Marina Times

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

Bi-Rite, seen here on 18th St., is coming to Russian Hill. Photo: Eric Heath-flickr.com-p200eric-WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

News Briefs

Bi-Rite Takes Over Real Foods On Polk

By John Zipperer

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

News Briefs

City Revives the 1970s For Skating Fans

By John Zipperer

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

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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

News Briefs

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

News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

1,052: The number of games Bruce Bochy won as manager of the San Francisco Giants from 2007–19; Bochy was hired last month as the new manager of the Texas Rangers . . . $181: pe... Read More

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Supervisors Approve Expanded Camera Use

By John Zipperer

The Board of Supervisors voted 7–4 in September to approve Mayor London Breed’s legislation authorizing law enforcement to use noncity-owned cameras temporarily when respondin... Read More

News Briefs

Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

City leaders lauded the opening in September of Eula Hotel in the Mission. The 25 units are designed to serve as supportive housing for formerly homeless young adults aged 18–24... Read More

News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

Fourth: San Francisco’s rank on Dwellsy’s new chart of the 10 most expensive cities in the country for single-family rental homes . . . First: San Jose was Dwellsy’s most ex... Read More

News Briefs

New Money For Chinatown Library Renovation

By John Zipperer

The state’s Building Forward Library Improvement Grant Program has awarded the Chinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch of the San Francisco Public Library nearly $8 million for renovation... Read More

News Briefs

Two state bills address housing production

By John Zipperer

Solutions to the state’s housing crisis have been few and far between in Sacramento, and those that appear usually expire due to backroom opposition. But AB 2011 and SB 6 have e... Read More

News Briefs

Music in the park

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department announced a new plan to license street performers in Golden Gate Park. Musicians and other performers can get permits for perform... Read More

News Briefs

News

Holiday facts and figures

Bi-Rite Takes Over Real Foods On Polk

City Revives the 1970s For Skating Fans

Crime Update

Briefly Noted

Facts and Figures

Supervisors Approve Expanded Camera Use

Briefly Noted

Facts and Figures

New Money For Chinatown Library Renovation

Two state bills address housing production

Music in the park

Election ballot measures

Long-covid stories wanted

Update on crime

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