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Movers and Shakers in San Francisco
High achievers on our radar this month, from Bay Area heavyweights to the next generation of power players. Ryan Coogler…
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Carl Nolte, Retire? Never
Carl Nolte by Jennifer Blot. On Carl Nolte’s first morning of semi-retirement in January, he peered out the living room…
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The Wardrobe: Ursula Damani
This vintage patterned dress with graphic gold brocade detail is one of Damani’s new favorites from Mercy Vintage in Oakland,…
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Alex Chases, the Perfectionist
With exuberant warmth, stylist Alex Chases — his lanky six-foot-four frame impeccably dressed in a crisp white button-down and perfectly…
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The Profile: Jose Antonio Vargas Is (Re-)Defining ‘American’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist releases a new memoir about his life — and work — as an undocumented immigrant. Vargas…
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Perspectives on Beauty
On a very chilly winter day last month, San Francisco photographer Spencer Brown set out to find a rare vista…
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The Interview: Joe Cotchett Still Has Big Fish to Fry
Joe Cotchett by Spencer Brown When I think of Joe Cotchett, three words come to mind: bigger than life. At…
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Walter Dawydiak Lives Life in the Fast Lane
Dawydiak, pictured at left with daughter Bianca. Says Patrick Barber: “Walter is a true Renaissance man who turned his passion…
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Remembrance: William Newsom, 1934-2018
William Newsom, right, with friends Jim Halligan, John Mallen and Gordon Getty. When former U.S. Appeals Court Judge William Newsom…
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Movers and Shakers in San Francisco
High achievers on our radar this month, from Bay Area heavyweights to the next generation of power players. Michael Pace…
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