Just singin’ in no rain: A cautionary tale

When I lived in Manhattan , the only time I considered the word “drought” was when I went to see a Tony Award-winning musical on Broadway, the central conceit of which ... Read More

Caring For Our Kids

Helping your child cope with end-of-the-year anxiety

By Liz Farrell

It is hard to believe we are closing in on the end of another school year. It always seems to go by so fast. Endings can be challenging for children, especially when the ending is ... Read More

Wellness

Tai chi offers offers a gentle, healthful workout for everyone

By Julie Mitchell

We see them in parks all over the city, especially early in the morning. Groups of mostly older Asian men and women, moving slowly and deliberately, limbs extended, torsos gently t... Read More

Real Estate Investor

Something’s gotta give: Dr. Peter Linneman on taking the mystery out of our housing crisis

By John Zipperer

About a decade ago, before the Great Recession and the related implosion and rebound of the real estate market, the matter of how to house burgeoning populations was a topic of con... Read More

Real Estate Today

It’s all about inventory

By Carole Isaacs

The thing I hear everyone talk about whether they are a buyer, seller, agent, or real estate spectator is how little there is on the market. Given the number of new condo units bei... Read More

Real Estate

Home prices vs. wage growth and the Millennial buyer

How does the real estate market function with the disconnect between earnings and prices?

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

City living has so many pluses: fun neighborhood shopping, theater, music, abundant restaurants, and much more. Most people want to live in a “walk-to” neighborhood, wh... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: March 2015

News Briefs

In-Law Expansion Throughout District 3 And 8

Last year, District Eight Supervisor Scott Wiener told the Marina Times that his legislation that allowed limited expansion of in-law units in the Castro was a first step; if it wo... Read More

News Briefs

Mayor Lee, Supervisor Farrell Propose Airbnb Changes

San Francisco’s so-called Airbnb law is already in the shop for repairs. The bill, originally proposed by then-Board President David Chiu, sought to legalize short-term home ... Read More

News Briefs

San Francisco Median Home Prices Near $1 Million

Stop me if you’ve heard this one already: San Francisco’s housing prices have reached new stratospheric levels. Yes, well, at least we have new numbers to put with the ... Read More

News Briefs

George Lucas’s Affordable Housing Gift To Bay Area

What good is being part of the 1 percent if you can’t upset other members of the 1 percent? Film legend George Lucas plans to build 224 affordable housing units on a portion ... Read More

Home & Garden

Saving water in a drought; every drop counts

By Julia Strzesieski

Due to below-av-erage rainfall and a dismal snowpack multiple years in a row now, the Bay Area is officially once again in drought status. Our water shortage has caused Gov. Jerry ... Read More

Style

Decorator Showcase goes off the wall

By Maryann LoRusso

The Decorator Showcase is always fun, but this year’s event is a colorful, decade-surfing ode to the good life that shouldn’t be missed. Some 38 designers put their per... Read More

The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson French Coast: A Novel, Anita Hughes The Girl on the Train: A Novel, by Paula Hawkins The Tender Bar: A Memoir, ... Read More

Movie Reviews

Close to the madding crowd

By Michael Snyder

There’s something extremely attractive about the tried and true when contemporary movie companies are deciding to green-light projects. As far as the suits are concerned, the... Read More

Issue May 2015