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Cow Hollow Shake Shack

By John Zipperer

Shake Shack is here. The new restaurant, located a block off Union Street at 3060 Fillmore Street, announced that it will feature the usual Shake Shack offerings, along with some i... Read More
Crime Beat

CSI: San Francisco

Recent crimes include assaults, vehicle boosts, and burglaries

Here’s a sampling of recent crimes in the districts covered by the Central and Northern SFPD stations. SHOPPING SPREE Dec. 27, 8:50 a..m. Location not provided Two employees at a... Read More
Francisco Park is beginning to take shape on Russian Hill. Photo: Naomi Rose
News Briefs

Francisco Park Update

By John Zipperer

The Francisco Park Conservancy reports work continues apace on the transformation of the former reservoir at the corner of Hyde and Bay Streets into the new 4.25-acre Francisco Par... Read More
Amazon reported having its best holiday shopping season ever, and in San Francisco it benefited from some free “advertising,” courtesy of a protest campaign. PHOTO: Naomi Rose
News Briefs, Uncategorized

City cleans up after anti-Amazon action

By John Zipperer

A group of protestors claiming to be artists concerned about the social impact of e-commerce may have confused more than they enlightened with a recent action. Starting in the Tend... Read More
News Briefs

Van Ness Update

By John Zipperer

Van Ness corridor locals got a brief reprieve from construction disruption during the holidays, but the new year brings a schedule of more work, including night work for several da... Read More
News Briefs

Reporting Crime

By John Zipperer

All categories of crime in 2019 fell in the city except for a slight uptick in arson, according to Compstat data provided by the San Francisco Police Department. The data, comparin... Read More
News Briefs

Danger To Dogs

By John Zipperer

A reader contacted the Marina Times to share a frightening story about a walk with her dog. An early December stroll in Crissy Field ended with the dog at the San Francisco SPCA fo... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

1,000: number of fines issued through August in the UK city of Peterborough for the crime of bicycling in a “wanton or furious manner” . . . June 2020: estimated completion tim... Read More
Police Blotter

Captain Engler responds to concern over new D.A.

By Compiled by John Zipperer

Northern Station Capt. Joseph Engler made his views known on some of the recent controversies swirling around the police force and the city’s elected officials. Writing in his ne... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and Figures

10 years: local voter turnout in November’s election was the lowest in a decade . . . 35 percent: increase from 2017 to 2018 in the number of complaints about feces on city stree... Read More
News Briefs

Central Subway Relief

Small businesses impacted by construction of the Central Subway are getting a boost from the city as the result of a package of measures announced in mid-November by Mayor London B... Read More
News Briefs

Crime Update

On Nov. 15, a phone theft on the Northside resulted in reports of a possible carjacking and led to an extended police chase and an injury to the victim. The incident began when the... Read More
News Briefs

Detox Center Questioned

The Marina Harbor Detox (289 Marina Blvd.) is a drug addiction treatment center that reportedly opened without proper city certification. Neither a proper Change of Use Permit nor ... Read More
Eleanor Carpenter and Leslie Drapkin in front of Jest Jewels on Union Street. Photo: Naomi Rose
News Briefs

The end of an era

Union Street fixture Jest Jewels closes shop as its owners retire

COMMUNITY JEWEL After 34 years of selling jewelry, beautiful scarves, and hats, Jest Jewels (1869 Union St.) is closing shop. Co-owners Leslie Drapkin and Eleanor Carpenter are ret... Read More
News Briefs

Francisco Park Update

Construction on Francisco Park began in July and visitors to the site can already see major changes to the former Francisco Reservoir. In October, a massive water storage system wa... Read More

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