In her two-year budget proposal, Mayor London Breed added $11.9 million to efforts to clean San Francisco’s streets. The money would fund seven new staffed Pit Stop public toilet... Read More
With former prosecutor and District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani the only dissenting vote, San Francisco supervisors overwhelmingly approved a bill to ban the use of facial recog... Read More
After 17 months of proposals, submissions, refinements, and public input, the Presidio Trust’s board of directors in June went back to square one, rejecting a proposal submitted ... Read More
Let’s face it: We have frigid summers in San Francisco. But we still want to get outdoors and enjoy all that our beautiful environs have to offer. Even though the sun may shine a... Read More
What are the problems that are harming quality of life in San Francisco? What is being done about them? To get insight into how the Northside specifically and the city in general a... Read More
Resilience. It’s arguably the most important attribute any city can possess. So it comes as no surprise that San Francisco has tried to ready itself to withstand climate change, ... Read More
The Firesign Theater was a very funny and appropriately trippy comedy troupe that sprang into existence on the radio in mid-1960s Los Angeles, right as the drug-fueled psychedelic ... Read More
An attempt to bestow the name of Rose Pak on the Central Subway’s Chinatown station has hit some bumps in recent months. District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin has proposed the namin... Read More
The summer movie season doesn’t care to wait until the official debut of summer later this month. The parade of midyear big-screen diversions got rolling on Memorial Day weekend,... Read More
My last three columns garnered correspondence from residents all over the city. From a formerly homeless man who wrote the most touching letter I’ve received on the topic, to ins... Read More
More than 60 works on loan from the museum of Fine Arts in Boston comprise the exhibition “Tattoos in Japanese Prints” at the Asian Art Museum, on display through Aug. 18. The ... Read More
June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month. Dedicated in 1991 to honor the height of the summer harvest, it is the best time of year for farmers’ markets and a great time ... Read More
Summer is almost here, and although those summer camps have been booked for months, there may be a little time yet to fill. My family loves a summer family challenge, and this year... Read More
On the hit Animal Planet series, My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, armed with a guitar case full of toys, visits the homes of people who have reached their wit’s end with incorri... Read More
Here’s your latest restaurant news in the Northside: MARINA Yeehaw is what you’ll be hearing at a new country music bar coming to the Marina called Westwood (2036 Lombard Stree... Read More