In case you haven’t noticed, I love writing about food. I love eating it, too. This column is about debunking the bunk about food and dining. For some time now I’ve been keepi... Read More
Located so close to the wine country, we San Franciscans love our vino. We buy it in bulk at Costco and BevMo; we buy it at Trader Joe’s and Safeway, and we like to drink varieta... Read More
MARINA Those in the Marina will soon be able to get their lamb salad and frozen Greek yogurt on with the upcoming opening of the fourth location of Souvla in the former David’... Read More
Campaign finance reformers and government accountability advocates have long organized under the mantle “Money Out of Politics” — and for good reason. In a world where corpor... Read More
Readers of these sketches columns may remember I’m bullish on San Francisco — optimistic about its future. And, while I acknowledge the city has problems, I believe they are so... Read More
Will the shooting deaths of 17 students at a Florida high school ever result in changes in American gun policy? That was the question I was asked by a KFOG radio host in late Febru... Read More
153/96/41: the number of downtown San Francisco city blocks surveyed by NBC Bay Area, followed by the number of those blocks that were “sullied with piles of feces,” followed b... Read More
State Senator Scott Wiener is pushing Senate Bill 827, which would give density bonuses to new housing developments located within a half-mile of transit hubs, such as BART, Muni, ... Read More
On Feb. 13, new District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani introduced the Free Speech Protection Act, which if passed by the full Board of Supervisors would ban firearms at public par... Read More
The city is beginning to get tough on the quality of life problems that have been plaguing many parts of the city, where homeless individuals have obstructed sidewalks, relieved th... Read More
San Francisco’s new regime of enforced registration of vacation or short-term rentals has resulted in a significant drop in the number of listings on major short-term rental site... Read More
On Jan. 30, District 2 got a new supervisor when Mayor Mark Farrell selected Cow Hollow resident Catherine Stefani to replace him. Insiders quickly praised the decision as savvy; s... Read More
My friends and I have a saying that we stole from the title of a How I Met Your Mother episode: “Nothing Good Ever Happens After 2 a.m.” We’ve tested this theory on a couple ... Read More
During the 2010 campaign to elect a new District 2 supervisor, I invited the three major candidates to my house for interviews. The reason was a personal one: My pit bull, Jazzy, w... Read More