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  • News

    January 10, 1996

    Off-Base (Part II)

    The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of environmentalists, business, and the majority of elected officials. Is the congressional compromise to es

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    Back to the Future

    When will logic trump nostalgia in San Francisco? When supervisors dump the moratorium and allow apartments for the homeless to be built.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best War Relic

    S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien

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    May 14, 2003

    Best Chess Club

    Mechanics' Institute Library

  • Calendar

    August 18, 1999

    Cothran

    Mechanics' Institute Library

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    September 3, 1997

    Dog Bites

    Mechanics' Institute Library

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Building & Trades Unions Say City Hall Protest Isn't Political Show -- It's All About Jobs, Jobs, JOBS!

    Joe EskenaziMike Theriault, head of the Building & Construction Trades Council, wants jobs. When does he want them? Now.A crowd of 300 to 400 soggy, hardhat-and-overalls-wearing union men and women -- many of whom, sadly, had no other engagements at noon on a working day -- stood at City Hall Pl ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2009

    Historic Preservation Commission stalls library renovations

    Joe EskenaziMike Theriault, head of the Building & Construction Trades Council, wants jobs. When does he want them? Now.A crowd of 300 to 400 soggy, hardhat-and-overalls-wearing union men and women -- many of whom, sadly, had no other engagements at noon on a working day -- stood at City Hall Pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    New Comedy Club Set to Open in San Francisco

    The Don Lee Building at 1000 Van Ness is on the National Register of Historic Places.​Retired actress and former comic Holly Horn plans to open a comedy club, bar, and restaurant in the historic Don Lee Building in San Francisco. Opening night for the venue, Holly's Comedy Club, is set for Nov. 4 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Historic Preservation Commission to Review New Plans for Alexandria Theater

    The Alexandria Theater​If you're a fan of cool old movie theaters in the Richmond District -- and there are a few of them -- you might take an interest in a new set of designs for the renovated Alexandria Theater that city officials will review tomorrow.The Historic Preservation Commission will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Supervisor Scott Wiener Says Historic Preservation Is Overbearing

    Preserving the future​In its effort to preserve the past of San Francisco, the Historic Preservation Commission might just be hindering the city from having any kind of real future -- one with affordable housing, good transit, and healthy redevelopment. It was a good thing for San Francisco when v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    What Do Preservationists Stand to Gain from Conserving Buildings?

    Scott Wiener helps developers, not preservation ​Last week, we wrote about how Supervisor Scott Wiener was trying to push back the preservationist movement from conserving every crumbling building and sign in our fair city. As it turns out, some preservationists could potentially gain -- personall ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 11, 2012

    Past and Future, Set in Stone

    Scott Wiener helps developers, not preservation ​Last week, we wrote about how Supervisor Scott Wiener was trying to push back the preservationist movement from conserving every crumbling building and sign in our fair city. As it turns out, some preservationists could potentially gain -- personall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Gold Dust Lounge Requests Historic Landmark Designation

    Does this look modern to you?​In effort to keep the iconic Gold Dust Lounge from shuttering, the bar owners have filed paperwork requesting the city recognize the bar as a historic landmark. Such a designation would, at the very least, make it more challenging for the landlord to turn the bar into ... More >>

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