Why colleagues say District Attorney Chesa Boudin must go

On January 9, 2015, four men were shot and killed inside a car in the Lower Haight near Laguna and Page streets. Police eventually arrested Lee Farley Jr. for the killings and wer... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Kevin McCarthy

Hardcover Fiction 1. Klara and the Sun: A Novel, by Kazuo Ishiguro 2. The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel, byLaura Dave 3. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, byEllio... Read More

Be sure your children are ready to return to their in-person social life. Photo: monkeybusinessimages

MomSense

Helping kids navigate reentry into normal life

After months of remote schooling, resuming activities can be challenging

By Liz Farrell

There are hopeful signs all around us of a more normal summer. Vaccination numbers continue to rise while cases of Covid decrease. There is also hope for the opportunity for those... Read More

Fitness

Get buff without bulk: The benefits of strength training

By Julie Mitchell

Whether it’s due to gaining the “Covid-19 19,” or you just want to get in shape for the summer, many of us are eager to get back to our workout routines. That can be as simp... Read More

There’s hope for buyers, even if they’ve lost out on homes before. Photo: Garey De Martini

Real Estate

A buyer in sellerland

Buying a home in San Francisco’s red-hot real estate market

By Garey De Martini

Since the start of 2020, California has experienced one of its hottest housing markets in recent history. Not only are many homes across the state selling at well above the asking... Read More

Politics as Usual

The face behind the mask

With reopening and unmasking now in full swing, how wisely will we spend our time and money?

By John Zipperer

We might all have gone through this pandemic together, but we neither experienced the same things nor will our lives be the same afterward. On June 15, a month after the Center... Read More

Nam June Paik’s Sistine Chapel. Photo: Courtesy SFMOMA

Art World

Exclusive U.S. retrospective of visionary artist Nam June Paik at SFMOMA

By Sharon Anderson

Nam June Paik has been a ubiquitous cultural presence for decades. If you know the expression “electronic superhighway,” you already know Paik, who is credited for coining the... Read More

Crime Beat

On the crime beat

Homicide, burglary, and more

By Marina Times staff

Here’s a sampling of some recent crimes in the districts covered by SFPD’s Northern Station. INFANT HOMICIDE Tuesday, April 20, 12:15 p.m. 1200 block of Frankli... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

$11.4 million: amount needed to fund a new Street Overdose Response Team to respond to and care for opioid overdoses in San Francisco . . . 10: number of free summer reading books... Read More

News Briefs

Property snapshot

By John Zipperer

In April of this year, 752 homes sold in San Francisco, a huge increase over the 228 that sold in April 2020. That’s the latest from real estate site Redfin, which also reports ... Read More

News Briefs

Crime snapshot

By John Zipperer

For a quick look at crime statistics in the area of the city covered by SFPD’s Northern Station, look to the week of April 19–25. There were 52 automobile burglaries, bringing... Read More

News Briefs

City tries new mid-Market safety plan

By John Zipperer

San Francisco will boost police presence and connect people in need with services as part of the city’s latest effort to address safety and quality of life problems in the downt... Read More

Very soon, not wearing a mask will be common. And legal. Photo: ViewApart

News Briefs

From yellow tier to no tiers

By John Zipperer

On May 20, San Francisco updated its public health direction for the city’s continuation in the yellow tier. This included increased capacity limits at businesses and other gath... Read More

There are a multitude of flavors available for those who love ice cream, gelato, and frozen yogurt. Photo: udra

Coastal Commuter

The guilt and the glory of ice cream

By Michael Snyder

I scream. You scream. We all scream for … low-fat yogurt. Well, some of us go for the ’gurt, because ice cream is filled with loads of artery-congesting butter fat, and no... Read More

Blini with smoked salmon. Photo: SUSAN DYER REYNOLDS

Modern Eating

Escape San Francisco’s foggy summer in sunny Tiburon at the Caviar & Champagne Tasting Room

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

On a recent grey, windy San Francisco morning my friend and I decided to take a 30-minute trip over the Golden Gate Bridge into Tiburon, a warm, sunny enclave in Marin County loca... Read More

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