The AP reports that trace levels of prescription drugs have been found in drinking water of 24 major metropolitan areas, including San Francisco. The drug found in San Francisco’s drinking supply is estradiol. I looked up estradiol on Wikipedia. I’ve always loved the taste of San Francisco’s water, but this is frightening. Estradiol (17β-estradiol) (also…Continue reading sex hormones in your drinking water
Category: San Francisco Life
raining on your parade
If you choose to stay indoors for the Chinese New Year parade tonight in San Francisco, you can watch the whole thing live on KTVU (Fox 2), co-hosted by Ben Fong-Torres and Julie Haener. Other indoor activities: I’ll be reading tonight at Cantina in San Francisco for the Babylon Salon series. Join me, Eileen Reynolds,…Continue reading raining on your parade
Easy to be Kind to Be Kind Rewind
I just saw Michael Gondry’s new movie, Be Kind Rewind, on opening night at the Balboa in San Francisco. Mick LeSalle for The Chronicle got it all wrong. It’s a mess of a movie, sure, but a wonderful mess of a movie, a tribute to movie-making, a nod to some of the wacky greats of…Continue reading Easy to be Kind to Be Kind Rewind
did you feel that?
Why am I up so early? The earthquake woke me up. This one 1 mile northwest of Pacifica.
Two for Tonight
Join me, Andrew Sean Greer, Ann Packer, and editor Alan Rinzler for a panel on writing and publishing the novel, moderated by literary agent Ted Weinstein, tonight at 826 Valencia. The $100 fee supports the programs for kids at 826 Valencia. 6-9 p.m. Join us for this evening seminar about the process of writing and…Continue reading Two for Tonight