At 398 Eddy, the Tenderloin Museum Is Closed by a Flood From the Hotel Above It — and Asking for $150,000
The Tenderloin Museum at 398 Eddy St. has been shut since June 27, when water poured down from the Cadillac Hotel above…
On Larkin Street, the Tenderloin Revival Now Sounds Like a Funk Band Outside a Pizza Counter
Busk It! on Larkin, a free sidewalk-music series run by Market Street Arts with the Tenderloin Community Benefit…
The Fence at Thornton State Beach Came Down in Winter. The Man Who Put It Up Is Now in Federal Custody.
Luke "Lucky Luke" Brugnara fenced off six acres of public trail at Thornton State Beach in Daly City on a 1/24th…
A SambaFunk Drummer Has Been Held by ICE for Eight Months. His Oakland Circle Is Fighting to Bring Him Home.
Leandro Oliveira Xavier, a Brazilian percussionist who drums and teaches with the Oakland cultural group SambaFunk…
The Villain of El Cerrito's Nextdoor Weighed In on a Library Tax. The Town Had Already Voted It Down.
A new El Cerrito homeowner became a Nextdoor pariah over Measure C, the library parcel tax tied to the El Cerrito Plaza…
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At Sixth and Folsom, a Billboard Sells AI. The AI Is One Guy, Answering by Hand.
A 14-by-48-foot billboard in SoMa advertises ChatTJB, "the leading chat interface powered by AI." The AI is Tucker…
At 1123 Sutter, a Stack of $1 Permits Is the Paper Trail of a 22‑Story Tower
The newest filing at 1123 Sutter Street in Nob Hill lists an estimated cost of one dollar.
On Vicksburg Street, a Much‑Rebuilt Two‑Flat Files Its Smallest Permit in Years: an $18,849 Battery
Permit S20260804701, filed August 4, adds a roof-mounted Enphase battery to 18 Vicksburg St in Noe Valley — a modest…
1229 45th Avenue, Sunset/Parkside: A Bedroom Gone, a Hallway Compressed
A permit filed August 3 for a single-family dwelling near the ocean end of 45th Avenue details the deletion of a…
Quiet Updates: An In‑Kind Remodel on 29th Avenue in Sunset/Parkside
A recent over-the-counter permit for an 'in-kind' kitchen and bathroom remodel at 1815 29th Avenue in the…
August 5, 2026
At 920 Broderick, a $65,000 Permit for a Remodel Hints at New Life for an Old Unit
An OTC alterations permit for $65,000 was issued for "unit 920 1/2" at 920 Broderick St in the Western Addition, for a…
Final Inspection Filings on San Bruno Avenue
Three properties on San Bruno Avenue in Portola filed final inspection permits on the same day in August 2026, though…
Permit Filed to Legalize Unit on Octavia Street
A permit filed for 1700 Octavia Street in Pacific Heights outlines plans to legalize an existing apartment unit and add…
Bathroom Remodel on Chilton Avenue Signals Ongoing Investment in West of Twin Peaks
A recent $44,000 bathroom remodel permit on Chilton Avenue in West of Twin Peaks highlights a pattern of ongoing…
Foster City Swaps Rubber Duck Races for a Scavenger Hunt at Summer Days
Foster City's Summer Days festival, running August 14–16 at Leo J.
August 3, 2026
On Potrero Hill, Nearly Two in Five Working Adults Now Work in Tech
Census data analyzed by the SF Chronicle puts Potrero Hill and Dogpatch at the top of the city for tech-worker density…
The Richmond's Picture Machine, San Francisco's Oldest Tattoo Shop, Still Inks 50‑Year‑Old Flash
At 5124 Geary Boulevard, Picture Machine Tattoo — in business since 1976 and on the city's Legacy Business Registry…
At the Main Library, Every Copy of the 'Odyssey' Is Already Checked Out
Christopher Nolan's film has driven a national run on Homer's Odyssey, and the San Francisco Public Library's catalog…
Fifty Firefighters and Three Helicopter Drops Put Out a Half‑Acre Fire in Joaquin Miller Park
A vegetation fire in the wooded hills near the Chabot Space and Science Center burned about half an acre off the 10000…
On Front Street, 18 Charli XCX Lookalikes and California's First Entertainment Zone
A Brat-themed block party closed a stretch of Front Street on July 31, complete with a Charli XCX lookalike contest.
August 2, 2026
On Ashby Avenue, a Black Church Trades Its Parking Lot for 50 Apartments It Keeps for a Century
St. Paul AME broke ground Thursday on St. Paul Terrace, a seven-story, 50-unit affordable building rising on the…
‘Hazy Bear’: Guerneville’s 30th Lazy Bear Week Pushes Through Coastal Smoke
Smoke from the coastal Woodside Fire drifted up the Russian River into Guerneville during Lazy Bear Week's 30th…
A New Fence at 700 Missouri: The Last Marker of Potrero's Cleared Annex
A $160,000 over-the-counter permit for a permanent fence at 700 Missouri St is the quiet coda to this spring's HOPE SF…
On Howard Street, Two Manufacturing Buildings File One Permit to Become Housing
A single $1.5 million tenant-improvement permit filed July 30 would convert floors 1–3 of 952 and 960 Howard Street…
A $1 Permit at 930 Geary: The Amsterdam Café Moves to Make Its Crowds Official
A Tenderloin craft-beer bar files an administrative assembly-occupancy permit — no construction, one dollar — to…
August 1, 2026
On Harrison Street, an $80,000 Permit Turns an Office Into a Spa the City Calls a Massage Parlor
A change-of-use permit filed July 30 would convert a two-story office at 681 Harrison Street into an aroma therapy spa…
Six Displaced After an Early‑Morning Fire Takes the Second Story on Raymond Avenue
A one-alarm fire on the 300 block of Raymond Avenue in Visitacion Valley burned the second story of a home Friday…
On Third Street, a Refreshed T‑Line and an Oyster Bar for a Storefront Dark Since 2021
The SFMTA has reopened weekend T-Third service after its first platform overhaul since 2007, and at 5114 Third St.
On Ninth Avenue, a Vintage Shop Takes the Cheese Shop's Shelves; on Irving, Lomo Libre Goes Dark After Five Years
Storefront turnover across the Sunset: Tight Knit Vintage soft-opens in the Inner Sunset space Willow on the Green left…
On Floor 7, a K‑pop Blockbuster Lands: SFMOMA Sets the Ticket Clock for RM's "Between You and Me"
SFMOMA has posted on-sale dates for "Between You and Me," the fall show built around BTS leader RM's personal art…
July 31, 2026
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