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Published by SFist on October 2, 2008.

Mr. Royston's career spanned so many projects and so many eras that he was often called upon to update his own work. Several years ago, Miller and Mr. Royston worked together to modernize a roof deck at 601 California St., an office building in San Francisco's Financial District.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 21, 2008.

The San Francisco Planning Commission approved a controversial proposal Thursday afternoon that aims at keeping a variety of businesses open in the city's North Beach neighborhood.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 19, 2008.

A cable car climbs California Street at dawn as San Francisco wakes up. From flower vendors setting up for the day to joggers getting in their runs before work and early morning commuters grabbing coffee, watch the heart of the Financial District come to life in a video on SFGate.com. "Morning Life" can be found at sfgate.com/ZEWL.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 19, 2008.

The district, which covers many of San Francisco's most famous neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, features more major candidates than any other race and promises to be the most expensive.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

The district, which covers many of San Francisco's most famous neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, features more major candidates than any other race and promises to be the most expensive.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

The district, which covers many of San Francisco's most famous neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, features more major candidates than any other race and promises to be the most expensive.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

The district, which covers many of San Francisco's most famous neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, features more major candidates than any other race and promises to be the most expensive.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

The district, which covers many of San Francisco's most famous neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, features more major candidates than any other race and promises to be the most expensive.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

The district, which covers many of San Francisco's most famous neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph Hill, features more major candidates than any other race and promises to be the most expensive.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

It was business as usual at the Cala Foods supermarket on Nob Hill this week. Customers lined up six deep at the cashiers and shoppers crowded the well-stocked aisles.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

The network is available to certain residents in neighborhoods including the Mission, Bernal Heights, Haight Ashbury and North Beach, and Meraki hopes to expand coverage to neighborhoods such as the Richmond, Sunset, Excelsior and Marina by the end of the year.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 17, 2008.

...The second location of Bar Crudo, the popular raw bar restaurant atop the Stockton Tunnel (603 Bush St.), is getting closer to opening - December is the projected date - but it turns out that...

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 17, 2008.

...The second location of Bar Crudo, the popular raw bar restaurant atop the Stockton Tunnel (603 Bush St.), is getting closer to opening - December is the projected date - but it turns out that...

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 16, 2008.

According to the description on the meeting agenda, VIP zones would be established around downtown, the Yerba Buena center, Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, and Union Square as areas subject to "special enforcement of drug laws, aggressive panhandling, sitting/lying on sidewalks" and other "quality of life crimes."

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 16, 2008.

Michael Tornabene is a designer Page and Turnbull, Inc., a Nob Hill District architecture firm specializing in preserving historic buildings, notably the asbestos-laden Old Mint and the Ferry Building. He said the Bay Area is distinguished by its thousands of gorgeous Victorian, Edwardian, and Craftsman homes, as well as its green sentiment. Restoring old buildings can be tricky because their features aren't standardized. Even so, their age can also be their best virtue.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 16, 2008.

It sounds absurd, but the definition of a meal - and whether two or three appetizers count as one - is at the core of a 318-page proposal by Supervisor Aaron Peskin. The idea isn't to argue the semantics of food, but to find a way to keep North Beach from being overrun by new bars and restaurants. The complex legislation would allow a restaurant or bar to replace one that's closed. But it would prevent new ones from moving into now-empty storefronts.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 16, 2008.

"It sounds absurd, but the definition of a meal - and whether two or three appetizers count as one - is at the core of a 318-page proposal by Supervisor Aaron Peskin. The idea isn't to argue the semantics of food, but to find a way to keep North Beach from being overrun by new bars and restaurants. The complex legislation would allow a restaurant or bar to replace one that's closed. But it would prevent new ones from moving into now-empty storefronts."

Published by SocketSite on September 16, 2008.

Sunday Streets, which ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., involved closing traffic lanes between Chinatown and the Bayview.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

Sunday Streets, which ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., involved closing traffic lanes between Chinatown and the Bayview.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

The old style charm of North Beach is part of what makes the neighborhood famous. The old style is also creating a not-so-charming rift between small business owners and an attorney who is suing dozens of San Francisco businesses for violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on September 10, 2008.

"A faction of North Beach neighbors may oppose plans to close a section of Mason Street to build a new library and park, but it is not the only potential street closure locals have up their sleeves.

Published by SocketSite on September 2, 2008.

The morning started with elderly cheerleaders performing in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square and activities stretched from the Ferry Building to the Bayview Opera House on Third Street, where the car-free route ended.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 1, 2008.

The morning started with elderly cheerleaders performing in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square and activities stretched from the Ferry Building to the Bayview Opera House on Third Street, where the car-free route ended.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 1, 2008.

In the first of two "Sunday Streets" events, roads will be closed to cars from the Bayview to Chinatown, to encourage more outdoor activity.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on August 31, 2008.

SUNDAY: Sunday Streets (yay!) will go down along the Embarcadero from Bayview to Chinatown from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Which? Will result in the following street closures: Washington from Kearny to northbound Embarcadero, northbound Embarcadero from Washington to King, eastbound King from Second Street to the Embarcadero, Terry Francois Boulevard from Third Street to Mariposa, Illinois from Cargo Way to Terry Francois Boulevard, and Northbound Third Street from Cargo Way to Oakdale.

Published by SFist on August 30, 2008.

Police said the fires have been started in Chinatown, the Financial District, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights neighborhoods.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on August 29, 2008.

Police said the fires have been started in Chinatown, the Financial District, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights neighborhoods.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on August 29, 2008.

Police said the fires have been started in Chinatown, the Financial District, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights neighborhoods.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on August 29, 2008.

Two crew members suffered relatively minor injuries, Holland said.Cable cars on the California line will be out of service for the rest of the day as a result of the collision, Holland said. The California line runs east to west from the Financial District, through Chinatown, over Nob Hill and stops at Van Ness Avenue.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on August 29, 2008.

Two crew members suffered relatively minor injuries, Holland said.Cable cars on the California line will be out of service for the rest of the day as a result of the collision, Holland said. The California line runs east to west from the Financial District, through Chinatown, over Nob Hill and stops at Van Ness Avenue.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on August 29, 2008.

Two crew members suffered relatively minor injuries, Holland said.Cable cars on the California line will be out of service for the rest of the day as a result of the collision, Holland said. The California line runs east to west from the Financial District, through Chinatown, over Nob Hill and stops at Van Ness Avenue.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on August 29, 2008.

The event will start at Third and Oakldale streets, prompting the closure of northbound Third Street to northbound Embarcadero, all the way to Washington and Kearny streets with passages and detours for traffic along the way.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on August 28, 2008.

A portion of San Francisco's streets from the Bayview to Chinatown will close to cars for four hours on Sunday and instead be filled with bicyclists, break-dancers and roller skaters.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 28, 2008.

San Francisco's Fire Commission today unanimously rejected a tentative settlement with the parents of a Seattle man who plunged to his death from a Nob Hill rooftop in 2006 during a rescue attempt by a city fire lieutenant.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 28, 2008.

San Francisco will close more than four miles of roadway from the Bayview to Chinatown and along the Embarcadero. It begins this Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and again on September 14th.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 26, 2008.

The route extends from Bayview Opera House, up Illinois Street to the Embarcadero, along the waterfront, and across Washington Street into Chinatown.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on August 26, 2008.

Imagine a city without cars. By blocking off a huge stretch of road from Bayview to Chinatown along the Embarcadero, SF's new Sunday Streets program will be the closest we'll get to that — so far. Instead of cars whizzing down the roads, walkers, dancer, joggers, cyclists, and skaters will rule. The city plans to block off the same streets Sept. 14.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on August 26, 2008.

Street cleaning signs are being changed around the city this week, reducing weekly street sweeping to twice monthly. The exceptions will be commercial streets and high density neighborhoods like Chinatown, North Beach and Nob Hill, said Edward Reiskin, director of the Department of Public Works.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on August 26, 2008.

Street cleaning signs are being changed around the city this week, reducing weekly street sweeping to twice monthly. The exceptions will be commercial streets and high density neighborhoods like Chinatown, North Beach and Nob Hill, said Edward Reiskin, director of the Department of Public Works.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on August 26, 2008.

Street cleaning signs are being changed around the city this week, reducing weekly street sweeping to twice monthly. The exceptions will be commercial streets and high density neighborhoods like Chinatown, North Beach and Nob Hill, said Edward Reiskin, director of the Department of Public Works.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on August 26, 2008.

Customers queued up outside Hilda Lin's sports shop in San Francisco's Chinatown all day Tuesday, eager for copies of the Sing Tao Daily newspaper.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 20, 2008.

Masa's Gala will be held Sept. 13. Dinner is $250 per person, with seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. The restaurant is located at 648 Bush St., San Francisco, and reservations can be made at (415) 989-7154.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 13, 2008.

Masa's Gala will be held Sept. 13. Dinner is $250 per person, with seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. The restaurant is located at 648 Bush St., San Francisco, and reservations can be made at (415) 989-7154.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 12, 2008.

...August 23, from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Li Po is at 916 Grant (at Washington), San Francisco. This is a basement event, and the cover is $3 at...

Published by Mission Dispatch on August 9, 2008.

Above, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are marching mad downtown. This afternoon the SEIU has at least two blocks worth of protesters walking through the Financial District/downtown. Chants in English and Spanish can be heard - with the most popular one being "no contract, no peace." Image above is looking East on Market with New Montgomery and Second Streets visible to the right and center, respectively.

Published by SFist on August 7, 2008.

It's a plan to close the northbound lanes of four and a half miles of San Francisco roadways from the Bayview district to Chinatown on two Sunday mornings.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 6, 2008.

The city will close a four-and-a-half mile stretch of the Embarcadero and Third street from Chinatown to the Bayview district on August 31st and again on September 14th.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on August 5, 2008.

Everyone has expectations, especially owner Joseph Manzare, who, with his partner, Eddie Maiello, has been trying for years to re-create some of these wonderful now-nostalgic dives - in his case, Dominick's in the Bronx, where he grew up. When the Moose's space opened up earlier this year, the partners grabbed the chance to bring big plates of food to North Beach. And I mean big.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 1, 2008.

If you work in the Financial District, chances are you've reached the end of your rope more than once when it comes to lunch options: falafel, soup, sandwich, burrito -- and repeat, ad infinitum. But don't forget that the Ferry Building is really only a few blocks away, and while there's enough precious, high-priced foodstuffs to choke a gourmand over there, there are also excellent, healthy routine-busters like the Lunch Hour Chef Series.

Published by SF Weekly on July 31, 2008.