The new year is well upon us, and thankfully 2020 is now long gone. Of course, there will be carryover — many of the challenges we faced in 2020 are still unfortunately much a p... Read More
Every year for Christmas Eve, I make my mom’s Rhode Island clam chowder and a big crab Louie with fresh, sweet Dungeness crab. This year, however, I served the chowder alongside... Read More
$1.25 million: Remaining amount needed to finish the creation of Francisco Park, according to the Francisco Park Conservancy . . . 2 pizzas and 2 pints of ice cream: part of the $... Read More
State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced SB 10, his latest attempt at getting the state to address its housing shortage by allowing increased density. According... Read More
Automobile burglaries took a dramatic turn downward to start the year. For the week of Jan. 4–10, 2021, there were 37 auto burglaries in the area covered by Northern Station, fo... Read More
Despite a pandemic year that was a terrible blow to many small businesses, signs of life have sprung up on San Francisco’s Northside even in these tough times. In addition to Lu... Read More
On Jan. 23, Muni announced some permanent and temporary changes to its routes and services as it continues to try to work its way out of the pandemic disruption. From shortened ro... Read More
The coronavirus has claimed a second consecutive year at Camp Mather, a family summer camp owned by the city. The camp, which serves about 500 campers and 70 employees a week when... Read More
The long-planned and long-under-construction Central Subway has had a few more months tacked onto its schedule by pandemic-related needs for quarantining, materials delays, remote... Read More
Rents in San Francisco closed out 2020 with a 2.7 percent drop in December, bringing the 12-month decline to 27 percent, according to data from Apartment List. Median rents in the... Read More
In Nov. 2018, Gavin Newsom was elected governor of California, a liberal Democrat winning with a landslide 24-point margin in one of the bluest states in the Union. It was as if h... Read More
While some think that Valentine’s Day is a “throwaway” holiday, true romantics like to shower their sweethearts with chocolate, flowers, and intimate dinners or weekend geta... Read More
While we brainstormed topics for this month, our film writer, Michael Snyder, commented that there had been precious few good romantic movies in the past four years, musing whethe... Read More
“I have faith that art is unwavering — and ‘essential’ — the word of 2020!”— Margaret Cheatham Williams Opening a gallery in 2021 is indeed a bold leap of faith. ... Read More
Hardcover Fiction 1. Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell 2. The Midnight Library: A Novel, by Matt Haig 3. Anxious People: A Novel, by Fredrik Backman Hardcover Nonficti... Read More