Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

David Miles, the founder of the 44-year-old roller disco Skatin’ Place, says people keep asking him who put it there and why.

In case you haven’t noticed, not much has gone right for the 49ers this season — and that might not change after a long trip to Miami this weekend.

It’s possible to ride and walk from Oakland to Yerba Buena Island. But a full connection across the bay is at least a decade away.

But it might take more than a few bakeries and creameries to sweeten up the city’s hollowed-out downtown.