Views by the Bay

A tandem bike fosters togetherness. On a nice day the youngster and I like to ride along the levee and have lunch at one of the restaurants ...

On Saturday we took the special-needs kids to see Madagascar , the new animated feature about animals who escape the Central Park Zoo for th...

Dan Brown’s best-seller, the Da Vinci Code , is suspenseful on several levels. Characters whom we identify with are in danger, and we are d...

Got a call from my son tonight at 8 p.m. He’s standing in line for the midnight opening of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. This ...

Who remembers Logan’s Run ? It was a modest science-fiction film with a familiar plot: rebels and free-thinkers, lured by dreams of a world ...

On Saturday the youngster and I threw a change of clothes into the car and motored south to Monterey Bay. The air was cool and crisp, perfec...

There’s a Chevy’s Restaurant near our house, and every Cinco de Mayo the cars overflow from the parking lot into our quiet neighborhood. I...

Today I spent a couple of hours tweaking a financial structure that could save a company tens of millions of dollars in income taxes. I also...

When some loud braggart tries to put me down and says his school is great I tell him right away, now what’s the matter, buddy, Ain’t you hea...

Photo: Yahoo News Holding hands at midnight ’neath a starry sky Nice work if you can get it And you can get it if you try - G...

Last week the bank sent overdraft notices on two different accounts. In one case a family member confused the debit card with the credit car...

A friend is quitting his high-paying job to teach, a not uncommon decision for baby boomers who sense that time is running out on opportunit...

Over Oakland. On Monday I parked the car at Oakland Airport and boarded the Southwest 737. The flight east was uneventful, although there we...

Working for a large company has its benefits. No, I’m not referring to retirement, health, or expense-account packages--which often are more...

I got the tax return done on time again but had to take a vacation day to do it. Yes, yes, if I were more motivated and organized, I could h...