Controversy
Seats from San Francisco’s Castro Theatre Are Now Up for Grabs
Controversy, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that now you can own a piece of The Castro Theatre. The Castro Theatre is getting a controversial makeover to transform into a live entertainment venue. To complete the transformation, 800 of the fixed orchestra floor seats are being removed much to dismay more...
Rogue Butterfly Sculpture Removed From Golden Gate Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Causes, Controversy, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco By Bay City News An illegally-erected monument to an extinct butterfly was removed from Golden Gate Park on Friday by San Francisco public art officials. The sculpture, “Memorial to the Extinct Xerces Blue Butterfly,” was “an unauthorized sculpture intervention of unknown provenance by an unidentified artist or group of artists that was more...
Here’s the Rival Plans for SF’s Castro Theatre
Bay Area Favorites, Controversy, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Thanks for Hoodline for letting us know that the Castro Theatre Conservancy has finally released their rival plan on what they would do with the Castro Theatre if they were put in charge (and if they could raise $20 million) There’s more drama unfolding at SF’s historic Castro Theatre. Amidst the controversy more...
SF’s 24th Street BART Plaza Fenced Off
Controversy, Crime, San Francisco The northeast corner plaza area around San Francisco’s 24th Street BART entrance has been fenced off by the city to try to combat “open-air drug markets & vendors” according to supervisor Hillary Ronen. The fences went up on Wednesday, but already it’s a cat and mouse game with unpermitted vendors who more...
SF Brunch Spot Apologizes for Asking Armed Cops to Leave
Controversy, San Francisco The owners of a restaurant in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood apologized Sunday for asking police officers to leave their eatery because the officers’ guns made employees uncomfortable. In a statement posted Sunday on social media, Hilda and Jesse owners Rachel Sillcocks and Kristina Liedags Compton said “these are stressful times, more...
UC Berkeley Says Goodbye to Admission Tests for Good
Controversy, Goodbye By Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters The University of California will not require any kind of admissions test for students trying to gain entry as undergraduates, system leaders reiterated Thursday. Though the system voted last year to do away with requiring the SAT and ACT admissions tests, still up in the air was whether more...
Chick-fil-A Opens in Daly City (Now Just 3 Miles from SF)
Brand New, Controversy, Outdoor Dining Thanks to Bay Area Reporter for letting us know that Chick-fil-A has just opened up a brand new location that’s right near the border of San Francisco, the closest one yet. Chick-fil-A opens its newest location Bay Area location on November 18, 2021 in the Serramonte Center in Daly City, a more...
Downtown San Jose’s Controversial Statue to be Removed
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Controversy, Goodbye By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation The controversial Thomas Fallon statue, which stood in downtown San Jose for about 30 years, is finally coming down. On Tuesday, the city council unanimously approved to decommission the bronze structure that sat at the intersection of West Julian and West St. James streets. The more...
SF Announces New “Organized Retail Crime” Plan
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Controversy, Police Reform, San Francisco Mayor London Breed Announces Organized Retail Crime Initiative SFPD led initiative aims to partner with private sector to result in higher reporting rates and more investigations, better enabling regional task force partners to solve cases and target upstream criminal enterprises Mayor London N. Breed this week unveiled details from San Francisco’s Organized more...
Huge Renovations Coming to 107- Year Old Santa Cruz Wharf
Bay Area Updates, Controversy, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches By Jessica M. Pasko, Bay City News Foundation On any given day, you can stroll down the 107-year Santa Cruz Wharf and observe people fishing, dining on fish and chips, or visiting the sea lion colony that hangs out underneath. The 2,745-foot commercial and recreational wharf is the longest wooden pier in more...
SF Judge Overturns Decision To Cover Up Controversial Mural
Causes, Controversy A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Tuesday overturned a 2019 decision by the city’s school district to cover up a controversial mural at George Washington High School. The George Washington High School Alumni Association had filed a lawsuit following the 2019 vote by the San Francisco Unified School District Board more...
