40 reasons why it’s the best time to live in SF right now
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags It’s a great time to live in San Francisco. Yes, the city has its struggles, from inequality and the ongoing drug crisis to …
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Controversial SF Fillmore Safeway plans to close after 40 years
The Safeway at 1335 Webster St., San Francisco, plans to close in March. Google Street View The Safeway in San Francisco’s Fillmore District — the only major grocery store in the …
San Francisco’s century-old Castro Theatre to close for more than a year
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The exterior of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.Michele Falzone/Getty ImagesThe Castro Theatre is about to go dark for more than a year as …
SF stores are quietly removing this feature linked to retail theft
Self-checkout machines are closed at Target at 789 Mission St., San Francisco, on Dec. 8, 2023. Kendra Smith/SFGATE San Francisco stores have quietly disabled self-checkout recently, indicating a trend in “defensive …
Citywide event proves San Francisco really is ‘a drag’
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The first weekend of December arrived with monochrome skies and the cold damp of winter — not exactly the ideal backdrop for partying …
40 of our favorite San Francisco shops
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Lately, it’s been impossible to avoid conversations about the decline of San Francisco’s retail landscape. The number of shuttered downtown storefronts — enough …
A wild show that kept the Bay Area up all night
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Bob Wilkins on the set of “Creature Features” at KCRA in Sacramento. Courtesy of Tom WyrschLate one night in January 1971, a 9-year-old August …
The Bay Area TV show that haunted millions of viewers for decades
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Bob Wilkins on the set of “Creature Features” at KCRA in Sacramento. Courtesy of Tom WyrschLate one night in January 1971, a 9-year-old August …
Halloween in the Castro returns to SF, but without the chaos
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Mayhem ensues amid a flash mob by Popstar Booty Camp for Halloween in San Francisco’s Castro District on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.Kevin Kelleher …
12 best drag shows in San Francisco to visit now
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Drag brunch at San Francisco’s 620 Jones Bar. Ebony W. via YelpWhat’s a weekend without brunch? And, more to the point, what’s a San Francisco …