San Francisco
San Francisco Chinatown
Clarion fundraiser will serve up delicious food and dazzling fashions in Chinatown
Clara Hsu, owner and executive director of the Clarion Performing Arts Center in Chinatown, wears many hats, and on October 8, she'll be helping to host a fundraiser for the arts center that will double as a fashion show for local designers.
San Francisco Outer Sunset
Popular Outer Sunset brunch spot Outerlands closes, but there are plans to reopen under new ownership
The daily fresh-made bread of Outerlands has stopped coming out of the oven, but its owners say that a new ownership team is coming and will “continue the same” traditions at the restaurant.
San Francisco
Developer wants to demolish retail strip near UC Berkeley and replace it with housing
A Bay Area developer is now floating plans to bulldoze a small, older shopping strip across from the southern portion of UC Berkeley, as well as a couple of apartment buildings, to make way for a large residential project.
San Francisco Dogpatch
San Francisco’s newest music festival debuts with great electronic music sets — and crowd safety concerns
The first-ever Portola Music Festival — the two-day concert series that was held this past weekend on Pier 80 — included outstanding performances from famous acts like Charli XCX and Flume, but the festival's high points were kicked down a notch due to long lines and dangerous crowd conditions.
San Francisco
Former PizzaHacker chef opens NY-style pizzeria in Berkeley, earlier than expected
Owner Derek Lau, whose past experience includes several well-known restaurants, including PizzaHacker in San Francisco’s Mission District, was hoping to have State Flour Pizza Co. open sometime next month, but it opened early.
San Francisco Mission
100-Year-Old Roosevelt Tamale Parlor has permanently closed its 24th Street location
Tuesday was the last day in business for the Mission District mainstay Roosevelt Tamale Parlor, which celebrated its 100-year anniversary in November, but a new Mexican restaurant tenant has reportedly already signed a lease on the space.
San Francisco Ingleside Outer Sunset
A new Blondie’s Pizza is Coming to the Stonestown Galleria
Add another slice of cult-hit Bay Area food fandom to the emerging Stonestown Galleria food court, as Berkeley-based pizza slice hit Blondie’s Pizza is the latest big restaurant name the mall has pulled in.
San Francisco Bayview Hunters Point
SF breaks ground on ‘the most expensive park in city history’ in Bayview
A fenced-off patch of land began its transformation Wednesday into the 10-acre, $140 million India Basin Waterfront Park, a crown jewel that will give Bayview a waterfront park, and build a bike and walking trail between the Embarcadero and Candlestick Point.
San Francisco Mission
On first day, 24th and Mission vendor permit crackdown cleans up the corner quite nicely
The corner of 24th and Mission Streets is less chaotic, cleaner, and free of stolen goods for the first time in about nine months, as a new vendor permitting system is off to a promising start.
San Francisco SoMa
Pop-up behind Insta-famous chicken claw sandwich opens permanent location near Oracle Park
The pop-up whose sandwich became a social media sensation now has its own restaurant location. Birdbox is now serving its famous ‘Claude The Claw’ sandwich just a block away from Oracle park at 680 Second Street.
San Francisco
Bay Area Summertime Happenings: Fun stuff to do over a hot Labor Day weekend
For those who'd rather skip the holiday traffic and stay in town this weekend, the last installment of our 2022 Bay Area Summertime Happenings series has you covered with a fun itinerary of events around the area. Scottish Games, Brazilian independence, vegan food, and more.
