Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, a new restaurant softly opens, a gift shop rebrands, a yoga studio nears opening, and construction continues at the former Harvey's space, though no tenant has yet been identified.

An Antioch man who served six years for child molestation was indicted after investigators say CSAM was found on his devices following a tech-company tip.

City Council signaled intent to vacate a block of Fairmont Avenue to make way for Castro Commons, an eight‑story, 140‑unit condo and retail project; a final vote is expected April 28.

Rooted bought a 33‑unit Temescal building and will offer the apartments to Oakland Unified teachers at about half market rent. The acquisition kicks off a plan to assemble dozens more units for educators.

A mid‑day PG&E outage on April 2 left roughly 5,000 Marin customers without power, with the Tiburon Peninsula hardest hit and local officials urging safety around downed lines.

Douglas Elliman has hired local agents Christine Krenos and Joseph Zichelle to lead its new Napa and Sonoma operations, adding national firepower to Wine Country listings.

Stand.earth’s analysis shows CalPERS and CalSTRS together hold more than $2.7 billion in companies that contract with ICE, including large positions in Palantir. Activists and lawmakers are demanding answers.

An audit found Oakland’s revenue bureau failed to refer delinquent business tax accounts and paused discovery work, putting millions in potential revenue at risk.

League One Volleyball will launch a San Francisco franchise in January 2027, backed by a women‑led ownership group and a public naming contest. The team has already named a coach and front office.

Hardware Coffee Co. will take over the former Papenhausen Hardware at 32 West Portal Ave, adding a cafe and florist and targeting a late‑April opening.

Isaiah Jamon Andrews, mistakenly freed from Martinez Detention Facility in October, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in St. Louis and faces extradition to Seattle.

Residents at an Oakland transitional housing site say promised supports never arrived and some now face possible evictions, raising new questions about the city's hotel-conversion strategy.

A Panhandle homeowner was fined $50,000 after trimming five street trees to satisfy an insurer. Public Works says the trees are city property and offered a reduced penalty tied to a five‑year arborist plan.