Despite years of ethical missteps and ties to corruption, the city keeps giving him millions

“If you are going to have an operation where you’re buying political support in the Southeast part of the town, Dwayne Jones is the guy.” — Chris Daly, former San Fra... Read More

News Briefs

Garlic lovers rejoice

By John Zipperer

San Francisco’s iconic restaurant The Stinking Rose, home of the “Forty Clove Garlic Chicken,” reopened on Jan. 24 in a new location, 430 Columbus Avenue. The location at 32... Read More

News Briefs

Chinatown park to get redo

By John Zipperer

The Recreation and Park Commission approved plans for a major transformation of Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square park. The $66 million effort will totally overhaul the park’s app... Read More

Aguahoja Pavilion by Neri Oxman and The Mediated Matter Group, 2018., Photo: courtesy San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - The Mediated Matter Group

Art World

‘Nature x Humanity: Oxman Architects’ at SFMOMA

Exhibition focuses on sustainable living

By Sharon Anderson

SFMOMA’s new exhibition features sustainable architectural ideas for the 21st century. Oxman Architects addresses what it means to build, house, inform, and inspire eco-friendly... Read More

The pandemic has taken a toll on our children. Photo: Prostock-Studio

MomSense

The side effects of the pandemic on our children

Academic, social, and mental challenges continue

By Liz Farrell

We are a month into the new year and already 2022 feels like Groundhog Day. While I am trying to stay positive and optimistic, it is the kids whose patience and resiliency seem to... Read More

Real Estate

One big real estate mystery solved

By Garey De Martini

The fact that demand for San Francisco real estate remains high is not a mystery. The city is surrounded by water on three sides, so geography alone limits the number of homes tha... Read More

Sarah Van Patten and Joseph Walsh in Marston's Mrs. Robinson. Photo: COURTESY San Francisco Ballet

Art World

A notable season for S.F. Ballet

By Lynette Majer

It’s not only a big month for the San Francisco Ballet, but 2022 is an important year. The month begins with Program 1 (Feb. 1–12), which includes, after a two-year postponeme... Read More

District 2 Supervisor

Addiction is a crisis

By Catherine Stefani

The addiction crisis in San Francisco is an unmitigated disaster. Drug overdoses have caused twice as many deaths as Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, and it continues nea... Read More

Ibrahim Koma, David Tennant and Leonie Benesch star in PBS's Around the World in Eighty Days. Photo: Courtesy of © Slim 80 Days - Federation Entertainment - Peu Communications - ZDF - Be-FILMS - RTBF (Télévision belge)– 2021 / PBS.org

Television

Globetrotting adventurers and cold cases heat up the video hearth

By Michael Snyder

We’re in the middle of a perfect winter storm when it comes to the entertainment industry. Television viewing habits irrevocably changed with the expansion and proliferation of ... Read More

Dianne Feinstein’s political career didn’t seem to be much hindered by a failed recall attempt in 1983. Photo: SFPL/Public Domain

Politics as Usual

A lesson plan for the school board recall

Pay attention when you vote

By John Zipperer

School board elections are important, but they’re usually of low interest to the general voter, who probably can’t remember whom they voted for one week later. But when the el... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

Mister Rogers says: San Francisco is the eighth most “neighborly city” in the country, according to StorageCafe; cities were graded on survey responses about such things as sa... Read More

News Briefs

Briefly noted

By John Zipperer

Groups called The Open the Great Highway Alliance and Concerned Residents of the Sunset have called for Mayor London Breed to fire Phil Ginsburg, general manager of the city’s R... Read More

News Briefs

Presidio to get two new restaurants

By John Zipperer

In late January, the Presidio Trust announced it had signed leases with two new restaurants from the Presmex Group, founded by investor and entrepreneur Eduardo Rallo. One of the ... Read More

Sometimes one plus one equals love, but sometimes it’s the sum of misery, Photo: pixel2013/Pixabay

Coastal Commuter

Obsess at your own risk

By Michael Snyder

Every time I see or hear the word “obsession,” I think about one of three things: the Calvin Klein fragrance for discerning women and men; the gritty, lurid early-care... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. To Paradise: A Novel, by Hanya Yanagihara 2. The Lincoln Highway: A Novel, by Amor Towles 3. Call Us What We Carry: Poems, by Amanda Gorman ... Read More

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