Just 15 minutes before the Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 1, 2020, District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston told his colleagues that he planned to single out the Marina Times from... Read More
Small Business Saturday has been a post-Thanksgiving tradition for a decade, drawing people to neighborhood commercial corridors to fulfill their holiday shopping lists. This year... Read More
It’s a huge understatement to say that 2020 was a rough year, and California’s wine industry suffered multiple crises — the pandemic that closed winery tasting rooms, weeks ... Read More
When winter turns cold and blustery, my thoughts turn to hot, hearty soups. One of my favorites is stracciatella, or Italian egg drop soup. The name means “torn apart” or “r... Read More
As California’s stay at home orders are extended, SFAI’s City Studio program is offering to the public a free-for-all-ages collection of online drawing lessons using live mode... Read More
Hardcover Fiction 1. The Vanishing Half: A Novel, by Brit Bennett 2. Ready Player Two: A Novel, by Ernest Cline 3. Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell Hardcover Nonf... Read More
I don’t think there is anyone sad to see 2020 come to an end. What a year! My first column of the year is usually about looking forward to the year ahead, possibly making some ... Read More
Aside from Bill Gates and a handful of scientists and civil servants, few foresaw the pandemic that hit us in 2020. As Covid-19 spread, all the cheery economic forecasts for that ... Read More
Despite pandemic-mandated obstacles such as theater closures and postponed blockbusters, there were some excellent movies released in 2020. Here are 10 of my English language favo... Read More
When I became an attorney, and again when I became supervisor, I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution. On Jan. 20, after an arduous four years, our country will fin... Read More
In case you haven’t noticed, I love writing about food. I love eating it, too. This column is about debunking the bunk about food and dining. For some time now I’ve been keepi... Read More
DECEMBER 22, 2020 Street Media, the publisher of L.A. Weekly and Irvine Weekly, announced today the purchase of San Francisco’s Marina Times newspaper from its current ow... Read More
Like Charlie Brown being duped into trying to kick a football only to have Lucy take it away every time, I approach January with the optimism that it will herald a much better yea... Read More
The M.H. de Young has long-standing tradition of engaging the talent of artists in the Bay Area, and in celebration of its 125th year in 2020, the museum presents “The de Young ... Read More
If ever there was a year from hell or, more accurately, a year in hell, it’s 2020. Such a nice round number, too. Even if 2020 suggests the concept of clear vision, most of what... Read More