On a windy evening this spring, I stood in solidarity with community leaders for the Remembrance of Lights ceremony. This heartbreaking memorial for the 699 individuals San Franci... Read More
Last year, Mother’s Day fell near the start of the pandemic, so virtually all celebrations were, well, virtual. Going out for brunch or dinner was impossible. Now that restau... Read More
$350 million: estimated cost of new residential high-rise developments pitched for downtown and SoMa . . . $358: cost of children’s earrings featuring 14 karat gold and 14 diamo... Read More
With the city entering the orange tier of pandemic restrictions, with many businesses and activities facing relaxed rules, the deployment and strategies used by Northside police a... Read More
While President Joe Biden was holding a virtual climate summit of global leaders and announcing ambitious national goals to address climate change, San Francisco Mayor London Bree... Read More
Hopes for a reopening of city life grew in April as the vaccination campaign picked up speed. Mayor London Breed reported on April 23 that more than two-thirds of San Francisco re... Read More
On Jan. 1, 2021, the government should have just issued one big trigger warning for the year. Everything is going to upset you. Case in point: The recall election. Former Olymp... Read More
This year is worth a special celebration for Mom because many of us weren’t able to see her last year. So if she loves her wine, be sure to check out these to toast her on her d... Read More
In an ambitious virtual exhibition, The Museum of Craft and Design is presenting information as visual poetry interpreted by an international group of artists. “Imagining Data�... Read More
Hardcover Fiction 1. Klara and the Sun: A Novel, by Kazuo Ishiguro 2. The Bohemians: A Novel, by Jasmin Darznik 3. We Run the Tides: A Novel, by Vandela Vida H... Read More
What do Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease all have in common? Though these are diverse conditions with multiple contributing factors including genetics and enviro... Read More
Over the past year, the pandemic has affected every group of Americans, and even with the lower case numbers and increased vaccinations, many are suffering from economic or mental... Read More
Californians are not leaving the state en masse, but they are leaving San Francisco, according to a recent Los Angeles Times report. Net exits from San Francisco in the last nine ... Read More
“Any man who hates dogs and children can’t be all bad.” Lately, I’ve begun to feel a certain kinship with that description — a jape levied at W.C. Fields when he was int... Read More
In the first place, God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.— Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897 By now everyone is familiar with the sordid ... Read More