SF News Former Lefty O’Doul’s Owner Nick Bovis Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison Over Mohammed Nuru Case The one-time owner of Lefty O'Douls and the Gold Dust Lounge Nick Bovis is now heading to prison, as he was sentenced to nine months for fraud and bribery in the Mohammed Nuru case.
SF News Lefty O'Doul Bridge In China Basin Damaged By Loose Barges Among the damage being assessed from Tuesday's intense, hurricane-like windstorm, San Francisco's Third Street Bridge, a.k.a. Lefty O'Doul Bridge, sustained some damage from some industrial barges that got loose.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Lefty O'Doul's Files For Bankruptcy Amid Owner's Legal Troubles Nick Bovis, the local restaurateur named in a federal indictment earlier this year stemming from an FBI probe of corruption in SF City Hall, has now filed for bankruptcy for one of this businesses, longtime hofbrau Lefty O'Doul's.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Lefty O'Doul's To Have Closing Party Wednesday Amid Legal Battles Over Name And Memorabilia The legal battle over who owns Lefty O'Doul's basically the business and its brand, as opposed to the premises in which it has resided for nearly 60 years at 333 Geary, which is
SF News Day Around The Bay: Lefty O'Doul's Landlord Gets Restraining Order Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. Chronicle staffer Caille Millner would like you to know
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Brief History Of The California Hofbrau, A Bay Area Dining Tradition News over the past week about the potential relocation, or refurbishing (or total demise) of historic Union Square hofbrau Lefty O'Doul's has perhaps had some of you wondering what is up with this
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Lefty O'Doul's Landlord Claims Proof That They Own All The Bar's Memorabilia The latest in the Lefty O'Doul's saga, following a lawsuit filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court, is that landlord Jon Handlery has now produced a letter from 2001 that his reps say
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink [Update] Lefty O'Doul's Battle Continues As Proprietor And Landlord Hold Dueling Press Conferences The tug of war over Lefty O'Doul's in Union Square continued Monday with dueling press conferences held by landlord Jon Handlery and the Handlery family via their public relations man Sam Singer and
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Lefty O'Doul's Actually Not Moving As Landlord Claims Ownership Of All Interior Contents I figured there was something of a tug-of-war going on when the story dropped yesterday that Lefty O'Doul's might have to close and relocate after serving up stiff drinks and steam-table corned beef
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Lefty O'Doul's May Be Closing And Relocating In Union Square After 59 Years Union Square dive bar and hofbrau Lefty O'Doul's beloved by many service industry workers, cops, Tenderloin denizens, and San Francisco Chronicle reporters, not to mention a steady stream of tourists seeking a bargain
Arts & Entertainment Ginger, Artist Behind Trump Statues, Arrives In SF As expected, Joshua "Ginger" Monroe has come to SF ahead of a planned Friday event celebrating his Trump statue at Lefty O'Doul's in Union Square. Fans shouldn't be too disappointed, though, despite the
SF News Custody Battle Ensues Over Castro Trump Statue As The Man Himself Lands In Bay Area For Fundraisers This seems really, really stupid, but the SFPD is now investigating the August 18 appearance of that Trump statue in the Castro and several other locations around the nation as a case of
misc 10 Best Places To Watch The St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick’s Day falls on the kind-of-weekend day of a Thursday this year, but the 165th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival is scheduled for Saturday, March 12