A groundbreaking collection of Botticelli drawings at the Legion of Honor

Sandro Botticelli. The Devout Jews at Pentecost, ca. 1505. Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. (Photo: Wolfgang Fuhrmannek)

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi — better known as Sandro Botticelli — is one of the most famous painters of the Renaissance era. He was a part of the aesthetic and tec... Read More

Car break-in suspects crash after police pursuit. (Photo: SFPOA)

Reynolds Rap

Failed IPO

Break-in duo worked for DPW, earning nearly $700,000 while committing crimes

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Fate works in mysterious ways. On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, I tweeted a video on X of a brazen smash and grab near San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, one o... Read More

Politics as Usual

Around the world with San Franciscans

Comparative touring

By John Zipperer

The Port of San Francisco expects to host 100 cruise ship visits by the end of 2023, bringing more than 400,000 passengers to the city (and millions of dollars to the local econom... Read More

A rendering of the new harbor. (Photo: Rec and Park Department)

News Briefs

Controversial harbor threatens Marina Green view

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Acontentious meeting about the harbor brought out a bevy of boats but no board. District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani recused herself from representation because her husband own... Read More

Northside Activities

What next for the Marina Remediation and Improvement Project?

By Erin Roach

On October 19, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) Commission voted to move forward with an environmental impact review for its proposed “Marina Remediation ... Read More

Mayor London Breed, Kevin Xu (CEO MEBO), Maryam Muduroglu, Chief of Protocol at the APEC kickoff meeting at the Asian Art Museum on Sept. 21. (Photo courtesy APEC 2023)

Business, sponsored

APEC conference in San Francisco aims to build a sustainable future

By MEBO International

San Francisco will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference this month, likely to be the largest gathering of business and political leaders in the city since ... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here is a list of the most popular books sold last month at Books Inc. in the Marina: HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros 2. Tom Lake: A Novel, by Ann... Read More

Keeping the conversation age-appropriate is essential. (Photo: Miljan Zivkovic / Adobe Stock)

MomSense

Talking to kids about Israel

By Liz Farrell

The sun has been shining in San Francisco lately, but I can’t escape the dark clouds and heavy feeling around recent world events. Whether in the news or on social media, it is ... Read More

Real Estate

Expectations and realities in the current market

By Garey De Martini

San Francisco’s real estate market has remained much the same throughout the fall. Rising interest rates continued to discourage sellers from selling, and buyers from buying. In... Read More

Bay Area Council hosts California State Reception in Shanghai

By Marina Times Staff

As part of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s whirlwind state trip to China to develop new working relations around Climate Change, the Bay Area Council hosted a California ... Read More

2023 October