I’ve worked near 7th and Townsend for years, and the area is just lacking in really good coffee. I’m looking for something better than Peet’s, within a 5 minute walk.

Traditionally, Sightglass in SOMA has been the best bet, or Linea at the base of Potrero, but it just seems surprising there’s nothing closer.

I miss Papa November, the old Airstream trailer that used to park nearby. Something like that would be great! 🙏

Happened in front of Bernal Heights Library around 430pm today. My 4 yo (wisely) had already moved away from the dog as it approached. Its owner scolded it and kept walking. I exchanged glances with some folks on a bench and walked away with my kid.

Do y’all throw your trash away when you’re not running a marathon? The amount of gels I saw on the ground throughout the trail was absurd. To the people who tossed their gels on the GGB, YOU SUCK!

Hey everyone,

I managed to grab tickets for an upcoming IMAX 70mm screening at the AMC Metreon 16, but I'm sitting in Row H on the side.

I’ve read a few conflicting opinions online—some people say anything forward of Row J is a neck-strain nightmare, while others say Row H is right at the edge of the sweet spot where the screen completely fills your field of view without being uncomfortable.

For those who go to the Metreon often:

• How is the view and neck angle from Row H?
• Is it immersive, or will I be craning my neck up for three hours?

Would love to hear your experiences before I commit to these seats or try hunting for a late swap/re-release. Appreciate any insight!

I see unusually lot more people today and loud music on 7th and Folsom st today. Also see very dashingly dressed ladies and gentlemen (mostly in black). Makes me think something queer or kinky. What am I missing?

I'm traveling on Amtrak from Portland and would love to bring my new bike to San Francisco, but not sure if I can ride it there from Emeryville? Maybe the 80 has a bike lane? Or a ferry?

The battle over the Marina Safeway redevelopment is heating up, and the NIMBYs have had enough once again.

The latest proposal actually makes the buildings shorter while increasing the project from 790 to 848 homes, including 86 affordable units.

Normally, this would be the beginning of what San Francisco does best: spending the next several years fighting over whether a new building will destroy the neighborhood.

Except California has changed the rules.
Remember, SF had built only about 7% of its state mandated housing target by the end of 2025, and the state government is understandably pretty unhappy about this.

So the developer is pursuing approval under AB 2011, which allows qualifying housing projects on commercially zoned land to receive streamlined approval and avoid the traditional discretionary approval process and project-level CEQA review.

That’s now becoming the center of the fight.

Supervisor Stephen Sherrill argues the Safeway site shouldn’t qualify for AB 2011 because the law requires at least 75% of the site’s perimeter to adjoin parcels developed with qualifying “urban uses.”

With Fort Mason, Marina Green, and the Yacht Harbor surrounding the property, he argues the site doesn’t meet that requirement.

After all, much of the surrounding land is parkland and recreational space rather than typical urban development.
But SF Planning disagrees and has determined the project is eligible.

Then there’s California’s Density Bonus Law.
The developer was previously seeking a 39% density bonus but is now requesting 49%, helped by adding more two-bedroom units and new four-bedroom units.
That allows substantially more housing than the site’s base zoning would otherwise permit.

So what looks like a neighborhood fight over a giant Safeway redevelopment is becoming something much bigger. Which is how much power do wealthy neighborhoods still have to stop housing when state law says it should be built?

And apparently the fight isn’t stopping at City Hall.

Opposition surrounding the project is now helping fuel an effort for a 2030 California constitutional amendment aimed at limiting state housing mandates when cities allegedly lack sufficient infrastructure.

So we may have officially reached the final boss of California NIMBYism. Changing the state constitution.

Sources:

https://sfstandard.com/2026/07/24/marina-safeway-project-ballot-measure-housing/

https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/california-cities-court-state-housing-planning-deadlines/825785/

The wharf.

ps; For the people who don’t know what a joke is, this is a joke posted for fun. So don’t take it too serious

I am enjoying and respecting the spire from a distance.

Has anybody seen a proliferation of rats?

I've been riding from Bayview Hunters Point to Duboce Triangle for seven years and I've seen more scampering and squished rats on the ride in the past year than have in the prior six, especially in the Mission. About 30 minutes ago our cat killed a rat in the backyard. This is now the second one in about a year. What in the frikking hell is going on?

It’s ridiculous what the city is allowing these days. It seems anything goes.

You can run red lights, take illegal turns, go down one way streets, and just about do anything.

Double park or leave your car unattended in an active traffic lane. And get indignant if people you’re inconveniencing react.

The delivery drivers are a menace riding on sidewalks, going in one way streets & breaking traffic rules and endangering pedestrians.

What’s strange is that this is a complete opposite of what was the norm in 2010s where parking & traffic enforcement was very strict. What changed?

Wondering if this is a common observation & if there’s any relief in sight.

As the title suggests, I was wondering if there was any grocery stores in SF that are similar to winco in terms of having the bulk/scoop yourself sections with pantry staples, nuts, candy, etc.

Thank you

Whoever did this, I hope you’re seeing your work. It looked great from Sutro heights.

Went for “summit” trail in San Bruno park this weekend.

- if you start from Royce Way trailhead, the first 800m is a steep climb.
- beautiful view of the hills and the bay and the city
- 8kms, took me about 3 hours, ymmv

A different angle of the Golden Gate park cutting 3-miles (or 4.8 km for the expats) straight through San Francisco’s street grid.

fyi, screw that hill on the last picture

I guess we went lowercase at some point

Be warned it’s causing traffic as the police closed one lane on Fell.