Tenderloin
San Francisco Lower Nob Hill Polk Tenderloin
The party's over: Tenderloin's long-running SF Party to close after Halloween
"I'm done," says the party store's owner, a third-generation San Francisco native who plans to leave the city after the closure. Read More
San Francisco Lower Haight Mission Tenderloin
Mission's acclaimed Farmhouse Thai expands to Lower Haight
The new outpost is currently just a takeout window, but may eventually have sit-down dining as well. Read More
San Francisco Cow Hollow Marina Tenderloin
Cow Hollow's Baker Street Bistro to close for good after nearly 30 years
The French eatery, popular for brunch, had been closed since the start of shelter-in-place. Read More
San Francisco Fillmore Lower Haight Parkside Tenderloin
SF Eats: Rum & Sugar rebrands with new menu; State Bird owners axe plans for Haight restaurant; more
Plus, Parkside has a new spot specializing in Hong Kong-style desserts. Read More
San Francisco Marina Mission SoMa Tenderloin
SF Eats: SoMa gets Italian grocery with meal kits; Whitechapel adds outdoor beer garden; more
Plus, Nopalito is now selling tacos out of Bi-Rite Creamery's soft-serve window. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
After months of delay, Tenderloin community organizations escalate calls for Slow Streets
Community organizers say the city is failing to consider the Tenderloin a "residential neighborhood," despite containing some of the city's most population-dense blocks. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
After early missteps in Tenderloin COVID-19 testing, GLIDE & DPH partner to improve access
The new GLIDE-supported COVID-19 test site still has to overcome significant hurdles to make testing and results available to unhoused people and other Tenderloin residents. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
The cheapest apartments for rent in the Tenderloin, San Francisco
Housing costs too high? Apartment hunting is hard, but there are deals. So what do low-end rentals in the Tenderloin look like these days? 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 Tenderloin
At Tenderloin's only safe sleeping site, disparities with other neighborhoods persist
While other city-run safe sleeping sites have security, food and water, the Tenderloin's is filthy, overcrowded and unguarded. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
City settles UC Hastings' Tenderloin lawsuit with plan to move hundreds of unhoused people
The city plans to move about 70% of tent dwellers to a hotel room or "safe sleeping site" — and those who refuse will be at the mercy of police. 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 Tenderloin
UC Hastings students, alumni warn lawsuit could increase police force against unhoused
Over 150 students and alumni are pushing back on UC Hastings' Tenderloin lawsuit, arguing it prioritizes clearing streets over sheltering homeless people. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
Without help, Tenderloin's Aunt Charlies Lounge says it will close in August
The Tenderloin's last gay bar will close on August 1, unless a fundraiser brings in enough to keep it going. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Tenderloin
Despite city's promises, Tenderloin still has no car-free streets
As "Slow Streets" have proliferated around the rest of the city, SF's densest neighborhood has seen no traction on promised street closures. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
City opens empty Tenderloin parking lot for camping, with no services provided
The previously empty parking lot, which the city is paying a private security company $6,000 a week to monitor, will now accommodate up to ten tents without sanitation services. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
The most affordable apartments for rent in the Tenderloin, San Francisco
Need an affordable new spot? Apartment hunting is hard, but there are deals. So what do low-end rentals in the Tenderloin look like these days? Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Tenderloin
Turtle Tower robbed in broad daylight; owner waits 2 hours for police response
“This is the worst we’ve ever seen it," says Thao Pham, who has operated the popular Tenderloin Vietnamese restaurant for 20 years. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin Union Square
Union Square business district destroyed 4 Veterans Alley murals without permission, founder says
“It’s harmful emotionally to the artists," said Veterans Alley founder Amos Gregory. "This helped them heal, and now it’s causing new pain.” 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 Tenderloin
Tenderloin plaintiffs suing city say pandemic isn't the real problem
The Tenderloin isn't just suing the city over COVID-19 safety issues — it's refusing to go back to an already catastrophic "old normal," plaintiffs say. 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