Natural disasters can put pets in jeopardy and separate them from their human families. Here are some tips on how to plan ahead to keep your pets safe in case of an emergency. Foll... Read More
Like a Band-Aid, you take the heartache and make it OK No more pain … You take the anger off my brain and the wrinkle off my brow I don’t know how you do what you do, b... Read More
Let’s assume for the sake of argument (and for this column) that you want to refinance your home or condo. Is now a good time? How should you go about doing it? Like many of ... Read More
FHA stands for the Federal Housing Administration, a government-sponsored insured loan program funded by regular banks. This means the government does not provide the money, but pr... Read More
If you own a multifamily building in San Francisco, start saving your pennies. On April 18, the 107th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake that destroyed 80 percent of the City, Mayo... Read More
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I’m sure you have noticed lots of media coverage and party conversations about how crazy busy the current real estate market has become. True — it is like someone turned on... Read More
People are living longer these days and this, plus other factors such as medical advances, means that more of us are living with disabilities, too. Hazards in the home are responsi... Read More
You don’t have to look any farther than the Marina Green on a Saturday morning to know the world of youth sports is alive and kicking. It seems children today are learning an... Read More
What do Alzhei-mer’s, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and Crohn’s disease all have in common? Though these are diverse conditions with multiple contributing factors in... Read More
“Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.” I couldn’t help but think of that warning after watching the unconventional, compelling, and surprising document... Read More
It’s easy to be wary of sequels, especially when confronted by the sure-to-be-crass likes of Transformers 4. Certainly, there are great genre films that spawn worthy sequels.... Read More
Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list Lean In: Women, Work, And The Will To Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg Inferno: A Novel, by Dan Brown The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Let... Read More
“My pictures are not that interesting nor the subject matter. They are simply a collection of facts.” — Ed Ruscha Fifty years ago, contemporary artist Ed Ruscha publi... Read More
For many of us, summer hasn’t arrived until we’ve attended a concert or two. Whether your musical tastes veer toward jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, international folk... Read More