Mendocino County, with its focus on food, wine, and everything local, is a welcome rural retreat from the traffic-clogged San Francisco Bay Area. Rolling hillsides, winding roads, ... Read More
As I bounce between San Francisco and Los Angeles, one of the unexpected obstacles to a hassle-free two-city life has turned out to be something medical. It’s not about exhaustio... Read More
A little over a year ago, I received an urgent request from parents at a District 3 elementary school to support the restoration of funding for a para-educator — partly because s... Read More
Now on view at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MOAD) through Aug. 11 is “Coffee, Rhum, Sugar & Gold: A Postcolonial Paradox.” The exhibition is concerned with c... Read More
The Contemporary Jewish Museum will present the first major museum survey of the work of Northern California sculptor Annabeth Rosen. A pioneer in the field of contemporary ceramic... Read More
Last month the Marina Times ran a quality of life survey, and it comes as no surprise that the two major concerns for city residents remain homelessness and property crime. I’ll ... Read More
More & more empty storefronts. Everywhere!” One Marina Times reader added that note when sending us a response to our quality of life survey (“Speak up, Northside,” June ... Read More
Let’s face it: We have frigid summers in San Francisco. But we still want to get outdoors and enjoy all that our beautiful environs have to offer. Even though the sun may shine a... Read More
After 17 months of proposals, submissions, refinements, and public input, the Presidio Trust’s board of directors in June went back to square one, rejecting a proposal submitted ... Read More
With former prosecutor and District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani the only dissenting vote, San Francisco supervisors overwhelmingly approved a bill to ban the use of facial recog... Read More
The Discover Polk Community Benefit District launched monthly Only on Polk Summer Saturdays, with participating shops flying an “Only on Polk” flag and offering discounts and s... Read More
One-third: Percentage of U.S. pets that are overweight, according to Banfield Pet Hospital . . . 430: Number of burglaries year-to-date in Northern Station’s part of the city .... Read More
San Francisco is a brunching town, and here are some options to check out. One of the biggest projects of 2019 is the multilevel One65 (165 O’Farrell Street) from acclaimed chef ... Read More
San Francisco has always been home to Asian restaurants of every type due to our large Asian population and the cultural ties immigrants and their families have to their countries ... Read More
Call me eclectic when it comes to storytelling. No matter the genre, if it’s done well, I’m interested. That leads me to high-quality entertainment in some unexpected places. F... Read More