POETRY AND JAZZ In the spring of 1957, poetry and jazz co-mingled as an art form in the Cellar, a basement nightclub in North Beach. The Cellar, 576 Green Street, is long gone and... Read More
Bezos: “Alexa, buy me something from Whole Foods”
I’m a lover of meatballs, and I suppose I spend an inordinate amount of time checking them out here and there. And perhaps there’s no place better to do this research t... Read More
On April 24, 2017, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house located at 1531 25th Avenue in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset district sold for $1.55 million — a half-million over the... Read More
I was wondering what happened to those famous parrots of Telegraph Hill. “They’re gone,” quipped Tony Gantner. “They can’t afford the rents.” An... Read More
In a recent column, i got all weepy for the good old days in North Beach and quoted a passage from a Stanton Delaplane San Francisco Chronicle column — his final one before he di... Read More
Last month, the San Francisco school board voted unanimously to offer Vincent Matthews a three-year contract paying $310,000 per year, $60,000 more than the $250,000 he made at his... Read More
It slays me when people say “happy” memorial Day as we approach this country’s most solemn holiday. Believe it or not, I heard a news anchor on MSNBC gush, “... Read More
In a recent column, i attempted to entertain readers by repeating a few lines I picked up while eavesdropping in North Beach. I was probably entertaining only myself, but never min... Read More
According to recent data compiled by American City Business Journals, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is the highest paid mayor in America with an annual salary of $289,000. I guess wit... Read More
Once a paper boy, always a paper boy. I still love delivering the Marina Times in scattered fashion — dropping copies off in stores and bars from hither to yon. Yes, I was a pape... Read More
OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN ACTION If you’re not terminally fatigued by watching our country’s democratic process in action, you may want to turn your attention to North ... Read More
U.S. PATENT NUMBER 139121 Jacob W. Davis, of Reno, Nevada, Assignor to himself and Levi Strauss & Company, of San Francisco, California. Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Opening... Read More
I’m an ardent eavesdropper. One might even say as a columnist I’m a professional eavesdropper. Nothing wrong with eavesdropping as long as you’re open about it. S... Read More
During the inauguration of Donald Trump as the country’s 45th president, District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell took to Facebook to comment, “I have the biggest knot in my ... Read More