The trick of treats

With Halloween coming up, I’ve got candy on the brain. And I am not alone. As a society, we crave candy so much that we have embraced and perpetuated the October 31st ritual... Read More

News Briefs

Marina library construction

By John Zipperer

Leaks. They’re not just bad when they come from the White House. The Marina Branch Library will be closed during weekdays through the end of December 2021 to take care of what t... Read More

News Briefs

Briefly noted

By John Zipperer

San Francisco Rec and Park teamed up with a number of groups to create a 12,000-square-foot nature-inspired playspace at Heron’s Head. Construction began in mid-September on wha... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

7,000: The Partnership for the Presidio and Photoville unveiled the free “My Park Moment” photo show last month, featuring 400 photos out of 7,000 submissions from ama... Read More

Multifamily rentals are tied to office leasing, and that’s lagging in the city. Photo: aschaeffer/FreeImages.com

Real Estate

The more, the merrier

By Garey De Martini

We wanted to know how multiunit properties are faring in light of the pandemic and eviction restrictions. We spoke recently with real estate broker Terrence Jones and found his an... Read More

Learn to listen more than you speak with your teenager. Photo: Fizkes

MomSense

Communicating with your teen

By Liz Farrell

I used to think the toddler years were hard until we had teenagers. Toddler years are taxing physically, but the teen years can be challenging in a different way. Teens are final... Read More

Tierra Whack preforming at the Outside Lands festival in 2019. Photo: jerm cohen

Music

Lizzo, the Strokes to headline Outside Lands

By Maryann LoRusso

For most of the past 18 months, San Francisco’s celebrated music scene went dark. A city that was, prepandemic, alive with concerts, bands, and nightlife was silent and rhythmle... Read More

From left: Podcast (Logan Kim) and Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) fire a proton pack for the first time in Columbia Pictures' Ghostbusters: Afterlife. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sony Pictures

Films

To scream, perchance to laugh

By Michael Snyder

If you happen to be a journalist or critic on the entertainment beat, the imminent arrival of All Hallows’ Eve encourages coverage of scary movies — the classic and the newly ... Read More

News Briefs

What next for JFK Drive?

By John Zipperer

San Francisco might come to regret asking residents what they want to do with JFK Drive. When Britons were asked in 2016 to name a new $200 million polar science ship, the most po... Read More

Vicha Ratanapakdee and his daughter Monthanus Ratanapakdee at the Fairmont Hotel in 2019, Photo courtesy Monthanus Ratanapakdee

Opinion

The long impact of the killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee

By Anh Lê

Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year old immigrant from Thailand, was preparing to go on his early morning walk in the quiet Anza Vista neighborhood of San Francisco on Saturday, Januar... Read More

Politics as Usual

Sale of the century

A modest proposal for dealing with retail theft

By John Zipperer

This was not what the city intended when it banned single-use plastic bags and told people to bring their own reusable shopping bags. The video earlier this year of a man filling ... Read More

Reynolds Rap

All in the City Family: Dennis Herrera chosen to head SFPUC

Is Mayor London Breed having a fox guard the henhouse?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Much has changed since I exposed the blatant pay-to-play scheme at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission disguised as a social impact program (“Friends with Community Be... Read More

The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best-seller list

By Chris Hsiang

Hardcover Fiction 1. Beautiful World Where Are You?: A Novel, by Sally Rooney 2. The Magician: A Novel, by Colm Tóibín 3. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, by V... Read More

Keto Strong Reviews – Pills, Shark Tank My Experience

By Brand Partner Content

Keto Strong Review: The world we live in today’s is very different from the world of two or three decades ago. This is due to the fact that 40% of the world’s pop... Read More

Eric A. Lewis and the company of the North American Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar open Oct. 13 at the Golden Gate Theatre.Photo: Matthew Murphy

Art World

Fall Arts season slowly returns

By Lynette Majer

Finally, the San Francisco arts world we once knew seems to be coming back to life. This month the city welcomes the return of October favorites Fleet Week, Outside Lands, Li... Read More

Issue October 2021