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Reported the Bayview reopening
Yvonne's Southern Sweets reopened Sept. 16 with limited hours, Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m., after closing in early February while owner Yvonne Hines recovered from an illness. The Bayview bakery at 5128 Third St. brought back its full menu, including 7up pound cake, peach cobbler and pecan pralines, with the 48-hour advance rule for cakes and large trays still in place.
Updated Yesterday
Reported The Frisc's closure
The Frisc, a San Francisco nonprofit news site, shut down at the end of September 2026. It spent nine years covering the city's housing wars, street safety and public schools. Its website now describes its coverage as running from 2017 to 2026.
Updated Oct 14
Reporting on the grant program's outcomes
Three years ago, San Francisco began handing cash directly to merchants to fill vacant storefronts. Of the 70 businesses in the program's first cohort, 55 are still open at their original locations — an early success in a city that spent years watching empty shopfronts spread.
Updated Oct 9
Reporting on the eviction and neighborhood changes
Tight Quarters, a 200-square-foot art studio at 1306 12th Ave. in San Francisco's Inner Sunset, may have to close. The building's new owner, Cogs and Dogs Development LLC, bought the property in June and is nearly doubling the rent to $1,850 a month. Artists Orlie Kapitulnik and Shaine Drake have 90 days to accept the increase or leave.
Updated Sep 25
Reported the neighborhood roundup
Corey's Pizza has a permanent home in San Francisco's Mission district. The Staten Island-style shop started during the pandemic, selling slices out of the back of a pickup truck before landing its first storefront.
Updated Sep 16
Reported the story
Six members of San Francisco's Youth Commission just took their seats. All six were appointed by Mayor Daniel Lurie, and all six attend private schools — the first mayoral slate with no public school student since at least the 2016-17 term.
Documented the rise in juvenile termination motion denials
An 8-year-old Guatemalan girl attends public school in San Francisco. She also appears alone in Concord immigration court, fighting a deportation case she's too young to understand. Her mother can't accompany her — she lacks legal status and risks arrest.
Updated Sep 7
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