WE TOLD YOU SO At the Marina Times, we have been touting the great holiday lights display of Union Street for a long time. It is one of the gems of the city, and each year we hope ... Read More
California and San Francisco have been at the forefront of environmental policy for years. Both the state and our city have helped to kickstart the emerging clean and renewable ene... Read More
The Marina and Cow Hollow really stepped up this past holiday season to help make the San Francisco Police Department’s annual toy drive a success. Northern Station Captain G... Read More
NOT SO SKETCHY Lately I have been reading “Sketches from a North Beach Journal” by Ernest Beyl in the Marina Times. Last month lo and behold is his best — “The ... Read More
The 30-year-old duck from the Joe DiMaggio Playground that went missing during an October renovation has been found and, as Rec and Park told the Chronicle’s Leah Garchik, ... Read More
Muni’s funding issues — which were the focus of two separate propositions on the November ballot — have helped keep the city from replacing and expanding its fleet of lig... Read More
The dramatic roadway renovation of the Presidio Parkway has resulted in the opportunity to create a new 13-acre park, and the Presidio Trust is seeking community involvement in the... Read More
District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell was again assigned to head the city’s budget committee by newly elected Board of Supervisors President London Breed. Farrell had told the M... Read More
Plans by the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to delay security upgrades for the Pierce Street Garage (3236 Pierce Street) for at least four months were not welcomed by the Ma... Read More
Union Street has always been a dining mecca, from French to burgers, to Italian to cream puffs. But until West Coast Wine & Cheese opened late last fall, Cow Hollow really didn... Read More
Sometimes I wonder where we would be without a crisis to manage. Nothing but trouble comes the easy way,” said the great Chicago poet, Oscar Brown Jr. Some people look for tr... Read More
The California Association of Realtors (CAR) is predicting that 2015 will be the best of times and the best of times in the state: Price growth plus an influx of buyers and invento... Read More
This is the first of a three-part series on the state of Union Street. Perry’s Restaurant has operated on Union Street for 45 years, and proprietor Perry Butler hopes it will... Read More
The symbol for a fifth wedding anniversary is wood. Solid, reliable, durable, yet malleable wood, subject to weathers of passion (freezing cold, burning fires, excessive moisture),... Read More