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More Trees For The Northside

The deadline is rapidly approaching for property owners in the Marina, Pacific Heights, and Cow Hollow to apply to receive a street tree as part of a Friends of the Urban Forest pr... Read More
News Briefs

Reducing The Pain Of Towing Fees For Stolen Cars

If your car is stolen and abandoned elsewhere in the city, you not only have the frustration of the missing car and any damage it might have incurred, you often also get slapped wi... Read More
The Best of Books

Best sellers: Marina Books Inc.

By Brian Pettus

Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd Winick (hardcover) 111 Places in San Francisco that You Must not Miss, by Floriana Peterson (paperback) Season of the Witch, by ... Read More
Wine World

Wineries that give back 100 percent … and more

By Kenneth Majer

It’s heartening to know in these tumultuous times of conflicting values that there are producers of our favorite elixir who want to make a direct, positive contribution. Here... Read More
Police Blotter

A brief criminal roundup of the Northside

The crimes described below are only a small snapshot of what the police officers of Northern Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit sf-police.org; under Compstat, ... Read More
News Briefs

Palace of Fine Arts Tenant?

The search for a new tenant for the Palace of Fine Arts has descended into bickering over whether it should be rented to a commercial tenant such as a hotel or restaurant or if it ... Read More
News Briefs

New Jail Opponents Want Mental Health Facility

When it comes to building a new $380 million jail in San Francisco, the only thing everyone seems to agree upon is that the existing facilities at the Hall of Justice (known as Cou... Read More
News Briefs

Lombard Changes Irk Locals

The Lombard Street Safety Project, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s package of street improvements and beautification projects, has met a chilly reception ... Read More
News Briefs

Apothecarium Squeaks In

Following a contentious meeting with a large turnout of supporters and opponents, the effort by The Apothecarium to open a second marijuana dispensary in the city was approved in e... Read More
News Briefs

New Battery East Vista

Nov. 19 saw the opening of the new Battery East Vista in the Presidio, featuring awesome views, picnic area, bicycle parking, interpretive signage, and improved parking. The improv... Read More
News Briefs

Subway Master Plan

Legislation calling for San Francisco to develop a “subway master plan” got the nod of the Board of Supervisors in early November, along with a measure to draw in $44 m... Read More
The Best of Books

Best sellers at Marina Books Inc.

  Books Inc. best-seller list City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff 111 Places in San Francisco That You Must Not Miss, by Floriana Peterson The Life-Changing Magic of... Read More
The Tablehopper

New Marina openings; new owners for Alfred’s Steakhouse — times, they are a-changin’

MARINA/COW HOLLOW There is quite the swanky new spot to come to Chestnut Street, in the former Circa space: The Dorian (2001 Chestnut Street, 415-814-2671). The project is from And... Read More
Supervisor's Report

A moral imperative to end gun violence

Oct. 1 marked the 274th day of the year, and it also marked the 294th mass shooting in our country this year. Let that sink in for a moment: that is an average of more than one mas... Read More
Police Blotter

More space to patrol, more crimes to stop

The boundaries of geographical responsibility for police stations have changed, which will impact some local residents who are seeking information about police coverage. Northern S... Read More

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