Issue January 2021

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Photo: SFGov.tv
Opinion

Semi-annual report: Is DA Boudin spinning or lying?

Does he belong on the Brady List?
By Lou Barberini

Are law enforcement officers inherently honest? Not in the locker room. JFK said, “Victory has 100 fathers.”  Sports and law enforcement’s locker rooms are no except... Read More
News Briefs

California Lifts Regional Stay-At-Home Order

By Isai Rocha

California’s regional stay-at-home order was lifted by state officials Monday, as COVID-19 restrictions will return to a county-by-county system, according to the Associated... Read More
Reynolds Rap

What Mark Zuckerberg and the ‘Marina Times’ have in common

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Virtue signaling: the sharing of one’s point of view on a social or political issue to garner praise or acknowledgment of one’s righteousness from others who share that point ... Read More
The burglars are adapting to pandemic patterns and prosecutorial leniency. Photo Mohamed Hassan
Opinion

Boudin boosts burglary business

Are burglars creeping inside your house while you sleep?
By Lou Barberini

For San Franciscans, at the end of a long day, when the last lights go out, and the kids are tucked in their beds, there is an expectation of privacy and refuge. A residence is a ... Read More
Some groundbreaking and cutting-edge records were made right here in San Francisco by 415 Records. Photo: Pixaline
Coastal Commuter

Getting the 411 on 415 records

By Michael Snyder

A short while back, I was going about my usual exploration of the latest goodies on offer in the entertainment realm when I encountered a note from a notable publicist. He was ale... Read More
San Francisco’s waste agreements are trashy. Photo: Antranias
Opinion

A new deal is needed

It’s time for the city to renegotiate its trash and recycling arrangements to suit rate-payers.
By Quentin Kopp

A truism applicable to San Francisco declares: “Our city was in better condition when there were more whittlers and fewer chiselers.” The degraded status of city government re... Read More
The trends in the pandemic and the economy could be pointing to a brighter 2021 for the property markets. Photo: Garey De Martini
Real Estate

Return to growth

What’s ahead for San Francisco real estate in 2021
By Garey De Martini

Aside from Bill Gates and a handful of scientists and civil servants, few foresaw the pandemic that hit us in 2020. As Covid-19 spread, all the cheery economic forecasts for that ... Read More
Families had a lot of together time in 2020. Photo: LightFieldStudios
MomSense

Silver linings from a challenging year

By Liz Farrell

I don’t think there is anyone sad to see 2020 come to an end. What a year! My first column of the year is usually about looking forward to the year ahead, possibly making some ... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Kevin McCarthy

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Vanishing Half: A Novel, by Brit Bennett 2. Ready Player Two: A Novel, by Ernest Cline 3. Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell Hardcover Nonf... Read More
You no longer need to go to the Art Institute for live-model sessions. PhotoS: Amy Berk
Art World

SFAI’s free online life-drawing sessions for all ages are a great stay-at-home solution

By Sharon Anderson

As California’s stay at home orders are extended, SFAI’s City Studio program is offering to the public a free-for-all-ages collection of online drawing lessons using live mode... Read More
Stracciatella soup with tortellini, meatballs, and spinach. Photo: Susan Dyer Reynolds
La Deliziosa Vita

Warm up with hearty soups

Perfect for a cold winter’s night
By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When winter turns cold and blustery, my thoughts turn to hot, hearty soups. One of my favorites is stracciatella, or Italian egg drop soup. The name means “torn apart” or “r... Read More
Online and premium wine sales have surged during the pandemic. Photo: Feverpitched
Wine World

Raise a glass to 2020

It wasn’t all bad for California wine
By Julie Mitchell

It’s a huge understatement to say that 2020 was a rough year, and California’s wine industry suffered multiple crises — the pandemic that closed winery tasting rooms, weeks ... Read More
Politics as Usual

Heart trouble

Small business is the heart of the economy and the community, and it’s in trouble
By John Zipperer

Small Business Saturday has been a post-Thanksgiving tradition for a decade, drawing people to neighborhood commercial corridors to fulfill their holiday shopping lists. This year... Read More
Reynolds Rap

Upset over critical coverage, supervisors try to squash the First Amendment

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Just 15 minutes before the Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 1, 2020, District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston told his colleagues that he planned to single out the Marina Times from... Read More
Carey Mulligan as Cassie, who’s out for revenge in Promising Young Woman. photo: FOCUS FEATURES
Films

Rounding up the best movies of 2020

By Michael Snyder

Despite pandemic-mandated obstacles such as theater closures and postponed blockbusters, there were some excellent movies released in 2020. Here are 10 of my English language favo... Read More

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