Market Street Archives - Page 7 of 14

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: ‘5 Blocks’ delves into Mid-Market development quandary

Dennis Harvey - May 12, 2020

Many everyday things have been notable for their absence during the shutdown, so something that stood out was construction—because it never seemed to stop,...

Culture

SF Pride Parade and Celebration cancelled on 50th anniversary

Marke B. - April 14, 2020

San Francisco Pride announced today that it is cancelling this year's June Parade and Celebration—the largest in the Western United States—as COVID continues to...

Look! Up in the sky! It’s public art—with Premiere Jr.

Marke B. - February 6, 2020

I finally made it to Salesforce Park, a perfectly pleasant, perfectly sterile civic project atop the new Transbay Terminal. The downtown public space is...

Housing

Real-estate industry rebels at modest measure to limit corporate rentals

Tim Redmond - January 15, 2020

The real-estate industry and the San Francisco Planning Department are going crazy over a rather modest proposal by Sup. Aaron Peskin to limit corporate...

News + Politics

DA deal? D5 money … and will an 11-year EIR ever die?

Tim Redmond - October 6, 2019

There are really only two questions for George Gascon at this point: Did he cut a deal with the mayor (and everyone knows Gascon...

Lit

AIDS, sex, and ‘Illuminations on Market Street’

James Tracy - August 14, 2019

LIT Author Benjamin Heim Shepard is a Brooklyn-based activist who has published 10 books, including White Nights and Ascending Shadows: An Oral History of...

News + Politics

Does the Marriott Corporation need a $5 million tax break?

Tim Redmond - July 17, 2019

California tax law is weird, and Prop. 13 makes it weirder. And for commercial property owners, there are all sorts of loopholes. Then there’s the...

At 83, piano legend Larry Vuckovich recounts a ‘Fascinating Jazz Life’

Reese Erlich - June 13, 2019

ALL EARS Pianist and composer Larry Vuckovich has been a headliner in the Bay Area jazz scene for over 60 years. His creative approach...

Exclusive

SF pays $58,000 for Uber and Lyft rides

Tim Redmond - June 3, 2019

San Francisco spent almost $58,000 in the past year reimbursing city employees for rides on Uber and Lyft, public records show. Records obtained from the...

Campaign Trail

The Democrats come to town: Convention preview

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2019

For weekend convention coverage, follow 48 Hills on Twitter: www.twitter.com/48hills and Facebook: www.facebook.com/48hills The California Democratic Party convention will take over Moscone Center this weekend – and...

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