2020 August

Are the most vociferous criticisms of the police coming from people citing misleading statistics? Photo: geralt
Community

What “woke people” are missing

The numbers you cite might not mean what you think they mean
By Lou Barberini

“Hey Sarge, I’m rotating into my weekend. The bad guys will know I’m off and are probably going to run wild. See if you can keep the district intact until I come back.” ... Read More
The Lemon Twigs’s new album, Songs for the General Public, was released Aug. 21 on the 4AD label. Photo: Michael Hili / COURTESY OF 4AD
A & E

In search of new sounds

Finding quality in a landscape altered by tech and cultural change
By Michael Snyder

Where can I find out about good new music?” A friend recently asked me that question in conjunction with a complaint about having lost his favorite rock radio station when it ch... Read More
District 2 Supervisor

A landmark election

Rating the propositions and candidates on your November ballot
By Catherine Stefani

For most of us, this November will mark the single most important election of our lifetimes. Americans will finally have the chance to reject an administration that has failed to ... Read More
A16’s outdoor seating features partitions for private dining. Photo: Naomi Rose
Modern Eating

The Big Pivot

Northside restaurants adopt new strategies to serve their customers and stay in business
By Kat Anderson

Times are tough for restaurants. Like trying-to-chew-shoe-leather tough. Industry watchers speculate that more than half of San Francisco’s restaurants may permanently close. I ... Read More
News Briefs

Burglaries rise

By John Zipperer

Burglaries are up more than 40 percent from 2019 to 2020 year-to-date, reports new Northern Station Captain Paul Yep. As of mid-August, he said there have been 906 reported burgla... Read More
News Briefs

Parks are the new gyms

By John Zipperer

Owners of local gyms and fitness studios have complained in recent months about the dangers to their businesses caused by restrictions on operating during the era of Covid-19. In ... Read More
News Briefs

Steiner street closure advances

By John Zipperer

An effort to help local businesses by closing Steiner Street and allowing restaurants to use the streets for properly socially distanced seating has been delayed for weeks, but it... Read More
Keeping calm and carrying on. Photo: GEM PHOTOGRAPHY
MomSense

I tested positive for Covid . . . I think

The virus can defeat even the best defenses
By Liz Farrell

It’s a distinct feeling, one of shock where your heart stops, it feels impossible to catch your breath, and the whole room goes blurry. Only a few times have I experienced this,... Read More
Houses and condos are faring differently in this recession. PHOTO: PIXABAY
Real Estate

The calm before the storm

So this is what a buyer’s market feels like
By Garey De Martini

Buckle your seat belts. The next two and a half months promise to be a wild ride, given the upcoming presidential election and the surging then subsiding then surging again pandem... Read More
Held together by hand and rope, participants drift on the surface of Lake Michigan in Float, which memorializes the killing of Eugene Williams, who was stoned to death for floating over to the “white” side of the beach. Photo: Courtesy of SFAI
Art World

Jefferson Pinder debuts video works created for the 100th anniversary of Red Summer race riots

By Sharon Anderson

Originally presented in the San Francisco Art Institute’s Walter and McBean Galleries earlier this year, SFAI and Oakland’s Aggregate Space Gallery have created an immersive v... Read More
Picnickers enjoy Washington Square Park. Photo: Naomi Rose
Dining

Pack a picnic to go

North Beach area offers a variety of choices
By Julie Mitchell

September usually brings the warm weather that San Franciscans crave all summer long, making it the perfect time to pack a picnic and head outside for a casual meal at the park or... Read More
If you’re going to rely on the professionals to take care of your home, you have to be ready to put up with the occasional 9 a.m. roar of the leaf blower. Photo: Callum Hill on Unsplash
Coastal Commuter

The fix is in — or out

By Michael Snyder

The ants invaded my kitchen in L.A. a few days ago. I was just standing there and peeling a grapefruit when I looked down at the counter next to the sink to behold a sight that in... Read More
Homeless encampments have become as much a part of San Francisco as the Golden Gate Bridge.
Reynolds Rap

Is saving San Francisco a priority for politicians?

Residents’ request for homeless village met with silence
By Susan Dyer Reynolds

My June 2020 column, “It’s the drugs, stupid” elicited more responses than anything I’ve written for this newspaper. Not one person disagreed with my thesis: The homeless ... Read More
News Briefs

Fauci and schools

By John Zipperer

Policymakers and parents have spent a lot of time planning and worrying about how to reopen schools and other communal spaces. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Nati... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

10: ranking of San Francisco in a CommercialCafe study on urban parks and walkability in the United States . . . 2: San Francisco’s rank for its share of walking commuters out o... Read More


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