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Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

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
A rendering of the new Battery Bluff in the Presidio. Photo: Presidio Trust
News Briefs

Battery Bluff Opens

By John Zipperer

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
News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

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
News Briefs

School board aftermath

By John Zipperer

As predicted in these pages (“A lesson plan for the school board recall,” February 2022), three members of the San Francisco school board were recalled in the Feb. 15 election... Read More
News Briefs

Briefly noted

By John Zipperer

Two state Assemblymen — Republican Vince Fong (Kern County) and Democrat Jim Cooper (Elk Grove) — teamed up to request $5 million for the California Highway Patrol specificall... Read More
Police Blotter

Cops and robbers and burglars

By John Zipperer

Last month Northern Station welcomed its new commanding officer, Capt. Derrick Jackson. The San Francisco native and 27-year police veteran has worked on the gang task force and m... Read More
Vau de Vire performers at The Edwardian Ball, San Francisco 2016. Photo: Marco Sanchez
News Briefs

What is our new normal?

By John Zipperer

A Change.org petition from a group of medical professionals is calling on the state’s leaders — and particularly its educational leaders — to shift to a postpandemic approac... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

$2.3 million: Amount the city is investing in the African American Revolving Loan Fund to provide loan forgiveness for 51 Black-owned businesses in the city, which were disproport... Read More
News

President Biden Announces New Sanctions On Russia After Attacks On Ukraine

By Isai Rocha

U.S. President Joe Biden announced sanctions on Russia after what the Kyiv government called a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine on Thursday. After meeting with G7 l... Read More
News Briefs

Chinatown park to get redo

By John Zipperer

The Recreation and Park Commission approved plans for a major transformation of Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square park. The $66 million effort will totally overhaul the park’s app... Read More
News Briefs

Garlic lovers rejoice

By John Zipperer

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
News Briefs

Presidio to get two new restaurants

By John Zipperer

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
News Briefs

Briefly noted

By John Zipperer

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
News Briefs

Facts and figures

By John Zipperer

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
Police Blotter

Northside tales of guns and liquor

By John Zipperer

Chestnut Street Italian  restaurant Ristobar said it was twice the victim of vandalism due to its support for police. General Manager Mattia Ballarini told KTVU News that the wee... Read More

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