Eddie Kim
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San Francisco’s Innocence Commission seems to have been on hiatus for nearly a year
The commission, tasked with looking for wrongful convictions on behalf of the District Attorney, hasn’t met since April 2024
Saying goodbye (temporarily?) to Sam Wo, a Chinatown institution
The beloved little restaurant, which first opened around 1912, is losing its chef-owner after four decades
The city is expanding a program that helps small businesses fix broken windows and other vandalism. Is it enough?
The grant gives thousands of dollars to fix smashed storefronts, and demand is increasing — but some shop owners are hoping for further relief
Two of the city’s biggest political groups are merging — but it looks more like crisis response than evolution
TogetherSF and Neighbors for a Better SF spent millions on the November election, with little to show for it. Will joining forces get them any more?
Inauguration day took Mayor Lurie from a packed Civic Center speech to a massive street party in Chinatown
SF residents expressed cautious optimism to Gazetteer SF about big swings on the mayor’s 100-day agenda
Activist group exposes lax enforcement of animal cruelty laws at San Francisco’s live animal markets
A San Francisco Animal Care and Control representative told Gazetteer SF they don’t have the resources or authority for proactive policing
SF’s only Cheesecake Factory proves one thing: Union Square isn’t (quite) dead
The masses are lining up at Macy’s to eat at a corporate franchise — and it’s almost worth the wait
There’s no way the traffic from the Great Highway closure will be as bad as critics say it will
Even during the peak of rush hour, it was pretty easy to get around the Sunset — and the Upper Great Highway itself was basically empty
Crime has fallen in SF since last year — but beware of anyone trying to take credit
Experts, including former DA Chesa Boudin, told us the rush to pin recent crime reduction on law enforcement has little basis in fact
SF’s best-kept dining secret is at a SoMa strip club
Gold Club is famous for their chicken — but absolutely do not sleep on the $15.99 prime rib