Business
Sucka Flea Marketplace could be the antidote to what ails the former Westfield mall
A soft launch for the buzzy flea market’s first retail outpost is a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered shopping center
NBA All-Star Game is the perfect opportunity for San Francisco to ditch the ‘doom loop’ narrative, once and for all
The game is expected to bring 135,000 visitors and $350 million to the Bay Area — plus a highly-publicized chance to shed SF’s ‘unfair reputation’
‘Hotel work is hard work’: Scenes from the San Francisco hotel workers’ picket line
2,000 housekeepers, cooks, and servers are on strike across the city — and more may join them
Labor and lattes: SF’s third Starbucks headed for unionization vote
Baristas and shift supervisors at a Lower Nob Hill location would become the third store in San Francisco to unionize
Zoox plans to deploy its robotaxis without a steering wheel, despite regulatory uncertainty
We’ll see how this works out for them…
SF is battling to take over the electric grid from everyone’s arch-nemesis, PG&E
The private utility company isn’t going down without a fight
Exclusive: The San Francisco Chronicle offers voluntary buyouts to staff
The city’s paper of record is making the offer in anticipation of a ‘challenging’ 2025, according to memos viewed by Gazetteer
The Mission’s Little Spot Cafe to close in about a week
Owner Ken Kurita blames his landlord for the closure, among other stresses on the small business
Inside UCSF’s $530 million gambit to save three struggling San Francisco hospitals
The UC system has been snapping up community hospitals statewide, part of an ambitious plan to increase efficiency (and, ultimately, profit)
Uber wants an $18 million tax refund from the city of SF
Everyone could use some extra cash right now — even one of SF’s largest tech firms