Bubble celebrates, Enchanted Crystal and Artisans of S.F. move on

San Francisco often doesn’t feel like a city that embraces kids — we may love our dogs more than babies. So when I learned the kids’ clothing boutique Bubble (3108 Fi... Read More

Election

Meet your candidates for District 3 supervisor

Once community advocacy allies, Julie Christensen and Aaron Peskin are on opposite sides of the supervisor’s seat

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

On Nov. 3, voters in District 3 will elect a supervisor in what has become the most interesting (and contentious) race in town. Incumbent Julie Christensen, who was appointed by Ma... Read More

News

The homeless health connection

Institutionalization returns as option as cities struggle with mental illness on the streets

By John Zipperer

In Feb. 2016, a number of strange things will happen in San Francisco. For one, the San Francisco 49ers, who no longer play in this city, will host the Super Bowl, and many thousan... Read More

A & E

Fall gala season celebrates notables

By Lynette Majer

Autumn in San Francisco means numerous things, including children returning to school and a long wait until the next round of vacations and holidays. But the city also takes this t... Read More

A & E

Mural series by international graffiti artist BiP comes to San Francisco

By Sharon Anderson

When an artist begins a painting, we imagine tubes of paint lined up next to brushes. These tools are set next to an easel in proximity of comfortable access, and then the proper l... Read More

Enter Stage Left

Sitting and sitting, watching and seeing: Ashland and Sea Ranch

By Evalyn Baron

In July, we finally made it to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, and it was worth the wait, well worth the 350-mile drive north. We took our pups, and found a friendly, t... Read More

Wellness

Alcohol: Paying the Health Tab

By Thalia Farshchian

Alcohol consumption in this country is highly variable. Thirty percent of Americans do not consume a drop and another 30 percent consume less than one glass per week. To the opposi... Read More

Caring For Our Kids

Modern safety

By Liz Farrell

Our family just returned from an amazing week at Camp Mather — San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department’s family camp located near Yosemite. There are hundreds ... Read More

Dreamhouse Showcase

Victorian reborn

By John Zipperer

Someone was very far-sighted back in 1887, when this Victorian mansion was built. That person or persons put in a whopping nine bedrooms, five fireplaces, wood floors, ornate plast... Read More

Real Estate Today

Middle Polk and exploring micro neighborhoods

By Carole Isaacs

In June 2014 I wrote “Techies give birth to micro neighborhoods,” which talked about the Mastro, Baja Noe, and the Quad. Micro neighborhoods are not limited to the sout... Read More

Home & Garden

In the garden in August

By Julia Strzesieski

In August, your summer garden should be in full swing. Now is the time to enjoy the hard work you’ve put into your garden over the last several months and also to start plann... Read More

The Best of Books

What you’re reading this summer

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee (HC) City of Thieves, by David Benioff (PB) Mindfulness Coloring Book, by Emma Farrarons (PB) Life Changing Magic of T... Read More

Technology

Streaming music floods the digital ocean

By Michael Snyder

The streams are flowing, though that isn’t necessarily a good thing. Streaming music services, now joined in the marketplace by Apple Music (from the people who brought you i... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Fun and sun in San Diego

By Patty Burness

It seems like the sun always shines in San Diego along with the ever-present blue skies, sparkling waters and the lure to be outside. San Diego is a great playground and it’s... Read More

Coastal Commuter

By the sea: A lifetime of longing and fulfillment on the beach

By Michael Snyder

There’s something about August that evokes lazy days by the sea — even for those of us who are land-locked. Maybe it’s because this month, above all others, is when w... Read More

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