Downtown News

If you're still wondering where to ring in the New Year, look no further a ' wea TMve scouted out options inside and outside of San Francisco where you can land that midnight kiss and bid goodbye to the aughts.

If Tiny Tim were here he might say, "God Bless the Downtown Stockton Alliance." The organization is doing its level best to turn downtown Stockton into a Christmastime destination, and if it hasn't quite succeeded in its initial attempt, I'm betting it will.

There's an interesting piece in today's Los Angeles Business Journal by Richard Risemberg on the economics of the Bicycle Boulevard and why the city .

This week's column's theme is 'How many shows can I see on Saturday night?' We're starting with Cajun Gypsy band Lagniappe.

As the Bay Area Toll Authority continues its regional public hearings, including one tonight in San Francisco, the various options the agency is proposing for increasing bridge tolls are generating a number of debates and proposals, including the funding of the long-discussed pedestrian/bicycle/maintenance paths over the west span of the Bay ...

Lynn Vojvodich of Mill Valley is helped by Louise Satterfield as she attempts to find a gift card with a tiger on the cover at Two Neat, a store that sells inexpensive fun gifts in Mill Valley.

Heritage Salvage completes crafting twenty reclaimed redwood table tops, counter front, and entry door panels for Gather restaurant opening December 15th in Berkeley.

7:30-10 p.m. No cover. Mellifluous ululations, throbbing rhythms, deep, warm harmonies...what's not to like? Ana Carbatti - vocals Bill Cawthorne - Kuhlohorn Carl Herder - bass Jesse Van Hiller - drums Pablo Riviere - guitar/vocals --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATURDAY Dogs Playing Poker ...

Iowa City toughened its panhandling laws last year, but downtown business owners want the city to do more.

Posted on Nov 18, 2009 by Gregg Hennigan . Ralph Johnson, 57, of Iowa City panhandles for money outside of the Midwest One bank at the corner of Clinton and Washington Streets Friday, Nov.

Forget the quest for skyscraping icons. Here's the real message in San Francisco's newly released plan for the blocks around the Transbay Terminal: Mission Street, not Market Street, is downtown's main drag from here on out.

It was a most unusual sight at the Powell Street cable car turnaround in downtown San Francisco Saturday: City street sweepers had to hunt for scraps of litter.

The San Francisco Chronicle November 20, 2009 Friday FINAL Edition Main News; Pg.

It seems that chophouses could be on the endangered list. Last week Chronicle Restaurant Critic Michael Bauer reported in his Between Meals blog that Acme Chop House at AT&T Park will close by Dec.

The group plays all the band's hits, including "Evil Ways," "Black Magic Woman," "Oye Como Va" and "Smooth." The San Francisco Chronicle called the group "the finest Santana tribute band in the country." WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: West Side Theatre, 1331 Main St., Newman TICKETS: $18 general, $21 reserved CALL: 862-4490 Kick off the holiday ...

Six months ago, the 3.6-acre lot on H Street north of the Monterey Street bridge was the site of a large homeless encampment.

The west end of Golden Gate Park has often played second fiddle to the glamorous east side - with its sparkling Academy of Sciences and prestigious de Young Museum.

While some may be attending parades or taking a day off to honor veterans, many veterans themselves will be spending Veterans Day struggling to secure food and housing.

A few weeks before he died, Harry Thalheimer organized an 87th birthday party for himself.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 9:48 am US/Pacific SAN FRANCISCO Hotel workers in San Francisco started a three-day strike Thursday morning and are picketing outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Union Square after contract negotiations with hotel management failed to produce agreements, a union spokesman said.