I say this every year but I’ll say it again: Fall is my favorite time of year and one of my favorite fall ingredients is winter squash in all its bounty. These recipes will work... Read More
Current San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón’s decision not to run for reelection makes this Nov. 5 more important than ever. Not since William Langdon stepped aside in... Read More
When San Francisco SPCA volunteer Amy Jones attended the June 20 hearing of the Animal Welfare Commission regarding the SPCA’s controversial new feral cat program, she had no int... Read More
At 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 11, Paneez Kosarian came home to The Watermark condominium complex on Beale Street, just steps away from a planned homeless navigation center, when she was sud... Read More
When the fall chill hit the air and the days grew shorter, my mom would often make one of my favorite comfort pastas: pasta alla Romano with cream, butter, and cheese or pasta al b... Read More
When I moved to the Haight in 1989, our backyard was overrun with feral cats. Neighbors complained about the fighting and breeding, but no one did anything. I turned to a friend wh... Read More
It’s 98 degrees on a June day in Austin, Tex., but the humidity makes it a balmy 118. I’m sitting on a shaded bench waiting for Alan Graham, founder of Community First Village,... Read More
Last month the Marina Times ran a quality of life survey, and it comes as no surprise that the two major concerns for city residents remain homelessness and property crime. I’ll ... Read More
My last three columns garnered correspondence from residents all over the city. From a formerly homeless man who wrote the most touching letter I’ve received on the topic, to ins... Read More
On the hit Animal Planet series, My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, armed with a guitar case full of toys, visits the homes of people who have reached their wit’s end with incorri... Read More
“I don’t want to obsess over one little piece of the system, because navigation centers do not exit people from homelessness, they’re a path towards that.” — Jeff Kositsk... Read More
“And by the way, clean up the streets in San Francisco, they are disgusting!” —President Donald Trump to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Twitter When bully in chief Donald Trum... Read More
“Shared scooters/bikes are an exciting part of the future of urban mobility . . . If we’re serious about reducing congestion, as we should be, we need to make it easy for peopl... Read More
I’ll take it year by year Watching the dust go clear We’re all afraid to fear Or to remember How we remember Heaven help the ones who fly away Heaven help the ones who have t... Read More
For more than half a decade, I’ve written about the problems plaguing San Francisco. Once considered the Bay Area’s urban jewel, San Francisco now attracts media outlets like T... Read More