Views by the Bay

Overpriced shrimp plates, horse flies, wild chickens underfoot: gotta love the tourist experience. . I've done the North Shore drive se...

The six volunteers--Janis, Elliott, Daniel, Valerie, Mary and Elliott Jr. (the latter two not in the picture)--gathered at the Parish Hall ...

The family had had breakfast at the Liliha Bakery expansion sites on the Nimitz Highway and the International Market Place , but they ...

Returning to the Bay Area, I went to Costco to buy the ingredients for the sandwich assembly tomorrow. However, I did take a moment to sto...

Our sleepy suburb has received recognition in the local fishwrap (Herb Caen's term for his employer, the Chronicle): Foster City, a s...

My brothers and I have areas of responsibility (e.g., paying bills, gardening, taking out the trash) for Mom's property, but items oft...

After picking up a morning coffee near the International Market Place I sat in the circular garden dedicated to Queen Emma. A family of s...

(WSJ illustration) Nearly 30 years my junior and living a third of a world away, writer Aatish Taseer and I were deprived of air-conditioni...

Your humble blogger has helped with local food programs for 20 years. They are much cheaper to operate than government programs, which scre...

View of the wait list from our comfortable table Early in the trip we hoofed across the Ala Wai Canal to have breakfast. No longer do we am...

The first time I heard Tony Bennett's signature song was on the radio, just after the first time I visited San Francisco. Millions of A...

Looks like chicken (gizzards) One of the running jokes in our family is how my Caucasian brother-in-law, who grew up eating beef and potato...

Diamond Head rises sharply from the Waikiki flatlands. While the rest of the family was at the Waikiki Aquarium , I walked around Kapiolani...

At least they got rid of the termites. When fire ravages a house, there sometimes is collateral damage to other properties. In the case of ...

I first met Helen 55 years ago. At the time she was 45, so yes, she turns 100 this year, which happens to be today. She's remarkable. ...