November puts us squarely one year out from the ballot-mageddon we can all anticipate in 2018. You are no doubt already being courted, whether by polls or marketing teases testing ... Read More
COIT TOWER IS FILLED WITH PHO I used to entertain the not too far-fetched idea that Lillie Hitchcock Coit’s wonderful tower on Telegraph Hill was filled with red sauce piped down... Read More
Protecting the public and keeping our families, children, and pets healthy and safe is a top priority. Whether it’s enhancing public safety, or implementing common-sense policies... Read More
ANGELA’S ASHES I read your Alioto story in the October issue [“Angela Alioto on the 25th anniversary of the smoking ban,” Reynolds Rap]. Angela certainly deserves great credi... Read More
A controversial attempt by the National Park Service to change dog management rules in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area has ended with NPS abandoning the effort. In a state... Read More
Actor and comedian Billy Crystal was presented with the inaugural Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award during the October Revels & Revelations fundraiser at North Beach’s ... Read More
16/64/32: The new Recology bins being introduced in the city over the next two years, including a 16-gallon waste bin, 64-gallon recycling bin, and 32-gallon composting bin … Spr... Read More
We’ve been living in Kenwood in Sonoma County (10 miles north of Sonoma and 10 miles south of Santa Rosa) since selling our place in San Francisco in January. Sunday evening, Oct... Read More
I know I’m getting old when elderly Chinese ladies offer me their seats on the 30-Stockton bus. … Jane Fonda says when she turned 60, she knew she was entering the third act of... Read More
Through March 25, 2018, SFMOMA presents the West Coast exclusive of Robert Rauschenberg: Erasing the Rules. As one of the heavyweights of contemporary art, Rauschenberg expanded t... Read More
A year ago, San Francisco Examiner reporter Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez sent shockwaves with one big number: 45,000. According to data he received from the San Francisco Treasurer’... Read More