Plus: Another developer giveaway. That’s The Agenda for July 27-Aug 2 By Tim Redmond July 27, 2026 (48hills.org) The Planning Commission has been down to four members, the minimum to hold a meeting, for more than a month now, after the terms of three members appointed by the Board of… Continue reading
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood argues that the failure to revive the site shows the need for his proposal to bring Mamdani-style government grocery stores to SF. By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez Politics Reporter Published Jul. 14, 2026 (SFStandard.com) Three separate efforts to bring a grocery store back to a vacant Safeway site in the… Continue reading
By Allison Arieff, Opinion Columnist July 14, 2026 Gift Article (SFChronicle.com) The closed San Francisco Centre mall, pictured in 2025, is a good fit for conversion into a campus for the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/S.F. Chronicle Last week, a deal to purchase the San Francisco Centre collapsed after the… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on July 6, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) New Mid-Market housing above vacant retail Progress Made But More Help Needed San Francisco’s Storefront Opportunity Grant program has made grants of $50,000-100,000 to 39 businesses which have opened or will do so by 2027. Restaurant and small business permits are being expedited. Entertainment zones facilitate outdoor… Continue reading
