Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What's The Big Deal About Sutro Tower? Dear Rain, What is the big deal about Sutro Tower? I don't understand why everyone likes it. I don't understand why there's souvenirs and merch of the tower you can buy. When I
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: How To Be A Better Tourist Dear Rain, My family and I will be in the area for a little over 24 hours. We live in Austin and we understand tourists taking over your town, so we don't want
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Seriously Though, Aren't San Francisco Summers The Worst? Dear Rain, I'm not a native, but have lived in San Francisco since the early 1990's so I feel that gives me some cred and enough experience with summer in the city to
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What Do You Miss The Most? In these Troubled San Francisco Times, there is a lot of talk about who was here when, and what that does (or doesn't) mean. In an effort to both assist newcomers and take
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: If You Could Go Back In Time... Dear Rain, If you could go back in time to a San Francisco era you didn't live through, when would that be? Signed, Marty McFly Dear Marty, This one is easy. Whenever I
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What Would A Tour Of Your Childhood SF Look Like? Dear Rain, If you wanted to take someone on a tour of the San Francisco of your childhood, where would you take them? Signed, Gen-X'er Dear Gen-X'er. I don't have kids myself, but
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Are Earthquakes Just Old Hat To You? Dear Rain, This week is the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, and that got me thinking: Where were you went it hit? I kid! But seriously, after living here your whole life, are
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What's Your Worst Muni Experience? Dear Rain, I imagine you've ridden Muni for a lot longer than many of your readers, so I want to know, what has been your worst Muni riding experience? Signed, Step Down! Dear
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Is Tahoe The Hamptons Of San Francisco? Dear Rain, Recently, I was walking down the street, and I passed two guys sitting at an outside table at a cafe. I overheard one say to the other, "Yeah, Tahoe is basically
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Do You Hate LA? Dear Rain, I haven't lived here my whole life, but it has been a good long while (23 years!), and while I can't remember where I first heard it, it seems like there's
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Are You An SF Native Snob? SFGH, place of my birth, as seen two years earlier in the film Bullitt Dear Rain, Are you a San Francisco native snob? I mean, do you actually think you are somehow more
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Ask A San Francisco Native: What's The Deal With SF Pizza? Hi, Rain! When I moved here from the East Coast (with a stop for college in the Midwest) in the 1990s, it seemed like I couldn't get a decent pizza anywhere. Sure, I'd
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What Are Your San Francisco Christmas Traditions? Dear Rain, After over a decade of living in San Francisco but flying "home" every year, it occurred to me that, uh, this is my home! So I'll be staying in the city
Arts & Entertainment Ask a San Francisco Native: Where In SF Can I Chase Away The Blues? Dear Rain, Maybe it's the holidays, or maybe it's the election, or maybe it's the onslaught of bad news, or maybe it's just me, but I'm depressed. Are there any places in San
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Is It Hard To Raise A Kid In SF? Can you spot the author? Hint: Her dress is the prettiest. Dear Rain, People say that it's hard to raise a kid in SF, but you grew up here and you seemed to
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Where Are All The Trick-Or-Treaters? Photo of the author, ca. 1983, in her "Halloween III" mask, and her aunt and cousin as terrifying clowns Dear Rain, I've lived in San Francisco for over 10 years, and every Halloween
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Is It OK To Hate Tourists? In these Troubled San Francisco Times, there is a lot of talk about who was here when, and what that does (or doesn't) mean. In an effort to both assist newcomers and take
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: If You Could, Where In SF Would You Buy A House? In these Troubled San Francisco Times, there is a lot of talk about who was here when, and what that does (or doesn't) mean. In an effort to both assist newcomers and take
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What Are Your Favorite San Francisco Books? Dear Rain, Do you have a favorite set-in-SF book? Novel, biography, short stories, whatever. Signed, SF Reads Dear SF Reads, I'm a pretty voracious reader. In fact, I'm a little over halfway to
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Has Muni Behavior Gotten Better, Or Worse? Dear Rain, Has behavior on Muni (people not moving to the back, criminals, backpack wear) changed over the years? Some people claim that it's gotten worse with the most recent flood of new
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Where Were You During The 1989 Quake? Dear Rain, Where were you in the 1989 quake? If we had another quake of that magnitude today, would SF be better or worse off, in your opinion? Signed, Shaky Dear Shaky, On
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What's Your Favorite SF Urban Legend? Dear Rain, In every city I've ever lived, there are urban legends that people (sometimes, transplants, sometimes people that have lived their all their lives) repeat again and again. Alligators in the New
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Has The Fog Always Been Named Karl? In these Troubled San Francisco Times, there is a lot of talk about who was here when, and what that does (or doesn't) mean. In an effort to both assist newcomers and take
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: Is It OK To Use 'Frisco'? Lobby card from the 1934 film Fog Over Frisco Dear Rain, While I don't expect you to be the "final" answer on the use of the term "Frisco," I'd love to get your
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Ask a San Francisco Native: Is Fisherman's Wharf The Worst? In these Troubled San Francisco Times, there is a lot of talk about who was here when, and what that does (or doesn't) mean. In an effort to both assist newcomers and take
