San Francisco Eases Downtown Zoning Laws to Fill Vacancies, Reverse "Doom Loop"
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to relax zoning laws in Union Square and Downtown to encourage retailers and office tenants to fill vacancies. Improve commercial retail and create housing opportunities with the city's effort.
San Francisco's "Downtown Apocalypse" Be Damned, As Retail Experts Predict Recovery As Soon As 2024
With significant pain ahead for troubled downtown and Westfield mall areas, retail experts are now predicting recovery in San Francisco may be possible as soon as 2024.
Amid San Francisco's "Retail Apocalypse," Another Planet Entertainment Proposes Free Concerts in Downtown SF
Berkeley-based concert promoter Another Planet Entertainment has proposed a series of free outdoor concerts in downtown San Francisco, starting in 2024 at Civic Center Plaza, Embarcadero Plaza, and Union Square.
Westfield, San Francisco's Premier Mall, to Abandon Downtown Loan, Adding to SF's Exodus of the Largest Hotel, Nordstrom, & Others
Westfield decides to give up its famed San Francisco mall, signaling a potentially alarming trend in the city's retail landscape and raising questions on the future of downtown San Francisco.
Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 Hotels Handed Over to Lender as Owner Bails Out of SF Market
Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 Hotels are being handed over to lender, as Park Hotels & Resorts opts to cease payments on its $725 million loan and walk away from the SF market.
The city leaps into the Year of the Rabbit with the annual Chinese New Year Parade
Rain didn’t dampen the new year spirit over the weekend as participants and onlookers alike converged on downtown to celebrate the 2023 Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday night.
CB2 closing its Union Square store this week
Bad news for SF fans of the midcentury knockoff sofas and other modern accouterments sold by CB2 — the brand's 15-year-old store on Ellis Street, next to the newly open Central Subway entrance, is giving up the ghost.
Live fuzzy cuteness returns to the holiday windows at Macy’s Union Square
The SF SPCA and Macy’s unveiled their holiday windows at Union Square on Friday. And this year’s windows saw the return of live adoptable kittens and puppies for the first time since 2019.
Samsung flip-phone pop-up experience is about to open in former Uniqlo at Union Square
Another pop-up is moving into Union Square: Smartphone maker Samsung is about to open up a temporary shopping experience inside the former Uniqlo store at 111 Powell Street.