Dispatches filed from Hayes Valley, in reverse chronological order.
Current lead
A residential project at 300 Octavia Street is back under active construction after a fire previously stopped work at the site, according to posts circulating on local social media this week.
By Bex Connolly, City Hall · May 30, 2026
Sunday evening, The Function in Hayes Valley hosts a free standup comedy night under the banner Hayes Valley Comedy Night.
Check Davies Symphony Hall's calendar before you go — the SF Symphony has a rotating program this week with at least one headliner billing that's…
At Davies Symphony Hall on Van Ness, the marquee has carried a lot of names over 115 years — but not one like this.
Here's a story that perfectly encapsulates how San Francisco treats its small businesses: like unpaid janitors for the city's own failures.
Somewhere between Hayes Valley and the Mission, tucked under the hum of freeway on-ramps and bounded by major thoroughfares, there's a tiny pocket…
In a city where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage in most of America and a burrito somehow runs you $18, it's nice to know you can…
Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about how San Francisco wastes your money.
Hotel Biron, the intimate Hayes Valley wine bar tucked away on Rose Street, is marking its second anniversary the way every good celebration should…
If you've walked past Page Street near Octavia recently, you may have noticed some eye-catching art on a gate — the kind of thing that makes you…
If you've walked through Hayes Valley recently — especially after dark — you've noticed.
Another evening in San Francisco, another neighborhood jolted by gunfire.
Here's a snapshot of San Francisco's housing market in 2025: a 27-year-old making $160,000 a year — well into the top 10% nationally — is agonizing…