Issue January 2020

The city is calling for a hero. Who will respond? ILLUSTRATION: René Mateo / instagram.com/skyworldproject
Reynolds Rap

Gotham by the bay

With a rampant drug crisis and ineffective leadership, it will take a superhero to save San Francisco
By Susan Dyer Reynolds

This past September, police made a horrifying discovery inside a Santa Rosa home: Patrick O’Neill was unresponsive, and his 13-month-old son, Liam, was dead. O’Neill later died... Read More
What’s the best way to deploy police to prevent or respond to crime? Photo: gynane
Marination

Justice should be faster than a burrito

It’s time to modernize the SFPD
By Kevin Frazier

Startups thrive where government falls short. Buses too slow? Grab an Uber. TSA lines too long? Clear will waive you through. Police not keeping you informed about crime? Join Citi... Read More
To help celebrate Chinese New Year, head to Chinatown for the Chinese Community Street Fair in February. Photo: Dawn Endico/Creative Commons
City at Large

Save the date

Reasons to stay in San Francisco in 2020
By John Zipperer

Having just gone through a busy holiday season, are you wondering what you’ll do in 2020 after you’ve caught your breath? In a city as busy and full of life as San Francisco, t... Read More
Amazon reported having its best holiday shopping season ever, and in San Francisco it benefited from some free “advertising,” courtesy of a protest campaign. PHOTO: Naomi Rose
News Briefs, Uncategorized

City cleans up after anti-Amazon action

By John Zipperer

A group of protestors claiming to be artists concerned about the social impact of e-commerce may have confused more than they enlightened with a recent action. Starting in the Tend... Read More
News Briefs

Reporting Crime

By John Zipperer

All categories of crime in 2019 fell in the city except for a slight uptick in arson, according to Compstat data provided by the San Francisco Police Department. The data, comparin... Read More
News Briefs

Danger To Dogs

By John Zipperer

A reader contacted the Marina Times to share a frightening story about a walk with her dog. An early December stroll in Crissy Field ended with the dog at the San Francisco SPCA fo... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

1,000: number of fines issued through August in the UK city of Peterborough for the crime of bicycling in a “wanton or furious manner” . . . June 2020: estimated completion tim... Read More
Excessive sunlight could impact vineyards. Photo: Feverpitched
Wine World

How climate change is affecting Sonoma and Napa vineyards

By Kenneth Majer

While there are some who reject mainstream climate science, the reality of climate change could possibly hit us right where it hurts: our Northern California wine industry. Viticul... Read More
Films

From big screen to stream

The best movies of 2019
By Michael Snyder

From all current evidence, the seasons of the year have become subject to the whims of climate change, but there’s one annual time period that seems immutable to anything sho... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Brian Pettus

1. Make Your Moment: The Savvy Woman’s Communication Playbook for Getting the Success You Want, by Dion Lim (hardcover) 2. Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stan... Read More
Detail of Frederick Olmstead’s The Marble Workers mural currently under restoration at SFAI. Photo: naomi Rose
Art World

San Francisco Art Institute awarded grant to restore lost frescoes

By Sharon Anderson

The San Francisco Art Institute was recently awarded a $94,000 Save America’s Treasures grant to restore and conserve two New Deal-era frescoes. The murals are located at SFAI’... Read More
Coastal Commuter

Getting my January kicks from football

Rooting for the Niners — who else?
By Michael Snyder

It may not be kosher or even halal, but I do enjoy a regular diet of pigskin in the autumn and winter months from late August to February. For all of you who don’t jibe with the ... Read More
Yoga can benefit both mind and body. Photo: jacob lund
Fitness

Flow into the new year with yoga

Local studios offer a variety of yoga styles and workouts
By Julie Mitchell

The new year for many means new fitness resolutions. Runners and walkers alike will crowd the trails from Crissy Field and the Marina Green to deep inside the Presidio. But for tho... Read More
Reading together will help your child develop a love of books. Photo: monkeybusinessimages
MomSense

The secret to creating lifelong readers

How to connect with your children over a good book and make it fun and enjoyable
By Liz Farrell

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to read more. It sounds so simple, so how hard can it be? Life is full of distractions, and one of the first things to go is giving myself tim... Read More
Rome’s Coliseum: Would it look better with a liquor store? Photo: smarkov2
Real Estate Reporter

More housing? No thanks; we’re good

San Francisco misses another chance to address the housing crisis
By John Zipperer

THE NEW ROMAN RUINS OF NORTH BEACH There is a building at 659 Union Street (between Columbus Avenue and Powell Street) known as the Verdi Building. It used to contain retail and re... Read More


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