It’s well-known that the city’s permitting process for small businesses is laborious. Add to that the challenge of high rents; hiring; crime; and the pandemic, which forced th... Read More
For years I have doggedly sorted my recycling with focused determination (with a world in such disarray, this is one thing I can control, right?) My scads of rubber bands, paper c... Read More
100: number of legislative changes proposed by Mayor Breed in her latest attempt to ease permitting for small businesses and improve the business climate in the city . . . March 2... Read More
Early last month, Luke’s Local opened its latest location. Located in North Beach at Green and Stockton streets, it is the company’s third in the city; it already has stores i... Read More
This summer, Building 101 on the Presidio’s Main Parade Lawn will boast a new restaurant featuring Mediterranean foods and culture “enveloped in American comfort and hospitali... Read More
March 3, 4:06 p.m., Van Ness Avenue at Bay Street: Officers tracked a stolen vehicle and found it parked and occupied. The driver of the stolen vehicle attempted to flee, accelera... Read More
Phil Ginsburg, general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, was unanimously elected chairperson of the California State Park and Recreation Commission. The... Read More
In the wake of two brazen robberies of wedding photographers near the Palace of Fine Arts, District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani has secured additional police presence for the P... Read More
On Oct. 27, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area hit middle age, celebrating 50 years since its formation. Stretching from Alcatraz to Crissy Field to The Presidio to Rancho C... Read More
Following the Democrats’ narrow loss of the U.S. House of Representatives in the November election, and the shocking violent attack on her husband, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announce... Read More
Soccer fans often feel isolated in cities that are filled with fans of baseball, basketball, and American football. Street Soccer USA and the city of San Francisco teamed up to ho... Read More
501 Stanyan Street: Location of the home of John McLaren, Golden Gate Park’s builder, who decorated a cypress tree in his front yard in 1929, and the tree has been lit up every ... Read More
In early 2023, Bi-Rite will take over the Real Foods location at 2140 Polk Street. The Bi-Rite Family of Businesses announced in late October it had entered into an agreement to p... Read More
No, this isn’t a typo; San FranDISCO is the name of a 5,000-square-foot roller rink the city opened Oct. 15 on Civic Center’s Fulton Plaza. The pop-up rink opened during Natio... Read More
The number of crimes largely held steady year-to-year for the period Sept. 15–Oct. 15, according to the San Francisco Police Department’s Crime Dashboard for Northern Station.... Read More