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SF's First 'Office Resort' Is a $100M Bet That a Cold Plunge Beats Vacancy

Presidio Bay is spending roughly $100 million to turn 88 Spear Street — bought for a third of its 2014 price, two-thirds empty — into what it calls…

Devon ParkTechTech5d ago

Mike Krukow Never Planned to Stop. The Disease Set the Terms.

Mike Krukow will retire from the Giants broadcast booth at the end of the 2026 season, ending 36 years alongside Duane Kuiper in the longest-running…

Sal MorenoSportingSportsAugust 6, 2026

The Track at 1801 East Cotati Has Been Quiet. The Money to Revive It Is Already in the Bank.

Sonoma State University will bring back ten NCAA Division II sports in Fall 2027 after a two-year hiatus forced by a $24 million deficit — with $7.9…

Casey WongNeighborhoodsCultureJuly 28, 2026

New Leaf's Only San Jose Grocery, the Anchor of Canyon Creek Plaza, Will Close September 20

Silver Creek Community Market at 5667 Silver Creek Valley Road has filed a WARN notice with the state, announcing 61 layoffs and a permanent closure…

Casey WongNeighborhoodsCultureJuly 26, 2026

Oakland Parks Dept. Opens a Lending Library for Sports Equipment in Brookfield Village

Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development has opened the Park Play Lending Library at the Larry E.

Casey WongNeighborhoodsCultureJuly 23, 2026

Tilden Park's Grizzly Peak Corridor Is Being Stripped of Eucalyptus. The Project That Would Have Done More Just Ran Out of Funding.

EBRPD is actively removing eucalyptus across 56 acres along Tilden Park's Grizzly Peak Trail, but a multi-agency fuel break project covering the…

Casey WongNeighborhoodsCultureJuly 8, 2026

Raising Cane's Files North Bay Permits, Routing Napa Site Around a 2021 Council Denial

The Louisiana-based chicken chain has submitted permit applications for sites in Rohnert Park and Napa — but the Napa filing is specifically…

Devon ParkTechTechJuly 8, 2026

Oakland Ballers Pop Up a Disc Golf Course at Raimondi Park Before Thursday's Game

The Oakland Ballers host a "Disc A Round & Find Out" event at Raimondi Park on Thursday, July 9 — a pop-up disc golf course (sold out) from 4 PM…

Drew BennettThings to DoEventsJuly 7, 2026

Hillsborough Lists at $40M, Betting on AI Founder Cash to Beat Elon Musk's Record

A new Hillsborough mansion at 455 Pinehill Road hit the market last month at just under $40 million — which would set a new local sales record — with…

Devon ParkTechTechJune 26, 2026

Hayward's Largest Data Center Bypassed City Council Through a Zoning Loophole. By the Time Elected Officials Noticed, It Was Already Being Built.

A 300,000-square-foot data center is rising in Hayward that will consume as much electricity as one-fifth of all the city's homes — and by the time…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 25, 2026

Five Minutes on the Clock, One Impatient Owner: What Mike Dunleavy Was Actually Doing in the Warriors' Draft Room

The camera found Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy mid-gesture, phone already in hand, his boss Joe Lacob pacing a tight circle behind him.

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 24, 2026

Omakase Restaurant Group Opens a 50,000-Square-Foot Food Hall — for South S.F. Biotech Workers

Omakase World Market debuted Tuesday at 800 Gateway Blvd.

Jules MartinezFoodFoodJune 17, 2026

Pittsburg Packed City Hall. The Mayor Promised to Follow Up.

More than 300 Pittsburg residents filed into City Hall on Monday to oppose a data center approved two years ago without their knowledge — and left…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 16, 2026

The Chaperone Is Always Temporary

Four Bay Area tech stories this week share a single structure: the thing that gets approved is always the supervised, minimum-viable version.

Devon ParkTechTechJune 16, 2026

Pittsburg Approved an AI Data Center on a Former Golf Course. Residents Are at City Hall Tonight.

AVAIO Digital's 300,000-sq-ft, 99-megawatt Project Perseus has survived rezoning, CEQA, a CEC permit, and a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit…

Devon ParkTechTechJune 15, 2026

Two Free Museums, One Tuesday: de Young and Legion of Honor Drop Admission the First of Every Month

The first Tuesday of every month, both the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park waive general admission — no…

Drew BennettThings to DoCultureMay 31, 2026

Camp Mather: SF's Best-Kept Budget Vacation (That Your Tax Dollars Actually Got Right)

In a city where government programs routinely burn through billions with little to show for it, Camp Mather stands as a genuinely charming exception…

CultureMay 20, 2026

Bay Area Golf Classic 2026: Danville Tees Up for Another Round

The Bay Area Golf Classic is set to return to Danville in 2026, and honestly, we don't have a ton of details yet — but the event's mere existence is…

SportsMay 18, 2026

A Man, A Van, and $8,000 Worth of Stolen Golf Balls

We've seen a lot of creative theft in the Bay Area — catalytic converters, Walgreens shelves, entire car wheels — but this one might be the most…

GeneralMay 18, 2026

Your Guide to Evening Dates That Don't Require a Bar Tab

Here's a radical concept for San Francisco's dating scene: you don't need a $19 craft cocktail or a $7 oat milk latte to have a good first date.

CultureApril 20, 2026

Ditch the Boring Happy Hour: SF Bars Where You Can Actually Do Something

Let's be honest — the standard after-work happy hour is tired.

FoodApril 12, 2026

Free Mini Golf at Thrive City: A Rare Day When 'Free' in SF Actually Means Free

Mark your calendars, San Francisco — Thrive City is hosting a free Spring Golf Day, complete with a 9-hole mini-golf course and complimentary golf…

EventsApril 10, 2026

Tipsy Putt's Masters Tournament: Where Your Golf Game and Your Dignity Go to Die

While the actual Masters in Augusta wraps up with pristine greens and hushed crowds, the Bay Area has its own version — and it involves significantly…

EventsApril 7, 2026

Hurling and Gaelic Football Finals Hit Treasure Island — Real Hits, No Diving

This weekend, Treasure Island hosts the San Francisco Irish Hurling and Gaelic Football Finals — two of the fastest, most physical field sports you…

Drew BennettThings to DoSportsMay 30, 2026

Your Public Courts Are Being Held Hostage by Pickleball Cartels

Here's a fun question: Who owns the public tennis and pickleball courts in Golden Gate Park?

PoliticsMay 18, 2026

No Messi. No Ronaldo. And That's the Best Thing About the Bay Area's World Cup Draw

Here's the complaint I keep hearing at Final Final, usually around the second pint: the Bay Area got robbed on the draw.

Sal MorenoSportingSportsJune 12, 2026

Two Towns, One Title: The Little League Final the Bay Area Can Walk To

On Saturday at 5 p.m. at Max Baer Park in Livermore, the U.S. championship of Little League's Intermediate 50/70 World Series will be an all-Bay-Area…

Sal MorenoSportingSportsAugust 7, 2026

The Self-Appointed Country Club Squatting on Your Public Tennis Courts

Here's a fun civics question: What do you call it when a private group charges membership fees, sells merch, runs a website, and occupies public…

PoliticsMay 16, 2026

Jordan Lost Their First World Cup Game 8,000 Miles From Home, and Santa Clara Sounded Like Amman

I have to be honest with you up front: until about a week ago I could not have named a single Jordanian footballer.

Sal MorenoSportingSportsJune 17, 2026

Micro Soccer for Toddlers, Golden Gate Park Is the Pitch

Saturdays and Sundays at the Sharon Meadow field in Golden Gate Park, the Micro Soccer program runs sessions for kids ages 3–6.

Drew BennettThings to DoEventsMay 31, 2026