As San Francisco leads a new economic upswing in the state, it’s time to act unnaturally

The $25 million man, as I called him, was the symbol of California’s boom-or-bust economy. In the early 1990s, when California was struggling through one of its cyclical bust... Read More

Finance

Chutzpah: Businessmen behaving badly

By Alan Silverman

Chutzpah is a Yiddish word that does not have a simple English synonym. It combines the concepts of insolence, gall and audacity. An example is the young man who murdered both his ... Read More

North Beach Journal

Laughing it up

By Ernest Beyl

North Beach has always been a funny place — a haven for comedy and comics. In San Francisco’s early days (and where we now call North Beach was San Francisco), there wa... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

It’s a short month so make it count

By Jim Maxwell

Make every day count this month both on and off Chestnut Street. With some of the best restaurants in town spread throughout our neighborhood, plenty of choice shopping opportuniti... Read More

Profiles

Paul Barbagelata, Barbagelata Real Estate

You own Barbagelata Real Estate. How did you get into this business? I was 21 working for the San Francisco Progress newspaper, and suddenly they closed and filed for bankruptcy. T... Read More

Supervisor's Report

The City’s $4.42 billion unfunded health care liability

The elephant in City Hall

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

Aside from addressing quality of life issues that affect all San Franciscans, one of the main reasons I ran for supervisor was to bring my financial experience to City Hall. Over t... Read More

Captain’s View

Introducing Northern Station’s new leader

By capt. greg mceachern, sfpd northern station

Aheartfelt hello to each of you. My name is Greg McEachern, and I am the new commanding officer of Northern Station. I was fortunate enough to be chosen to take over as the captain... Read More

Police Blotter

Crime on the beat

The crimes below are a small snapshot of what the officers of Northern Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit www.sf-police.org; under Compstat, there is a link to... Read More

Back Story

The stories behind St. Valentine’s Day

By John Zipperer

Hearts, cupids, boxed chocolates, and mailboxes stuffed with greeting cards are all signs that we’re approaching Feb. 14 or, more formally, St. Valentine’s Day. America... Read More

On the Bay

Racing to the Cup

By Jim Maxwell

As teams race ahead with preparations — and repairs — on their AC72s, the AC45s are still getting a workout around the world and here on the Bay. You can catch the next... Read More

Hungry Palate

Capo’s: A gangster theme restaurant for North Beach

Making pizza you can’t refuse

By Ernest Beyl

Brassy and theatrical Capo’s is a newcomer to the North Beach restaurant scene. And let’s just say up front, it’s not pushing the outer limits of gastronomic exce... Read More

Community

Neighbors clash over plans for Marina Green

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

At a meeting of the Lombard Business Merchants Association held Jan. 10, 2013, at Reed & Greenough, residents and business owners voiced their opinions about the San Francisco ... Read More

Sports Corner

A world-class March baseball experience in San Francisco

I recently asked a serious Giants fan, “Are you psyched about the World Baseball Classic coming to San Francisco?” The question generated a blank expression. I continu... Read More

Real Estate Today

Six tips for homebuyers

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

All indicators point to healthy real estate sales in 2013. Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist, said the median sales price for homes across the country ... Read More

Sports Corner

‘Orange Waves of Giants’

By Steve Hermanos

Here are some World Series poems from my new book of baseball poetry, Orange Waves of Giants, which is available at Books, Inc. on Chestnut Street. Go Giants! The Pan... Read More

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