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Meet the Owner of The Boardwalk Beach House

Johnny Love

As San Francisco’s favorite restaurateur and bartender put it, “Holy smokes. How did that happen?”


For anyone who spent the ’90s boozin’ and schmoozin’ at the man’s eponymous club on Polk Street, that may be a sobering thought. But here’s the good news. He’s still going strong. And he’s still having more fun than you.

We caught up with Johnny ahead of his April Fools Day birthday bash, for which he planned a party at the Blue Light, the place he bought from Boz Scaggs back in the day. Looking back on his career, it’s been quite a ride.

Before he became Johnny Love, he was just John Metheny, a rugby player at Cal who played on the great Jack Clark’s first national READ MORE

Meet the Manager of The Boardwalk Beach House

Sharon Dauskardt

Sharon and her two daughters are Bay Area Natives and former residents of Sana Cruz. Sharon is a lisenced real estate agent catering to clients in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Sharon's experience in management includes but is not limited to managing the support staff at Stanford University for several years in the Graduate School of Education, Office of Development and the Stanford Medical School. She is excited about this new venture at The Beach House and looks forward to expanding the business into the Newest and "Best of Santa Cruz" Bed and Breakfast. READ MORE