Welcome to this elderly couple's floating art-filled Berkeley home By Andrew Esensten Jun 2, 2023 Paul Canin sits in the bright, low-ceilinged living room of his Berkeley home on a recent afternoon, flipping through the yellowing pages of the diary he kept during World War II. As a radar navigator in the U.S. Army Air Forces, the second lieutenant participated in several missions across Europe. On Sept. 13, 1944, his… Read More
Seniors The healing power of gratitude A middle-aged man came to see me during the recession in 2008. Hector (not his real name) was crying in my Kaiser office and depressed because of his near… By Dr. Jerry Saliman Apr 25, 2023
Act Two Send that poultry carcass my way — and the giblets, too In 1998, when my first granddaughter was born and I flew to San Diego to meet her, an empty eight-quart soup pot came along for the ride. In my new role… By Janet Silver Ghent Apr 19, 2023
Seniors At 90, this Holocaust survivor zips around S.F. in her sports car In 1947, the San Francisco Examiner interviewed new Americans to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. One of them was… By Liz Harris Apr 17, 2023
The Matzo Chronicles Sweet memories of a short-order cook, and my father When I was 12, I had a terrible chronic ear infection. We had just moved across the country to a new town. I didn’t know anybody, couldn’t go to school,… By Karen Galatz Apr 10, 2023
Act Two Home repair project? I never nix it now that I’ve got Mr. Fix-It Two years after I married Allen in 2000, I decided to put my Alameda townhouse on the market, but first I needed to make sure everything worked. That’s… By Janet Silver Ghent Feb 9, 2023
Seniors Buddy program between Hausner teens, Moldaw seniors is a ‘win-win’ For Josef Paldus-Farmwald, an eighth-grader at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto, there’s one hour every other Wednesday that he eagerly… By Emma Goss Feb 8, 2023
The Matzo Chronicles Workaholics of the world, unite! Long ago, I had a boss who worked long hours. Commendable, yes, but all too frequently and loudly he bragged of his Protestant work ethic. Each time he… By Karen Galatz Feb 6, 2023
Seniors How to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease A patient I saw recently came in to discuss his lab results. Nick (not his real name) is 61 years old. He felt well and took no medications. His tests… By Dr. Jerry Saliman Feb 1, 2023