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When Jerry Garcia Sang of Gomorrah -- in San Francisco Jul. 02, 2025
When Jerry Garcia walked onto the stage that night in 1977 — at Theatre 1839 in San Francisco ... Read More
How Some Drugs Got to Pelosi's District Mar. 19, 2025
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lives in one of San Francisco's poshest neighborhoods — that... Read More
Airport Art Is Curated for Travelers Mar. 15, 2025
By Athena Lucero Have you noticed paintings, sculptures or murals at airports? If you are usually ru... Read More
Goodbye to the Great Highway Mar. 12, 2025
"This may be the most beautiful commute in the world." My father sometimes said that back in the 197... Read More
The Dam That Keeps San Francisco From Running Dry Jan. 15, 2025
It was 5:12 a.m. on a Wednesday and the sun had not yet risen over the East Bay hills when a 7.9 ear... Read More
Christmas Together Dec. 18, 2024
During the Christmas season when I was a boy, my mother used to take my brothers and sisters and me ... Read More
The Blame Game Nov. 07, 2024
And now it begins. America has elected a very flawed candidate. An aging, raging bully. Not the firs... Read More
Kamala Harris, You're Not in California Anymore Nov. 04, 2024
WASHINGTON — Over the many years when I wrote a column for the San Francisco Chronicle, politi... Read More
CNN's Softball Interview for Softball Candidate Aug. 30, 2024
WASHINGTON — "My values did not change," Kamala Harris asserted during her Thursday interview ... Read More
Kamala Harris on Snob Hill Aug. 14, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris visited San Francisco on Sunday to hold a fundraising event at an eliti... Read More
Team Kamala Says She's Tough on the Border. But What's Her History? Aug. 01, 2024
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris wants Americans to believe that she is not a progres... Read More
When San Francisco Was Not Liberal Jul. 31, 2024
"She is a San Francisco liberal." That is how Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas — who gra... Read More
The People Have a Right to Enjoy Their Parks Apr. 25, 2024
Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can't cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park... Read More
Build Anything Anywhere Threatens Communities Mar. 14, 2024
YIMBY sounds nice. YIMBY stands for "Yes in My Backyard." It's a positive-sounding rejoinder to NIMB... Read More
It's Been a Week Since the Super Bowl. You Thought KC Won? Nope. San Francisco Was Just Announced the Surprise Winner. Feb. 18, 2024
See if any of this parody sounds familiar: It's been seven days since the Super Bowl ended. Silly yo... Read More
When the 49ers -- and Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Grateful Dead -- Played on a High School Field Feb. 07, 2024
When I was a freshman and sophomore in high school — before I was old enough to drive — ... Read More
Another Time in the Tenderloin Nov. 08, 2023
When I graduated from Princeton in 1981, there were two things that I wanted to do: make my living a... Read More
Pelosi's $14-Million Tree Travesty Sep. 25, 2023
When the Senate debated the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 6, 2022, two Republican senators drew at... Read More
Pelosi's $14-Million Tree Travesty Sep. 20, 2023
When the Senate debated the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 6, 2022, two Republican senators drew at... Read More
Doom Loop City Aug. 30, 2023
It should come as no surprise that an enterprising San Franciscan came up with the idea to host a "d... Read More
