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Market Street’s upscale Zuni Cafe is eliminating tips altogether
When the James Beard Award-winning Zuni Cafe reopens for indoor dining, they’ll be closing the gap between front-of the-house and back-of-the-house wages by eliminating tips and adding a 20% service fee. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
The Tenderloin gets a new park after successful Play Streets initiative
The 200 block of Turk Street will be home to the Tenderloin’s newest park after a community-led initiative identified the space as a key location to provide additional outdoor play and exercise areas for residents. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
New Tenderloin program aims to elevate youth voices and promote young leaders
The Tenderloin will see a boost in after-school and community activities for teens and older transitional-aged youth through a new program funded in part by a federal grant. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
The Healing WELL celebrates strengths of the Tenderloin through innovative window displays
While The Healing WELL has long been dedicated to promoting the healing of individuals, and the neighborhood as a whole, it had to identify new strategies to connect with people during the ongoing shelter-in-place, and now it's using its windows to celebrate women heroes. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
Tenderloin's La Cocina food hall prepares for spring opening
The Tenderloin’s Municipal Marketplace, led by Mission-based nonprofit La Cocina, expects a soft opening this spring starting with take-out and delivery options, after facing construction and safety delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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Nine Super Bowl-themed takeout and delivery options for you to enjoy at home this Sunday
The 55th Super Bowl kicks off this Sunday with the Kansas City Chiefs aiming to defend their title against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Looking for some food and libation options to enjoy while watching the game at home? From hearty brisket slider kits to Spanish-influenced snack packages, we’ve got you covered. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
Civic Center modern Indian spot August 1 Five to close permanently next week
Modern Indian eatery August 1 Five will close permanently on December 20, after just over four years at the corner of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street. Read More
San Francisco Mid-Market SoMa
Planning Commission to consider long-delayed plans for 1145 Mission development
The San Francisco Planning Commission tomorrow will consider a proposal to construct a new five-story housing development to fill a lot on Mission Street that has been vacant for nearly two decades. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
PianoFight opens new virtual venue to raise funds for its future
The team behind PianoFight is launching a virtual venue this week with a fundraising event that aims to let attendees mingle and interact safely from their own homes. Read More
San Francisco Hayes Valley Mid-Market SoMa
SFMOMA, Asian Art Museum set reopening dates; other city-center museums to follow
Admission to both museums will be free for their first two weeks of resumed operation. Read More
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Nixing navigation center plans, city considers 33 Gough St. for safe sleeping site
The site was approved as a navigation center in March, but the city has scrapped those plans, and is now evaluating it for a potential tent village. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
Tenderloin to finally get street closure for kids' play space, after months of delay [Updated]
The city's densest and most child-heavy neighborhood is set to close a block to cars each Saturday afternoon. But it still faces headwinds to creating more outdoor space. Read More
San Francisco Hayes Valley Lower Haight Mid-Market
Concerned by growing tent camps, Hayes Valley neighbors lobby for safe sleeping site
As the city responds to the Tenderloin lawsuit by clearing camps there, homeless people are flooding into Hayes Valley, neighbors say. Read More
San Francisco Castro Mid-Market SoMa
Despite recent closures, Bay Area's gay sex clubs see cause for hope [NSFW]
The Bay Area recently lost two veteran sex clubs to COVID-19. But others say they're confident they can survive it — and that a new law may grow their ranks. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
USPS alarms neighbors with Civic Center post office closure letter
The U.S. Post Office at Fox Plaza in Civic Center is not closing — despite a confusing letter recently sent to customers with P.O. boxes at that location. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
Tamper-proof trash cans on the way to every Tenderloin intersection
After years of issues with insufficient cans and trash-pickers, the Tenderloin is hoping for a permanent solution to its street trash issue. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
How San Francisco has failed the Tenderloin
On May 6, the city released an eight-point plan to turn around the Tenderloin. We investigated its progress — and found almost none. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin Union Square
Tenderloin crime: Man arrested after stabbing teen; assaults with hammers, power tools; more
Robbery suspects attacked victims with hammers, power tools, and in one case, a padlock. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin Union Square
Plaintiffs in UC Hastings lawsuit say city’s COVID-19 plan for Tenderloin falls short
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed on Monday fear the city's COVID-19 response plan will only exacerbate the neighborhood's ongoing, pre-existing problems. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin Union Square
Tenderloin crime: hit-and-run suspect arrested, two injured after drug deal intervention, more
Tenderloin station police have been busy in the weeks since our last roundup, including several robberies at gunpoint, a 15-hour standoff, and a machete attack. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin Union Square
Tenderloin Museum offers outlet to quarantined artists with virtual group show
Created by artists quarantined at home, the ad-hoc show may ultimately be "a time capsule of this moment in history," says the museum's director. Read More
San Francisco Mid-Market Tenderloin
Updated: SFPD in hours-long standoff with Tenderloin suspect after officer-involved shooting
A knife-wielding suspect barricaded himself inside a Tenderloin building early this morning, leading to an hours-long standoff with police. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin Union Square
Tenderloin crime: Robbers attack with nunchucks and screwdriver, carjacking, more
In one incident, a 50-year-old man was attacked with a wheelchair by a main in his twenties. Read More
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SFPD opens new Mid-Market office to address 'hot spots' for drugs, crime
The SFPD has opened a "foot beat" office in Mid-Market that will combine officers from the four surrounding police stations. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin Union Square
Tenderloin crime: Bystanders thwart 2 robberies; elderly woman punched and robbed; more
In one incident, a suspect followed a man into a bathroom and then robbed him at gunpoint. Read More