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Skip to main content Currently Reading Resort fees are fraud when your hotel looks out at a Carl's Jr. and a California traffic jam June 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The graffiti artist Shepard Fairey designed the 10-story mural on The Line's facade.  Freda Moon On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I had my first post-vax hotel stay. It was also my reintroduction to the ridiculous, maddening travel-related fees that I’d forgotten about over the past year. One such charge, the so-called “resort fee,” especially drew my ire.

By Kathy Chouteau Richmond’s pirates have stolen the hearts of the masses, judging by their rave reviews and the long line of patrons waiting outside their door. Black Star Pirate BBQ, the city’s newest foodie sensation located at Point San Pablo Harbor, celebrated its grand opening in early October 2020 and has already garnered media accolades and a 4.5 star rating on Yelp during its short existence. As the Standard’s Mike Kinney first reported, Black Star is the brainchild of Tony Carracci, onetime owner of San Francisco restaurant Cha Cha Cha during the 1980s, as well as city nightc...

You can kayak to this 131-year-old San Francisco Bay lighthouse for paddle-up Bloody Marys March 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail You can kayak to this 131-year-old San Francisco Bay lighthouse for paddle-up Bloody MarysLance Yamamato On the cusp of another COVID spring, travel editor Freda Moon has tasked herself with seeking out more adventures. And, specifically, adventures that end in a day trip-worthy meal. Tucked between Coast Guard Island and the 1-880, Quinn's Lighthouse Restaurant and Pub fits the bill. So on a recent afternoon, Moon pushed her lime green Ocean Kayak into the Oakland Est...