Alcatraz ferry from Fort Mason?

The National Park Service (NPS), which controls operations at both the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Alcatraz Island, may consider connecting the two by ferry. Planning ... Read More

Swans star in encore performance at Palace of Fine Arts

By Cindy Beckman

Last year, Marina neighbors celebrated the arrival of the first offspring from Blanche and Blue Boy, the newest swan couple to take up residence on the Palace of Fine Arts lagoon. ... Read More

Pets

Coyote sightings curtail dog walking in Golden Gate Park

Trails closed for pupping season

By Cindy Beckman

A recent event in Golden Gate Park where a coyote charged a woman and her two dogs has prompted S.F. Recreation and Park to close a section of trails temporarily to dog walking. Ha... Read More

Pets

Petscaping: Garden design you and your pets can appreciate

By Cindy Beckman

In the Marina, we usually have to slog through an impetuous and unpredictable April to get to the first days that truly feel like spring. By May, we are finally granted (and ready ... Read More

News

Doyle Drive transforms into new parkway

By Cindy Beckman

CalTrans announced on April 9 that Doyle Drive, the Marina District’s main approach to the Golden Gate Bridge, would be closed from Friday, April 27 at 8 p.m. until Monday, A... Read More

Pets

GGNRA’s dog management plan getting much-needed reanalysis

By Cindy Beckman

In January 2011, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) released their Draft Dog Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review, and accepted... Read More

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Metro Theater to appear in its own sequel as Equinox Fitness

By Cindy Beckman

On Feb. 9, 2012, five and a half years after the it was boarded up, the San Francisco Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for the remodel of the Metro Theater int... Read More

Cindy Beckman