About that alt-right rally on Crissy Field . . .

In mid-August, San Francisco — and the Marina District in particular — was thrown into turmoil with National Park Service’s announcement that the Patriot Prayer group, an org... Read More

Neighborhood Gem

Resurrecting a waterfront treasure

By Jenny Lenore Rosenbaum

San Francisco’s waterfront is a world-class view possible from many spots in the city. One of the most spectacular is the 360-degree scene from the Aquatic Park Pier. The panoram... Read More

News Briefs

September facts and figures

By John Zipperer

1,070 feet: height of the Salesforce Tower, which will be the city’s tallest building when it is completed in 2018 … 5,500: number of backpacks distributed to San Francisco... Read More

News Briefs

Commonwealth Club’s new home

By John Zipperer

In early September, The Commonwealth Club will hold the ribbon cutting for its new building at 110 The Embarcadero, the product of an eight-year effort to purchase and build out a ... Read More

News Briefs

Farrell targets guns again

By John Zipperer

In the wake of the abortive attempts at alt-right rallies in the Bay Area, District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell plans to push for a new law that would further tighten local laws agai... Read More

News Briefs

Jewelry store robbery leads to arrests

By John Zipperer

In mid-August, San Francisco police arrested three men for the Aug. 8 armed robbery of a jewelry store in the district served by Northern Station. The three suspects, each between ... Read More

News Briefs

S.F. Art Institute at Fort Mason

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is rolling out its new campus at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. The grand opening celebration will take place in a free openin... Read More

News Briefs

Approaching soft story deadline

By John Zipperer

The Department of Building Inspection (DBI) issued a reminder in August about the impending deadline for building owners to apply for permits to retrofit their soft-story buildings... Read More

Reynolds Rap

White supremacists might not be as white as they think they are

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When my Irish and Ukrainian father married my mother, it didn’t go over well with my Sicilian grandfather, but when he decided to move her across the country from Rhode Island to... Read More

See city’s diversity in living color

Lower Polk has a new mural on Hemlock Alley well worth the visit. Six local artists adhering to the theme, “San Francisco – Its History and Its Diversity,” created a 140 foot... Read More

Speak, don’t speak

Reflections on the meaning of free speech in the 21st century

By John Zipperer

Nat Hentoff is dead. the very broad definition of free speech that he supported might also be dead. The legendary columnist and free speech activist argued for decades for the wide... Read More

Bellingham by the Bay

In search of the ridiculous

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It’s reassuring to see San Franciscans pull together and help their neighbors when trouble arises. Case in point: There was a fundraiser last month at the Buffalo Theory restaura... Read More

Issue September 2017