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Danny the Dragon Reopened at Happy Hollow Last Summer. In May, a Swatting Call Closed the Park.
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo at 1300 Senter Road in San Jose completed a $600,000-plus restoration of its 1961 dragon-train…
One City Day of Service Draws 3,500 Volunteers Across All 11 Districts
San Francisco's inaugural One City Day of Service on July 11 brought 3,500 volunteers to 183 project sites across all…
What Sixty‑Seven Years of Permits Look Like from Twin Peaks
A meticulously corrected 1957-versus-2024 photo comparison from Twin Peaks makes the scale of San Francisco's vertical…
The Lumiere House in Point Richmond Is Listed at $899,000. The Light Still Works.
The 1971 organic-architecture landmark at 331 Western Drive — designed by Walter Thomas Brooks as his own home, with…
The Last Table at South Park
Caffe Centro, at 102 S Park St, is the only restaurant left in South Park — a SoMa enclave where venture-capital…
ReelVotes Project Lets Oakland Residents Pick Next New Parkway Screening
At 474 24th Street in Oakland, The New Parkway Theater is partnering with the ReelVotes project, inviting East Bay…
On Rainier Drive, Vallejo's Loma Vista Farm Endures as a Living Classroom
For 50 years, Loma Vista Farm at 150 Rainier Drive in Vallejo has provided hands-on agricultural and animal care…
Chonkers Left K‑Dock in May. Pier 39 Visitors Are Still Asking.
Chonkers, the roughly 2,000-pound Steller sea lion who became a local celebrity after an unusual two-month stay at Pier…
At 3049 22nd Street, Gräsplan Is Open. The Owner Flew In from Eugene.
Elise Stengle runs her Mission District hair salon at 3049 22nd St.
At 18th and Dolores, a Census of What the Park Is Reading
Mission Local writer Stephen Vincent spent time on the slope at Mission Dolores Park cataloging what people were…
Moving Day on a SoMa Block: When the Signs Aren't Enough
A SoMa resident reserved a moving-day loading zone with an official SFMTA permit, posted the signs, and still found the…
Golden Star Radio Sign Rekindles Chinatown History on Clay Street
After decades in disrepair, the iconic Golden Star Radio neon sign at 846 Clay Street in San Francisco's Chinatown was…
PG&E Agrees to $22 Million in Penalties Over the 2022 Mosquito Fire. None of It Goes to Affected Communities.
The CPUC's Safety and Enforcement Division proposed a $22 million Administrative Consent Order against PG&E on July 10…
Port Chicago Remembrance Day at OMCA: The 50 Were Exonerated. The Paperwork Hasn't Caught Up.
The Oakland Museum of California hosted "Mutiny at Port Chicago" last Saturday, July 11 — a film screening and panel…
At 2277 International, a Building That Has Been Showing Up Since 2006
The EastSide Cultural Center on International Boulevard in Oakland's San Antonio district opened New Year's Eve 2006…
The Tents on Battery Street Were Props
Netflix staged a fake homeless encampment at Battery and California Streets in the Financial District for a thriller…
City Puts $300,000 Into Four Mission Storefronts, From a Nightclub at 19th to a Furniture Shop Headed for 15th
The city's Office of Economic and Workforce Development awarded $300,000 in Storefront Opportunity Grants to four…
Original Muralists Return to Balmy Alley, Backed by a $129,294 City Grant
Artist Tirso Gonzalez and conservator Yano Rivera have won a Community Challenge Grant to restore six murals in and…
Bay Area Black Wall Street Expands Mission for Regional Reach Amid 1921 Lounge Recovery
Bay Area Black Wall Street officially launched its region-wide expansion this past Friday, strengthening its mission to…
Cityline Sunnyvale: Office Towers Full, Retail Filling In, 793 Apartments Coming Online
The Cityline development at 200–250 W. Washington Avenue in downtown Sunnyvale has fully leased its office towers and…
SoMa's Pressroom and Mercantile: Mark E. Sackett's Treasure Trove at 1073 Howard Street
Mark E. Sackett's The Pressroom and Mercantile at 1073 Howard Street offers a unique collection of antique printed…
A Viral Photograph Claims to Show Cyclists on the Golden Gate Bridge in March 1937. The Bridge Wasn't Open Yet.
A photograph circulating online with captions claiming it shows cyclists on the Golden Gate Bridge on March 25, 1937…
Eight Clubhouses, $31 Million, and a Propped‑Open Door on Eddy Street
San Francisco's DCYF allocates $31.3 million annually for out-of-school-time programs, running through a network of…
On Van Ness at Eddy, 250,000 Square Feet of Empty and One $3.5 Million Bet on What Comes Next
Van Ness Avenue near Eddy Street carries a 35 percent commercial vacancy rate and a new city ordinance inviting chain…