The 280 Seventh Street Scoop (And Evolving Neighborhood Editorial)
A little while back the owners and operators of the Café in the Castro purchased the Rawhide II club building at 280 Seventh Street, once “the largest and…only Country Western…
The Renderings For The Corner Of 8th And 16th Streets As Proposed
As plugged-in people know, the building in which the Axis Café currently resides at 1150 16th Street will be razed as proposed and in its place a four-story building for…
The 1% And Proposed Trust Fund Even Occupiers Should Support
Adopted in 1985, San Francisco Planning Code Section 429 currently requires developers to spend one percent (1%) of construction costs for on-site public artwork for most new development projects or…
Art Agnos’ Open Opposition To The Development Of 8 Washington
Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos came out swinging today against the proposed and Planning approved 8 Washington Street development. From Agnos’ open forum letter published in the Chronicle: City…
Mission Rock Plans Dusted Off With Giants Swinging For A 2015 Start
The four year old plans to develop San Francisco’s Seawall Lot 337/Pier 48 dubbed “Mission Rock” have officially been dusted off with the Giants and their surviving development partner, the…
The Gold Dust(up) Continues
As we first reported a few weeks ago, over the objections of the owners of the building in which the Gold Dust Lounge resides, in February the operators of the…
California High-Speed Rail’s New New Budget And Business Plan
The conclusion from the California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group in January, a group formed by the State Legislature and headed by former Caltrans chief Will Kempton. Until a final…
Airbnb: A Potential Civil And Criminal Penalty Hit List?
According to San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A, it is “unlawful for any owner to offer an apartment unit for rent for tourist or transient use,” defined as “occupancy for…
Resolving To Suspend Foreclosure Activities In San Francisco
On the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee next week, a resolution “urging City and County officials and departments to protect homeowners from unlawful foreclosures; and…
14 Stories At 1415 Mission Street Back In Play
As plugged-in people know, the site at 1415 Mission at the corner of 10th has been entitled for a 14-story building, the design for which Heller Manus Architects rendered. While…