Issue November 2020

Separated from Eddie, M.R. checks his watch and waits.
Opinion

Chesa Boudin: Ho-hum, another homicide in the projects

DA’s indifference is perpetuating systemic racism
By Lou Barberini

It was Eddie who found his mother. She had passed from an apparent heart attack. He was closer to his mom than his sister, and her death devastated him. Tragically, within a week,... Read More
The holidays this pandemic season will be a bit different, Photo: geralt
Coastal Commuter

Hunkering down for the holidays

By Michael Snyder

There’s no escaping the fact that certain aspects of modern life as we know it have changed for the time being — and that includes how we celebrate. Thanksgiving and Chris... Read More
Despite a homeless safe sleeping site in the Haight, the neighborhood is still covered with tents, many handed out by the district supervisor and his activist supporters.
Reynolds Rap

Horror in the Haight

From homeless tent handouts to street brawls to an increase in burglaries, Supervisor Dean Preston has made life in the Haight a living hell
By Susan Dyer Reynolds

As a resident of the Haight-Ashbury for over two decades, I watched the neighborhood deteriorate through five supervisors. In 2010, I wrote an article for Northside San Francisco ... Read More
Real Estate

San Francisco single-family homes still selling well

But there remains a divide between homes and condos
By Garey De Martini

San Francisco continues to be a tale of two cities when it comes to real estate. Single-family homes remain in demand, while condos and lofts remain less appealing in the eyes of ... Read More
Real Estate Today

A new, improved formula

An open letter to the Union Street Association
By Pamela Mendelsohn

The Marina Times recently obtained a letter from Pam Mendelsohn of Maven Retail in response to formula retail on Union Street. This letter was directed to Eleanor Carpenter and Le... Read More
Education in the year of the pandemic. Photo: Jovanmandic
MomSense

Returning to school: Two different perspectives from kids

By Liz Farrell

As San Francisco’s Covid numbers are rising rapidly, many parents might be reconsidering their child’s return to campus. We have heard much national debate from admin... Read More
In addition to flavoring our food, spices have numerous health benefits. PHOTO: Silvia Jansen
Health & Wellness

Health benefits of the holiday season

By Thalia Hale

As we enter the holiday season, we say goodbye to summer’s fresh berries, watermelons, and heirloom tomatoes only to say hello to pumpkins, sweet potatoes, pomegranates, and a h... Read More
Left to right: David Park Figure in Chair, ca. 1958. © Estate of David Park; courtesy Natalie Park Schutz, Helen Park Bigelow, and Hackett Mill, San Francisco; photo: Don Ross; David Park, Rehearsal, ca. 1949–50. © Estate of David Park; courtesy Natalie Park Schutz, Helen Park Bigelow, and Hackett Mill, San Francisco
Art World

David Park retrospective at the newly reopened SFMOMA

Dump of Abstract Expressionist work leads to Bay Area Figurative Art Movement
By Sharon Anderson

In the 1940s, Abstract Expressionism was an American painting movement that grew to have a global influence on the visual arts. During that same period, David Park filled his Ford... Read More
Recipes

Authentic Italian pasta sauce

By Catherine Stefani

This is my great aunt’s recipe and was sent to me by my cousin who put it together from a couple of pieces of paper my aunt had written on. He said, “As you can see, trying to... Read More
Catherine Stefani shops at Lucca Deli on Chestnut Street. PHOTO: Kathleen Anderson
Modern Eating

Thanksgiving: DIY families and traditions

By Kathleen Anderson

I loved Thanksgiving at Papa’s house in Little Rock. Papa was my stepmother’s father, but he once told me, “I couldn’t love you more if you were my own blood kin.”  ... Read More
Keeley Hawes, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone, Josh O’Connor, and Callum Woodhouse play Louisa, Gerald, Daisy, Larry, and Leslie in The Durrells, currently streaming on Amazon Prime. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sid Gentle Films and Masterpiece/PBS
Television

A good time for television tranquilizers

By Michael Snyder

Now more than ever, a little escapism goes a long way to ease the stress that’s become a default setting for many of us. And if you can find a TV series or movie that generates ... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

Making progress during a challenging year

We can keep doing this together in 2021
By Catherine Stefani

San Franciscans have always been stronger together than apart, healthier unified than divided. For good reason, we will likely remember 2020 alongside 1906 and 1989 as one of the ... Read More
Cole Valley favorite Lukes’s Local (pictured above) is now opening a location on Union Street in Cow Hollow. Photo: facebook.com/LukesLocal
News Briefs

Luke’s local comes to Cow Hollow

Grocery returns to Union Street in Cow Hollow
By John Zipperer

Establishing a grocery store on Union Street has long been a goal of local residents, and on Tuesday, Nov. 10, their hopes should be answered with the grand opening of Luke’s Lo... Read More
News Briefs

Presidio Heritage Gallery in possible danger

By John Zipperer

The Heritage Gallery, located in the Officer’s Club building in the Presidio, could face temporary or permanent closure as the result of reallocation of space being considered b... Read More
News Briefs

Cooperation leads to attacker

By John Zipperer

A subject was arrested for elder abuse, aggravated assault, and possession of narcotics following an unprovoked attack on a 74-year-old man in early October. The incident occured ... Read More

Download the Current Issue: May 2025

Follow Us

© Marina Times

↵Back to Top