Arancini (stuffed rice balls) is a beloved street food in Sicily, and it was one of my favorite childhood snacks. My grandfather made them using leftover Arborio rice from risotto,... Read More
This month San Francisco residents will vote on Proposition C, which would raise the affordable housing requirements for developers from 12 to 25 percent and set aside some of that... Read More
I am sad to say this is my third column about a dog being killed or nearly killed in the hands of untrained, unlicensed, sometimes even criminal groomers. While there have been inc... Read More
Traveled to each oceans end Saw all seven wonders, trying to make some sense Memorized the mantra Confucius said But it only let me down Tried absolution of the mind and soul It on... Read More
In April 2014, I received a call from someone inside the San Francisco Police Department. “You should look into the shooting of that dog at the projects,” he said. R... Read More
NINE LIVES FOUNDATION The story of Smurf (the 8-week-old kitten dyed blue and used as a chew toy) made national news, but the organization that saved Smurf is now in dire straits t... Read More
I’ve been writing in The Marina Times and talking on the radio for years about the many reasons to buy pasture-raised eggs — not “cage free,” which means only t... Read More
Three years ago, headed down to the studios of radio station KGO to guest host on a Saturday afternoon, I had grown weary of giving up my prime parking space in the Lower Haight an... Read More
You’re on the side of the road You don’t know which way is down Your head is spinning out of control Since you left that little town You told them all you’d be fi... Read More
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In less than a month, San Francisco built a city for the Super Bowl and tore it down as if it never existed — an amazing feat. Yet, on a recent drive down Division Street, my fri... Read More
Yet another dog has died at a routine grooming session at a Petco store. Joe and Cynthia Eaton took their Jack Russell terrier, Skip, to a Petco in Napa on Dec. 30, 2015, after emp... Read More
The night before Jazzy passed away, she was with Steve, Blue, and me in our usual motel room after another treatment at UC Davis, part of a fibrosarcoma research project with the American Cancer Society. When she was diagnosed, the head of the oncology department gave her two months to live. "This is an incredibly aggressive tumor," he explained.... Read More
I remember watching my grandfather and my mother make tortellini — ring-shaped pasta they filled with cheese. It was a labor of love; not hard to do but not something you’d... Read More
When Steve and Cherrie Badolato bought their Marina District condominium 11 years ago, they paid a premium for views of the San Francisco Bay, Tiburon, and Angel Island. They also ... Read More