The best way to water your plants is drip irrigation because it minimizes water loss through evaporation, eliminates erosion from overspray and excessive runoff, reduces weed growt... Read More
Heading into a new school year can be exciting and invigorating, similar to the start of a new year. There is much to look forward to, hopes for what to accomplish, and a time to w... Read More
In the last few years, there has been a lot of controversy around the benefits and efficacy of taking supplemental vitamins. An argument is that they provide no additional health b... Read More
“If my art had nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is “art” for? “ — Ai Weiwei With Ai Weiwei’s arrest in a Beijing airport in 2... Read More
In lieu of our best-seller list, here are some of the titles we are excited about for the fall. What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey (Sept. 2) Over 14 years of O, The Oprah Magazi... Read More
Claude Jarman Jr. will be 80 on Sept. 27. He doesn’t look it. He doesn’t act it. He doesn’t live it. Many years ago I saw a movie with a youngster named Claude Ja... Read More
My grandfather was a Sicilian fisherman, and I spent my summers in Rhode Island with him pulling up lobster traps and clamming along the shoreline. Every weekend we had a clambake,... Read More
I enjoy reading about food. I’m assuming you do, too. So here are a few stories about signature San Francisco dishes, a bit of history on your plate. CELERY VICTOR If there w... Read More
In keeping with its history as a former mess hall in one of the row of redbrick buildings in the Presidio known as “infantry row,” The Commissary has the wide-open feel... Read More
MARINA Le Marais Bakery (2066 Chestnut Street, 415-359-9801) has added a bistro to its name and concept: It expanded into a space next door to include a kitchen and additional seat... Read More
Not long ago I heard from Ryan Russo, a young guy who operates Walk SF Tours. He liked something I wrote for my Sketches column and invited me to tag along on one of his tours, The... Read More
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE The Mexican Museum at Fort Mason has inked an agreement with Mexico City’s Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico to bring artists and exhibits to San ... Read More
Earlier this year I wrote about a vision for the Francisco Reservoir on Russian Hill that has been in the works for almost 60 years. Since coming into office nearly four years ago,... Read More
California’s legislators made a big switch of their own in August when they reversed their previous votes against legislation requiring kill switches on new mobile phones sol... Read More
A change of station stops by the 30 Stockton bus appears to be short-lived, following rider reaction. Several folks complained that Muni failed to respond to their complaints, but ... Read More