Category: San Francisco
Two of SF’s largest hotels are given up by owner — here’s why
San Francisco Travel, the city’s convention bureau, expects Moscone Center conventions to account for over 670,000 hotel room nights this year, higher than 2018’s 660,868 room nights but far …
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/two-s-f-s-largest-hotels-given-owner-18136504.php
Downtown San Francisco is at a tipping-point – The Economist
San Francisco’s recovery ranks last. The office-vacancy rate is nearing 30%, a record high. These woes could spread beyond the city centre. Downtown generated at least 75% of the city’s GDP in …
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/25/downtown-san-francisco-is-at-a-tipping-point
Worker: Closing downtown Old Navy store victim of ‘out-of-control …
Repeating an all too familiar story in downtown San Francisco, another major retailer has become the victim of rampant shoplifting with the Old Navy store getting hit up to a dozen times a day.
‘Cultures and traditions’: Big crowds return to San Francisco …
For many, Carnaval San Francisco Grand Parade is a must-see event, a celebration of 23 Latin American and Caribbean Countries. The Aguirre Family has saving a spot on 24th Street for years.
https://abc7news.com/san-francisco-carnaval-grand-parade-2023-sf-mission-district-latino/13312749/
Vacant skyscrapers, empty trains: can San Francisco once …
T he operator of the gondola that services Salesforce Park, an oasis among the skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco, will tell you all about how the 5-acre (2-hectare) rooftop space you’re …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/28/san-francisco-vacant-buildings-housing-doom-loop
How many people live in San Francisco, and how many have left?
A little more than 834,000 people lived in San Francisco last year. At least that’s the number published in the California Department of Finance’s population estimate for July 1, 2022. But the …
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/census-population-18091853.php
Video: What happened to San Francisco? | CNN
Link Copied! CNN’s Sara Sidner goes back to San Francisco where she once worked as a local journalist. Over time, the city has changed. Sidner delves into the burgeoning problems the city has been …
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/05/12/san-francisco-sara-sidner-pkg-actws-vpx.cnn
Video: What happened to San Francisco? | CNN
Link Copied! CNN’s Sara Sidner goes back to San Francisco where she once worked as a local journalist. Over time, the city has changed. Sidner delves into the burgeoning problems the city has been …
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/05/12/san-francisco-sara-sidner-pkg-actws-vpx.cnn
Photos show Bay to Breakers taking over San Francisco streets – SFGATE
A hot dog vendor attracts the attention of costumed participants at the 2023 Bay to Breakers in San Francisco, Calif. on May 21, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE A centipede group of runners at the …
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/bay-to-breakers-san-francisco-photos-18111098.php
Video shows Banko Brown shooting; DA won’t file charges
San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Show More Show Less 7 of 10 In wake of District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ decision not to prosecute security guard, Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, for …
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/banko-brown-charges-video-walgreens-shooting-18099516.php