Local TV news piece on ‘luxury condos’ overlooking Tenderloin encampment draws jeers from all sides
Social media is piling on a new local TV station report about how “luxury condos overlook city’s worst squalor,” with some mocking how the issue is framed, and others eager to lodge the insult “Pelosiland.”
Condo project on Grubstake site appealed by next-door neighbor condo owners
The eight-story, 21-unit residential building being planned on the site of the historic Grubstake Diner (1525 Pine Street) has hit another hurdle this week, as we learn that an appeal has been filed opposing the project.
SF First Thursday Art Walk returns to Tenderloin this week after 17 months
The Tenderloin and Lower Polk First Thursday Art Walk returns this week for the first time since March 2020, featuring local art at small businesses throughout the neighborhood.
Eight-story condo overhaul of the Grubstake Diner wins approval
Even Juanita MORE! chimed in calling for more stories of housing above Pine Street’s historic Grubstake Diner, which will be demolished and rebuilt as an eight-story housing development.
San Francisco's new Maison Danel teahouse serves up French delicacies (with a side of SF lore)
Maison Danel, a new French bakery and tea salon from the owners of the long-running Baker Street Bistro, serves up classical continental delicacies in an elegant Belle Epoque-esque setting on Polk Street.
Planned Parenthood to open its new flagship SF office and clinic on Tuesday
The $22 million facility was financed entirely through private donations, and gives San Francisco a third Planned Parenthood location for low or no-cost reproductive care.
Walgreens to close store at Bush and Larkin, leaving some residents in a lurch
Walgreens posted signs last week at its location on the corner of Bush and Larkin streets announcing it will close permanently at 3 p.m. on March 17, 2021.
Navigation center targeting homeless youth opens on Post and Hyde Streets
This city’s first navigation center dedicated to homeless youth aged 18-24 opened in District 3 this week, four years after funding was set aside to build it.