Hunter on the wall

At a pregame ceremony on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, Hunter Pence joined the fraternity of San Francisco Giants’ elite when a plaque in his honor was added to the team’s Wal... Read More

Gehry's famed Guggenheim Bilbao. Photo by Bo Links

Weekend Traveler

The best of Spain

Part 3 of a multipart series on exploring Spain

By Patty Burness

Recently my husband and I had the chance to travel to Spain and spend a month tasting and experiencing the best of what the country has to offer. Part three of the “Best of Spai... Read More

The In-Box

Vote No on Measure O!

By Marie Hurabiell and Jill Yee

City College is an indispensable, much-beloved institution, and taxpayers have time and time again been very generous. San Francisco already pays for Free City. Last year, CCSF re... Read More

Candidates for San Francisco District Attorney (left to right): Civil rights attorney Joe Alioto Veronese, incumbent DA Brooke Jenkins, private defense attorney John Hamasaki

Reynolds Rap

San Francisco still needs big change

Candidate endorsements for the November 2022 election

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The fact the Marina Times is still going is proof that god doesn’t exist.— Tweet by former police commissioner John Hamasaki, who deleted nearly 9,000 tweets just before decla... Read More

News Briefs

Two state bills address housing production

By John Zipperer

Solutions to the state’s housing crisis have been few and far between in Sacramento, and those that appear usually expire due to backroom opposition. But AB 2011 and SB 6 have e... Read More

News Briefs

Music in the park

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department announced a new plan to license street performers in Golden Gate Park. Musicians and other performers can get permits for perform... Read More

News Briefs

Supervisors Approve Expanded Camera Use

By John Zipperer

The Board of Supervisors voted 7–4 in September to approve Mayor London Breed’s legislation authorizing law enforcement to use noncity-owned cameras temporarily when respondin... Read More

News Briefs

Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

City leaders lauded the opening in September of Eula Hotel in the Mission. The 25 units are designed to serve as supportive housing for formerly homeless young adults aged 18–24... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

Fourth: San Francisco’s rank on Dwellsy’s new chart of the 10 most expensive cities in the country for single-family rental homes . . . First: San Jose was Dwellsy’s most ex... Read More

The Quest by Roger Dean. PHOTO: Courtesy Roger Dean; Haight Street Art

Art World

‘The Secret Path: The Art of Roger and Freyja Dean’

Nature and imagination merge in dreamlike landscapes

By Sharon Anderson

The Haight Street Art Center presents an exhibition by famed U.K. artists Roger Dean and his daughter, Freyja Dean. Roger Dean’s career spans more than 60 years and his dazzling... Read More

District 2 Supervisor

November Recommendations

Picking the best on the ballot

By Catherine Stefani

Election day is almost upon us! San Franciscans will take to the polls and make their voices heard for the fourth and final time this year. If you are unsure of your registration ... Read More

Left to right: Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus 2. Photo: Courtesy Walt Disney Studios

Films

Screen scares in the air

By Michael Snyder

When autumn starts to creep in and a certain haunt-ridden end-of-October holiday approaches, the movie and television industries invariably roll out the horror. The powers that be... Read More

Halloween brings treats and tricksters. PHOTO: GraphicMama-team

Coastal Commuter

Thanks, but no pranks

By Michael Snyder

The phrase, “a cruel joke,” always comes to mind when I think of pranks. And I generally think of pranks every October—specifically on the evening of October 30. That’s th... Read More

Real Estate

The way it once was in real estate

By Garey De Martini

Eileen Mougeot, an agent with Corcoran Global Living in San Francisco, has been in the business a long time. She is a great storyteller, so we thought we’d ask her how things ha... Read More

No matter the age, there are ways you can help kids develop this skill. Photo: spb2015

MomSense

Teaching our kids to self-advocate

Help them identify and ask for what they need

By Liz Farrell

We teach our kids from an early age how to solve problems and resolve conflicts, but another important skill for them to learn is how to advocate for themselves. Self-advocacy is ... Read More

Issue October 2022