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As Eater SF reported earlier this year, one of the Bay Area's hottest bakeries will open its first permanent outpost in late 2023.Tarts de Feybesse, the high-technique French bakery from husband-and-wife team Paul and Monique Feybesse has operated as an online shop since 2020, but by the fourth quarter of this year, fans will be able to get their impeccable apple rose tarts and baton-shaped eclairs in Uptown Oakland.

Walk San Francisco and Supervisor Dean Preston try again to get San Francisco lawmakers and bureaucrats to value life over parking



February 2020's outreach meeting on Valencia, refining the protected bike lanes and intersections from 19th to Cesar Chavez.SFMTA would later throw out these approved plans, bowing to parking interests and ignoring years of outreach and best international practices.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.In one of the first uses of a new law that allows tenants to form a union to negotiate with landlords, renters at 140 Julian Avenue have formed a union to save a Latinx family from being evicted.

Activists on both sides of the abortion rights issue held events in San Francisco on Saturday, the day before what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision granting women the constitutional right to end a pregnancy - a right that was overturned in 2022 with the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, leaving the regulation of all aspects of the abortion issue up to individual states.

This year, Hanukkah will be celebrated from sundown on December 18 to sundown on Monday, December 26.Thankfully, with new weekly COVID cases at the lowest they've been in San Francisco through all of 2022, it's okay to have a party with your people (granted, it still doesn't hurt to continue to take COVID- and flu-season safe measures during the holiday celebration season).

It almost seems too fanciful to be true, but work is underway to bring butterflies to Market Street, as part of a plan to green the roofs of BART's new station canopies



A rendering of living roofs planned for Market Street.Image: Perkins Eastman Studio
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Anyone encouraged by the news that both an 87,000-square-foot Ikea store and a food hall are set to open in San Francisco's mid-Market area may want to temper their expectations as the San Francisco Business Times reports the project is delayed again.The last time the business outlet reported on the timeline of the Livat mall and food hall on Market Street it seemed that at the very least, anchor tenant Ikea would open by this spring, but the mega-furniture retailer says that timeline has been pushed back.

There was a fatal shooting Thursday evening near the busy section of Market Street outside the Westfield Mall, a few blocks from Union Square, possibly involving a store security guard armed with a gun.As NBC Bay Area reports, the shooting took place outside the Walgreens on the 800 block of Market Street just after 6:30 p.m.

By Michael Armentrout-
When we were thinking of a way to celebrate 35 years of Maitri, we knew that an art show would encapsulate the community-powered work we do to serve people living with HIV/AIDS or recovering from gender affirming procedures.Works of HeART will be an art exhibit and auction November 12 from 2 pm to 5 pm at Art Attack SF to benefit Maitri's mission that no one should have to suffer, transition, or die alone.

LGBTQ community members, including San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson and San Francisco Bay Times columnist and drag legend Donna Sachet, joined Mayor London Breed and other City of San Francisco officials and preservationists on Monday, April 18, at 5:12 am for the 116th commemoration of the 1906 earthquake.

Organized by the United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was held this year on Saturday, March 11.The parade route on Market Street began at 2nd Street and continued to Civic Center Plaza.Despite less than excellent weather, the parade featured more than 130 contingents of social groups, union chapters, elected officials, marching bands, bagpipe bands, dance troupes, and dogs leading their owners.

By Debra Morris-
Your neighborhood Castro Farmers' Market is returning for the season, a reminder that everything good comes to those who wait! Noe and Market Streets will be filled with all your favorite farmers of fine fruits and vegetables, eggs, honey, and baked goods.Your local gathering place will again hear the sounds of chatter, music, and laughter as neighbors walk the street to select fine local produce and enjoy their community and local businesses.

These sensual glamor shots, taken in the 1980s, show the deep love between partners Frederick Schoonmaker and Alfred Parkinson (wearing the hat).The couple met in San Francisco and lived fascinating lives, but are most remembered for their attempt to start an intentional queer utopian community in the Nevada desert.

The first time I rode a motorcycle, I peed my pants.Probably.I mean, I was 2 years old, and if my mom's countless retelling of the number of diapers I went through is accurate, riding with a soiled diaper is not out of the realm of possibility.My dad owned a 1976 Honda CB750 that I don't remember him riding much.

Picnic, lightning is how Vladimir Nabokov's Humbert recounts his "very photogenic" mother's demise.The comma, her last breath before the lightning's revision.A writer invites the illuminating flash; our response speaks to our ability to survive, interpret and even transcend.From Emily Dickinson's nuanced "every clamor bright" to prose and poems about trick clocks, transcendent rooms, lockdown and landscape, join us at The Green Arcade as we explore the ways our new reality electrifies perception and memory.

Crime The hateful messages were found all around Portsmouth.New Hampshire authorities are hoping the public can help identify a vandal that spray-painted at least 10 swastikas and other hateful messages around downtown Portsmouth overnight Tuesday, including on a synagogue.The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said in a news release that the vandal used red spray paint to deface buildings in the area of Deer Street, Middle Street, Court Street, and Marcy Street around 2:30 a.m. that morning.

The Cambridge police department is looking for the public's help identifying a man involved in an assault and dognapping Dec. 5.A woman in her 20s was physically assaulted while walking her 8-month-old Cockapoo in the area of Market Street and Windsor Street.Surveillance video released by the department depicts the suspect walking in the area before the attack took place.

"To You Few For Whom These Were Written and You Many Who May Read."This dedication appears at the beginning of On a Grey Thread, the first collection of openly lesbian love poetry published in North America.A wink and a nod to the audiences who would find the book, the introduction is an intimate invitation, encouraging readers to ask whether they belonged to the "few" or to the "many."

Photos by Rink and Karina Patel
Neighbors gathered on Saturday, March 4, for a soft launch reception in the Castro at the historic Café Flore location-2298 Market Street-to enjoy refreshments and hear from the new operator, Serhat Zorlu, about his plans to open a seafood restaurant at the site to be named Fisch and Flore.

Hail falls in Southwest Berkeley Monday evening.Credit: Jasmin Levitch Heads up: We sometimes link to sites that limit access to non-subscribers.Will a public bank prove recession-proof for East Bay cities? (East Bay Times) Man confesses to clifftop fight that caused former Cal student's fatal plunge (Mercury News) Fire at Berkeley liquor store causes $150,000 in damage (Berkeley Scanner) 61-year-old man charged with Berkeley hot prowl' burglary series (Berkeley Scanner) Senate hopefuls mostly unified on Ukraine aid (SF Chronicle) Bay Area mayors endorse Lee for Senate (SF Chronicle) Berkeley's so-called' chess club brings community together (Daily Cal) Famed Bay Area Chicana artist Amalia Mesa-Bains gets first retrospective show in Berkeley (East Bay Times) IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? (East Bay Times) Larry Hunt, S.F.'s Bucket Man' of Market Street who played drums on Cal campus, dead at 64 (SF Chronicle) Record number of California residents apply to UC Berkeley (Berkeley News) 3 UC Berkeley researchers receive awards for outstanding chemistry research (Daily Cal)

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has described an emotional visit to the Omagh bomb memorial.Mr Heaton-Harris was met on Wednesday by families of some of those killed in the 1998 atrocity in the Co Tyrone town.The bomb exploded on August 15, 1998, killing 29 people including a woman pregnant with twins.

You heard it here first: The hottest new accessory in San Francisco is a rooftop bar.At least, it is if you're opening a new hotel because it seems just about every new one comes with a rooftop perch on which guests can dine, drink, and soak up some views.Enter, Cavaña.Expected to open in January 2023, it's the latest rooftop bar to debut in the Bay Area, joining recent newcomers Rise Over Run at the Line Hotel on Market Street, Study Hall atop the Residence Inn in Berkeley, and High5 over in Oakland.

...and Emeryville gets its bus benches



The Central Freeway over Duboce Street looking toward Valencia Street.Photo: Aaron Bialick
Here are a few Streetsblog news nuggets to start your weekend."It's time to remove the remaining Central Freeway, south of Market Street."-Senator Scott Wiener Readers have probably already seen this bit of great news in Streetsblog's headlines, but Scott Wiener has officially asked Caltrans to study removing the rest of the Central Freeway.

When neither gluten-free nor vegan alone will do the trick




There are so many great ways to eat vegan and gluten-free in the Bay Area right now.In the East Bay, there's Lion Dance Cafe, Malibu's, and Mishmish to name just a few.On the Peninsula, one would need to peep Polenteria and its accompanying Oy! Bakery.

The Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection said Tuesday it was investigating a complaint that Twitter had created makeshift bedrooms at its headquarters in the city, as new owner Elon Musk seeks to instill a " hardcore " culture at the social media company.

Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco starting at  5:30 pm at Justin Herman Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world.Everyone is invited.No one is in charge.Bring your bike.Please Note: Critical Mass tends to practice extreme bike power by taking to the streets and riding in the car lanes causing endless annoyance to motorists.

Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in San Francisco starting at  5:30 pm at Justin Herman Plaza (foot of Market Street) and in cities around the world.Everyone is invited.No one is in charge.Bring your bike.Please Note: Critical Mass tends to practice extreme bike power by taking to the streets and riding in the car lanes causing endless annoyance to motorists.

Google Streetview In another blow to downtown San Francisco, home organization retailer the Container Store could relocate as soon as next year.The San Francisco Business Times spotted a planning application from the store, signaling an intent to give up its 29 4th Street location near Market Street, which spans two floors, and reestablish at 555 9th Street in the former Nordstrom Rack space.

Love twinkling lights?You and your friends and family may want to check out these Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremonies.Already Lit
City of Alexandria's Christmas Tree 301 King St., Alexandria   The 40-foot-tall tree on historic King Street is decorated with 40,000 lights.Lightings in November
Friday, November 25, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.Reston Town Center Holiday Parade and Christmas Tree 11900 Market St., Reston  The 31st annual holiday parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Market Street with Santa and Mrs. Claus in a horse-drawn carriage.

By Dave Karraker and Terrance Alan-
The holidays are upon us, and the Castro is ready for another bright, joyful, and busy season as we greet residents and tourists to the city's most famous neighborhood for shopping, drinking, dining, and unbridled merriment, including scores of events:


     Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony - Monday, November 28, at 6 pm;
     Castro Art Mart - Sunday, December 4, from 12 pm-5 pm;
     Winter Wonderland - Sunday, December 18, from 11 am-5 pm;
     Castro Hanukkah Menorah Lighting - Monday, December 19, 6 pm.

There are many benefits to buying a wallbed, including freeing up extra floor space, having a multi-purpose piece of furniture (some wallbeds include built-in shelves, tables, and/or desks), and comfort.Futons, air mattresses, and pull-out sofas often do not offer the comfortable, high-quality mattresses that wallbeds do.