Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Rumors of downtown’s death were premature. Here are 16 reasons it’s back 

Culture

Union Square and the Financial District have made a stunning turnaround. Don’t believe it? Experience it yourself. 

One of San Francisco’s few places to play putt-putt golf has closed

The 10-year-old Urban Putt, housed in a former Mission District mortuary, was described as Jules Verne meets Rube Goldberg.

Get your dumplings to go at Chinatown’s Good Mong Kok Bakery

Food & Drink

Dim sum’s lazy susans, stamped order cards and tea-pouring etiquette are lovely. This no-nonsense, takeout-only spot on Stockton Street has none of that.


Julie Zigoris

Next door to San Francisco’s flailing downtown, this neighborhood thrives on ‘quiet luxury’

A tale of two neighborhoods show different approaches to exiting San Francisco’s doom loop. 


Business Editor

Kevin Truong

Iconic San Francisco hotel has lost 90% of its value, filing says

Business

Some of the city’s best-known properties have dramatically lost value, according to owners filing tax appeals. 


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Rumors of downtown’s death were premature. Here are 16 reasons it’s back

One of San Francisco’s few places to play putt-putt golf has closed

Get your dumplings to go at Chinatown’s Good Mong Kok Bakery

Next door to San Francisco’s flailing downtown, this neighborhood thrives on ‘quiet luxury’

Iconic San Francisco hotel has lost 90% of its value, filing says