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....