The Stars Line Up For Lucas

The Presidio Trust surprised many in November when it gave all three candidates for the development of Crissy Field until January to make changes to their proposals. This has left ... Read More

News Briefs

Fake PG&E Calls

The Lombard Business Merchants Association (LBMA) warns that Marina merchants have been targeted in a scam trying to trick them into giving credit information. A caller claiming to... Read More

Reynolds Rap

What you can do: Ways to make a difference this holiday season

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

A day never went by that my mother didn’t remind me of how fortunate we were to have our health, a home, each other, and food to eat. She got me into volunteering and donatin... Read More

Bellingham by the Bay

Polka dots for Christmas

By

It occurred to me the other day how many things from the past always seem to come back. Mostly bad things — T.B. …yellow fever … Tom DeLay. Some things remain incurab... Read More

@Nite

Have a cool yule in the city

By Maryann LoRusso

As the holidays blow into town, so does the frantic holiday rush, starting right after Halloween and not ending until the last pieces of confetti have been swept from the floor on ... Read More

2013 in review

Boating billionaires, grumbling grassroots, and a crime-fighting tyke

By John Zipperer

When 2012 was coming to a close, you might not have been able to predict what was going to happen in 2013. But you would have been safe if you expected the new year’s events ... Read More

Dishing

Bûche de Noël: 19th century French holiday cake makes a comeback

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The ceremonial burning of a log on winter solstice (the year’s darkest day) or, for Christians, on Christmas Eve, is an ancient French tradition purported to date back to Vik... Read More

La Deliziosa Vita, Recipes

Impress your guests with simple, satisfying popovers and Yorkshire pudding

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Whether your family passes Pillsbury crescents or brown-and-serve rolls, the bready part of a holiday dinner is often woefully neglected. For some reason, people think making crava... Read More

Movie Reviews

Christmas on screen

By Michael Snyder

Christmas movies are part of the fabric of Western culture. And no matter how much you hope the season will be about “peace on Earth and good films to all men (and women),... Read More

2013 November