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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

December 4, 2024

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’

November 25, 2024

‘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

November 21, 2024

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

November 6, 2024

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

October 25, 2024

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

October 11, 2024

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

September 18, 2024

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)

August 9, 2024

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

August 5, 2024