Resolute or dissolute

There’s something about a new year that fills me with promise. You could say the same thing about springtime with all those green sprouts emerging from the moist, newly warme... Read More

Weekend Traveler

The many flavors of San Francisco food tours

By Patty Burness

Most people agree that San Francisco is foodie heaven, and a great way to experience it is on a food tour. The proliferation of these excursions is an excellent opportunity to get ... Read More

Martin Luther King Day 2019

By Lynette Majer

“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” — Dr. Martin Luther King,... Read More

Reynolds Rap

My 2019 wish list for a cleaner, safer, saner San Francisco

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

For more than half a decade, I’ve written about the problems plaguing San Francisco. Once considered the Bay Area’s urban jewel, San Francisco now attracts media outlets like T... Read More

Real Estate Reporter

What to expect in 2019

There’s a lot less optimism for economic and housing performance this year

By John Zipperer

You can get dizzy reading even just a sampling of the headlines on articles previewing the 2019 real estate market: “2019 real estate market forecast: Power shifts to buyers.” ... Read More

Dining

San Francisco’s most exclusive restaurants

By Julie Mitchell

The restaurant scene has long been a part of San Francisco’s popularity. While some new restaurants have a flash-in-the pan moment of fame, others become buzzworthy and require r... Read More

Police Blotter

Stealing the thunder of the car thieves

There’s a new captain at Central Station. Capt. Paul Yep, who ran the station for nearly two years, has been assigned to the SFPD’s Staff Services Division. Taking over at Cent... Read More

Marination

A tunnel too far?

By Kevin Frazier

My friend recently asked me for the best way to get from the Ferry Building to the Marina; I didn’t have a good answer. But there used to be an easy response: the E- or F-line. T... Read More

News Briefs

Lombard street construction update

Heads-up if you’re traveling on Lombard Street in January. San Francisco Public Works’ Lombard Street Vision Zero Project continues this month, with several things happening th... Read More

News Briefs

50-year low in S.F. murders

The city’s homicide rate last year neared a 50-year low as violent incidents continued their decline. Near the end of December, the city had experienced 44 homicides, a 21 percen... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and figures

87: The number of the state Assembly bill signed into law this fall that allows for the removal of autonomous vehicles operating without valid permits . . . $0: the cost of a scoop... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Remembering 2018: The year that was

By Aaron Peskin

Whether it was helping shape the local ballot in the two 2018 elections or passing every conceivable manner of legislation, 2018 was a busy time for the District 3 office. ETHICS ... Read More

The Tablehopper

Five restaurant projects to look forward to in 2019

By Marcia Gagliardi

The restaurant business may be harder than ever to succeed at in San Francisco, but it’s not stopping these new projects. (And we’re not just talking fast-casual places, althou... Read More

Art World

Presidio exhibitions reflect Japanese American incarceration during World War II

By Sharon Anderson

‘THEN THEY CAME FOR ME’ First They Came is a poem written by the German Lutheran pastor and theologian Martin Niemöller about cowardice in the face of the rise of the Nazi ... Read More

Films

Playing favorites with 2018’s best movies

By Michael Snyder

The start of a new year is an ideal time to reflect on the previous 12 months. For someone who reviews movies, that means assembling a best-of-the-previous-year list. So without fu... Read More

Issue January 2019