Housing & Land Use3
San Francisco's vacant storefront tax is all but defunct
World Journal reports that few landlords pay San Francisco's vacant storefront tax and that the revenue it brings in is a small share of the city budget. The article traces how the policy has quietly lost effect.
22 years after it was built, a cafe on the shore of Mission Creek finally opens
A cafe has opened in the Mission Bay Creek Park Pavilion, a building designed as a restaurant space in 2002 and left empty for 22 years. The article looks at why the space sat vacant and how it finally came into use.
Immigration1
City Hall2
Crypto billionaire gives $500,000 to back Ellington's District 10 supervisor run
Chris Larsen, a cryptocurrency billionaire, donated $500,000 to a committee supporting Theo Ellington's campaign for San Francisco's District 10 supervisor seat. The contribution is one of the largest single gifts to a group backing one city candidate.
Sponsored: Geary Upgrades Now 80% Complete, With Major Milestones Reached
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission says the Geary Boulevard sewer and water improvements are 80 percent complete and ahead of schedule. The agency called the project one of the largest infrastructure upgrades the neighborhood has seen in generations as it thanks residents.