2014 September

Union Street Scoop

A month of Sundays

By John Zipperer

One Sunday in September we took a stroll down Union Street to enjoy the weather and people watching, visit the shops, and get some food. It was a sunny day, with people mostly dres... Read More
Supervisor's Report

Public safety in our neighborhoods

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

The safety of our neighborhoods will always be a huge priority for me personally; it affects residents of every age, and I believe it is one of the core services our city governmen... Read More
Police Blotter

Halloween safety tips

At the end of this month, people will be celebrating Halloween. In addition to the dress-up parties and pumpkin pies, many people will participate in the annual tradition of trick-... Read More
Real Estate Investor

Airbnb goes legit?

Home-sharing service begins collecting mandated hotel tax as city clarifies regulation
By John Zipperer

Short-term residential rental companies such as Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway might be the biggest disruption to hit the real estate market since public online listings took away the ... Read More
Cathouse

Captain Skycat

By John Zipperer

There are many reasons to doubt the natural intelligence of Ashes, our little tuxedo cat. How do I know she’s not an Einstein? For the sake of research, I found some online f... Read More
Political Animal

ACC overflowing with friendly, loving pit bull mixes turned down by SF/SPCA

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

One of my inside sources at San Francisco Animal Care and Control (ACC) contacted me to ask for help promoting the overflow of adoptable pit bull mixes at the shelter. All of the p... Read More
Yapping

C. Lynn Carvalho, SNiP CA founder and executive director

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

How long have you been involved with animal rescue? All my life. How did you get involved with animal rescue? My Aunt Patti fed and trapped feral cats in Palm Springs while I was g... Read More
Sky’s Buys

Dogs Love Kale treats

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When Jazzy was sick with cancer, we took her to Los Angeles once a month to see Dr. Richard Palmquist, one of the country’s top holistic veterinarians. The first thing he tol... Read More
The Adventures of Skylar Grey

Chapter 17: The fear of history repeating itself

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Unfortunately for Skylar Grey, I am a more paranoid pit bull parent than ever after what I went through with Jazzy.... Read More
News Briefs

Happy Halloween Trends

Social media has taken over the scariest day of the year, according to the fifth annual Halloween Survey from Savers thrift stores. Savers tells us that more than 60 percent of the... Read More
News Briefs

Mexican Museum Council Adds Noted Artist

The Mexican Muse-um at Fort Mason announced the addition of Guadalupe Rivera Marin, daughter of famed artist Diego Rivera, to the museum’s Arts and Letters Council. She will ... Read More
News Briefs

Town School Unveils New Building

The Town School for Boys, a nonprofit, nonsectarian private K-8 school in Pacific Heights, unveiled its newly built school with its additional 18,000 square feet (a 30 percent incr... Read More
News Briefs

Farrell Seeks More Car-Sharing

As part of an effort to reduce the city’s carbon footprint and its expenses, District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell introduced legislation in September that would mandate the use... Read More
News Briefs

JDRF One Walk At Fort Mason

More than 1,000 participants are expected to take part in JDRF One Walk on Oct. 26. The three-mile walk raises money for critical type 1 diabetes research; JDRF’s Greater Bay... Read More
News Briefs

Call For Security Cameras

Local attorney Robert Sheridan organized a community meeting to discuss security at local city-run parking garages, including the Pierce Street Garage (3252 Pierce Street). After h... Read More


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