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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The 12 most surprising Bay Area restaurant and retail closures of 2023
FILE: A view of Anchor Brewing Co. on Aug. 3, 2017, in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Bay Area said goodbye to many businesses in 2023. But some closures, …
Trevor Noah has some thoughts about San Francisco’s Tenderloin
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags FILE: Trevor Noah speaks on June 20, 2023, in Cannes, France. Dave Benett/Getty Images Trevor Noah isn’t from the Bay Area, but it …
Cherished pho restaurant closes its last San Francisco location
Turtle Tower, located at 501 6th St. in San Francisco, has closed after 23 years. Pictured are bowls of pho tai chin (left) and pho ga (right). Jane C. on …
Michelin Guide-recognized SF restaurant facing eviction
Michelin Guide-recognized restaurant Berber, a destination for Moroccan food and live cirque entertainment, is facing eviction. The Russian Hill restaurant was served an unlawful detainer notice by its landlord due …
Man drove through SF throwing explosives out of car, police say
FILE: SFPD arrested a man on Sunday evening, Oct. 29, 2023, on suspicion of throwing explosives at San Francisco church parishioners. Sundry Photography/Getty Images LATEST Oct. 30, 2:20 p.m. A …
The disappearance of Kristen Modafferi
Meghan Modafferi has a memory from when she was 7 years old. She was walking the streets of San Francisco, handing out flyers to strangers, trying to find her big …
SF hotel removes sprinklers allegedly used to harass unhoused people
The Best Western Red Coach Inn on the corner of Polk and Eddy streets in San Francisco. The hotel has removed a sprinkler system that was allegedly used to harass …
WaPo shafts Bay Area pizza in national ‘best’ list
Several of the different slices of pizza at Outta Sight Pizza in San Francisco on March 7, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE The Washington Post recently published an article naming its favorite …
One of San Francisco’s greatest dive bars doesn’t even have a sign
In February 2020, June Russell was handing over the keys to her beloved Geary Club as she entered retirement. “Feel free to take down that ugly cocktail sign,” she told …