Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen books on historical topics, as well as many large-format pictorial books for American and international publishers, including the acclaimed San Francisco Then & Now. He is a member of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society, the American Aviation Historical Society, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. He is a graduate of the Stanford University Professional Publishing Course.
Mr. Yenne and his wife, Carol, have owned a home in Noe Valley for three decades and they raised both of their children, Azia and Annalisa, in Noe Valley. Carol owns Small Frys Children’s Store on Twenty-fourth Street and is an active member of the Noe Valley Merchants’ Association.