After The Ball — a popular waltz written in 1891 by Charles K. Harris — tells the story of a gentleman who sees his beloved kissing another man at a festive party, whereupon he... Read More
Compiled by Brian Pettus Man of the Year: A Memoir, by Lou Cove (hardcover) A Really Big Lunch: Meditations on Food and Life from the Roving Gourmand, by Jim Harrison (hardcover) ... Read More
Spawling Napa Valley offers acres of verdant land, popular wineries, restaurants, and hotels — a lot to take on for a quick visit. Recently I spent time along the Silverado Trail... Read More
Summer is a great time for a home improvement painting project. This is a project that even novices can take on, and painting a room is one of the quickest ways to get a lot of ban... Read More
The Northside ended spring having experienced two murders. Early on May 20 on the 100 block of Alhambra Street, a man believed to be homeless was found to have suffered a gunshot w... Read More
Do you recall that song from Chubby Checker from the 1960s, “Let’s Twist Again (like we did last summer)”? Well, I recall this. Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Boxer were dancing on... Read More
YOU MUST PAY THE RENT The good folks at Zumper have released their Summer 2017 edition of their map showing rental rates across San Francisco’s many neighborhoods. Despite all of... Read More
I wear a beret. Pretty much all of the time. In fact, it’s become kind of a trademark over the years. Some may think of it as an odd affectation. I mean, who wears a beret? S... Read More
Seemingly everybody in this city talks about the housing crisis. Now, some state lawmakers are trying to do something about it. I recently discussed this with my political roundtab... Read More
It looks like the Northside is going to get one more performance space. This summer the Presidio Theatre, located on the Main Post, will begin a two-year rehabilitation that will ... Read More
Tackling the city’s homeless crisis will get an annual $30 million boost in Mayor Ed Lee’s proposed $10 billion budgets for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. That combined ... Read More
A bill designed to help San Francisco build shelters and transitional housing for the homeless sailed through the California Assembly on a 67–0 vote at the end of May and headed ... Read More
Nearly one in four: Number of San Francisco and Marin residents who face the threat of hunger, according to the San Francisco Marin Food Bank … 68,000: Square footage in the Chro... Read More
My friend andy recently celebrated a milestone graduation. There was a cap and gown, a crisp diploma, a clip-on tie — and plenty of cake. Andy graduated from kindergarten at Gor... Read More
Parks and open spaces are San Francisco’s great equalizer. They are free to anyone, from any age and neighborhood, to use and enjoy as they wish. They enhance our quality of life... Read More