Lombard Changes Irk Locals

The Lombard Street Safety Project, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s package of street improvements and beautification projects, has met a chilly reception ... Read More

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Apothecarium Squeaks In

Following a contentious meeting with a large turnout of supporters and opponents, the effort by The Apothecarium to open a second marijuana dispensary in the city was approved in e... Read More

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New Battery East Vista

Nov. 19 saw the opening of the new Battery East Vista in the Presidio, featuring awesome views, picnic area, bicycle parking, interpretive signage, and improved parking. The improv... Read More

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Subway Master Plan

Legislation calling for San Francisco to develop a “subway master plan” got the nod of the Board of Supervisors in early November, along with a measure to draw in $44 m... Read More

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Real Estate Roundup

HAS A PRICE ADJUSTMENT BEGUN? In the latest San Francisco market report from Paragon Real Estate, median sales prices for the third quarter of 2015 dipped, falling from $1,210,000 ... Read More

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City’s Affordable Housing Rehab Efforts

Mayor Ed Lee hailed the Phase 1 implementation of a large rehabilitation plan for the city’s public housing, which will leverage about $700 million (in investor equity and ot... Read More

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Tech Company Layoffs Highlight Increasing Risk To Home Prices

San Francisco’s ongoing real estate whirlwind has been fueled by a combination of artificially depressed inventory and tech-driven new buyers. Now observers are noting a roun... Read More

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It’s The Economy, Stupid

San Francisco’s unemployment rate is California’s third lowest, dropping to 3.2 percent in September. Mayor Ed Lee took a share of the credit, issuing a statement in mi... Read More

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Serial Auto Burglar Captured

A police investigation into a number of auto burglaries in the Marina District led to the capture of a suspect by the Northern Station Street Crimes Unit and the police Special Inv... Read More

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Apothecarium Vote

Plans for a vote on a marijuana store in the Marina were delayed when a lack of commissioners present on the Planning Commission forced a new date for the decision. The Apothecariu... Read More

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Union Street Goldsmith Reopens

After a fire left its longstanding Union Street shop gutted, Union Street Goldsmith has reopened. (See Northsider, Marina Times, August 2015.) In early November, the 40-year-old st... Read More

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Sanctuary Policy No-Change

A majority of the Board of Supervisors rejected a resolution that called for Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to rescind his so-called gag order on communication with federal immigration aut... Read More

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Attack At Marina Critical Mass Ride

In early September, police arrested 39-year-old Ian Hespelt in an attack on a motorist during a Critical Mass ride late August on Marina Boulevard. In a video that quickly went vir... Read More

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Subway Extension To North Beach

San Francisco will study the feasibility of purchasing the former Pagoda Theater. The Pagoda, which has been vacant for decades, would serve as a North Beach station for an extensi... Read More

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Homelessness Tops Marina Safety Meeting

A Sept. 22 public safety meeting in the Marina brought out many resident concerns about homeless people and related problems. District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell, who has made homel... Read More

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