SF News Downtown SF’s Safety Ambassador Program to Be Expanded With $5 Million Grant The SF Downtown Development Corporation awarded two safety ambassador programs — stationed in Union Square, Yerba Buena, and at downtown BART stations — a $5 million grant to stay afloat for the next year, as city funding for the programs will expire April 1.
SF News Man Killed By 38-Geary Bus Near SF's Union Square After Apparent Fall Into Street A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a Muni bus early Tuesday morning near Union Square, after he reportedly fell from the sidewalk into the path of the bus.
Arts & Entertainment Union Square to Host Annual ‘Tulip Day’ With 80,000 Free Tulips Saturday Thousands of flower lovers will be lining up Saturday to receive eight free tulips at Union Square’s annual “Tulip Day,” which is held annually in honor of International Women’s Day, and it’s advised to get there early, since, naturally, long lines and snarled traffic are to be expected.
Business & Tech AT&T Moving Back Into the Exact Same Union Square Flagship Store They Just Left in 2023 An unlikely tenant is stepping forward to move into the Union Square cable car turnaround’s vacant One Powell Street storefront — the very AT&T store that moved out of that storefront two and a half years ago
Business & Tech JP Morgan Conference Goes Full Woke and DEI, Women Executives in Pink Suits Flash-Mob Union Square The JP Morgan Healthcare Conference is back in town, and while biotech executives are 80% men, a renegade group of women executives took over Union Square in so many pink pantsuits it would have made Mary Tyler Moore proud.
SF News Williams-Sonoma to Close Its Flagship Union Square Store as Chanel Prepares to Move In It's not new news that Williams-Sonoma is planning to depart from Union Square, but now the time has come, as Chanel plans to relocate to the building at the top of the park.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Super Duper Burger Takes Over Remaining Union Square Restaurant Space The small, counter-service restaurant space on the east side of Union Square, which has sat empty for the last year, will become a new outpost of local burger chain Super Duper, later this year.
Arts & Entertainment Take Advantage of Union Square's Winter Walk for Last-Minute Holiday Shopping The street closure and holiday festival on Stockton Street known as Winter Walk is back on, and it will be running through Christmas Eve, if you're planning to get any last-minute shopping done in Union Square.
SF News Saturday Links: New Bookstore Now Open in Union Square, Thanks to SF’s Vacant to Vibrant Program A 90-year-old man plowed through a Los Gatos coffee shop, DUI suspected; pop star Kesha gave an impromptu performance at a Palo Alto bar but was kicked out by unsuspecting security staff; and SF’s Powell Street now has a new independent bookstore, 'The Best Bookstore.'
Business & Tech The Hilton Union Square and Parc55 Sold for $408 Million, Though Were Previously Worth $1.5 Billion We’re just now learning the sale price of a hotel deal that happened three months ago, and SF’s largest hotel the Hilton Union Square, plus the also-very-large Parc55, sold for $408 million, though they’d been worth $1.5 billion in 2016.
SF News SFPD Releases Bodycam Video of Them Shooting A Dog and Its Owner in Union Square Melee After officers shot an aggressive dog and its owner on the afternoon of Sunday, November 9, the SFPD has released bodycam footage of what led up to the shooting, and how the suspect threw a plastic bottle at officers after they shot his dog.
SF News Unprovoked Dog Bite Leads to Officer-Involved Shooting of Man, Dog in SF’s Union Square A confrontation near O’Farrell and Market streets between the SFPD and a homeless man, whose large, off-leash dog allegedly bit a bystander in an unprovoked attack, led to one of the officers shooting both the man and dog in the legs.
Arts & Entertainment Union Square Ice Rink Now Back Open, Macy’s Holiday Tree Coming Back This Tuesday The Union Square Holiday Ice Rink officially reopened for the holly jolly season Wednesday night, and mark your calendars, because the giant Macy’s Christmas tree is getting lit up next Tuesday night.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Off the Grid Food Truck Party Getting Its Own Holiday Food Pop-Up In Union Square The folks behind the beloved local food truck meetup series Off the Grid are getting their own brick-and-mortar place in Union Square’s former Uniqlo store, and the place will be called Off the Grid’s Holiday Food Market.
SF News Macy's Not Closing Anytime Soon, Will Partner With Local Developer to Redevelop Union Square Property In what surely seems like a win for downtown and for Mayor Daniel Lurie, regardless of whether he had a hand in it, Macy's has confirmed that it will not be closing its Union Square flagship store anytime soon, and will instead work with a developer to reimagine the property.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Unsurprisingly, Downtown Bar Owners Not Happy That Lurie Is Adding 20 New Liquor Licenses to Union Square The 20 new liquor licenses Mayor Lurie is dropping on Union Square are getting predictable blowback from downtown bar owners, who are still struggling from the pandemic and not particularly keen on having 20 new competitors.
SF News Union Square Macy’s Was Evacuated Saturday Over Reports of an ‘Explosive Device’ Attention Macy’s shoppers, the downtown SF Macy’s was evacuated late Saturday afternoon after reports of an "explosive device,’ though a bomb squad did not find any evidence of explosives, and the store reopened for business Sunday.
SF News Lurie Gets His 20 New Liquor Licenses for Union Square, After Newsom Signs Bill Allowing These There may be 20 new bars coming to Union Square, or maybe existing restaurants given the newfound right to serve booze, as Governor Newsom granted Mayor Lurie and Scott Wiener their wish for 20 new liquor licenses for Union Square.
SF News Uniqlo Reportedly In Talks to Open a Downtown SF Store Again, Maybe in the Vacant Old Navy Space After the flagship, three-story Union Square Uniqlo store closed in 2021 as that shopping district dove down the abyss, we’re now getting word that Uniqlo may want back into the downtown SF game, and might even be eyeing the vacant Old Navy.
SF News Design Approved For Sparkly Revamp of Powell Street The three blocks of Powell Street between the cable-car turnaround and Union Square are set to see some light installations, cafe tables, new paving and more under a new proposed revamp.
Arts & Entertainment That Union Square Pop Mart Opened Today, For All Your Labubu-Buying Needs Chinese designer toy sensation Pop Mart soft-opened their highly anticipated new Union Square store Monday in what was once the flagship Skechers store at Powell and O’Farrell streets, providing another option for people who want more Labubus.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michael Mina Confirms Return of Bourbon Steak to Westin St. Francis, Plus New Cocktail Bar by Steph Curry We now have confirmation from chef Michael Mina and his restaurant group that Bourbon Steak will indeed be returning to the space at the Westin St. Francis, which has been undergoing renovations for the last year. And where a wine bar used to be will be a fancy new cocktail spot from Steph Curry.
Business & Tech Good News for Union Square, as Bang & Olufsen Is Returning, in the Old Britex Fabrics Location Danish luxury electronics retailer Bang & Olufsen actually closed their Union Square store long before the pandemic and subsequent downtown SF downturn, but they're coming back this October in the former Geary Street Britex Fabrics space.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Former Team USA Swimmer to Take on Full CA Coastline in 2026 The Pink Triangle installation is set to return next week for its 30th Pride celebration; residents of Musk's Starbase, Texas, were told they might lose their property rights due to new zoning; and a former Olympic swimmer plans to swim the entire CA coast in 2026.
Arts & Entertainment SF’s Union Square Nintendo Store Opens to Huge Crowds, and Mascot Animals Crossing All Over the Place Today was the long-awaited opening day of the new San Francisco Nintendo Store in Union Square, and it was on like Donkey Kong as many video game fans and their favorite mascots hedgehogged the spotlight.
