Mind Place at Creativity Explored

Creativity Explored is one of the most significant art education centers and little-known exhibition spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is committed to empowering and promoti... Read More

Weekend Traveler

The riches of Amador County

By Patty Burness

Nestled in the Sierra Nevada’s historic Gold Rush region, Amador County is a year-round playground — ski and snowboard in the winter, whitewater raft and pick luscious fruit in... Read More

Coastal Commuter

Exclusion, inclusion, and the S.F. vs. L.A. conundrum

By Michael Snyder

After decades as a Californian who has lived in both San Francisco and Los Angeles for extended periods, I think I have the experience and baseline knowledge to weigh in on the way... Read More

Enter Stage Left

Pirate Ev, the jewel of the California coast

By Evalyn Baron

My friend Henry M. wrote this gentle lament after reading my May column about my calm cruise to Mexico: “No card playing and drinking straight tequila til drunk then stealing a l... Read More

Real Estate Reporter

It’s the recession, stupid

By John Zipperer

There’s an old saw in the political world that says a president is lucky to begin a presidency with a recession. During a four-year term, a downturn is reasonably likely to happe... Read More

MomSense

Successful road trips

By Liz Farrell

With summer quick-ly approaching, many of us will be preparing to hit the roads for vacation. Nothing brings more dread to a parent than the thought of a long family road trip. I c... Read More

Wellness

Are you getting good zzz’s?

By Thalia Farshchian

With the demands of a busy life, sleep tends to fall to the bottom of our priority list. Sleep deprivation is a growing issue — studies show the average hours of sleep in the 195... Read More

Films

Hot summertime movies

By Michael Snyder

In the middle of what an old Nat “King” Cole tune referred to as “those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer,” certain folks choose to take a break from the heat in a nice, air... Read More

Wine World

Sonoma Valley picks for wine and food pairing

By Lynette Majer

The wine country is alive and blooming especially so with the fertilizing ash from last fall’s fires. It’s always a good idea to include food while you’re tasting for obvious... Read More

The Tablehopper

Meet your new spot for wine and pasta, plus Marlowe comes to Cow Hollow

By Marcia Gagliardi

LOWER FILLMORE A long-awaited project (oh, San Francisco, why do you make it so hard to open a business?) has now opened on Fillmore: Merchant Roots (1365 Fillmore Street), which i... Read More

In Memoriam

Two score in San Francisco

By John Walker Bellingham

Please don’t be confused by the title of this article. It does not depict when two guys got lucky one night at the Balboa Cafe in Cow Hollow nor does it refer to Buster Posey dou... Read More

Supervisor's Report

Protecting personal information from corporate abuse

By Aaron Peskin

Last month, together with a majority of the Board of Supervisors, I introduced another precedent-setting “only in San Francisco” public policy to safeguard our fundamental Amer... Read More

District 2 Supervisor

Addressing the problems of the chronically homeless

By Catherine Stefani

My eight-year old daughter and I were walking down the street one night recently when we saw a man lying on the sidewalk, shivering under a blanket and in obvious distress. Sadly, ... Read More

News Briefs

June facts and figures

By John Zipperer

78: percentage of Americans who report being “extremely” or “somewhat” concerned about not having enough money for retirement, according to a study by Northwestern Mutual .... Read More

News Briefs

Addressing street needs

By John Zipperer

Mayor Mark Farrell has put some money into the effort to clean up San Francisco’s streets, especially its downtown areas. Media coverage of the amount of human waste, discarded n... Read More

Issue June 2018