Controversial harbor threatens Marina Green view

A rendering of the new harbor. (Photo: Rec and Park Department)

Acontentious meeting about the harbor brought out a bevy of boats but no board. District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani recused herself from representation because her husband own... Read More

Union Street could benefit from proposed legislation to help fill commercial vacancies. PHOTO: Lexie Lee

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Jump starting businesses in our neighborhoods

By Marina Times Staff

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

Ridwell picks up hard-to-recycle items not accepted by Recology for reuse and repurpose.

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Ridwell fills the Recology gap

By Lynette Majer

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

Luke's Local opens its latest grocery store in North Beach.  Photo: Facebook.com/LukesLocaL / @emmakmorris

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Luke’s In North Beach

By John Zipperer

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

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Mediterranean Restaurant Coming to Presidio

By John Zipperer

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

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Police Blotter

By John Zipperer

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

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Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

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

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Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

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

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Photographer robberies spur increased police presence

By John Zipperer

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

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GGNRA turns 50

By John Zipperer

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

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Pelosi shifts roles

By John Zipperer

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

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Briefly noted

By John Zipperer

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

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Holiday facts and figures

By John Zipperer

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

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Crime Update

By John Zipperer

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

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Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

State Assemblymember Matt Haney has walked back his support for a $1.7 million single public toilet planned for San Francisco’s Noe Valley. Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s criti... Read More

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