Views by the Bay

The place of honor is closest to the host ( Bible Art ) Today's Gospel from the lectionary is about the sin of pride, which causes us t...

The top of the mortgage application requires the borrower to declare the loan's purpose (primary residence, secondary residence, investm...

View of the houses across the lagoon from our neighborhood Foster City gets some love from Peter Hartlaub, the Chronicle's culture cr...

The Zuckerbergs bought 11 homes in Palo Alto to construct their compound. Where does a billionaire live? (It's the answer to the old el...

(Morris/Bloomberg/ WSJ ) A Stanford study has shown that artificial intelligence is reducing entry-level jobs : [bold added] The report, “C...

(Cartoon from Lauber and Will Insurance) Road rage, fortunately for most people, doesn't manifest itself in actions that injure people...

(Photo from charity buzz ) From 2009 to 2016 I was a regular viewer of Royal Pains , USA channel's romantic dramedy about a startup con...

I have a good friend who has been trying to convert me to his form of Christianity for 52 years. In his words, he wants me to repent of my s...

Bret Harte elementary principal Hilinski (Mejia/Chronicle) At the cost of $500 per student per year, a San Francisco elementary school has ...

(Table from University Business ) The nation's largest universities have tens of $billions in endowment funds, yet are experiencing a c...

In 1962, when I first visited Disneyland, the "Submarine Voyage" required an E ticket , making it among the most sought-after rid...

Armand Vaillancourt, 95, stands in the midst of his water sculpture (Suzuki/Chronicle) Last month all signs pointed to its demise. This we...

It's the plot secret in dozens of novels, movies, and TV series: your "aunt" is really your biological mother (21st century va...

Ryan Park in July, 2022 We've been writing about Foster City's Canadian-goose problem for years . The NY Times covered it in June...

Don Peter (1938-2025) Donald Gene Peter was a bear of a man. 87 when he died last month, he still looked the part of the offensive lineman...