Tag Archives: Sausalito

Labor Day Weekend Events in San Francisco

San Francisco Mime Troupe Don’t be fooled by the name. This isn’t the kind of mime where a guy with white gloves tries to get out of an imaginary box. This is intensely political theater, leftist agitprop comedy that skewers the president, conservatives, and the capitalist system itself. If you’re a loyal Republican, you might […]

Lunch at the Ritz Earrings: Costume Jewelry with an Attitude!

I became a devotee of the Lunch at The Ritz couture bijoux costume jewelry ten years ago. Even on a very tight budget I couldn’t resist that dazzling pair of enameled pink flamingos dripping with Swarovski crystals and gold do-dads. Every year since, when I travel to Carmel, I hit my favorite Ocean Avenue jewelry […]

Visiting Laidback Sausalito, CA: Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay

Yesterday I drove across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco to Sausalito and back again. Measured in time, it’s a quick half-hour or less trip by car or ferry from the city. Measured into the vibes, it’s clear why Otis Redding felt cold while living on a Sausalito houseboat in the bay in 1967. […]

Best of the San Francisco Bay Area Beaches

Ocean Beach – San Francisco, CA Ocean Beach stretches from the northwestern corner of San Francisco all the way down into San Mateo County, running along the Great Highway and completely bordering the city on it’s western side at an overall length of about five miles. Though it tends to be a bit on the […]