Issue April 2013

Short Bites

Tommy’s Joynt

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

I never thought I’d see the day a Tommy’s Joynt open-faced roast beef sandwich would rate as the worst in town. The beef at Tommy’s has always been, as my dad use... Read More
Short Bites

Lucky Penny Restaurant

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The too-cool snobs on Yelp just don’t get Lucky Penny. This is not a place to order grilled halibut or prime rib (though they do serve both), it’s a great old diner tha... Read More
Short Bites

Arang Restaurant

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Tucked away in the parking lot of the Western Addition Safeway, Arang is a tiny gem of a place to fill up on bargain-priced Korean classics like kim chee (seasoned pickled vegetabl... Read More
Short Bites

Hillstone

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Whenever people dismiss chains, I remind them about Hillstone (formerly Houston’s). With a chic, dark-wood interior featuring comfy booths, a bar that serves terrific cocktai... Read More
The Wild Wild Web

How ads targeting the marriage-minded wound up on a page about serial killers

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Nestled in the northern foothills of San Benito County, Léal Vineyards sounds like a beautiful place to get married. “Our spectacular Barrel Room can be custom catered to cr... Read More
Finance

Mind the Gap!

By Alan Silverman

The London Underground Railway System (lovingly known as The Tube) opened in 1863 and soon carried about 25,000 passengers a day. It now carries more than 1 billion passengers per ... Read More
Community

Marina Spotlight

At the Dragon Fest on March 16 at the United Studios of Self Defense, Nicolas Giannini positions himself to chop wood while his father, Matt, on the right looks on; At center is C... Read More
On and Off Chestnut

On the other side of the equal night

By Jim Maxwell

Spring has sprung and the days are increasingly longer than the nights now that we’ve passed the vernal equinox. And with our continued beautiful weather, many of those longe... Read More
North Beach Journal

The Ernestos: First (and last) annual ‘Best of North Beach’ awards

By Ernest Beyl

This is the first — and probably the last — “Best of North Beach” list I will write. I say probably the last, since my esteemed editor has better judgment than to l... Read More
Supervisor's Report

Our future in San Francisco is much brighter with CPMC deal

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

Last month, I was happy to announce that we have come to an agreement with the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) to build two brand new hospitals and bolster its existing fa... Read More
Police Blotter

Crime on the beat

By From the officers of Northern Station

CHANGING BUSES Thursday, Jan. 31, 1:20 p.m. Fillmore at Grove A Muni bus driver flagged down patrol officers to tell them that a passenger had just been robbed. An elderly woman wa... Read More
Captain’s View

Safety first

By capt. greg mceachern, sfpd northern station

One of the challenges we constantly face here in the Northern District is traversing our streets safely. Whether traveling by foot, on bicycles, or in vehicles, we are sometimes co... Read More
From our Assemblymember

Pedestrian safety must be a priority

By Assemblymember Phil Ting

Anyone who’s crossed 19th Avenue knows how harrowing being a pedestrian can be in San Francisco. In fact, according to a study conducted by Transportation for America in 2011... Read More
News Briefs

Michelle Shocked makes shockwave at Yoshi’s

Folk singer Michelle Shocked’s tour has been radically curtailed following an unexpected anti-gay outburst during the second set of her recent performance at Yoshi’s (1... Read More
News Briefs

Francisco Reservoir open forever?

The Francisco Reservoir Working Group has proposed a design for the Francisco Reservoir land that has sat unused for decades off Hyde between Chestnut and Bay streets. The group ha... Read More


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