It’s time for Mayor Breed to sweep DPW boss to the curb

“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

Reynolds Rap

Lawmakers still largely ignoring Uber and Lyft traffic nightmare

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“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

The Adventures of Skylar Grey

Heaven help the ones who fly away

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Reynolds Rap

My 2019 wish list for a cleaner, safer, saner San Francisco

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

La Deliziosa Vita

Tired of pumpkin pie? Change it up with this easy pecan pie with bourbon whipped cream

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

I love pumpkin pie, so that’s what I make for Thanksgiving. By Christmas, I’m pumpkin pied out and so is everyone else. That’s when I turn to my other holiday favorite, peca... Read More

Political Animal

How to help animals affected by the devastating Camp Fire

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Nearly 10,000 homes around Paradise, Calif. have been destroyed since the Camp Fire started its hellish rampage on Nov. 8. It spread quickly, and many people weren’t able to save... Read More

Recipes

Crab arancini an ideal holiday appetizer

Fried rice ball filled with crab and cream cheese

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

As for many Italian Americans, my childhood Thanksgiving and Christmas Eves were all about seafood. Christmas brought the traditional Sicilian Feast of the Seven Fishes, while Than... Read More

Dining

Where to shop sustainably for your holiday table

Know where your food comes from

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When I talk about the importance of shopping sustainably, some people write me off as an “animal freak” (guilty) or point out how much more expensive it is (true). While I sup... Read More

Political Animal

Vote yes on Proposition 12; Martinez shelters full; 1,500 adoptions at Bay Area Pet Fair

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

California voters on Nov. 6 have the opportunity to make the lives of farm animals slightly more comfortable with a yes vote on Proposition 12. Also known as the Farm Animal Confin... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Break out the ruby slippers and the flying monkeys

With the millions San Francisco spends on homelessness, we should be living in the Land of Oz

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When I interviewed Chris Megison, the co-founder and CEO of Solutions for Change (“Meet the man who runs a homeless program with a 93 percent success rate,” Reynolds Rap, Sept... Read More

Political Animal

Saving King: For Rocket Dog Rescue, it’s all in a day’s work

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The call from the all-volunteer San Jose Animal Advocates went out far and wide on Facebook: King, a young, healthy blue nose pit bull, was out of time. He was suffering from “ke... Read More

At the Table

Around town: From a sizzling fish platter to the best Old Fashioned, here are a few of my favorite things

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

It’s easy to forget sometimes how small San Francisco really is. I was reminded of this recently when I trekked to the foggy Outer Sunset District to grab some takeout at my favo... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Sobriety first, housing plus

Meet the man who runs a homeless program with a 93 percent success rate and why he says even he couldn’t solve San Francisco’s crisis

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Chris Megison has worked with the homeless for nearly three decades. He and his wife, Tammy, helped thousands of men get off the streets, find employment, and earn their way back i... Read More

Political Animal

Milo Foundation launches Starlyght’s Dream, Rocket Dog rescues Oakland pups

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Lynne Tingle created Milo Foundation 24 years ago and has saved more than 32,000 animals, becoming one of the Bay Area’s most respected rescue organizations. At the 283-acre Milo... Read More

At the Table

Here are my go-to dishes in the Northside

What are your go-to dishes?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Welcome to At the Table, an interactive food and restaurants column that will run occasionally in the food section. You might find one of my Grandpa Lorenzo’s recipes, or an inte... Read More

Susan Dyer Reynolds