Portrait by Lavinia Fontana acquired by the FAMSF

Lavinia Fontana was one of the most compelling portraitists of her time. As a painter, she was known for her exquisite descriptions of costumes and jewelry and her expressive port... Read More

Election Matters with SDR

Did mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin get his dreamhouse by bullying the previous owner?

Peskin’s powerful Telegraph Hill Dwellers neighborhood group filed numerous complaints and refused to give their blessing

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“Peskin used a lot of my plans that I couldn’t get approved and got them approved … So how does the project they opposed become a single-family home? I’m no fan of Aaron�... Read More

Sports Corner

Welcome back Mashi!

Giants legend makes a triumphant return

By Richard Keller

Amid the drum rolls and high spirits of Japanese Heritage Night at Oracle Park on May 17, the man of the hour took center stage. As Masanori Murakami strode to the mound to delive... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here is a list of the most popular books sold last month at Books Inc. in the Marina: HARDCOVER FICTION1. Funny Story, by Emily Henry2. The Women, by Kristin Hannah3. Table... Read More

MomSense

The value of a summer job

By Liz Farrell

This might be at risk of sounding like an “I used to walk two miles to school in the snow” story, but I remember a time when having a job, especially in the summer, was the no... Read More

Films

Review: ‘Kidnapped’ sees empire-toppling history through a child’s eyes

Director Marco Bellocchio feasts on Papal skullduggery, but the meal could use more spice

By Michael Atkinson

One of the last surviving red-hot ’60s New Wavers, Marco Bellocchio has had a sine wave of a career, now in its sixth decade — fresh out of the gate with Fists in the Pockets ... Read More

Real Estate

It’s a numbers game

By Garey De Martini

In San Francisco, the three-month rolling median sale price for homes in April was $1,725,000, up nearly 10% year-over-year, according to Ted Andersen with the San Francisco Busin... Read More

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