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Downtown San Francisco night life recovery outpacing daytime activity, data shows
Since the pandemic upended life as we knew it, cities across the country have had to get creative in finding ways to get people back into downtown areas.With hybrid work becoming the norm and no longer a band-aid, that remains a struggle during the daytime for downtown San Francisco. The Q1 office vacancy rate was around 37%, according to figures from CBRE.Mary Fitzgerald, who works downtown, goes into the office a few days a week."I think the town is still a little quiet, a little sleepy," Fitzgerald said. "Not everyone is in office Monday morning. I think Wednesday is the...
DA: YouTuber from Concord convicted after ‘gambling with human lives'
(KRON) — A 33-year-old Concord man used his YouTube channel to upload dashcam videos and brag about his BMW, which he used for “extreme speeding and reckless driving on Contra Costa freeways,” prosecutors said. The California Highway Patrol and prosecutors used Scott Kitfield’s YouTube channel against him as evidence of criminal acts. Contra Costa County […]
Man accused of stealing motorhome arrested in Colma
(KRON) – The Colma Police Department arrested a man who allegedly stole a motorhome. While conducting a passing check at a shopping center, Colma police officers noticed a parked white Forest River motorhome around 4:13 a.m. on Tuesday. According to the police investigation, the motorhome was reported stolen to the Concord Police Department. Officers entered […]
Shreve & Co. closing San Francisco flagship after 170 years in The City
Shreve & Co. the venerable jeweler that has called San Francisco home since 1852, will close its location in The City’s embattled Union Square following a liquidation sale and make its Palo Alto outlet its flagship store, the company’s owner said Monday. The store at 150 Post St., where the company has been since 2016, will cease operations at the end of multimillion dollar liquidation sale of jewelry and watches at discounts of up to 60% that will begin Friday and could last just days. ...
Mystery surrounds giant downtown San Francisco lot that’s sat empty for almost 30 years
Sandwiched between a performing arts theater and a mixed-use building in downtown San Francisco, just steps away from the Civic Center BART Station, is an empty plot of land that’s been vacant for almost 30 years. “It’s just greed: sitting on it until someone does something with it,” said...
A San Francisco Billionaire Wants to Keep People Off the Beach Near His Home. A Judge Just Said No.
For 15 years, one billionaire in the San Francisco area has been battling to restrict access to a beach near his home—and his fight was just dealt another blow.How Dry-Aged Fish Took the Fine Dining World by Storm A California state judge has ruled against the venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. Superior Court Judge Raymond Swope denied Khosla’s bid to throw out a lawsuit against him that says he cannot limit access to Martins Beach, a popular surfing spot near S.F. Swope’s decision is just the latest setback in Khosla’s years-long saga. Back in 2008, the billionaire bought a...
Fire at Port of Oakland spreads dark smoke plume around the bay
OAKLAND -- A fire in a facility at the Port of Oakland Sunday afternoon that sent black smoke over the San Francisco Bay was fully extinguished by 4:30 p.m., a spokesman for the fire department said."The fire was in a lithium battery at the port, on Seventh Street," said Michael Hunt, a spokesman for the Oakland Fire Department.The department posted a photo of the billowing smoke on social media.The fire was reported around 3 p.m. and took about an hour to get under control, Hunt said.
Armed carjacking in Berkeley during 'car sale' on Adeline
A man who planned to sell a car in South Berkeley was instead carjacked at gunpoint Friday, authorities report. The suspects, described as three males wearing masks, carried a large rifle and took the vehicle in broad daylight Friday evening. The incident took place at 6:45 p.m. in the 3200...
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