Perhaps Ponce de Leon chose the wrong coast to search for the Fountain of Youth. Based on the sporting exploits emanating from the North Bay, it seems the fountain may be trickling through the drinking fountains at San Rafael's Albert Field. A delightful Scott Ostler column in today's Chronicle note ... More >>
Luis ChongBeing trapped behind a window in a Bayview warehouse apparently is too confining for Smokin' Warehouse owner Bill Lee. We visited last week and discovered that he has ordered a smokin' truck. That is, a truck for selling barbecue, not one he found by the side of the road with the ho ... More >>
Nan Park ImagesAh, but is it art? In San Francisco, the term "Arts Commission" is misleading. This is not merely a roomful of wealthy dowagers deciding where to place a bust of Adolph Sutro. A small percentage of funds expended on development projects in the city, by law, are sent the commission' ... More >>
How San Francisco elections officials dropped the ball on instant runoff voting
At a seemingly innocuous event in the Sunset, Willie Brown proves again why he's the patron saint of patronage
S.F.'s Elections Department has been paying a team of PR consultants as much as $225 an hour to polish its tarnished reputation
Got It; Got It; Didn't Get It; Female Cracker Morons Who Maim; Ounce of Prevention; Our Apologies, John; The Oddest Clarification We've Published This Year
There's a pot of money available to investigate real estate fraud, but Terence Hallinan isn't using it
Small arts groups want the city to stop favoring the Gang of Six
