On Monday, Mar. 1, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $6.6 billion legislative initiative that focuses on the core goal of providing financial support to reopen California s... Read More
Your passion might be Playbills or Russian nesting dolls or Tyrolean hats. It could be classic cars, coasters with craft brew logos, vintage polka-dot dresses, or matchbooks. Let&... Read More
Pity the people who moved to Austin, Tex., often touted as a far better place for techies to live than California. Two weeks ago that city was pelted by heavy snow and arctic wind... Read More
Now that it’s been a full year since pandemic-related shutdowns and shelter-in-place began, we are all pretty much suffering from what’s been termed “Covid fatigue.” Even ... Read More
Last month I wrote about finding hope in 2021, and I have had to remind myself several times about finding that hope. I love this city, there are so many things that make it great... Read More
Hardcover Fiction 1. The Four Winds: A Novel, byKristin Hannah 2. The Law of Innocence (A Lincoln Lawyer Novel), by Michael Connelly 3. The Midnight Library, by Ma... Read More
Here’s a sampling of recent crimes in the districts covered by Northern SFPD station. SHOTS FIRED Feb. 2, 7 a.m. 700 Block of McAllister Street Officers responded to... Read More
San Francisco is the new Berkeley,” said KCBS Radio reporter Bob Butler in a recent political discussion. “Remember all the times when we talked about how wacky Berkeley was f... Read More
With the goal of vaccinating at least 10,000 people a day against Covid-19, San Francisco has continued to fine-tune its vaccination distribution plans to increase the ability of ... Read More
State Sen. Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco) is bringing his total package of housing legislation to four for the current legislative year. Both of the new bills — SB 477 and SB ... Read More
In mid-March, Mayor London Breed announced that the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development would release a new round of funds to help first-time home buyers make do... Read More
It’s hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since the first stay-at-home orders were issued. While I breathed a sigh of relief in January, with the inauguration of a new ... Read More
Works by two of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso, will be together in comparative exhibition. Not only the first of its kind in... Read More
“Basically, they’re saying my daughter was nothing, she wasn’t worth anything anyway. And that’s just not true and I get so angry about that.” — Sherree DeYoe, moth... Read More
Following a $14.5 million renovation, the Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground and Clubhouse reopened in February, featuring a larger play area, improved accessibility, public art... Read More