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S.F. Department of Public Health head: ‘public drug use is really a problem for other people’

3 weeks ago | marinatimes.com | Susan Dyer Reynolds

A few months ago, I received an anonymous message containing a recording of a Dec. 20, 2023, phone meeting led by Dr. Hillary Kunins, Director of Behavioral Health Services and Mental Health SF, regarding harm reduction strategies for 2024. Attendees included San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) employees and nonprofit providers funded by the city to handle harm reduction initiatives.
How violent criminals fall through the cracks of mental instability

1 month ago | marinatimes.com | Susan Dyer Reynolds

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?”— Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-GlassOn Feb.
Review: Although saddled with glitches, ‘On Swift Horses’ just crosses the finish line

1 month ago | marinatimes.com | Chad Byrnes

Elegiac yet restrained and lyrical, Daniel Minahan’s On Swift Horses explores the lives of two lost souls trying to find their footing in 1950s America. What initially seems a forbidden tryst between the main characters, played by budding Hollywood stars Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones, becomes something else entirely: a quest for morality and love in a society that doesn’t recognize their authentic selves.
Izzy’s Steaks & Chops: Come for the steak, stay for the crullers

1 month ago | marinatimes.com | Susan Dyer Reynolds

When I moved to the Haight-Ashbury with college friends in 1989, our weekends usually involved walking or hopping on the bus to Lower Haight to hang out at bars like the Mad Dog in the Fog or Toronado for cold beers on tap. We only occasionally visited the Marina District or Cow Hollow — the infamous “Triangle” of bars and restaurants was too fraught with frat boys and sorority girls for a rockabilly and goth-clad group of aspiring writers and artists.
André Holland lights up ‘The Actor’ in the role he was born to play

2 months ago | marinatimes.com | Kalyn Corrigan

André Holland knew he had to land the role of Paul Cole, the mysterious, debonair, multifaceted man without a past at the heart of The Actor, the film based on Donald E. Westlake’s hard-boiled pulp fiction novel “Memory.” Paul, stricken with amnesia, wakes up in a small 1950s town with a serious head injury and no recollection of who he is or how he got there.
Zavein Wright had been arrested 11 times since 2019 on charges from assault to kidnapping - then he attacked my friend in the Marina

2 months ago | marinatimes.com | Susan Dyer Reynolds

Part 1 of a two-part seriesAs a San Francisco journalist, I’ve covered dozens of violent criminal cases, but I had never known any of the victims personally until Oct. 5, 2023. That was the day the husband of the longtime editor of the Marina Times, Lynette Majer, was brutally attacked in the Marina District.
Woman arrested in parklet crash went through city work program where supervisors wear bulletproof vests

Mar 3, 2025 | marinatimes.com | Susan Dyer Reynolds

On Feb. 11, 2025, District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder posted on social media platform X that she issued a Letter of Inquiry into the “dangerous San Francisco police chase that sent 6 people, including a mother and child, to the hospital, resulted in two car crashes, and destroyed a parklet on Super Bowl Sunday.” Written in the style of a high school junior’s prose, Fielder blustered five follow-up posts.
Matthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ implores us to love thy neighbor

Mar 3, 2025 | marinatimes.com | Kalyn Corrigan

It’s a chilly Tuesday morning, and director Matthew Rankin hasn’t slept in over twenty-four hours. “I feel like I’m going totally insane,” he admits as we sit down to discuss his new film, Universal Language. The filmmaker has been bouncing around from country to country for months, as the movie has garnered worldwide acclaim.
Are AI Friendships Artificial? How AI Helps Create Better Human Connections

Feb 17, 2025 | marinatimes.com | Jon Stojan

Ask your friends what they use AI for. Among those who say they use it for work, personal productivity, or quick answers to specific questions, an answer is becoming increasingly common: chatting to process. For many users, an AI can be a valuable sounding board, a space to think aloud and get simple feedback. You might think that’s what your family, significant other, and close friends are for, but are they always available? Are they always open and ready to listen?
DIY Headshots: How to Get Professional Results at Home

Feb 12, 2025 | marinatimes.com | Jon Stojan

If you’re considering going the DIY route with your professional headshots, just remember that there are significant differences between headshots and portraits. For example, a portrait allows for more artistic creativity, while a headshot is typically strictly professional and follows specific standards. Though there are differences, if you understand them and follow some simple steps, you can easily create professional DIY headshots to help advance your career.