The resolution which would set the stage, or rather the tent, for Teatro ZinZanni’s return to San Francisco’s waterfront, with a new dinner-theater and 200-room hotel along The Embarcadero at Vallejo Street, is slated to be adopted by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors this afternoon. As proposed and widely... Read More »

A former office building for the Belt Railroad which once ran by the site, the “Beltline Building” which fronts the Embarcadero between Pier 27 and Pier 29 has seen better days.  And with San Francisco’s new cruise ship terminal having opened on Pier 27 behind, and big plans for Pier... Read More »

While five ships have already docked at the pier, the official ribbon cutting for San Francisco’s new James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 is tomorrow, September 25, at noon. At one-time slated to be built at Piers 30-32, the new $100 million terminal can handle ships with... Read More »

With San Francisco no longer in the running to host the 35th America’s Cup, the Port is preparing to issue a request for proposals to redevelop San Francisco’s Pier 29. The Port’s vision for the pier: “A San Francisco Bay Area themed marketplace that brings together a collection of... Read More »

Preliminary accounting for the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco pegs the economic impact of the event at $364 million versus original projections of $1.4 billion, with roughly 700,000 spectators versus a projected 2.7 million, and a deficit of at least $5.5 million to be covered by the City.... Read More »

With Supervisor Kim casting the sole dissenting vote in the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee, on Tuesday San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will review the Finding of Fiscal Feasibility for the Port’s Cruise Terminal Project at Pier 27 (click images to enlarge). The estimated project cost for the terminal is... Read More »

“The prospect of a new San Francisco cruise ship terminal became more real Tuesday when the Port Commission authorized a $3.5 million contract with the city’s Department of Public Works for architectural and engineering work.” Read More »

From the Examiner with respect to the Port’s plan for a new San Francisco cruise terminal: now plans to take advantage of an upcoming bond sale to help fund the $40 million-plus conversion of Pier 27 from a cavernous limousine storage lot into a... Read More »