Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture: Local is global

Fort Mason Center has long been a site for art and culture in San Francisco. Over the years, with the presence of San Francisco City College art classes, culturally specific art in... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Geyserville is worth a visit

By Patty Burness

Geyserville has become a popular destination — with award-winning wines, a zeal for local products, and a friendly local vibe. In 1847, following the discovery of a series of hot... Read More

Coastal Commuter

Feline good

By Michael Snyder

Cats are cool. I’m talking the domesticated kind that live in relative harmony with people, not the wild predators who don’t care what you think of them as long as you&... Read More

A & E

Celebrating 30 years of the San Francisco Symphony’s Adventures in Music program

The San Francisco Symphony’s Adventures in Music program celebrated its 30th anniversary April 24. Joining the celebration were San Francisco Symphony President Sakurako Fisher; ... Read More

The Tablehopper

Two chic new restaurant openings

By Marcia Gagliardi

SORREL Just opened in Laurel Heights (3228 Sacramento Street), and what a beaut Sorrel is. Anyone mourning the loss/move of Nico from Sacramento Street to North Beach will be hap... Read More

Tea Squirrel

Tea and chocolate: Something new on the palate

By Anna Mariani

Tea is an incredibly versatile beverage. Have you ever tried sipping tea while savoring high-quality chocolate? If the answer is no, you’re missing out on a unique sensory experi... Read More

Pop Culture

Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle shine in ‘On Chesil Beach’ and ‘The Seagull’; SNL’s Hader stars in HBO’s ‘Barry’

By Michael Snyder

Saoirse Ronan’s Academy Award-nominated supporting performance as a precocious but troubled 13-year-old in Atonement — a 2007 British period drama — provided clear evidence t... Read More

Wellness

Making peace with fat

Changing American minds about their diets

By Thalia Farshchian

Americans have shunned fat in their diet, blaming it as the culprit for our obesity and heart disease. Unfortunately, these epidemics are still poorly managed, and research shows t... Read More

MomSense

Summer camp tips

By Liz Farrell

It may only be May, but it already feels as if summer is right around the corner. Planning summer camps for our kids can feel like a full-time job — navigating the best ones, fin... Read More

Real Estate Reporter

A toast to agents?

By John Zipperer

AWAY WITH THE AGENTS? When I was a young editor working for a commercial real estate affiliate of the National Association of Realtors in the 1990s, I remember hearing that NAR big... Read More

Supervisor's Report

A once-in-a-lifetime election: June 5 special

By Aaron Peskin

Some brief thoughts about this election, for those tired of the status quo at City Hall and who believe San Francisco is still a city worth fighting for. One thing we can all agree... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Ensuring thriving merchant corridors across District 2

By Catherine Stefani

We are incredibly lucky to have some of the best merchant corridors in District 2 — including Chestnut, Union, Fillmore, and Sacramento Streets, and Laurel Village. Unique busine... Read More

News Briefs

May facts and figures

By John Zipperer

10 millimeters: the amount San Francisco is sinking into the ground each year . . . 884,363: San Francisco population as of July 2017, according to latest Census Bureau estimates .... Read More

News Briefs

Scooters scattered

By John Zipperer

San Francisco sent cease-and-desist letters to three companies renting electric scooters the city complains have left sidewalks and transit stops blocked when users drop off the de... Read More

News Briefs

Teamwork nabs auto burglars

By John Zipperer

As San Francisco celebrated a 17 percent drop in auto break-ins in the first few months of 2018, it still had to deal with the other 83 percent of the auto crimes that have bedevil... Read More

2018 April