The Portuguese Riviera

Just to the west of Lisbon, and an easy train or car ride away, Portugal’s Riviera unfolds — white sandy beaches, stunning vistas, bars and restaurants sprawling onto the P... Read More

Enter Stage Left

Hug a tree for Valentine’s Day

By Evalyn Baron

Overheard at Big Basin National Redwood Forest: A little boy complained to his doting grandparents that his picnic sandwich bread still had its crusts. The wise grandmother counter... Read More

Coastal Commuter

 Two women, two musicians, two cities

By Michael Snyder

It never fails to amaze me how a city and its scene can inform, nurture, or undermine talent. As it turns out, both of my West Coast hometowns have provided inspiration and support... Read More

MomSense

A new meaning of Valentine’s Day

By Liz Farrell

Valentine’s Day takes on a whole new meaning once you have children. Although I do believe celebrating as a couple is important, finding a babysitter and a dinner reservation... Read More

Home & Garden

Emergency preparations

By Julia Strzesieski

Many of us don’t think about our emergency preparations until there is a natural disaster somewhere in the world. Besides earthquakes, which we are all aware can occur at any... Read More

Real Estate

Governor Brown Again Targets Housing Costs

While unveiling a budget that he called “the most difficult that we have faced since 2012,” California Gov. Jerry Brown also let state legislators know that he was keep... Read More

Television

Found in translation

By Michael Snyder

Globalization can be seen as a curse or a blessing, but in the television business, it’s been a welcome business model. The thought came to me as I was catching up to the Fra... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Who we are: Tribute to community

By Aaron Peskin

My office spent 2016 in a near-constant state of bustling activity, tackling a robust legislative agenda that many of you are familiar with at this point. What you may not be famil... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Transitioning from budget chair to land use and transportation chair

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

For last month’s column, I briefly touched on what was in store for my office in 2017. One of the biggest changes for the year ahead is that after four years as chair of our ... Read More

News Briefs

2017 January