Project Political Runway: In Mayor Lee’s regime, if you’re not in with Ron Conway, you’re out

On Sept. 17 at 7 a.m., community and labor groups, including the California Nurses Association, United Educators of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Tenants Union, held a ̶... Read More

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I know why Kate loved elephants

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

On July 1, a vivacious 32-year-old woman named Kate Steinle was walking along the Embarcadero’s Pier 14 with her father when she was struck in the chest by a bullet. The shoo... Read More

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Bureaucracy Inc.: If you think getting around the city is tough, try working with them

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

You hear a lot these days about how hard it is just getting around San Francisco between the construction, the traffic, and the congestion. The bottom line is that San Francisco is... Read More

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Yes, Suhr, it’s time for you to go

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“In my 30 years plus in law enforcement, I have seen a good deal of misconduct by police officers. I have seen scandals. But the level of the problems and the frequency of th... Read More

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Another independent voice silenced as ‘The San Francisco Bay Guardian’ stops the presses

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Print the news and raise hell. — Bruce Brugmann, founder, editor and publisher, The San Francisco Bay Guardian... Read More

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Under Roger Goodell, NFL has become National Felons League

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“When Goodell allowed Michael Vick back into the NFL, he once again wimped out … Vick’s next victim will likely not be a dog. That won’t matter to Goodell, ... Read More

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Broadway corridor controversy: David Chiu’s perspective

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Over the past several months, I’ve written extensively for the Marina Times about the efforts of Jordan Angle to open a high-end lounge called Tryst in his grandmother’... Read More

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Despite local politics, Lombard gets a pet store

Wolf & Lion brings boutique warehouse to the Marina

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The reason 2460 Lombard Street in the Marina has been a vacant blight for many years rather than a Pet Food Express (PFE) replete with a $2 million renovation has nothing to do wit... Read More

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The vacancy preservationists: David Chiu and North Beach cartel still making it tough to do business

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

At a cafe in Mill Valley, Jordan Angle opens a large binder containing a business plan for Tryst, the high-end restaurant and lounge that he and his partners want to open at 493 Br... Read More

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There’s no front desk at Airbnb

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

A couple of years ago we were visiting Los Angeles and our usual hotel was booked solid. At the last minute, we took a room at a motel on the border of ritzy Santa Monica and eclec... Read More

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Missing in action: Where were the Telegraph Hill Dwellers after Broadway bombing?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Did you hear about the North Beach strip club worker and how a bomb he set off on Broadway led San Francisco investigators and federal agents to two much bigger fish with a huge ca... Read More

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Proposed Broadway liquor moratorium: Hypocrisy and politics reign

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

During a recent break in my KGO Radio gig on the “Cooking with Ryan Scott” show, one of our guests, Chris Wanner, approached me. Wanner is the state manager for Sidney ... Read More

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Riding the rolling cubicles, tech workers are tourists in their own town

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

For more than a decade, private buses have carted workers south from San Francisco. They were barely noticed until the latest tech boom hit and companies like Twitter took Mayor Ed... Read More

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What you can do: Ways to make a difference this holiday season

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

A day never went by that my mother didn’t remind me of how fortunate we were to have our health, a home, each other, and food to eat. She got me into volunteering and donatin... Read More

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Formula one: Why the Lusty Lady and the Grove should worry small businesses more than changes to the chain ordinance

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When I voted in favor of San Francisco’s formula retail ordinance in 2006, I thought it was to keep huge national retailers like Walmart from opening on what I call “st... Read More

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