Warriors: How an astounding team gets better

The Golden State Warriors won the NBA championship last season and are better this season. The Warriors won 67 games and only lost 15 last season. This season it’s 73-9, sett... Read More

Coastal Commuter

In enemy territory with a charm and a prayer

By Michael Snyder

During the summer of 2012, I was doing one of my increasingly frequent stints in Los Angeles for work, and I received a call from a friend asking if I would like to see the San Fra... Read More

Enter Stage Left

It’s all in the details … Oscar, music, wine: Beauty

By Evalyn Baron

My senses are sated — for now at least — and the month of May, when all the buds are bursting (and all the allergies as well), is a fine time in this town for your senses to be... Read More

Wine World

Wines to celebrate Mom

By Lynette Majer

If Mom is a wine lover, be sure to check out these wines to toast her on her day. These wines are either made by moms or inspired by moms, and are great choices just for sipping or... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Scenic Sonoma

Take a historic getaway amid the beauty, wine

By Patty Burness

The historic town of Sonoma is a wine country lover’s delight. With its welcoming ambience, idyllic scenery and sumptuous bounty from surrounding farms and wineries, Sonoma i... Read More

News Briefs

Chrissy Field Revamp Plans

The comment period for preliminary plans for repairing Crissy Field Promenade and East Beach parking ended in late April. Key parts of the project include resurfacing of the promen... Read More

News Briefs

City Mandates Paid Parental Leave

San Francisco became the first city in the country to mandate fully paid parental leave to care for a new child. Previously, if an employer did not supplement leave pay, a new pare... Read More

News Briefs

Farrell Calls for Data on Zoning and Regulations Impact

In an attempt to determine the economic impact of zoning and land-use regulations, Supervisor Mark Farrell has called on the city’s chief economist to produce a report to hel... Read More

News Briefs

Sol Francisco: New Building Rule

Who says the members of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors can’t agree on anything? Apparently they are brought together by the sun. On April 19, the supervisors vote... Read More

News Briefs

Voters to Decide on Parcel Tax for Climate Change

The nine Bay Area counties will jointly pay into a fund to remediate the effects of climate change if a ballot measure passes voter muster in the June 7 primary. Measure AA would r... Read More

Wellness

Small women-owned fitness studios offer custom-made workouts

By Julie Mitchell

The Bay Area is home to many national fitness chains: Crunch, Soul Cycle, The Bar Method, and the YMCA are just a few. But there are also plenty of small, locally owned fitness stu... Read More

Real Estate

Why you need title insurance when purchasing a home

It’s all about learning all that can be known, and protecting you from the unknown

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

Why do I need title insurance?” This is a question that often comes from first-time home buyers or buyers who are moving here from other states that might handle searching th... Read More

Real Estate Today

‘Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate’

By Carole Isaacs

Zillions definition: A very large number. Occasionally I had wondered what the name Zillow meant. This was answered early on in the book. The idea was to combine the zillions of pi... Read More

Real Estate

Help for home buyers

By John Zipperer

HOME BUYER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS PITCHED IN SACRAMENTO Prospective first-time home buyers could save tens of thousands of dollars toward the purchase of their home, if a new bill passes... Read More

Real Estate Investor

Going for the gold

Short-sightedness vs. long-term relationships

By John Zipperer

Most of the time, when people think of good or bad business practices, they are thinking of business-to-consumer companies, businesses whose customers are private consumers. But th... Read More

Issue May 2016