Why I love San Francisco
From San Francisco came the blue jeans and the rainbow flag. From here came this idea of health care as a right, not a privilege....
NeighborhoodsA collection of 18 posts
Why I left the Tenderloin
The TL was like a toxic boyfriend I spent years making excuses for in San Francisco....
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....
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....
Castro Halloween returns after nearly two decades
Organizers ceased throwing the spooky festivities after a 2006 shooting. Now it’s back with a family-friendly motive....
Let’s Talk About San Francisco’s Sunset Neighborhood
The city’s biggest neighborhood is more than just a giant plot of housing...
My Favorite Corner of San Francisco Sits in Balboa Village
Where residents uplift the neighborhood to keep it thriving...
My Favorite Corner of San Francisco: Geary and Polk
The street that was once the grimy epicenter of my social life...
Why I Love Living in Berkeley’s North Shattuck Neighborhood
Full of gourmands, but (finally) no longer referred to as the Gourmet Ghetto...
Has Mission Bay Finally Arrived?
With the impending Warriors Arena and a new booming food scene, the neighborhood has abruptly evolved into a true community...