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Chuck Nevius Sides With Landlords In Gold Dust Lounge Dispute
Not surprisingly, Nevius is no fan of preservation.
Gold Dust Lounge Update: Board of Supervisors Steps In
Christine Olague proposes a district-wide moratorium on conversions in Union Square.
Scott Wiener Gunning For One-Block Buffer Between Food Trucks and Schools
The Board of Supervisors will mull a revision to the ordinance, in opposition to a new state bill that imposes a three-block buffer statewide.
S.F. Burger Kings Will Also Charge for Kids' Meal Toys
Just as that McDonald's operator hatched a plan to comply with San Francisco's new Happy Meal toy ordinance while still selling Happy Meals with toys in them (they're just charging an extra ten cents for the toy), Burger King announced...
Local McDonald’s Operator Already Skirting New S.F. Happy Meal Ban
Local McDonald's will just charge an extra ten cents for the Happy Meal toys, thereby making them not free.
Restaurants Must Now Keep Larger Healthy S.F. Reserve Fund
The change in the law means restaurants must now keep $8,500 per full-time employee in reserve at all times.
Restaurateurs Back David Chiu for Mayor After He Votes Against Healthcare Legislation
Mayor Ed Lee has also vowed to veto the legislation, which would force restaurants to use their 'Healthy S.F.' funds for healthcare alone.
City Starting to See the Light About Restaurants Vs. Retail
The 1980s-era bans on new converting retail spaces to restaurants feels like an anachronism.
Chris Daly Takes Over Buck Tavern Today, Launches Hard-Left Gin Joint
Chris Daly takes over Buck Tavern, but won't be remodeling or changing the name just yet.
Board of Supes Has a Dessert Throwdown; Booze With Dinner Means You Won’t Crave Dessert
• The Board of Supervisors yesterday had their Fourth Annual Holiday Treat Throwdown, which included a winning (and Bauer says foul-tasting) pudding-cake concoction by David Chiu symbolizing the "mud wrestling" of the Board, and a yule log made by one...
Mother Lashes Out at San Francisco About the Happy Meal Toy Ban
"And the toys you claim are so tempting? Usually they end up in the recycling bin after sitting in my car for two weeks. Really, they suck."
No More Happy Meal Toys For You!
Bevan Dufty was the swing vote giving the Happy Meal toy ban a veto-proof majority, and on election day he sided with the liberals on the Board of Supervisors who don't want kids getting fat just for a plastic figurine....
How Does Dufty Really Feel About Happy Meal Toys?
As the Snitch reports today, Bevan Dufty will be the deciding eighth vote in tomorrow's Board of Supervisors' meeting to make the Happy Meal toy ban immune from Gavin's veto. Multiple news orgs, food franchise people, and activists have appealed...
Booze Tax Officially Dead In Water
Despite a gallant effort to overturn Gavin's veto of the proposed "drunk tax," Supervisor John Avalos failed to come up with the necessary eight votes to do so at yesterday's Board meeting. His earlier threats about getting it on the...
Alioto’s to Strong-Arm Michela Into Citation?
"This was just a way of saying thank you... My problem is that right now, I would have to figure out how not to nominate Alioto's. I might get killed if I don't." — Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier, in re: the...
Twitter Employees Make Wine; New Skyy Ad Is Kinda Racy
• Fledgling Wine, a wine created by Twitter employees, is now being sold for charity. [NYP] • The Board of Supervisors discusses the Happy Meal toy ban; Gavin says this is a "dangerous path" to go down, legally, and vows...
Gavin Vetoes Booze Tax, Avalos Threatens Ballot Measure
As promised, Gavin vetoed the bill that would have put a levy on every gallon of alcohol sold by wholesalers in San Francisco, essentially a "drunk tax" that was meant to offset the city's costs related to alcohol abuse. Gavin...
Booze Tax Advocates to Rally Outside Wine Shop Newsom No Longer Owns
The mayor promised a veto, but supporters aren't giving up.
Bauer Weighs In On the Drunk Tax
Like we said, it's not gonna pass become law. But today Michael Bauer argues that "members of the Board of Supervisors seem intent on killing" San Francisco's bar and restaurant draw with their silly booze tax, which they'll be voting...
