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Yet More Outdoor Downtown ‘Entertainment Zone’ Parties Could Be Coming Under New Legislation From Aaron Peskin

As downtown San Francisco tries to party its way out of the lack of foot traffic and the office vacancy problem, Supervisor Aaron Peskin has introduced a measure that would streamline the permitting process to create more outdoor parties.

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Scott Wiener Introduces Bill to Halt Environmental Reviews In Downtown SF for 10 Years

As downtown San Francisco still has a glut of unused office space, state Senator Scott Wiener says he’s pushing legislation for a decade-long elimination of the environmental review mandate known as CEQA from downtown projects, in hopes of spurring conversion to uses like housing.

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Foreclosure and Potential Sale of Oceanwide Center Project In Downtown SF Headed to Court (Again)

After liens and lawsuits, a judge could decide to initiate the sale of the property of the never-built Oceanwide Center, but who would buy it?

Arts & Entertainment

Holiday-Themed Projection Mapping Display ‘Let’s Glow SF’ Returns to Razzle-Dazzle SF Buildings Friday Night

Friday night kicks off the third year of the holiday projection mapping display Let Glow SF, bringing animated ice castles and freaky festive projections to the sides of San Francisco buildings.

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Pop-Up Bars, Restaurants, and Market Street Dance Parties Envisioned In New Downtown Revival Program

It's the third summer in a row that a new initiative or program is seeking to breathe some life into SF's struggling, sparsely populated downtown. But this time it sounds like money is actually being thrown at filling vacant storefronts.

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Study Ranks San Francisco Dead Last In U.S. for Downtown Economic Recoveries

Yet another analysis points out the well-reported state of affairs that downtown San Francisco’s economic recovery from the pandemic is awfully sluggish, but this one purports that we’re in last place among 62 North American cities.

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A Miles-Long Rainbow Light Display Shines Right Through Downtown San Francisco

Just in time for SF Pride weekend, "WELCOME" by Illuminate, which Peak Design sponsored, debuted last night around 9:30 p.m. at the Ferry Building, beaming a 4.1-mile-long bright rainbow — courtesy of an array of six laser beams — down Market Street toward Twin Peaks.

Business & Tech

Persistent Remote-Work Rules Could Well Kill SF's Downtown Hospitality Scene

Economists don't expect that metropolitan areas will see more than half their workers return in-person in the coming years, and that could mean disaster for many small businesses around SF's Financial District and SoMa.

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SF Businesses Boarding Up Ahead of Election Day To Prepare for Potential Mayhem

Earlier this week, it was announced the SFPD is coordinating with the Office of the Mayor to prepare for any unrest that may descend on downtown come Election Day. Now, many SF businesses are boarding up ahead of Tuesday as well.

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(UPDATED) Man Climbing Millennium Tower

A man is currently climbing the Millennium Tower at 301 Mission (at Fremont). CBS 5's Joe Vazquez sent out this message: "'Skyscraperman' is climbing the Millenium Tower in San Francisco. He's halfway up.

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"Closing in on Disaster" by Plug 1 / What I'm Seeing (via Curbed)

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SFist Eats: Midi

by Tiffany Maleshefski Now is not the time to move to Detroit, invest in a major bank, flip houses, or launch a magazine. And opening a restaurant in one of the most expensive

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