Saloon conversation

I wandered down to Capp’s Corner the other day to check out the linguine and clams, and ran into James Melling. Some may recall that in earlier columns I referred to him as t... Read More

The Kitchenless Cook

Sweet barbequed pomegranate chicken

By Bill Knutson

Often my friends will ask where I find my recipes. Sometimes I’ve been inspired by a dish I’ve eaten at a restaurant and then will attempt to recreate it at home from t... Read More

New & Notable

Authentic French bakery, Le Marais, opens on Chestnut

By Julie Mitchell

As foodies and culture junkies, it’s no surprise that San Franciscans are consummate Francophiles. Last month’s column focused on accessible French wine, and this month... Read More

Sports Corner

Charming the fans

By Steve Hermanos

With the Giants playing like they’re still hungover from the parties of 2010 and 2012, with the A’s having a fine year over in the cracked, concrete birdbath across the... Read More

Police Blotter

Crime on the beat

By Dispatches from San Francisco’s Northern Station

The crimes below are a small snapshot of what the officers of Northern Station are doing. For a more comprehensive list, visit www.sf-police.org; under Compstat, there is a link to... Read More

Bellingham by the Bay

The quality of mercy

By

Yes, it has been a turbulent season. Much of America has been driven to its knees. Getting their fingernails dirty, helping their neighbors, trying to find evidence of life — or ... Read More

News Briefs

Van Ness Transit Plans Solidify

The final environmental impact statement/report has been issued by the SFMTA for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit project. The project, which seeks to speed up transit times for the ... Read More

News Briefs

S.F. Arboretum Fees For Out-Of-Towners

After seven decades of free access, the San Francisco Botanical Garden (formerly the Strybing Arboretum) began charging a fee for non-City residents. In mid-July,... Read More

News Briefs

Marina Rally For Hit-And-Run Victim

Monique Porsandeh, a 26-year-old neuroscientist, was struck by a dark Honda Accord sedan near Green and Fillmore streets. The driver, who also hit another pedestrian, fled the scen... Read More

News Briefs

SFMTA Announces Preferred Alternative For Polk Street

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) selected its “preferred alternative” plan for the Polk Street Improvement Project. For months, the agency has ... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Spending $7.9 billion: How San Francisco’s new budget will affect you and your community

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

After Mayor Ed Lee presented his proposed balanced budget on May 31 of this year, the Budget and Finance Committee, which I chair, spent the month of June reviewing the mayor’... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Dirty Politics: Lombard Street may stay as dirty as Marina politics

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

At a meeting of the San Francisco Council of District Merchants (DCM) held July 16, 2013, Michael Levy, co-owner of Pet Food Express (PFE), was invited to speak. Kathleen Dooley represented the San Francisco Pet Store Coalition, asking the council to send a letter to the Planning Commission denouncing efforts by PFE and the Pets Unlimited Cat Adoption Center to move into 2460 Lombard Street.... Read More

Allen Ginsberg’s Beat memories at the Contemporary Jewish Museum

By Sharon Anderson

When Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl was first published in 1956, it ignited controversy and sealed his reputation as a formidable poet. Influenced by Whitman’s free verse a... Read More

Travel/Sports

Now, for the action: After legal and political wrangling, America’s Cup is putting on a show at the Marina’s doorstep

By John Zipperer

People who think that the America’s Cup is an uneventful playtoy of billionaires are given second thoughts when they hear that the large AC72 catamarans used in these races a... Read More

Back Story

The evolution of San Francisco newspapers from 1846, Part 1

in a three-part series

By Ernest Beyl

Today most newspapers in San Francisco are tame lap dogs whose bark is worse than their bite. But it wasn’t always that way. This three-part series is about newspapers from 1... Read More

Issue August 2013