Between Cathedral and Armory: More Condos
The most desolate stretch of Valencia — currently a fenced-off vacant lot at the intersection of 14th Street — will be 36 condos by spring of next year. The $20 million project at 299 Valencia will...
View ArticleCarlos Club to Reopen — Without the Booze
Carlos Club, the popular working-class hangout for Latino immigrants that closed last month after its alcohol license was suspended, will reopen — as a café. On Wednesday afternoon, the bar’s owner,...
View ArticleFresh & Uneasy
On June 21, the Chronicle reported that Fresh & Easy, an American chain owned by the British grocery giant Tesco, had signed a lease on the former Delano’s IGA space at 23rd and South Van Ness....
View ArticleTrees for 24th Street…Someday
The trees scheduled to be planted along 24th Street between Mission and Potrero (also known as the Lower 24th Street Corridor) will be delayed until mid-July in order to give the community more time to...
View ArticleNearly a Decade and Two Ordinances Later, a Blighted Building Remains
After years of neglect, progress could finally be coming to the abandoned Victorian house on 18th and Shotwell streets — nearly a decade after a blaze left the building uninhabitable. According to...
View ArticleGarage-Based Brewery Uses Kickstarter to Make Bid for Big Time
Regan Long and Sarah Fenson are turning a seven-year beer-making hobby into the first neighborhood brewery the Mission has seen in decades. How are they doing this? They are doing this with...
View ArticleWith July 1, Another Muni Hike
On Friday, those bus trips just got a little bit more expensive. So did parking, and making mistakes while parking. In an effort to bridge a two-year, $101 million budget deficit, the San Francisco...
View ArticleSpiking Cocktail Prices Closes Carlos Club
Carlos Club, the popular working-class hangout next to the 24th Street BART station (whose name never quite matched the sign hanging above its front door), served its last drink on June 30, when its...
View ArticleDevelopment at 15th and S. Van Ness Raises Hackles
A major infill development planned for the vacant lot at 15th and South Van Ness Avenue may run into a roadblock at next Thursday’s meeting of the Planning Commission, if local opposition has its way....
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