From the coast to the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains

It’s always a beautiful ride from San Francisco to the Monterey Bay along the coast and then inland through Hecker Pass across the Santa Cruz Mountains. Recently, my husband ... Read More

Coastal Commuter

Homesick coming and going

By Michael Snyder

Having the benefit of two home bases where I’m happy to live and work, I’m always surprised by my random bouts of homesickness. I should be grateful for the variety. I ... Read More

Enter Stage Left

Urban living: Unexpected bedfellows

By Evalyn Baron

Months ago, Peter and I had put our garbage/recycling/compost receptacles curbside on the regular Tuesday evening, all neat for Wednesday morning pickup. We’d settled into ou... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Project Political Runway: In Mayor Lee’s regime, if you’re not in with Ron Conway, you’re out

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

On Sept. 17 at 7 a.m., community and labor groups, including the California Nurses Association, United Educators of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Tenants Union, held a ̶... Read More

Real Estate Investor

The most-desired city

By John Zipperer

Before you even ask: No. “No” is the answer to your question about whether San Francisco’s real estate market has come down to Earth. It hasn’t. In fact, no... Read More

Real Estate Today

A crime query

By Carole Isaacs

All buyers make choices when they set out to buy a home in San Francisco, whether it is giving up parking, living with one bathroom, fewer bedrooms, or no outdoor space. As the cit... Read More

Real Estate

Is the sky the limit? Prices are high, but are they a bubble?

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

A question I am asked frequently by San Franciscans is, “With prices this high, are we headed for a bubble?” I know prices appear to be rising to levels that cannot be ... Read More

Caring For Our Kids

Tooth fairy tips

By Liz Farrell

The tooth fairy can be an important part of a child’s life, especially in the early years of losing teeth. Most children hold on to their belief in the tooth fairy longer tha... Read More

Wellness

Seasonal eating

By Thalia Farshchian

As we enter fall, we say goodbye to fresh berries, watermelons, and heirloom tomatoes only to say hello to pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and pomegranates. In our modern times, we have ... Read More

La Deliziosa Vita

Rhode Island ‘clear broth chowda’ a perfect base for clam chowder three ways

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When the weath-er gets crisp in the fall, I crave my mother’s clam chowder. The rivalry on the East Coast is fierce over the proper way to make clam chowder; so fierce, in fa... Read More

Home & Garden

Get rain ready

By Julia Strzesieski

If the predictions are as accurate as the hype, we will be in for a healthy dose of rain this season. Despite the lack of creeks and streams in our urban areas, we can still experi... Read More

The Best of Books

What you’re reading this autumn

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff (paperback) The Tender Bar: A Memoir, by J.R. Moehringer (paperback) The Mindfulness Colouring Book: Anti-St... Read More

Television

Joining the cults

By Michael Snyder

Cult TV. Sounds a little sinister, but it’s fairly harmless, other than the problems associated with any obsession. People find an under-the-radar television show they embrac... Read More

Back Story

The reporter who interviewed an Irish setter

By Ernest Beyl

When I think back, I was not a very good reporter. Neverthe-less, in the early fifties, after nearly six months as a copyboy, I became a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. I... Read More

La Deliziosa Vita

Fine small-batch cask-aged spirits now at Vom Fass specialty food store

For the past two years in its Ghirardelli Square location, Vom Fass has offered its award-winning natural and organic olive oils, nut and seed oils, and old-world cask-aged vinegar... Read More

Issue October 2015