WALK WITH ME
If you find yourself overwhelmed by the many worthwhile strollable areas we have here, consider going downtown and a little to the left. It’s highly rewarding.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A hovel no more on Coyote Road; 1975 house with bonus lot on E. Mountain Drive; old school elegance in Birnam Wood; 1970s architecture on the Riviera; X-shaped Mediterranean in Cielito; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• Caltrans to install underdrains at the Castillo Street underpass.
••• Hedgerow residents push back on plans to add dirt sidewalks.
••• Another look at the monstrosity proposed for behind the Mission.
••• Mountain Fire update.
••• No more fence around the huge Moreton Bay fig tree.
••• X Games won’t return to Ventura next year.
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Recent Comments
True. But remote, if you want to be in a more urban part of SF. Remind me to tell you about the Kabuki in Japantown,… — Thomas Reynolds
I see you've been slumming it in our old town. The Huntington must have created more rooms; previously it was mostly suites, having formerly been… — Thomas Reynolds
The Presidio hotels in the Presidio are hands down my favs Erik! Big rooms (former army barracks), quiet - fantastic art installations in the hiking… — Leslie Westbrook
Who designed the rediculous improved street/parking configuration on Santa claus lane...there isn't enough room in the north bound lane to drive a car through...parked cars… — BeckyGallup
Their needs to be a better answer then just closing the rest stop. I do the drive almost daily and the amount of people I… — Derek
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso