The changing of the guard

What will San Francisco look like in 10 years? City planning officials spend a great deal of time and expertise trying to get a grip on that, local politicians spend a great deal ... Read More

The Mystery Housebuyer

Anticipating an unwanted move: what renters and landlords should think about

By John Zipperer

Harlan is going to be moving at some point; he doesn’t know when or where, but he’s not stupid — he can read the writing on the wall. Harlan, of course, is not his real nam... Read More

Real Estate Today

Five things to know to make your first offer

By Carole Isaacs

As we move toward spring and the busiest real estate season, it is a good time to awake from your winter slumber and begin making a game plan to buy a home in 2014. Location, pri... Read More

Home & Garden

The hazards of working with lead-based paint

By Julia Strzesieski

Spring is an ideal time to paint. But if you’re going the do-it-yourself route, keep these hazards in mind. Exposure to lead-based paint is the primary cause of lead poisoning in... Read More

Coastal Commuter

Home is where the art is

By Michael Snyder

Art is where you find it, and I usually know where to look. In fact, both San Francisco and Los Angeles offer some marvelous fine art museums that allow one to drink one’s fill o... Read More

Humor

The art of freecycling in the city

By Sandy Fertman Ryan

San Francisco is full of treasures. There is the ever-majestic Golden Gate Bridge, the perfectly crooked Lombard Street (a.k.a. Not the Best Street for Playing Kick Ball), and th... Read More

Movie Reviews

‘One Chance’

By Michael Snyder

Get ready for a shock. A jaded reviewer prone to cynicism is about to recommend an earnest dock-drama about a sad sack who enters a reality-TV talent competition. To be fair, I did... Read More

A & E

Looking inside: Artist Mike Kelley at L.A.’s MOCA

By Sharon Anderson

The largest exhibition of Mike Kelley’s work will take up the entire space that is the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, from March 31 to July... Read More

New & Notable

Slip into Saiwalks for a sampling of authentic Vietnamese street food

By Julie Mitchell

One thing that most people who have traveled to Vietnam have in common is an enthusiastic appreciation for the country’s street food. Long before the food-truck craze hit the Uni... Read More

The Tablehopper

Classic San Francisco spaces get new projects

By Marcia Gagliardi

A name has been revealed for Traci Des Jardins’s new restaurant in conjunction with the Presidio Trust that’s due to open this spring: The Commissary (101 Montgomery Street), ... Read More

North Beach Journal

North Beach saloon culture

By Ernest Beyl

This is a column about saloons — where they are, who frequents them, and why. The philosophical question that occupies us here is this: Are the saloons that we have come to know ... Read More

La Deliziosa Vita, Recipes

One-pot braised chicken recipes for quick weeknight dinners

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

People often ask for my favorite chicken recipes, but truth be told, I didn’t eat a lot of chicken growing up, mostly seafood, pasta and vegetables, which is what my mom was ... Read More

The Adventures of Skylar Grey

Chapter 10: The five faces of Skylar Grey

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Though Skylar can be shy, she has never been camera shy — which is a good thing because I take so many photos for this column. When it came time for her My Mutt poster, Pet Food ... Read More

Bellingham by the Bay

Keep on with the keep-on

By

San Franciscans detest change. There’s a constant drive for things nostalgic. I suppose I am one of the worst offenders with my nattering on about how San Francisco was a spa... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Proposed Broadway liquor moratorium: Hypocrisy and politics reign

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

During a recent break in my KGO Radio gig on the “Cooking with Ryan Scott” show, one of our guests, Chris Wanner, approached me. Wanner is the state manager for Sidney ... Read More

Issue March 2014