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One week of nonstop crime

Here’s a sampling of recent crimes in the districts covered by Northern SFPD station. SHOTS FIRED Feb. 2, 7 a.m. 700 Block of McAllister Street Officers responded to... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Kevin McCarthy

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Four Winds: A Novel, byKristin Hannah 2. The Law of Innocence (A Lincoln Lawyer Novel), by Michael Connelly 3. The Midnight Library, by Ma... Read More

Despite the pandemic and economic stress, single-family home prices in the city have risen over the past year. Photo: Garey De Martini

Perseverance

By Garey De Martini

Pity the people who moved to Austin, Tex., often touted as a far better place for techies to live than California. Two weeks ago that city was pelted by heavy snow and arctic wind... Read More

District 2 Supervisor

Saving our small businesses

We need to stop viewing small businesses as ATMs

By Catherine Stefani

It’s hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since the first stay-at-home orders were issued. While I breathed a sigh of relief in January, with the inauguration of a new ... Read More

SF Police Oversight Must Rein in Disreputable Officers

By Lou Barberini

It is time for the San Francisco police oversight department to investigate San Francisco officers using vulgar language and making racist comments on social media. SFPD ... Read More

There are reasons for optimism in Bay Area real estate. Photo: Garey De Martini

Real estate’s new normal

The housing market looks ready for a big 2021

By Garey De Martini

The new year is well upon us, and thankfully 2020 is now long gone. Of course, there will be carryover — many of the challenges we faced in 2020 are still unfortunately much a p... Read More

Facts and figures

$1.25 million: Remaining amount needed to finish the creation of Francisco Park, according to the Francisco Park Conservancy . . . 2 pizzas and 2 pints of ice cream: part of the $... Read More

Weiner takes another swing at housing density

State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 10, his latest attempt at getting the state to address its housing shortage by allowing increased density. According... Read More

Crime updates

Automobile burglaries took a dramatic turn downward to start the year. For the week of Jan. 4–10, 2021, there were 37 auto burglaries in the area covered by Northern Station, fo... Read More

New life in local business

Despite a pandemic year that was a terrible blow to many small businesses, signs of life have sprung up on San Francisco’s Northside even in these tough times. In addition to Lu... Read More

MUNI route updates

On Jan. 23, Muni announced some permanent and temporary changes to its routes and services as it continues to try to work its way out of the pandemic disruption. From shortened ro... Read More

COVID claims another year of Camp Mather

The coronavirus has claimed a second consecutive year at Camp Mather, a family summer camp owned by the city. The camp, which serves about 500 campers and 70 employees a week when... Read More

Central subway delayed by COVID-19

The long-planned and long-under-construction Central Subway has had a few more months tacked onto its schedule by pandemic-related needs for quarantining, materials delays, remote... Read More

City rents drop 27 per cent

Rents in San Francisco closed out 2020 with a 2.7 percent drop in December, bringing the 12-month decline to 27 percent, according to data from Apartment List. Median rents in the... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Kevin McCarthy

Hardcover Fiction 1. Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell 2. The Midnight Library: A Novel, by Matt Haig 3. Anxious People: A Novel, by Fredrik Backman Hardcover Nonficti... Read More

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