Last month saw the opening of the historic Battery Bluff in the Presidio, and in two months, we’ll get to visit the new Presidio Tunnel Tops. The new 14-acre parkland was design... Read More
June 30: the state passed AB 2179 to extend protections against eviction until the end of June . . . 6.648 billion: number of smartphone users around the world, according to Inter... Read More
Supervisor Matt Haney heads to Sacramento to fill David Chiu’s Assembly seat after handily defeating former Supervisor David Campos in a closely watched election. Though both ca... Read More
The Presidio Trust says “dates are going fast so book soon” to make your reservation for the Rob Hill Campground for the April–October 2022 season. You can make your reserva... Read More
While the pandemic appears to be winding down (knock on wood), the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to extend the pandemic-era Shared Spaces program through March 31, 2023. ... Read More
In 1974, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda finally ended World War II. It had lasted about 30 years for him, because he refused to believe that Japan had actually surrendered in 1945. ... Read More
First and second: The ranking of San Francisco and San Jose, respectively, on a Fractl report of cities with the highest employment of data scientists . . . $149,000: annual incom... Read More
The new six-acre site on the Presidio Promenade trail will finally open Saturday, April 23, according to Presidio Trust. Known as Battery Bluff, the site was named for the gun bat... Read More
San Francisco’s iconic restaurant The Stinking Rose, home of the “Forty Clove Garlic Chicken,” reopened on Jan. 24 in a new location, 430 Columbus Avenue. The location at 32... Read More
In late January, the Presidio Trust announced it had signed leases with two new restaurants from the Presmex Group, founded by investor and entrepreneur Eduardo Rallo. One of the ... Read More
Groups called The Open the Great Highway Alliance and Concerned Residents of the Sunset have called for Mayor London Breed to fire Phil Ginsburg, general manager of the city’s R... Read More
Mister Rogers says: San Francisco is the eighth most “neighborly city” in the country, according to StorageCafe; cities were graded on survey responses about such things as sa... Read More
School board elections are important, but they’re usually of low interest to the general voter, who probably can’t remember whom they voted for one week later. But when the el... Read More
It’s Vegas, Baby!: Las Vegas ranked number 1 on WalletHub’s “2021’s Most Sinful Cities in America” list . . . 52: San Francisco’s ranking on the Sinful Cities list . .... Read More
The county Transportation Authority Board approved more than $5.8 million for the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency’s Vision Zero Quick-Build Program. The money w... Read More