The Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship last season and are better this season. The Warriors won 67 games and only lost 15 last season. This season it’s 73-9, sett... Read More
During the summer of 2012, I was doing one of my increasingly frequent stints in Los Angeles for work, and I received a call from a friend asking if I would like to see the San Fra... Read More
My senses are sated — for now at least — and the month of May, when all the buds are bursting (and all the allergies as well), is a fine time in this town for your senses to be... Read More
If Mom is a wine lover, be sure to check out these wines to toast her on her day. These wines are either made by moms or inspired by moms, and are great choices just for sipping or... Read More
The historic town of Sonoma is a wine country lover’s delight. With its welcoming ambience, idyllic scenery and sumptuous bounty from surrounding farms and wineries, Sonoma i... Read More
The comment period for preliminary plans for repairing Crissy Field Promenade and East Beach parking ended in late April. Key parts of the project include resurfacing of the promen... Read More
San Francisco became the first city in the country to mandate fully paid parental leave to care for a new child. Previously, if an employer did not supplement leave pay, a new pare... Read More
In an attempt to determine the economic impact of zoning and land-use regulations, Supervisor Mark Farrell has called on the city’s chief economist to produce a report to hel... Read More
Who says the members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors can’t agree on anything? Apparently they are brought together by the sun. On April 19, the supervisors vote... Read More
The nine Bay Area counties will jointly pay into a fund to remediate the effects of climate change if a ballot measure passes voter muster in the June 7 primary. Measure AA would r... Read More
The Bay Area is home to many national fitness chains: Crunch, Soul Cycle, The Bar Method, and the YMCA are just a few. But there are also plenty of small, locally owned fitness stu... Read More
Why do I need title insurance?” This is a question that often comes from first-time home buyers or buyers who are moving here from other states that might handle searching th... Read More
Zillions definition: A very large number. Occasionally I had wondered what the name Zillow meant. This was answered early on in the book. The idea was to combine the zillions of pi... Read More
HOME BUYER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS PITCHED IN SACRAMENTO Prospective first-time home buyers could save tens of thousands of dollars toward the purchase of their home, if a new bill passes... Read More
Most of the time, when people think of good or bad business practices, they are thinking of business-to-consumer companies, businesses whose customers are private consumers. But th... Read More