Mouse devours Fox: The impact of Disney’s latest acquisition

In an era when the corporation is king and certain U.S. anti-monopoly restrictions appear to be a thing of the past, another massive move consolidating a pair of media giants was a... Read More

Coastal Commuter

Rock-and-roll women

By Michael Snyder

On my way back to my place in Los Angeles after a night that included watching the terrific young roots-rock group American Mile at the Farmers Market, a familiar song came on the ... Read More

Politics as Usual

You can do it!

A survival guide for the rest of the year — wait, oh no, war with Denmark?

By John Zipperer

At the beginning of this year, people told CBS pollsters that they were overwhelmingly — by two thirds — optimistic about the economy, but almost as many people were pessimisti... Read More

Reynolds Rap

State of emergency

Leaders fiddle while San Francisco burns

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

At 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 11, Paneez Kosarian came home to The Watermark condominium complex on Beale Street, just steps away from a planned homeless navigation center, when she was sud... Read More

Art World

Bay Bridge scrap and parking lot roller rink: Site-specific interactive installations this fall in San Francisco

By Sharon Anderson

Site-specific installations are a merging of art and environment. Finding art in unexpected places outside of the traditional gallery and museum spaces invites the viewer to see th... Read More

La Deliziosa Vita

Comforting pasta favorites for fall

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When the fall chill hit the air and the days grew shorter, my mom would often make one of my favorite comfort pastas: pasta alla Romano with cream, butter, and cheese or pasta al b... Read More

The Tablehopper

Changes at Cow Marlowe, Tosca’s new owners, and a first look at Nari

By Marcia Gagliardi

MARINA There’s a new chicken and waffle spot called, easily enough, Chicken n Waffle Place (1968 Lombard Street). The hormone-free chicken is soaked in buttermilk, breaded, and f... Read More

District 2 Supervisor

Taking care of our seniors

My personal and public mission to help seniors age gracefully in the city

By Catherine Stefani

Four days before I became supervisor in January 2018, I was sitting in a room with my family waiting for a doctor to present us with my father’s diagnosis. “We believe that you... Read More

Police Blotter

The crimes and criminals of the Northside

Central Police Station reports that for the first half of August (Aug. 1–14), nearly all categories of crime in Central’s turf was down significantly. Compared to the first ha... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

$250 million: Amount sought in a defamation suit filed by representative Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) against Twitter and three accounts, including “Devin Nunes’ Cow” and “Devin ... Read More

News Briefs

Francisco Park Construction Begins

By John Zipperer

A late 2020 completion is expected for the new Francisco Park, which has begun construction on its site between Larkin and Hyde Streets south of Bay Street. San Francisco’s newes... Read More

News Briefs

Navigation Center Approvals Streamlined

By John Zipperer

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 101, a budget trailer bill, that includes provisions to ensure navigation center homeless shelters in the state will be approved as long as they meet ... Read More

News Briefs

New Mollie Stone’s

By John Zipperer

The 43,900-square-foot building at the corner of Polk and Jackson Streets has been vacant since 2014, when Lombardi Sports left. Now, Mill Valley-based Mollie Stone’s Markets has... Read More

News Briefs

Rose Pak Subway Station

By John Zipperer

Political power broker Rose Pak was controversial in life, and she remains so in death. Despite repeated protests by opponents, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’... Read More

A & E

The Walt Disney Family Museum: A gem in our own backyard

By Julie Mitchell

When you think about Walt Disney, cartoons, movies, and Disneyland come immediately to mind, but there was a lot more to this creative, technology-driven man. The Walt Disney Famil... Read More

2019 August