In the latest round of Castro-area business news during the COVID-19 pandemic, two new restaurants have opened, an ice cream shop's opening has ben delayed, and a prominent neighborhood bank remains closed to customers while undergoing a $1.3 million renovation. Openings. Tanglad (469 Castro St.) Vietnamese restaurant Tanglad softly opened...

Citing the city's climate-change goals and the lengthy terms of a lease renewal, some Twin Peaks area residents are objecting loudly to extending the life of a gas station on Portola Drive that's been there for almost 50 years. The station, Twin Peaks Auto Care at 598 Portola Drive, originally...

Dozens of patrons came out today to stop at Fey Chao's Love N' Haight Deli, at 553 Haight Street, and say goodbye for now. Today is the last day in business for the Lower Haight fixture, a vegetarian sandwich specialist that's held down a bustling block of Lower Haight — next to Toronado and Noc Noc, immediately across the street from Molotov — since 1999.

After a very long wait, and just as the beginning of fall brings the potential for rain and chilly nights in the coming weeks, San Francisco restaurants will be allowed to reopen for indoor seating at limited capacity starting Wednesday, September 30. Also allowed open will be places of worship, and later, playgrounds and movie theaters.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers and Cal Academy of Sciences this week announced a schedule for reopening with COVID-19 safety precautions for the first time since the pandemic forced them closed this spring. When they're both back open, the two institutions mark a near return to normal for Golden...

Long a destination for prominent street art and public murals, the Lower Haight this week gained the addition of four new murals at Haight and Fillmore, with a twist. These new murals — in front of CVS, Kate's Kitchen, Nickie's, and KIbatsu — are the work of 22 Bay Area youth, who designed and installed the work under the auspices of a group of local arts organizations.

The drama about the redevelopment of the wholesale San Francisco Flower Mart in SoMa goes back many years. But now a replacement Flower Mart in a different part of town is one step closer to being a reality. The SF Flower Mart property at Sixth and Brannan streets has been...

Starting on Halloween, October 31, voters in Alameda County will be able to drop off ballots or vote in person at the Oakland Coliseum, up until Election Day on November 3. Much like San Francisco is establishing a new, centralized, outdoor voting center at Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium, which opens in two weeks, Oakland is doing something similar to give voters peace of mind about submitting their ballots in this all-important election.

This week, the city launched a grant program for small businesses affected by construction on Van Ness Avenue — two years after the program was initially proposed, and a year after the construction was originally supposed to be completed. Small businesses along the Van Ness corridor have struggled mightily since...

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day. Here's your San Francisco and Oakland online event calendar for Thursday, September 24. Learn about the...

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day. Here's your San Francisco and Oakland online event calendar for Wednesday, September 23. Explore a San...

District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston announced yesterday the debut of a pilot program to help small businesses beset by the costs of vandalism endured during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place. The District Attorney's office will administer the program, funded with $100,000 of District 5 add-backs from this year's city budget process. Currently...

A male pedestrian is in life-threatening condition after being struck by a driver near Union Square on Sunday night. According to police, 24-year-old Daiyah Taylor struck the man at Sutter and Stockton streets around 11:30 p.m., then fled the scene. He was arrested around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, and booked on charges of unsafe speed and leaving the scene of an accident. He also had two outstanding warrants.

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day. Here's your San Francisco online event calendar for Tuesday, September 22. Learn about nature photography, experience...

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day. Here's your San Francisco online event calendar for Monday, September 21. Learn how to write a...

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day. Here's your San Francisco and Oakland online event calendar for Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September...

After four months of planning, Tenderloin restaurants will be able to offer outdoor dining on two stretches of closed-off street starting next Thursday, September 24. The closures come after months of advocacy from the Tenderloin Merchants Association (TMA) and Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD). While the SFMTA’s Shared Spaces program was first launched in May, the Tenderloin was one of the last dense commercial corridors in San Francisco to get the go-ahead to close some blocks to cars.

This week, the Asian Art Museum and SFMOMA joined the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor in announcing reopening dates. With the city's blessing, both museums are reopening with the now-standard buffet of public safety adjustments: reduced capacity; an emphasis on timed, pre-purchased tickets; social distancing; sanitizer stations; contactless payment options and plexiglass shields. Coat checks and cafes will remain closed.

The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day. Here's your San Francisco online event calendar for Friday, September 18. Join a vinyasa class, experience...

Here's the latest in Oakland food news. In this edition: A fire destroys restaurants in Chinatown, Uptown has gained a vegan Chinese-Singaporean restaurant and lost a nightclub, and Jack London Square is getting a new brewery and taproom soon. Fires. Chinatown. A five-alarm fire broke out at 718 Webster St....