2019 September

Coastal Commuter

FOMO times two

By Michael Snyder

Over the past few years, the use of the acronym FOMO has become a little hackneyed in some circles, but I’m all too familiar with the concept it represents: fear of missing o... Read More
Supervisor's Report

Election rundown: What’s on your ballot and why?

By Aaron Peskin

Welcome back from whatever summer adventures you may have embarked on! You have no doubt already started receiving campaign literature in the mail and are waking up to yet another ... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

4,000: people expected to be helped by the mayor’s plan to increase services for people suffering from severe mental illness and substance abuse . . . 3.1 percent: amount San Fra... Read More
News Briefs

Powering San Francisco

By John Zipperer

In September, supervisors unanimously approved a bill to force all private commercial buildings of at least 50,000 square feet to use 100 percent renewable energy. Mayor London Bre... Read More
News Briefs

Best City For Working Women?

By John Zipperer

Nationwide, according to one study, women earn an average of 80 cents for every dollar that a man earns for comparable work, but here in San Francisco the gap is more than half tha... Read More
News Briefs

Chinatown Cameras

By John Zipperer

District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Mayor London Breed, and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development announced the installation of 18 new public safety cameras along Stockt... Read More
News Briefs

Crime update

Last year, the city enjoyed a significant drop in its epidemic of auto burglaries. The news so far this year is not so good. From January through mid-September, Northern Station re... Read More
News Briefs

It’s Showtime at the Presidio Again

By John Zipperer

PRESIDIO THEATRE REOPENS On Sept. 21, the Presidio Theatre was open for business once again, following a $30 million renovation. The 600-seat venue will be used for a range of acti... Read More
Special Places

Greens restaurant celebrates 40 years in Fort Mason

By Lynette Majer

Greens restaurant, the internationally praised, Michelin starred, and Zagat recommended vegetarian restaurant in Fort Mason, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an acclaimed c... Read More
Politics as Usual

Why Republicans keep winning

By John Zipperer

In late September, Californians got news that shocked absolutely nobody. A federal judge ruled as unconstitutional a California law that would remove Donald Trump from the state’... Read More
Reynolds Rap

Are the candidates for San Francisco district attorney tough enough?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Current San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón’s decision not to run for reelection makes this Nov. 5 more important than ever. Not since William Langdon stepped aside in... Read More
Art World

James Tissot: ‘Fashion and Faith’

By Sharon Anderson

Through Feb. 9, the Legion of Honor will present the first reassessment of the paintings of James Tissot in over 20 years. The French painter and illustrator became known for genre... Read More
Real Estate Reporter

Tackling housing affordability at the ballot box

By John Zipperer

Once again, San Francisco voters will tear open their ballot envelopes or step into the voting booth and start to mark their choices for various officeholders and ballot measures i... Read More
MomSense

Popular apps and what parents need to know

By Liz Farrell

Last year at this time tweens and teens were talking about or playing Fortnite, much to the chagrin of many parents. There is always new technology, especially when it comes to wha... Read More
Political Animal

S.F. SPCA using underhanded tactics to push controversial feral cat policy

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When San Francisco SPCA volunteer Amy Jones attended the June 20 hearing of the Animal Welfare Commission regarding the SPCA’s controversial new feral cat program, she had no int... Read More

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