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S.F. Arboretum Fees For Out-Of-Towners

After seven decades of free access, the San Francisco Botanical Garden (formerly the Strybing Arboretum) began charging a fee for non-City residents. In mid-July,... Read More
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Marina Rally For Hit-And-Run Victim

Monique Porsandeh, a 26-year-old neuroscientist, was struck by a dark Honda Accord sedan near Green and Fillmore streets. The driver, who also hit another pedestrian, fled the scen... Read More
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SFMTA Announces Preferred Alternative For Polk Street

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) selected its “preferred alternative” plan for the Polk Street Improvement Project. For months, the agency has ... Read More
Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: May 2013

By Hill & Co.

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The Best of Books

What you’re reading (July 2013)

By Compiled by Sandy Mullin

Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list All That Is, by James Salter Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls, by David Sedaris Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter The Billionaire and the... Read More
Wine World

Rosé

By Jeannine Sano

I realize that recommending rosé for summer is rather prosaic, but the classics are classics for a reason. Pink wine, whether still or sparkling, goes so well with warm summer sun... Read More
Recipes

Barbecue time

By Bill Knutson

About two years ago, I had to give up my grill. The apartment building I live in started enforcing a California fire code that bans grills with a propane tank larger than one pound... Read More
Scenes

Colors of the season

Gay Pride festival rainbow display at Ambiance on Union Street (photo: Ambiance) ... Read More
A & E

Images of the North

This exciting sculpture is by Joe Nasogaluak, an Inuit artist from Tuktoyaktuk, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Carved out of Brazilian soapstone and standing 23 inches in he... Read More
Police Blotter

Crime on the beat

By From the officers of Northern Station

The crimes below are a small snapshot of what the officers of Northern Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit www.sf-police.org; under Compstat, there is a link to... Read More
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Di Suvero’s Unloved Sculpture

It appears many people are not enamored with Mark di Suvero’s massive steel structures dotting Crissy Field, which were recently installed by SFMOMA as a cooperative venture ... Read More
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Shocked’s Return Cancelled

Singer Michelle Shocked, whose anti-gay rant at Yoshi’s (1330 Fillmore Street) in March ended with the staff turning off her microphone and announcing she would never perform... Read More
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Congestion Pricing Possibility Returns

Stockholm has it; London has it; Milan has it; even Singapore has it. It’s congestion pricing, the charging of fees for driving in crowded districts, and it is once again bei... Read More
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Underground Utilities Push

Calling city efforts to supplant its network of overhead cables and wires with underground systems a half-finished job that leaves San Francisco with a web of aging cables and equi... Read More
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Tutor Perini Starts Central Subway Work

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has contracted with civil and building construction company Tutor Perini Corp. for subway stations and related work. SFMTA... Read More

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