Gun control to Major Tom

Will the shooting deaths of 17 students at a Florida high school ever result in changes in American gun policy? That was the question I was asked by a KFOG radio host in late Febru... Read More

News Briefs

March facts and figures

By John Zipperer

153/96/41: the number of downtown San Francisco city blocks surveyed by NBC Bay Area, followed by the number of those blocks that were “sullied with piles of feces,” followed b... Read More

News Briefs

First vs. Second Amendment

By John Zipperer

On Feb. 13, new District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani introduced the Free Speech Protection Act, which if passed by the full Board of Supervisors would ban firearms at public par... Read More

News Briefs

Arrests for nuisance homeless

By John Zipperer

The city is beginning to get tough on the quality of life problems that have been plaguing many parts of the city, where homeless individuals have obstructed sidewalks, relieved th... Read More

News Briefs

Big drop in short-term home rentals

By John Zipperer

San Francisco’s new regime of enforced registration of vacation or short-term rentals has resulted in a significant drop in the number of listings on major short-term rental site... Read More

District 2 Supervisor

The Stefani era begins

Longtime City Hall insider Catherine Stefani talks about her new role as District 2 supervisor

By John Zipperer

On Jan. 30, District 2 got a new supervisor when Mayor Mark Farrell selected Cow Hollow resident Catherine Stefani to replace him. Insiders quickly praised the decision as savvy; s... Read More

Inside the Marina

Nothing good after 2 a.m.

Assessing the impact and the reasoning of Senator Wiener’s bid to extend bar closing times

By Kevin Frazier

My friends and I have a saying that we stole from the title of a How I Met Your Mother episode: “Nothing Good Ever Happens After 2 a.m.” We’ve tested this theory on a couple ... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Farrell’s moment

How Mayor Mark Farrell plans to lead San Francisco into a new chapter

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

During the 2010 campaign to elect a new District 2 supervisor, I invited the three major candidates to my house for interviews. The reason was a personal one: My pit bull, Jazzy, w... Read More

Issue March 2018