2019 November

News Briefs

Crime Update

On Nov. 15, a phone theft on the Northside resulted in reports of a possible carjacking and led to an extended police chase and an injury to the victim. The incident began when the... Read More
News Briefs

Detox Center Questioned

The Marina Harbor Detox (289 Marina Blvd.) is a drug addiction treatment center that reportedly opened without proper city certification. Neither a proper Change of Use Permit nor ... Read More
Eleanor Carpenter and Leslie Drapkin in front of Jest Jewels on Union Street. Photo: Naomi Rose
News Briefs

The end of an era

Union Street fixture Jest Jewels closes shop as its owners retire

COMMUNITY JEWEL After 34 years of selling jewelry, beautiful scarves, and hats, Jest Jewels (1869 Union St.) is closing shop. Co-owners Leslie Drapkin and Eleanor Carpenter are ret... Read More
A & E

ACT presents its 43rd annual A Christmas Carol

By Lynette Majer

The American Conservatory Theatre, affectionately known as ACT, presents its 43rd iteration of A Christmas Carol, based on Charles Dickens’s classic fable about the perils of gre... Read More
Politics as Usual

2020 vision

The year in review: Putting 2019 in the rearview mirror
By John Zipperer

A wise man once said, “You never realize what a good memory you have until you try to forget something.” That was journalist Franklin P. Jones, and I’ll never forget the 12.6... Read More
If you want to hold a Friendsgiving, it can take place almost anywhere; but if you want to invite Michael Snyder, it had better not take place here, at the home of TV’s “Friends.” Photo: Redlands597198
Coastal Commuter

Homecoming vs. Friendsgiving

By Michael Snyder

Whether we gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving in November or get together at Christmas in December, the holidays are associated with homecoming. Assuming that there’... Read More
News Briefs

Historic Cypress Trees to be Removed, Replaced

This month, the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust will begin a three-year effort to remove and replace 25–30 of the 80 Monterey cypress trees on the bluffs at Fort Mas... Read More
News Briefs

Public Safety Update

Auto burglaries are up on the Northside. For the week of Oct. 14–20, Northern Station reports that there were 92 auto burglaries, bringing the year-to-date total to 4,643, an inc... Read More
News Briefs

Presidio Tunnel Tops

Francisco Park isn’t the only new public green space coming to San Francisco. The Presidio Tunnel Tops park will bridge the Presidio with Crissy Field. It will be a new 14-acre s... Read More
News Briefs

Francisco Park Update

Construction on Francisco Park began in July and visitors to the site can already see major changes to the former Francisco Reservoir. In October, a massive water storage system wa... Read More
Some of the dishes available at Wildseed.  Photo: Aubrie Pick
New & Notable

From burgers to kale: Plant-based Wildseed takes over Belga space on Union Street

By Julie Mitchell

Restaurateur Adriano Paganini definitely has the Midas touch when it comes to successfully opening and maintaining an expanding line of diverse, popular restaurants in a city where... Read More
Oh, pardon me: Not everyone is eager to be part of a Thanksgiving celebration. Photo: Elljay

True-ish facts about Thanksgiving

The holiday is about more than footballs, turkeys, and pie
By John Zipperer

Let’s just get to the most important news right away: If, for any reason, you have a turkey emergency this Thanksgiving, Butterball has more than 50 experts on call to help you t... Read More
Reynolds Rap

Cirque du Soleil

With rambling diatribes on cultural appropriation, the San Francisco Chronicle’s Soleil Ho makes a mockery of food criticism
By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When the San Francisco Chronicle decided to replace food critic Michael Bauer, I wasn’t alone in thinking “It’s about time.” After all, the New York Times had six food cri... Read More
Detail of Barbara Jones-Hogu’s Unite, 1971. Photo: Courtesy of Lusenhop Fine Art; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Art World

‘Soul of a Nation’ comes to the de Young

By Sharon Anderson

The acclaimed “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” opens at the de Young on Nov. 9, 2019 and continues through March 15, 2020. Featuring more than 150 works by o... Read More
City plans could return us to the good old days of 1864, when Market Street was totally clear of automobiles. Photo: Library of Congress
Real Estate Reporter

Limits to the market

By John Zipperer

STATEWIDE RENT CAP In early October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1482, which limits increases in rent to 5 percent annually plus inflation. The bill also requires landlords to prov... Read More


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