Like Charlie Brown being duped into trying to kick a football only to have Lucy take it away every time, I approach January with the optimism that it will herald a much better yea... Read More
94 percent: amount of all businesses in San Francisco that are small businesses . . . 8.4 percent: San Francisco’s unemployment rate . . . 49,000: number of employees in San Fra... Read More
A resurgence of Covid-19 cases led San Francisco officials to move the city into the “purple tier” of health-related restrictions in late November. One high-profile response w... Read More
Third: A thief jumped over the counter of a Walgreens at the corner of Van Ness and Eddy and stole merchandise literally while a news reporter was filming for a story on shoplifti... Read More
The Heritage Gallery, located in the Officer’s Club building in the Presidio, could face temporary or permanent closure as the result of reallocation of space being considered b... Read More
A subject was arrested for elder abuse, aggravated assault, and possession of narcotics following an unprovoked attack on a 74-year-old man in early October. The incident occured ... Read More
At the end of September, Mayor London Breed issued a 60-day extension of San Francisco’s moratorium on commercial evictions. The moratorium now runs though Nov. 30, 2020. The mo... Read More
Establishing a grocery store on Union Street has long been a goal of local residents, and on Tuesday, Nov. 10, their hopes should be answered with the grand opening of Luke’s Lo... Read More
“1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure.”—Queen Elizabeth II Nearly three decades ago, the British monarch demonstrated her countrymen’s ... Read More
He looked intimidating, like he could punch his fist through a brick wall without straining himself. Tall, beefy, bald; he spoke forcefully and directly, just like the ex-Marine h... Read More
Burglaries are up more than 40 percent from 2019 to 2020 year-to-date, reports new Northern Station Captain Paul Yep. As of mid-August, he said there have been 906 reported burgla... Read More
Owners of local gyms and fitness studios have complained in recent months about the dangers to their businesses caused by restrictions on operating during the era of Covid-19. In ... Read More
An effort to help local businesses by closing Steiner Street and allowing restaurants to use the streets for properly socially distanced seating has been delayed for weeks, but it... Read More
Policymakers and parents have spent a lot of time planning and worrying about how to reopen schools and other communal spaces. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Nati... Read More
10: ranking of San Francisco in a CommercialCafe study on urban parks and walkability in the United States . . . 2: San Francisco’s rank for its share of walking commuters out o... Read More