I feel like I know a lot about our city's history, but there was so much information here that was new to me. Covering San Francisco from the 1960s (when everybody partied) through the 1980s (when everybody died -- while then-president Reagan twiddled his thumbs), this book was a fascinating narrative of key events like the "Summer of Love," the Zebra killings, Jonestown, the Patti Hearst kidnapping, and the Milk/Moscone assassinations. The author puts the history into context so that the reader really gets a sense of what it was like to live in the Bay Area during this time. There are a couple of chapters about sports teams near the end, but you won't miss anything by skipping them. A worthwhile read for any San Franciscan.