Anne Taupier

Built World

City official supporting local manufacturing revival

SFMade had run temporary pop-up markets before. On Nov. 10, the nonprofit opened a permanent storefront at 373 Geary St. in Union Square, giving more than 100 Bay Area makers a downtown place to sell without running their own shop.

Updated Yesterday

Money Moves

Said the 2026 grant recipients have signed long-term leases

Three years after San Francisco began handing cash to merchants to fill empty storefronts, most of the first businesses are still there. Of the 70 in the program's first round, 55 remain at their original addresses, Mission Local reported in October.

Updated Oct 25

Money Moves

Represented the city at the opening

Uniqlo opened a two-story, 20,000-square-foot flagship at 801 Market Street on October 9. It is the company's largest store on the West Coast and its first in San Francisco since 2021. Hundreds lined up for the street-festival opening, with queues running past the locked San Francisco Centre mall toward 5th Street.

Updated Oct 14