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Appears in 19 stories · Last updated Nov 10, 2026
Operating under a local state of emergency for El Niño preparation
San Francisco's El Niño emergency is in its third week, and the water has not finished with the waterfront. The National Weather Service extended a coastal flood advisory through Friday, with Tuesday's high tide forecast at 1.5 feet above normal at the city gauge.
Updated Yesterday
Hosted the Nov. 4 championship parade
The Golden State Valkyries celebrated their first WNBA championship with a parade along San Francisco's Embarcadero on Nov. 4, drawing an estimated 400,000 fans. Finals MVP Gabby Williams pounded the team's GSV drum with Mayor Daniel Lurie near the Ferry Building before players rode double-decker buses down a violet-lined route to King and Second streets.
Updated 3 days ago
Promoting permitting reform through PermitSF
T&T Supermarket opened its first San Francisco store in the City Center space that had been empty since Best Buy left in 2017. The 50,000-square-foot store at 2675 Geary Blvd. is the Taiwanese Canadian chain's second Bay Area location and its first in the U.S. with a café.
Updated 5 days ago
Pre-staged sandbags, pumps and generators ahead of the weekend tides
Coastal flood advisories across the Bay Area ran through the weekend after water levels climbed to 2.2 feet above normal on Oct. 29, breaking October and November records. San Francisco pre-staged sandbags, pumps and generators. The tides threatened Muni service at two low-lying spots: the Cesar Chavez and Illinois streets station near Islais Creek and the Embarcadero tunnel.
Updated 6 days ago
Publishes the business registration record
San Francisco business records list Neul at 1535 Franklin St, and a California alcohol-license application for the address is held by MA LAB INC. The state record says the type 41 license is applied for, not issued.
Updated Nov 3
Publishes business registration records for 2721 Hyde St.
A bulk sale notice published October 2 lists Biyu Situ as buyer of Grandeho's Kamekyo's furniture, equipment, goodwill and leasehold interest at 2721 Hyde St. The notice gives an anticipated sale date of October 28. Eleven days after the seller's city registration ended on October 15, Duet Dragon LLC registered a business called Kamekyo at the same address.
Creating the new Department of Recovery
San Francisco's mayor has asked Steve Adami, a formerly incarcerated abstinence advocate critical of harm reduction and Housing First, to lead the city's new Department of Recovery. Mission Local reports, citing unnamed sources, that the appointment was made at the mayor's request. The city has not formally confirmed it.
Updated Oct 31
Celebrated Uniqlo's opening with street festival and collaborations
Uniqlo opened its downtown San Francisco flagship at 801 Market Street on October 9, five years after closing its Powell Street store. The 20,000-square-foot, two-floor store is its largest on the West Coast.
Updated Oct 26
Previously sued Academy of Art University
A Pacific Heights building that once housed Academy of Art University students now hosts about 20 startup founders. They pay about $2,000 a month for three-month residencies at 1916 Octavia St., one of three buildings the university leases to The Residency, a founder hostel with four San Francisco locations.
Registered Sergeant Ma's business
Sergeant Ma, a new waterfront restaurant in San Francisco's China Basin, was licensed on August 4. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated its type 47 liquor license, clearing the restaurant at 185 Berry Street to serve beer, wine, and spirits.
Updated Oct 22
Registered Ember Cafe LLC
Ember Cafe is aiming for a mid-November opening at 3248 22nd St., the corner where Revolution Cafe closed in 2020. The storefront was more recently a Greek wine bar called Ivory & Vine, and Ember Cafe plans to keep some of that tenant's decor, including four disco ball chandeliers.
Updated Oct 21
As of October 2026: Logged Piedays' business registration
Piedays Pizza, the pandemic-born pop-up selling thick-crust Detroit-style pies, holds a San Francisco business registration and has applied for a state beer-and-wine license for a storefront at 600 Fifth Ave. in the Inner Richmond. The application, listed as type 41 (on-sale beer and wine at an eating place, with beer and wine served only with food), appeared on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's public list on October 2.
Updated Oct 2
As of September 2026: Business registration authority
For a bar-restaurant, an alcohol license separates serving drinks from renting a room. Mars Bar & Restaurant, the SOMA venue at 798 Brannan St on the corner of Seventh, now holds a California on-sale general license for an eating place, active September 25, 2026.
Updated Sep 29
As of September 2026: Official recipient of the federal grant
The Federal Aviation Administration has committed $14.5 million to San Francisco International Airport to begin fixing Taxiway B, the strip of pavement planes use to move between runways and gates. The award record says it funds the first phase: design and construction of 2,225 feet of the 4,825-foot taxiway.
Updated Sep 25
As of September 2026: Holds Ramen An's business registration.
Ramen An, a planned ramen restaurant at 1705 Buchanan St in San Francisco's Japantown, cleared two permitting steps this fall. The city business registration was filed Aug. 14, and the state alcohol license became active Sept. 22.
Updated Sep 24
As of September 2026: Sponsored the bill
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law on September 21 that raises penalties for participating in sideshows, the illegal street stunt events that have disrupted Bay Area intersections for years. The law, Assembly Bill 1588, was authored by San Francisco Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and sponsored by Mayor Daniel Lurie.
Updated Sep 21
As of September 2026: Contracting entity considering four professional services agreements
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors meets September 1 with four professional services agreements on the agenda, each worth up to $20 million with Stantec, AECOM, Jacobs, and LEE Inc. The 'as-needed' contracts authorize up to $80 million in potential outside spending on specialized engineering and technical services.
Updated Sep 20
As of September 2026: Approved business registration May 18, 2026
A new liquor market is licensed to operate at 6146 Geary Blvd in San Francisco. California's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) activated a type 21 off-sale general license on September 11, and the city approved a business registration back in May. The permits clear the way for a store to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for off-site consumption.
Updated Sep 15
As of September 2026: Registered the business
A corner store in San Francisco's Tenderloin has cleared the regulatory hurdles to open. Hyde & Turk Market at 161 Hyde Street filed its business registration in June and received its California alcohol license on August 10.
Updated Sep 10
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