Ten years is a fair length of time to witness a landscape evolve, and here in the Bay Area, land of innovation and limited space, that transformation comes with no small amount of friction. Growing ...
On the afternoon of January 14, 2020, a red tin-foil heart balloon bobbed sadly in the breeze. The balloon was tied to the top of a hastily erected chain-link fence around the house at 2928 Magnolia ...
The site of the city’s homeless navigation center for teenagers and other young people in January. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As San Francisco grapples with how to protect thousands of ...
Since I live in the neighborhood, I've always been interested in the railroad that ran from Noe Valley and through the Mission, apparently ending up at a main track on Harrison Street. Juri Commons ...
Much ink has been spilled on the history of Chinatown and Grant Avenue, billed as San Francisco’s oldest street, which runs north to south starting at Market Street and ending at Francisco Street in ...
Curbed's weekly original tours series takes you inside homes with eye-catching style and big personality—from modern tiny homes to pedigreed midcentury gems and everything in between. When Jim Siegel ...
Laundry is a waiting game, and now the the owner of the Wash Land laundromat at 2918 Mission will have to wait even longer to find out if he can raze the circa-1924 building in favor of a 75-unit ...
The U.S. Geological Survey released a gasp-inducing report regarding the structural security of dozens of San Francisco high-rises that could be in peril when the next major earthquake strikes. New ...
From afar, San Francisco’s skyline looks pristine and thriving. But take a closer look. From how we interact with each other to vivid displays of the widening divide between rich and poor, it’s not as ...
It's now been five years since the arrival of San Francisco's first official permanent parklet, in 2010, though spontaneous takeovers of parking spots began back in 2005, when Rebar Group converted ...
For a local's-only cozy dive known for its courtyard, pool table, music, and cheap drinks, El Rio makes for a surprisingly great backdrop in Episode 1's ostentatious, slightly sleazy engagement party.
Every day at sundown I head to South Park, my neighborhood park, and sit in the spot where Cate Blanchett had a mental breakdown in Blue Jasmine. It’s fitting because, like Cate’s character, my mind ...