Di Suvero’s Unloved Sculpture

It appears many people are not enamored with Mark di Suvero’s massive steel structures dotting Crissy Field, which were recently installed by SFMOMA as a cooperative venture ... Read More

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Shocked’s Return Cancelled

Singer Michelle Shocked, whose anti-gay rant at Yoshi’s (1330 Fillmore Street) in March ended with the staff turning off her microphone and announcing she would never perform... Read More

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Congestion Pricing Possibility Returns

Stockholm has it; London has it; Milan has it; even Singapore has it. It’s congestion pricing, the charging of fees for driving in crowded districts, and it is once again bei... Read More

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Underground Utilities Push

Calling city efforts to supplant its network of overhead cables and wires with underground systems a half-finished job that leaves San Francisco with a web of aging cables and equi... Read More

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Tutor Perini Starts Central Subway Work

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has contracted with civil and building construction company Tutor Perini Corp. for subway stations and related work. SFMTA... Read More

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Civil Grand Jury To Sf: Do More For Biking

San Francisco has greatly expanded its network of bicycle lanes and is pursuing a Board of Supervisors-mandated goal of having 20 percent of travel in the City be by bicycle by 202... Read More

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Termite City

Also in the category of dubious achievements for the City: Pest control company Terminex lists San Francisco sixth in its listing of “Top 15 Termite Towns,” based on te... Read More

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SF Best California City For Small Business

In Mel Brooks’ Poland-set remake of the World War II comedy To Be or not to Be, Anne Bancroft’s character brags about her stage actor husband as someone who is world fa... Read More

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Mobile Retail And Services

San Francisco’s Office of Small Business has started to develop new citywide permitting plans to cover people who wish to legally conduct mobile business activities. The grou... Read More

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Extended-Hours Bar Bill Dies

A bill in the state Senate to allow some bars and clubs to continue serving alcohol until 4 a.m. died in committee. Sponsored by Sen. Mark Leno, the bill would have let local juris... Read More

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Will The Blue Angels Be Saved?

Fans of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels are hoping for some Internet-bred inspiration and cash for their attempt to raise funds to bring the flying aces back for this fall’... Read More

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Blue Angels Cancelled

Thanks to the federal budget stalemate that resulted in sequestration — a set of deep spending cuts — the Blue Angels air show will not take place during the 2013 Fleet Week. I... Read More

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Pagoda Theater’s Central Role In The Central Subway Criticized

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is facing opposition to its plans to use North Beach’s abandoned Pagoda Palace theater as the site for removing two ... Read More

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Revised CPMC Cathedral Campus Parking Impact

At a March 18 meeting to discuss the planned removal of parking spaces on Polk Street, several people expressed concern that a parking shortage would be exacerbated by the construc... Read More

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Woodhouse Environmental Questions

Neighbors opposed to the opening of a Woodhouse Fish Co. on the Marina Green are seeking clarification about city plans for environmental review. At least one resident was told by ... Read More

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