Expanding: San Francisco's Tres Agaves (130 Townsend St., near Second Street) will open two locations outside the city next year, first in Roseville and then in Las Vegas.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 20, 2008.

Expanding: San Francisco's Tres Agaves (130 Townsend St., near Second Street) will open two locations outside the city next year, first in Roseville and then in Las Vegas.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 19, 2008.

Three poets from San Francisco’s supervisorial District 6 area will read their poems at the Poets Eleven event at the Mission Bay Branch library this Wednesday, August 20th, starting at 6:30 p.m. The event is part of a serie…

Published by Rincon Hill neighborhood blog on August 19, 2008.

The quick recap for 555 Mission Rock in south Mission Bay: 192 apartments ranging in size from 650 to 1,300 square feet (and 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail).

Published by SocketSite on August 19, 2008.

There are Downtown, Bay Bridge, Mission Bay, Oakland Hills and Bay views. Ample closet space, plenty of storage, spacious garage, only 1 block from Whole Foods Market, Jackson Playground and 2 blocks from 18th Street shops and restaurants!

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on August 19, 2008.

There are Downtown, Bay Bridge, Mission Bay, Oakland Hills and Bay views. Ample closet space, plenty of storage, spacious garage, only 1 block from Whole Foods Market, Jackson Playground and 2 blocks from 18th Street shops and restaurants!

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on August 18, 2008.

In San Francisco's Castro District, Peter Babbidge says a nearby home recently sold quickly after starting with an asking price of $2.3 million. Across the city, housing is in demand. New developments are springing up south of Market, on Potrero Hill and at Hunters Point.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on August 15, 2008.

It’s a good sign for all the new developments in Mission Bay that Pfizer just announced the corporate headquarters for their Biotherapeutics and Bioinnovation Center are moving from South San Francisco to the Mission Bay.

Published by SFHomeBlog.com on August 11, 2008.

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what a building will shape into until it’s occupied. My worst bet early in my career was pooh poohing the Oriental Warehouse - which although the sound transferrance is abysmal - has maintained some impressive resale values and continues to be one of the most highly sought after South Beach conversion loft buildings.

Published by SFHomeBlog.com on August 11, 2008.

The two businesspeople are responsible for several other San Francisco developments, including Portside, a 220-unit condominium project at Main and Bryant streets, and Harbor Lofts, a 46-unit project on Spear Street.

Published by Mission Dispatch on August 9, 2008.

The so-called eastern neighborhoods plan covers the Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, the eastern area South of Market and the Central Waterfront. Neighborhoods described as ground zero in the fight over gentrification.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 8, 2008.

The new zoning scheme would affect four neighborhoods that make up about a quarter of the city's land - the Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, east SoMa and the central waterfront - but it needs final approval from the Board of Supervisors, which has stalled other neighborhood plans in the past to debate issues of affordable housing and community service fees.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 8, 2008.

Together the neighborhoods - the Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, east SoMa and the central waterfront - represent much of the heart of San Francisco's industrial past, but also opportunities for new construction of market-rate and affordably priced housing.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 7, 2008.

The relocation is a win for a major city redevelopment project that aims to remake the Mission Bay neighborhood in southeastern San Francisco into a center of medical research.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on August 6, 2008.

The relocation is a win for a major city redevelopment project that aims to remake the Mission Bay neighborhood in southeastern San Francisco into a center of medical research.

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

San Francisco's drive to become a major hub of the biotechnology industry got a big boost today when Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, said it will move the headquarters of its new biotech research unit to Mission Bay, next door to UCSF's new campus.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 6, 2008.

The relocation is a win for a major city redevelopment project that aims to remake the Mission Bay neighborhood in southeastern San Francisco into a center of medical research.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on August 6, 2008.

Since receiving its a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) early the second week of July, a little over one-quarter of the 99 condos that make up the first phase of Radiance at Mission Bay have closed escrow, while another one-quarter are in contract.

Published by SocketSite on August 5, 2008.

As the density of San Francisco grows — especially in the Downtown/SoMa/Mission Bay neighborhoods, we will be hard-pressed to ensure that we can provide safe, healthy, and reliable transit options. While easily construed as just another anti-car movement, the transition of Market Street to a mass transit and bike-only corridor seems like a good first step.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on August 5, 2008.

As the density of San Francisco grows — especially in the Downtown/SoMa/Mission Bay neighborhoods, we will be hard-pressed to ensure that we can provide safe, healthy, and reliable transit options. While easily construed as just another anti-car movement, the transition of Market Street to a mass transit and bike-only corridor seems like a good first step.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on August 5, 2008.

That's why the Arterra condominium complex in San Francisco's Mission Bay redevelopment district is such a welcome surprise. It's not a masterpiece, but it's a stylish newcomer with compact flair. And get this: It looks better in person than in the pictures.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 4, 2008.

Leaders have put some controversial ideas on the table in order to get things moving. The first is establishing tolls. The city would charge drivers about $1.50 electronically for entering areas like Civic Center, SOMA, and the financial district during commute hours.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on July 30, 2008.

Mayor Gavin Newsom scored two political victories at San Francisco City Hall Tuesday, as the Board of Supervisors approved funding for a new court to prosecute crimes that blight the South of Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods and also delayed a vote that could have stopped Newsom's proposal to close some city streets on two Sundays later this summer.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 23, 2008.

Opponents were gathering Wednesday for a public debate over a controversial plan that would require drivers pay to use San Francisco's traffic-choked corridors in the Financial District, South of Market and elsewhere throughout the center core of the city.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on July 23, 2008.

Direct from the Slow Food on Film Festival 2008 in Bologna, Italy, Slow Food San Francisco invites you to the U.S. film premiere of Strawberry Fields at the Delancey Street Theater (600 Embarcadero) this Friday, July 25. In the film -- which snagged the Special Mention of Honor for Best Documentary -- Israeli filmmaker Ayelet Heller chronicles a day in the life of Palestinian farmers in Gaza.

Published by SF Weekly on July 23, 2008.

San Francisco's official Halloween celebration will be held South of Market this year near AT&T Ballpark - though city leaders will help promote smaller events in neighborhoods across the city in an attempt to disperse the party.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 22, 2008.

The traditional salad mix includes mung bean sprouts. But Sudar favors upping the amount of other vegetables. Sudar's peanut sauce includes lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, which he grows in pots on his tiny condo balcony overlooking San Francisco's bustling South of Market neighborhood.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 15, 2008.

That 2003 draft apparently created an outline encompassing South of Market, Mission District, and Show Place Square/Potrero, with a large portion of the City’s future land for PDR use located in the Bayview Hunter’s Point area. For the Mission District alone the amount of acres considered in the draft are less than 400.

Published by Mission Dispatch on July 15, 2008.

The SF Examiner also noted that emerging Mission Bay business and biotechnology research-hub ventures are the focus of a new long-term plan that includes more high-rises. It is not clear how high buildings will rise. But the SF Examiner reported that the Planning Dept. is seeking a separate plan for Fourth Street to allow for a landmark tower, reaching 1,000 feet.

Published by Mission Dispatch on July 15, 2008.

There will be a roller skating rink near the Bayview Opera House. Kids will learn bicycle basics in a "freedom from training wheels" course near Mission Bay. Yoga classes will be offered in Ferry Park. And yes, there will be dancing.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 12, 2008.

Activities will be scattered along the route, from hula-hooping at South Beach to a re-enactment of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video at China Basin Park. At Ferry Park, there will be kinesiology classes.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 12, 2008.

We’ve decided to do a down to the studs remodel of our place at 88 King Street. Can you refer us to a few good contractors?

Published by theFrontSteps on July 8, 2008.

Some speakers at the public hearing, however, decried trees' health at many parks, including Stern Grove, SoMa's South Park and Buena Vista Park in the Haight-Ashbury.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

"If I were a betting person, I'd be very optimistic" about passage, said the panel's chairman, Stephen Shortell, dean of the UC-Berkeley School of Public Health. "All the data pointed to the need for an acute care community hospital. If St. Luke's were to close, it would leave a big gap south of Market."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2008.

In fact, event promoters say they've been hit by a quadruple whammy that threatens their livelihoods and the vibrant nature of the city: rising fees charged by city departments looking to close budget gaps, increased concern over alcohol consumption and other liability issues, more conflicts over noise in increasingly dense neighborhoods such as SoMa, and the ability of a handful of complaining neighbors to create event-killing permit conditions.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on July 2, 2008.

The existing ground floor windows [of 72 Townsend] got a good wash yesterday and are now adorned with the news that [74] Luxury Homes are coming soon starting from the $600s. Development is by Thompson Development, hoping that that plans approved last year is what actually gets built.

Published by SocketSite on July 1, 2008.

88 Townsend St #307

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 30, 2008.

188 King #305

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 30, 2008.

239 Brannan St #8G

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 30, 2008.

219 Brannan St #3G

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 30, 2008.

But a stretch of San Francisco's South of Market corridor on Townsend Street has no sidewalks. Several people have contacted ChronicleWatch to complain, saying pedestrians using Townsend Street between Fourth and Seventh streets have to walk in the street- and risk being sideswiped by traffic.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 30, 2008.

In the 21st century, a city street without a sidewalk is like an apartment without a refrigerator or a skyscraper without an elevator. Shouldn't happen. But a stretch of San Francisco's South of Market corridor on Townsend Street has no sidewalks.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 30, 2008.

I was first introduced to this drink at a place called Primo Patio near At&t Park.

Published by SF Weekly on June 27, 2008.

When uber chef James Syhabout left after receiving 3 1/2 stars a year ago, he was replaced by his sous chef, who lasted only a few months. Then the PlumpJack corporate crew - they also own Jack Falstaff, Balboa Cafe and Matrix in San Francisco - tapped Rick Edge, who recently was at Lattitudes at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove, to don the top toque.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 25, 2008.

When uber chef James Syhabout left after receiving 3 1/2 stars a year ago, he was replaced by his sous chef, who lasted only a few months. Then the PlumpJack corporate crew - they also own Jack Falstaff, Balboa Cafe and Matrix in San Francisco - tapped Rick Edge, who recently was at Lattitudes at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove, to don the top toque.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 24, 2008.

Chef Jonnatan Leiva is known for his modern American cuisine, farmer's market fresh ingredients, and balanced flavors.

Published by SF Weekly on June 23, 2008.

"Donna could manage that situation as easily as she could navigate a leather bar South of Market," Leno says.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

The input from the people living in the South of Market neighborhoods brings an important human dimension to the data we will weigh with equal gravity in our recommendation,” said Andrus.

Published by Mission Dispatch on June 17, 2008.

The Physicians rebuttal is that, we agree that the entire City, especially SOMA neighborhoods will benefit from better access to ambulatory services. However, it is an error to then assume that this means that in-patient services are not also needed. The report, say the physicians, did not draw that conclusion, it is being inferred by CPMC

Published by Mission Dispatch on June 17, 2008.

The court would prosecute misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods and would try to link defendants with social services. It is expected to cost the city about $2.8 million a year.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 11, 2008.