Lydia Chávez

Professor/Managing Editor

Love reporting, editing and living in the Mission. Teaching too. Favorite places in the Mission change all the time. Lately mine are San Carlos, Lexington, and Bartlett - the small streets just off Valencia.

Stories by Lydia

Dismissiveness as a Virtue

In a recent column, San Francisco Chronicle restaurant reviewer Michael Bauer posed the question of whether rude service can become a virtue, in relation to...

Veterans’ Stories Wanted

Are you a veteran living in or around the Mission, or know someone who is and wants to share their story? What are you doing...