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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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