It’s like clockwork when you cover the motion picture business. The beginning of a new year inevitably brings … one or more lists of the previous year’s best movies. So w... Read More
When my stepmother, Kickie, passed away last February, I had to go through closets full of clothes, shoes, and handbags she began purchasing when she moved to California more than ... Read More
As a north beach flaneur, I come across a lot of neighborhood characters who lighten my load. This is especially important during the year-end holidays. Let me tell you about a few... Read More
You hear a lot these days about how hard it is just getting around San Francisco between the construction, the traffic, and the congestion. The bottom line is that San Francisco is... Read More
When I first met Rod McKuen, the renowned poet-songwriter who died in January, I had to ask him, “What was it like to have Sinatra record one of your songs?” McKuen spu... Read More
FLEET WEEK Some are thrilled, some not so, but the celebration of the United States’ military might and those who serve returns this year and starts officially with the Blue ... Read More
Some readers may recall my occasional pieces in this journal called “Unlikely Heroes (and Heroines) in the Gastronomic Trenches”— short profiles of writers on foo... Read More
Following an at-times contentious round of back-and-forth with community groups regarding a planned remake of Polk Street’s traffic and parking design, the San Francisco Muni... Read More
The Marina Times is distributed free throughout San Francisco’s northern neighborhoods, including the Marina, Cow Hollow, Pacific Heights, Russian Hill and North Beach.Memb... Read More
“All those dogs should be killed!” the old man with two yapping Yorkies said loudly in the middle of Pet Food Express. Jasmine Blue, then six months old, was standing besid... Read More