My momma was a real Adlai Stevenson girl. A true-blue liberal with a good head on her shoulders and who read the papers every day. So to honor her birth of me this month, I’ve de... Read More
Usually when the California presidential primary rolls around, it is a meaningless exercise because the frontrunners in both parties have clinched the nominations already. That wil... Read More
CLARIFICATION FOR MY MARCH COLUMN I love that this column is actually stirring up conversation in neighborhood meetings, cafes, and online chat rooms. Print journalism is one of my... Read More
When you turn on the faucet, clean water comes out. When you turn on the light switch, the lights come on. And when you open your laptop, desktop, tablet, or phone, everyone should... Read More
Well, it’s finally happened. It was bound to. Y’know those old ladies that took up half the pool when you gals used to mermaid across swimming lanes in your agile youth... Read More
San Francisco is in the midst of a serious housing shortage and crisis. For years, as a city, we simply have not produced enough housing to keep up with the growing demand. As a re... Read More
A 1979 relic of a state law permitting developers to add height and bulk if they set aside 13 to 20 percent of units for “affordable housing” has our Planning Departmen... Read More
I feel like I’m about to go on a Jenny Lawson kick — you know, the popular, off-centered Bloggess who’s written two best sellers lately. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened h... Read More
I’m tired. Not of life … life is too interesting, especially in this city. No, as we start a fresh, clean, and entirely possible year, I’m not tired of the genera... Read More
I’ve lost about 30 pounds in the past months by stopping my intake of refined sugar. Truthfully, I did it because I was frightened of what the doctor told me at one of my las... Read More
Words, don’t fail me now. Don’t let me dissolve into irresolute tears as I attempt to write about the laying to rest of one of our two dear dogs: Cyrano, the beautiful ... Read More
Oct. 1 marked the 274th day of the year, and it also marked the 294th mass shooting in our country this year. Let that sink in for a moment: that is an average of more than one mas... Read More
Months ago, Peter and I had put our garbage/recycling/compost receptacles curbside on the regular Tuesday evening, all neat for Wednesday morning pickup. We’d settled into ou... Read More
Parks are one of our city’s great equalizers. Residents of any age group, demographic, and from any neighborhood can access and use any city park that they wish. From Golden ... Read More
Every so often, something in the Chronicle requires a second reading, not because of it’s world-shattering insights, but because it’s so ridiculous, you can’t bel... Read More