BART Police Defend Speed Of Response To 16th Street Naked Acrobat Attacks
Crime

BART Police Defend Speed Of Response To 16th Street Naked Acrobat Attacks

BART police Deputy Chief Ben Fairow today defended his agency’s response to an incident at BART’s 16th Street Mission station in San Francisco last month…

SF Zoo Names Black Rhino After 49ers Lineman
News

SF Zoo Names Black Rhino After 49ers Lineman

San Francisco 49ers lineman Alex Boone will join San Francisco Zoo patrons on Friday to celebrate the naming of a 4-year-old black rhino after him….

Attention, SF Stores: Size Large Is Actually Size Normal
Business

Attention, SF Stores: Size Large Is Actually Size Normal

I’m not a large person. I’m a size 12, which is the average size of women in this country. I’m in the middle range of…

Tenant Troubles: How Much Do I Have To Help The Realtor Who Wants To Evict Me?
Business

Tenant Troubles: How Much Do I Have To Help The Realtor Who Wants To Evict Me?

What are my rights in regard to Open Houses/viewings of my apartment when my building is for sale? My situation: I live in a 4-unit…

Smokin’ Fast: Ten Things to Love and Haight About Working Out in San Francisco
Culture

Smokin’ Fast: Ten Things to Love and Haight About Working Out in San Francisco

It’s been ten years since I first arrived in San Francisco, and while in many ways it will keep you in decent shape simply through…

SF Appeal Weekend Poll: Do We Want A Chipotle At Church And Market?
Business

SF Appeal Weekend Poll: Do We Want A Chipotle At Church And Market?

A Denver based chain restaurant wants to move into a highly-visible Market Street location. Will San Francisco’s notorious set of barriers to chain retail keep…

Day Five Behind The SFChronicle Paywall: This Experiment Is A Bust
Business

Day Five Behind The SFChronicle Paywall: This Experiment Is A Bust

Our last day together! I think we can safely declare this experiment a bust. Here’s a summary of my week. Number of articles read on…

SF Appeal Daily Poll: What’s Up With Hats?
Culture

SF Appeal Daily Poll: What’s Up With Hats?

When Appeal pal Beth Spotswood went to report her latest Tourist Trapped column for SF Gate, she made what some might consider a controversial choice:…

Day Four Behind The SFChronicle Paywall: “Why Not Monetize Your Trolls?”
Business

Day Four Behind The SFChronicle Paywall: “Why Not Monetize Your Trolls?”

These posts slogging through the Chronicle paywall are starting to take on the doomed air of Heart of Darkness, aren’t they? I feel like at…

Tenant Troubles: My Landlord Said I Could Add Roommates, Then Changed His Mind
Business

Tenant Troubles: My Landlord Said I Could Add Roommates, Then Changed His Mind

I live in a rent-controlled apartment and the landlord lives in the same building. My lease states that I’m the only allowed occupant and I…

Day Three Behind The SFChronicle Paywall: “Nothing For Something”
Business

Day Three Behind The SFChronicle Paywall: “Nothing For Something”

Tuesday, March 26 Okay, this is why I find the new SFChronicle.com frustrating. What was everyone talking about today? Gay marriage. How many unique articles…

Day Two Behind The SFChronicle.com Paywall
Business

Day Two Behind The SFChronicle.com Paywall

Monday, March 26 I feel bad, everyone. I really do want to like the SFChronicle.com site! I ended up reading the digital paper on my…

He Said, She Said: CW Nevius And Donna Sachet Square Off Over Booze Until 4 AM Proposal
Business

He Said, She Said: CW Nevius And Donna Sachet Square Off Over Booze Until 4 AM Proposal

When State Senator Mark Leno proposed Senate Bill 635, which would let certain California businesses provide beverage service until 4 a.m., the response was immediate,…

My First Day with the New Online Chron
Business

My First Day with the New Online Chron

I haven’t subscribed to the Chronicle since 2008, after they made a number of editorial decisions I vehemently disagreed with as a reader. I didn’t…

Tenant Troubles: Will The Board Of Supes’ Soft-Story Retrofit Requirement End Up Costing Me A Bundle?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: Do I Seriously Have To Hang A “Do Not Flush Tampons” Sign In My Bathroom?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: I Think We Have A Squatter In Our Garage

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: My (Ex) Girlfriend’s Moving Out, Will My Rent Be Going Up?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: Does My Landlord Need To Reimburse Me When I Can’t Use The Garage?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: How Do I Get My Landlord To Fix The Elevator?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: Does My Landlord Need To Clean My Chimney?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: My Landlord’s Threatening To Evict Me Because I Have A Live-In Caregiver

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: Can My Landlord Keep My Deposit Because He Wants To Replace The Range Hood?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: My Landlord Is Selling My Building, How Pessimistic Should I Be?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….

Tenant Troubles: Should I Rent An Apartment That’s In Bad Shape?

Dave’s here to answer your questions every Wednesday, so send them to him at tenant@sfappeal.com, here’s what to make sure to include in your letter….