 18, the 107th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake that destroyed 80 percent of the City, Mayo... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: April 2013

By Hill & Co.

Real Estate

Homebuyer demand: On like a light switch!

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

I’m sure you have noticed lots of media coverage and party conversations about how crazy busy the current real estate market has become. True — it is like someone turned on... Read More

Home & Garden

Hints for home safety and accessibility

Take the dangers out of your house with these easy fixes

By Julia Strzesieski

People are living longer these days and this, plus other factors such as medical advances, means that more of us are living with disabilities, too. Hazards in the home are responsi... Read More

Caring For Our Kids

Keeping youth sports fun for everyone

By Liz Farrell

You don’t have to look any farther than the Marina Green on a Saturday morning to know the world of youth sports is alive and kicking. It seems children today are learning an... Read More

Wellness

Why you need to be on guard against inflammation

By Thalia Farshchian

What do Alzhei-mer’s, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and Crohn’s disease all have in common? Though these are diverse conditions with multiple contributing factors in... Read More

Movie Reviews

‘Stories We Tell’

By Michael Snyder

“Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.” I couldn’t help but think of that warning after watching the unconventional, compelling, and surprising document... Read More

Movie Reviews

‘Before Midnight’

By Michael Snyder

It’s easy to be wary of sequels, especially when confronted by the sure-to-be-crass likes of Transformers 4. Certainly, there are great genre films that spawn worthy sequels.... Read More

The Best of Books

What you’re reading (June 2013)

Best-sellers and recommendations

By Compiled by Sandy Mullin

Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list Lean In: Women, Work, And The Will To Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg Inferno: A Novel, by Dan Brown The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Let... Read More

Book Notes

Ed Ruscha Revisits ‘Some Los Angeles Apartments’

By Sharon Anderson

“My pictures are not that interesting nor the subject matter. They are simply a collection of facts.” — Ed Ruscha Fifty years ago, contemporary artist Ed Ruscha publi... Read More

@Nite

Summer Concerts

By Maryann LoRusso

For many of us, summer hasn’t arrived until we’ve attended a concert or two. Whether your musical tastes veer toward jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, international folk... Read More

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