SF News After 15 Years, George Lucas Caves to NIMBYs in Lucas Valley Project Filmmaker and billionaire George Lucas has withdrawn plans to build a 263,700-square-foot digital production studio in Marin for which he originally got approval in 1996 due to the ongoing resistance from neighbors.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Drama Continues Among Richmond Anti-Jack in the Box NIMBYs We thought the story was over, but no! A group of neighborhood activists in the Richmond who were all part of a police advisory board that was instrumental in making the case to
SF News NIMBY Watch: Transbay Tower Impact Report to Be Debated Thursday Let us go on the record right now as saying We Like Tall Buildings. We do. We think this city would be all the prettier with a few more actually tall structures, and
SF News NIMBY Watch: Peninsula Denizens Win Small Victory in High-Speed Rail Battle The California High-Speed Rail Authority says it was caught by surprise this week with a letter from the Bay Area Council and regional transportation agencies calling for a revised high-speed rail plan on
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink NIMBY Watch: One Guy Keeps Tenderloin Cafe From Having Outside Seating, Nevius Steps In [Updated] Update (3/21/11): The conflict has been resolved! Everyone's favorite columnist, Andy Rooney C.W. Nevius, came out with an article this morning about Little Bird Coffeehouse's ongoing fight to obtain a
SF News Bernal Coke Sign Will Be Saved Supervisor David Campos has done an about-face as only a politician can, and according to the Examiner he's now declared that the vintage Coca-Cola sign that was causing that NIMBY-generated stir is, indeed,
SF News NIMBY WATCH: Sidewalk Gardens Under Fire on Sanchez, Mission Brewery Goes Forward Sanchez and 16th: Poor little Sanchez Street just wants to be as cool and pretty as Noe Street between Duboce and Market, and one homeowner's been making a go of it, putting some
SF News The Great Bernal Hill Antenna Battle, David Campos, NIMBYism, & More Bernal Heights needs -- yes, needs -- antennas. Why? So we can use our beloved mobile communication devices with little to no interruption at a moment's notice, that's why. What's more, area supervisor
SF News NIMBY Watch: Pavement to Parks Program Ends With Parklet Approvals in Noe Valley, North Beach You may recall that brouhaha in Noe Valley over the possibility of a street closure to create a pedestrian plaza? Well, the Pavement to Parks Program sponsored by the City has closed up
SF News NIMBY WATCH: Dolores Park Battle Goes Down Tonight We here at SFist are ever the fans of civilized disagreement, and we shun all public meetings that devolve into crazy rantings by over-loud complainants, and/or shouting matches. But we just might
SF News NIMBY Watch: Ike's Still Fighting, Pelosi on Ground Zero Mosque, and More There's an update on Ike's Place and owner Ike Shehadeh's fight to stay put despite upstairs neighbors trying to force him out and the recent revelation that he never really had the right
misc This Is Why People Hate San Francisco: Volume 4 Snuggle up next to your laptops again for this week's installment of a mildly confusing feature in which we ask those ensconced too cozily in your SF bubbles to take a step back,
SF News NIMBY Watch: Paul McCartney, Noise Threat? Our mother's grandmother was right: The Beatles are nothing but trouble. According to the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association, tomorrow's Paul McCartney concert at AT&T Park might prove too rock 'n' roll
SF News NIMBY Watch: 7-11 at Mission & 30th Gets Approved Some NIMBYs are at home with their cats having quiet little conniption fits right about now because the Planning Commission yesterday voted to approve that 7-11 we mentioned that wanted to come in
SF News NIMBY Watch: Ike's Gets a Reprieve, 7-11 Facing Hurdles in Outer Mission Perhaps you heard, but as the Bay Citizen and SFoodie report, Ike's got a reprieve yesterday from a sympathetic judge, and therefore the uber-popular sandwich shop won't be evicted without a trial, in
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink NIMBY Watch: Ike's May Have to Close Tomorrow We've reported earlier on the fate of the apotheosis of all sandwich places, Ike's Place, which is facing eviction following on the lengthy complaining of some upstairs neighbors. The neighbors are upset about
SF News NIMBY Watch: Noe Valley Merchants Want to Be YIMBYs; Ike's Neighbors Willing to Settle... for $1M! There's a roaring battle afoot between the Noe Valley Merchants and Professionals Association who came out in support of the Pavements to Parks initiative to create a trial parklet at 24th and Noe
