Conversions here and there

As the end of December approached, I was unprepared to discover my friends engaged in an activity wholly out of place. In their New Year’s posts on social media, gone were the d... Read More

Politics as Usual

An ethical dilemma

Proposition D and the illusion of action

By John Zipperer

On the March 2024 election ballots, San Francisco residents will be asked to vote for Proposition D to change city ethics laws and expand the restrictions on gifts to city officia... Read More

Politics as Usual

It’s the Jews

What gets extremists angry

By John Zipperer

“Google, Google you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.” —Pro-Palestinian Google employees protesting their own company “Goldie, Goldie you can’t hide... Read More

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2023: A remarkable year

A review of highlights and lowerlights

By John Zipperer

As we race toward the open maw that is 2024, let’s take a moment to remember what was a truly remarkable year. I am talking about 2023, of course; and I also acknowledge that �... Read More

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Around the world with San Franciscans

Comparative touring

By John Zipperer

The Port of San Francisco expects to host 100 cruise ship visits by the end of 2023, bringing more than 400,000 passengers to the city (and millions of dollars to the local econom... Read More

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Me write pretty one day

A.I. might replace journalists, but the business world needs writers

By John Zipperer

Please do not let children touch, so as not to confuse food.—Note on package of drywall repair kit Hollywood’s screenwriters are on strike, but at least they have some ex... Read More

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My life in crime

How not to react to a scam

By John Zipperer

A friend recently stated that she doesn’t leave her home in anything but running shoes, so she can get away in case anyone attempts to attack her. She’s not necessarily paran... Read More

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51 years

The long life that came after

By John Zipperer

It wasn’t wintertime, because the water would have been iced over. I don’t know the exact date, but it was an evening about 51 years ago — I know that. It is one of my e... Read More

News Briefs

Police Blotter

By John Zipperer

March 3, 4:06 p.m., Van Ness Avenue at Bay Street: Officers tracked a stolen vehicle and found it parked and occupied. The driver of the stolen vehicle attempted to flee, accelera... Read More

News Briefs

Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

Phil Ginsburg, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, was unanimously elected chairperson of the California State Park and Recreation Commission. The... Read More

News Briefs

Mediterranean Restaurant Coming to Presidio

By John Zipperer

This summer, Building 101 on the Presidio’s Main Parade Lawn will boast a new restaurant featuring Mediterranean foods and culture “enveloped in American comfort and hospitali... Read More

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Mayor HAL 9000

It’s time San Francisco really leads on city governance

By John Zipperer

“I keep coming back to the love thing, because I love you. . . . You’re married, but you don’t love your spouse. You don’t love your spouse, because your spouse doesn’t ... Read More

Downtown is more than just a dense area of offices and stores; it is a cultural center fed by the coming together of people, businesses, artists, ideas, and activities. Photo: John Zipperer

Politics as Usual

Downtown’s up and down

By John Zipperer

As someone who grew up in small cities, I’ve always had a fascination with big cities, and particularly their downtowns. Tall buildings, lots of people, the energy of hundreds o... Read More

News Briefs

Briefly noted

By John Zipperer

Soccer fans often feel isolated in cities that are filled with fans of baseball, basketball, and American football. Street Soccer USA and the city of San Francisco teamed up to ho... Read More

News Briefs

Holiday facts and figures

By John Zipperer

501 Stanyan Street: Location of the home of John McLaren, Golden Gate Park’s builder, who decorated a cypress tree in his front yard in 1929, and the tree has been lit up every ... Read More

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