POLITICS & GOVT
Castro

On Thursday, the Castro Merchants voted to fully support Another Planet Entertainment's proposed changes to the 100-year-old Castro Theatre ahead of next week's Board of Supervisors meeting.

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is set to vote on the Castro Theatre landmark designation update. And District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman has informed Hoodline that he plans to propose removing the contentious 'fixed theatrical seating' language from the landmark update.

On Monday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee took an initial vote to protect the historic Castro Theatre's fixed seating.

People spilled into the streets Saturday morning and afternoon as SF residents celebrated the election of Joe Biden to the presidency. For some, the wait since Tuesday’s election had felt interminable and the relief and joy at the decision was palpable at the celebrations.

Staff and case managers at the temporary camping site will have just six weeks to come up with a plan for the people who move there.

While many neighborhoods have embraced the "smart" Bigbelly cans, the Castro CBD says they haven't proven to be worth the cost.