Watch your mailboxes

If in doubt, don’t throw it out. Taxpayers should remember these words when a document shows up in their e-mail or traditional mailbox and they wonder if they will need it to... Read More

Real Estate Today

The ‘Zword’ on Zestimates

By Carole Isaacs

Whether you love or hate Zillow and their Zestimates, it looks like they are here to stay. I am often asked my opinion of Zestimates. “Are Zestimates the last ‘Zword... Read More

Home & Garden

The great indoors: Clean the air with houseplants

By Julia Strzesieski

If the weather is too stormy to be outside, give some attention to indoor houseplants not only to keep your green thumb in shape, but also to clean the air of impurities. Many of t... Read More

A & E, Movie Reviews

Finding romance on screen

By Michael Snyder

Valentine’s Day is upon us, and that means romance is in the air. Romance means trysts, assignations, and dates — especially on the foremost holiday for lovers. And dates o... Read More

New & Notable

Spaghetti Bros. hits the spot on Scott Street

By Julie Mitchell

If the name Spaghetti Bros. evokes visions of hearty red sauce, beefy meatballs, and piles of pasta like Mama used to make, you’ll need to revise your thinking. Despite the d... Read More

The Tablehopper

Say, ‘Qui’ at Le Marais Bakery and ‘Come to Mama!’ at Black Bark BBQ

By Marcia Gagliardi and Dana Eastland

WATERFRONT/FISHERMAN’S WHARF Love croissants? Then you should visit the new location of Le Marais Bakery (900 North Point Street) in Ghirardelli Square. The small, 500-square-foo... Read More

North Beach Journal

Arm wrestling with Aaron Peskin, a Bloody Mary at Gino and Carlo, and neckties in the neighborhood

By Ernest Beyl

As I write this, Gino and Carlo, my favorite North Beach saloon, is looking for a cook to replace Denise Sabella, who died over the Christmas holidays and is sorely missed by all o... Read More

Marina-Cow Hollow Insider, Street Beat

Valentine’s Day spots

By Lynette Majer

February is all about Valentine’s Day, and you’ll find everything you need here in our neighborhood and those nearby to make your celebration a perfect one. SWEETS FOR YOUR SWE... Read More

Community

A balancing act on Chestnut Street

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

With our city’s population marching higher month after month, some of those growing pains are felt on our city streets in the form of traffic congestion, crowded Muni buses, ... Read More

Bellingham by the Bay

People, get ready, there’s a train a’comin’

By

January was a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. … I’m only quoting Scripture to seek the evangelical vote. Yes, I’m getting... Read More

News

David Bowie remembered

By Sharon Anderson

“Here are we, one magical moment, such is the stuff from where dreams are woven.” — David Bowie, Station to Station David Bowie died on Jan. 10. Two days earlier, he... Read More

Calendar

Year of the Monkey arrives

One of the world’s great parades hits town

There will be little time for city workers and residents to rest after the Super Bowl hoopla dies down. Later this month, the Chinese New Year Parade takes place in downtown San Fr... Read More

Police Blotter

The latest reports of people behaving badly

If you track the incidents of crime in San Francisco, the statistics reported through the middle of 2015 won’t make you happy. From July 2014 through July 2015, citywide viol... Read More

Community News

S.F. homeless czar touts progress

Homeless numbers remain stubborn, but city performing better than peers in tackling the problem

By John Zipperer

In a geographically small but wealthy city where even some middle-class families are struggling to find housing, addressing the homelessness issue is a challenge. San Francisco has... Read More

Community

Tackling the affordability crisis in S.F.

By Aaron Peskin

Your Humble Columnist Thanks to the editors of the Marina Times for granting me a little corner of this fine periodical in my third term as District 3 supervisor. My intent is to s... Read More

Issue February 2016