Active Family is the go-to magazine devoted to East Bay families. We are dedicated to providing local life and style information for families in the SF East Bay area.

I am not a scientist, but none of us has to be a biologist or zoologist to have fun becoming aware of each little connection, how unseen bonds help us live in this world together.

We will be starting our renovation project, which will transform our guest rooms and many of our public spaces, bringing our hotel back to a fresh and contemporary look. We will certainly do our best to keep the construction disturbance to a very minimum, but we apologize in advance for any inconvenience this might cause you during your stay. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

I write for a range of digital and tangible publications, most recently Scientific American. I believe the zone where science, money, power and politics connect is the right place for journalism.

Mediator Kenneth Strongman is a proven leader performing mediations and teaching other attorneys the best practices of the profession; in addition, he has strong roots in the community in service organizations and board memberships.