Why I love Mission Bay
A place where a Michelin-star chef works next to a hot dog stand, and where you drop $20 on juice before heading to a free circus show....
City LivingA collection of 14 posts
Born again: Iconic Starlite shimmers anew on top of the Beacon Grand
The revamped Starlite is dramatic, but elegant. San Francisco bars are having a blessed resurgence, exuding personality, class, and great cocktails....
SF I love you. Unrequitedly.
Your subterranean nightlife is beautiful, as any road to ruin can be. Still I love you. You’re an affliction....
‘Ode to San Francisco’ — a poem
Were all of our kisses on hills? If we had a picture of our first kiss,you would see Coit Tower lit up like a candle....
Why I love Russian Hill
If the Mission is hipsters, the Marina is yuppies, SOMA is techies, and the Haight is hippies, Russian Hill is just a bunch of great people coming together....
Why I love the Richmond District
The Richmond has both infinite depth and surprising intimacy. M. T. Eley walks us through this San Francisco neighborhood you probably skip unless you live there....
Why now is the best time to live in San Francisco
Does anyone in mainstream media have anything nice to say about San Francisco?...
In defense of the Tenderloin
I lived here during the crack-and-crime infested 1990s. How bad could it be in 2023?...
Why I love Nob Hill
“Snob Hill” or “one of the world’s great addresses”? Probably both....
Peace on the Flanks of San Francisco’s Streets
The beauty to your left and right while walking through a city hit with toils...
Ten Years of The Bold Italic
Looking back on a decade of covering the Bay Area...
It’s Not Me — It’s You, San Francisco
Goodbye to the City, hello to the Town...