As we find ourselves in the midst of what’s known in the United States as tax season, I tried to think of something amusing about taxes. This is the best I could do: In o... Read More
When Troy McAlister ran a red light in a stolen car that struck and killed 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt and 27-year-old Hanako Abe on Dec. 31, 2020, San Francisco District Attorney... Read More
It’s been over a year since much of the world locked down, and so many things changed so swiftly in all walks of life — including in the entertainment industry. Movie theaters... Read More
Congratulations San Francisco! It’s been a tough year, but thanks to our diligent (yet challenging) adherence to Covid guidelines, the city moved into the less-restrictive “mo... Read More
On March 16, the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and allies reacted with horror upon learning that an individual had shot and killed eight people, including s... Read More
Ninth: national ranking of the Bay Area in terms of its optimism about job opportunities, according to the University of Phoenix; 65 percent of local workers report being optimist... Read More
Mayor London Breed introduced the Small Business Recovery Act in mid-March, building on the streamlining of certain regulations and processes introduced in Proposition H, which pa... Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared in San Francisco in late March to decry the continued anti-Asian incidents that have included verbal harassment, physical attacks, and even fatal alterc... Read More
Hugging. Apparently there will be a lot of hugging. That’s the answer given by many people when asked what they are most looking forward to once the sheltering-at-home phase of ... Read More
Here’s a sampling of crimes in the districts covered by Northern SFPD station for one recent week in March. ANTI-ASIAN INCIDENT March 8, 7:30 p.m. Pine and Polk Streets... Read More
In celebration of its 150th anniversary, the San Francisco Art Institute presents “A Spirit of Disruption.” This exhibition, on view through July 3, reflects on the schools’... Read More
Hardcover Fiction 1. The Midnight Library: A Novel, by Matt Haig 2. The Paris Library: A Novel, Janet Skeslien Charles 3. The Committed,Viet Thanh Nguyen Hardc... Read More
I never thought I would see my parents so happy to get a shot, but this wasn’t just any shot, this was a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. For them, and soon all of us, this shot b... Read More
Before times, I was a dedicated gym rat and yogi. I used cardio and weight equipment at my gym at least three times a week, took exercise classes several times a week, and two or ... Read More
It’s been just over a year since shelter-in-place protocols were initiated due to the coronavirus pandemic. At long last, there truly seems to be some light at the end of this t... Read More