Telegraph Hill

A roundup of all the news from this week, plus intel on Restaurant Week deals and other events in the neighborhood.

Neighbors, politicians, city bigwigs and more attended the banquet—and a surprise guest even phoned in from China.

It's your last chance to load up on comedy before Sketchfest rolls out of town.

This month's meeting from 6–7pm Jan. 21st has been changed to the Chapter Room on the plaza at Grace Cathedral (1100 Taylor St.), and one of the topics will be Super Bowl City.

Some say the proposal will disproportionately squeeze the already densely populated district, while others are in favor of more housing.

Daniel Bryan Thomas, the Daly City man who pleaded no contest to second-degree murder for the 2014 beating death of longtime girlfriend Ruby Gim, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Wednesday.

It's another comedy-heavy weekend around North Beach.

This week, we're bidding goodbye to a familiar face, welcoming back a familiar bar, and getting ready for a weekend full of comedy, music and more.

A month into his term, Peskin is working on affordable housing and homeless issues, and positioning himself as a watchdog on city spending.

Organized by neighbors concerned about a recent mugging at gunpoint, the meeting discussed car break-ins, mail theft, and more.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the area, as numerous holiday fundraisers and parties dominate the Santa-filled weekend.

In a statement, Christensen said she's "enormously proud" of her team's accomplishments in District 3 over the past year.

Between the First Fridays art crawl and the Festival of Light and Buon Natale beginning today, you'll have lots to do this weekend.

It's a short week of crime reports for the neighborhood, but Central Station still had plenty of action.

Radner has fought fiercely for more than a decade to preserve a downtown fitness club from being razed for condos.

This weekend's events include a memorial for the late Carol Doda, and a fence-mending party for opposing neighbors in the D3 election.

Some neighbors say the proposed development will block iconic views from Pioneer Park and needs an environmental review; the developer and city attorneys say it won't, and doesn't.

Get ready to act like a kid again, as the re-opening of the biggest playground in the area is the centerpiece of local events this weekend.

Opposing forces in the contentious race for District 3 supervisor will come together at the site of the forthcoming Mama's restaurant to soothe tensions and rebuild friendships.

Rec & Park is asking for lease changes that would provide more protection of Coit's murals, but also allow after-hours tours, food sales and more.

Neighborhood group Protect Coit Tower wants to ensure the tower's $1 million+ annual revenue is being put back into the murals and park.

The secco frescoes on the second floor, closed to the public for decades, have been restored—as have the famed first-floor murals.

Catch up on the week that was in North Beach, and get a jumpstart on your weekend with First Fridays tonight.

Neighbors were hoping trash could be removed from underneath the netting on the rock slope facing Chestnut Street, but it's not safe.

Peskin, who'll probably take his seat on the Board of Supervisors next month, has already been busy meeting with allies and adversaries.