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Mid-Market arts center at risk amid boom

The surge in high-priced development along San Francisco’s long-neglected Mid-Market corridor may be a boon to city finances, but the rising prices that growth has fueled is a threat to the local arts community. A years-long effort to build a … Continue reading →

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Razing I-280 stub only part of vision

San Francisco’s vision for the South of Market area near ATT Park and Mission Bay involves more than just taking a wrecking ball to the stub end of Interstate 280, though that image has drawn much attention in a city … Continue reading →

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Vote on S.F. hospitals likely in 2013

Negotiations are ongoing between city officials and Sutter Health over a $2 billion project for two hospitals in San Francisco – but there won’t be a vote on the matter any time soon. Instead, the Board of Supervisors will push … Continue reading →

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For bold ideas on crime, look to S.F., not Oakland

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee stepped out on a limb at a meeting with Chronicle editors last week when he floated the idea of adopting a stop-and-frisk policy as a way of removing guns from the streets of the city. … Continue reading →

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Obama back to Bay Area for more campaign cash – Enterprise

President Barack Obama returned to the Bay Area on Wednesday to treat himself to a second helping of campaign cash. Spending a little more than four hours on the ground, the president mingled with officials and supporters at San Francisco … Continue reading →

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