San Francisco
San Francisco Financial District
Long-delayed FiDi luxury hotel gets sleek new proposed design, still nowhere near approval
They’re basically building a 200-room glass hotel on top of the current Cort Furniture brick facade at Battery and Merchant Streets, but nary a Planning Department permit has been granted for the new plan. Read More
San Francisco Dogpatch Mission Bay
Crane Cove Park opens near Mission Bay — with sandy beaches and grassy lawns
The past seven months have encouraged San Franciscans to reacquaint themselves with city parks — and now, there’s a new one to explore that even includes an accessible beach and two-acre grassy lawn. Read More
San Francisco
SF's notable public and private high schools
With Lowell High School and its noted prestige among San Francisco residents making headlines this week, we thought some of you might need a lay of the educational land. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
Tommy’s Joynt announces Oct. 29 reopening, teases Thanksgiving plans
We could be stuffing our faces with Tommy’s Joynt turkey this Thanksgiving, and the old-school Van Ness sandwich-and-stew hofbrau has announced a “reduced” reopening for Thursday, October 29. Read More
San Francisco Cole Valley Upper Haight
City approves new Stanyan Street cannabis dispensary
The city's Office of Cannabis this week approved the application filed earlier this summer for FGW Haight to operate a cannabis dispensary at 768 Stanyan Street, currently a residential garage on a quiet block near Kezar Pub and facing Golden Gate Park. Read More
San Francisco Parkside
Board approves Lowell High School one-year lottery admission and considers permanent change
The long-haul fight over Lowell High School admission standards is far from over, but a decision has been firmly made to move to the lottery system for the 2021-21 school year. Read More
San Francisco North Beach
Red Window to bring al fresco Spanish eats and takeout empanadas to North Beach
A new Spanish tapas and aperitivo bar is preparing to open next month at the prominent North Beach intersection of Stockton, Green and Columbus. Read More
San Francisco
San Francisco set to allow restaurants open at 50-percent capacity indoors in two weeks
San Francisco entered the state's "yellow" tier as of Tuesday, becoming the first Bay Area county to be in the lowest-level category for COVID. The positive move, as Mayor London Breed and Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax announced, isn't going to immediately impact many businesses. Read More
San Francisco West Portal
This West Portal house wins SF Halloween 2020 with brilliant mask display
If you want to see San Francisco’s cleverest Halloween decoration display of 2020, a West Portal house really has you covered. Read More
San Francisco SoMa
Undiscovered SF’s Sunday Street Markets Carry on in SoMa with COVID-19 safety protocols
Undiscovered SF's Sunday street markets continue to offer a COVID-19-safe weekend outdoor shopping experience in SF's SOMA Filipino cultural district, supporting small local businesses. Read More
San Francisco Inner Richmond
Supervisor Fewer unveils plan for 99-unit senior housing development at 4200 Geary
The project, now in the earliest stages of planning, is slated for a former funeral home at Geary and 6th Avenue in the Richmond. Read More
San Francisco
SF's popular outdoor dining parklets may go away unless supervisors extend program past December
SF’s temporary parklets have proven to be good for businesses and locals looking for some pre-pandemic normalcy — but the City program responsible for them is set to expire December 31. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center
Alt-right rabble-rousers get their ‘Free Speech Rally’ permit for Saturday, but it’s at Civic Center
A cast of D-list QAnon mini-celebrities had planned to protest in Dolores Park Saturday, but have scored a permit for Civic Center instead. Read More
San Francisco Excelsior Visitacion Valley
Pink Martini, Major Lazer bring back live concerts at Burlingame drive-in
We haven’t seen live concerts from big-name national acts in 7 months — but they’re coming back next week, at Burlingame’s Bayshore Drive-In. Read More
San Francisco
Wildfire threatens homes in South San Francisco
A four-alarm vegetation fire broke out Friday just after noon on Sign Hill/San Bruno Mountain in South San Francisco, immediately threatening homes and a densely populated area. Read More
San Francisco Visitacion Valley
Visitacion Valley home listed for $650K is a 120-year-old serious fixer-upper
This $650,000 fixer-upper in Visitacion Valley is proof that reasonably priced SF real estate usually means something is terribly, terribly wrong. Read More
San Francisco Parkside
[Update] Endangered lemur from SF Zoo found safe in Daly City
Maki, a 21-year-old ring-tailed lemur, was apparently abducted from the San Francisco Zoo earlier this week, and the zoo is offering a reward for his safe return. Read More
San Francisco Inner Sunset Outer Sunset
Construction begins next month on two-year 19th Avenue overhaul
Construction will break ground next month on Public Works' 27-month, multiagency reconstruction of 19th Avenue in the Sunset. And you can bet it's going to make for some extra traffic. Read More
San Francisco Castro
ATM screens smashed at both Bank of America and Wells Fargo branches in Castro [Updated]
ATMs were damaged at both Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Read More
San Francisco Tenderloin
Playgrounds reopen across the city, including two newly revamped Tenderloin parks
The city's 180+ playgrounds reopened yesterday, including two recently-remodeled parks in the Tenderloin. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown
New Chinatown photo book explores neighborhood’s journey ‘from shame to celebration’
America’s oldest Chinatown shares secret sights never before seen publicly in the just-released coffee table book and deep-dive community profile ‘San Francisco’s Chinatown.’ Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
Castro arcade bar The Detour hits pause button, temporarily shutters pending COVID vaccine
"We made the tough decision to shift The Detour into hibernation mode for the next few months until a vaccine is released," said co-owner Shawn Vergara. Read More
San Francisco Hayes Valley
Peaceful protest to condemn SF police killing of 21-year-old carjacking suspect ends in Tenderloin
In response to the police killing of a 21-year-old suspect involved in an alleged carjacking Saturday night, a peaceful protest was held near Hayes Valley Monday night to denounce police brutality. Read More
San Francisco Parkside
Lowell High School’s proposed lottery system riles SF parents who want merit-based admissions
Lowell High School has long been considered a bastion of elite public education in San Francisco, a status many fear is now under threat. Read More
San Francisco
Hoodline joins SFist under the ownership of Impress3 Media, expanding its hyperlocal reporting
Hoodline & SFist become sisters under Impress3 Media. Our founding team, largely San Francisco natives, could not be happier to welcome another authoritative news publication to our group. Read More
