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For 14 years, Curbed SF has been obsessed with all things San Francisco. We covered the city’s biggest developments, including the opening of the Transbay Transit Center and the construction of ...
In light of social-distancing orders, and in preparation for Memorial Day weekend, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department placed social-distancing circles, measuring roughly six feet in ...
While San Francisco is beloved for its Victorian pageantry, climbing skyscrapers, and that orange hunk of metal in the Bay, the city’s many staircases—installed to get you from point A to ...
Forget the Transamerica Pyramid, Sutro Tower, or that tired hunk of International Orange-painted metal between the Pacific and the Bay. La Grande Tank, the big aqua-hued behemoth in John McLaren ...
Those who push for more housing development in San Francisco—from politicians and developers to economists and academics—present a simple, time-tested argument: If you want to lower housing ...
Although Muni is struggling to maintain basic service in the face of nearly nonexistent ridership, as well as a driver pool threatened by the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, the San Francisco ...
Originally home to the Miwok people, Angel Island was acquired by a cattle rancher in the 1800s. During the American Civil War, it was used as a military fort and camp by the U.S. Army to ward off ...
This introduction will get you started on the city’s seemingly endless supply of buildings inspired during Queen Victoria’s reign.
The ongoing fraud investigation into the massive and delayed 555 Fulton project in Hayes Valley, prompted by allegations against former SF Public Works leader Mohammed Nuru, has now ensnared Tom ...
Anti-development groups, which have largely flown under San Francisco’s political radar, have won elections, secured appointments, and halted high-density developments.
Choosing where to live in the Bay Area can be tough, but these seven neighborhoods are worth considering.
One of Alamo Square’s famous and frequently photographed Painted Ladies is up for sale, an event akin to a singular astronomical alignment or the visit of a foreign dignitary—not unheard of ...