Everyone needs a motto and the acronym for Sarah Leary’s is GSD, which is what she does as co-founder and Vice President of Marketing and Operations of Nextdoor, a 3+-year-old, San Francisco-based website that is making being neighborly en vogue and growing at the Hong Kong rate of speed of 72.49 Mbps.

ABC7’s Carolyn Tyler, a popular anchor/reporter, shares her weekend routine, the one she does when she’s not doing something involving philanthropy.

We survived another Dreamforce, which gets better—and bigger—each year. A concert by Bruno Mars on Civic Center Plaza, part of the four days of innovativeness and benefitting UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, drew a slew of boldface names and highlighted the past week of haute events, which included Goldie Hawn at the Global Green USA’s Gorgeous & Green gala and the Museum of the African Diaspora’s 9th annual gala. For an up close look at the week that was, read on:

Whether you call them mixologists or bar chefs these days, bartenders are returning to their roots and making classic cocktails like Manhattans and Old-Fashioned once again. That couldn’t delight Wild Turkey’s legendary Master Distiller Jimmy Russell more. He’s celebrating his 60th year with the brand, which is calling 2014 “The Year of Jimmy Russell.” Haute Living caught up with the Bourbon Hall of Famer who knows a thing or two about whiskey—how to make it and how to drink it— at an exclusive whiskey tasting at Churchill bar in Duboce Triangle during his recent trip to San Francisco.

San Francisco fashion is getting personal these days with bespoke offerings from Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin and Edie Parker. The custom services by those designers and pretty Persolé Chic Shades to keep you stylishly protected from the sun and rain are among the fashion items for men and women that we’re loving these days.

Now that jack-o’-lanterns are popping up in windows and porches as San Francisco gears up for Halloween, what better time to let you know where you can enjoy some scrumptious pumpkin dishes this fall. Creative chefs are using pumpkin in appetizers, entrees and, our favorite, desserts. Here are five dishes you’ll want to try this fall.

While stodgy places like the Pacific Union Club and The Bohemian Club have served as the city’s pre-eminent private social clubs for men for years and are infamous for their decades-long waiting lists to become a member, times are a changing. Today’s private clubs in San Francisco (yes, we hear that SoHo House is on the way) are edgy, inclusive and haute. Here are four clubs where even Groucho Marx would want to join, if they would have him as a member.

Fall is here and now is the perfect time to turn your attention away from outdoor barbecues to cozy evenings with friends and family. If you don’t want to go through the trouble of hosting a formal sit-down dinner party, try a wine and cheese tasting. With just a few tabletop essentials and the right accompaniments you can easily create an unforgettable evening. Whether you have a palatial estate in the Belvedere, a Victorian in Pacific Heights or a condo in SoMa, you can host the perfect wine and cheese party when you follow these simple and elegant entertaining tips from Isabelle von Boch, Villeroy & Boch’s in-house hospitality and entertaining expert and an eighth generation von Boch family member.

As San Francisco gears up for Dreamforce, we replay the haute happenings of the past week. George Lucas and Mellody Hobson were on the scene for the Platinum VIP Preview of Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, Colin Bailey and Brian Chesky were among the boldface names to take a splash at the 22nd annual Celebrity Pool Toss, Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel’s singer/songwriter offspring Alexa Ray Joel christened the new Bloomingdale’s Stanford, Joy Venturini Bianchi was in her element at Helpers Couture for a Cause and a baby panda’s name was revealed at Ghurka. (Hint: The female name starts with an H, ends in Y and its most famous holder of it is one of the Dreamforce speakers.) But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s look back at the week that was: