Downtown News

Even during a time of dwindling capital and stalling public works projects San Francisco is moving forward with plans for a $4.2 billion transportation center that could dramatically change how the city looks and travels.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in an apartment building in downtown San Francisco this morning, a dispatcher with the San Francisco Fire Department said.

Arnold's final state of the state speech, moves at City Hall against the unions and for a film commission, and some of Councilman Krekorian's new hires - plus much more after the jump.

In 2010, San Francisco will finally bring out the wrecking balls and cement mixers and embark on a grand overhaul of its downtown.

"HOWL," a nonfiction drama about young Allen Ginsberg, will screen at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco, Calif., on Jan.

New York has the Empire State building, Seattle has the Space Needle and San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge.

It hasn't been an island for several centuries and you may not see any deer, but Deer Island in Novato is well worth a trip.

YOU CAN tell a lot about a city's self-image from the slogan it attaches to its name.

Britney and Paris minus-panty moments, Christian Bale's psychopathic rant, Nick Nolte's mug shot, David Hasselhoff's drunken cheeseburger wrestling match - if we've learned anything in the decade that ends New Year's Eve, it's that there's always somebody with a camera and Internet access close by, even if you're not a celeb.

The new lights on top of Angel Island blink A and I in Morse code. Angel Island has turned its blinking lights back on , but now they will be a bit dimmer.

Downtown Roanoke is becoming a hub for biking enthusiasts. A 33-year-old bicycling businessman recently leased a downtown space, while a nonprofit bike enterprise is relocating to South Jefferson Street.

The Bay Area is a wonderful place to be during the holidays as there are so many places to go, theatre to see, decorations to ogle at, and shopping centers to peruse.

If you're still wondering where to ring in the New Year, look no further a ' wea TMve scouted out options inside and outside of San Francisco where you can land that midnight kiss and bid goodbye to the aughts.

If Tiny Tim were here he might say, "God Bless the Downtown Stockton Alliance." The organization is doing its level best to turn downtown Stockton into a Christmastime destination, and if it hasn't quite succeeded in its initial attempt, I'm betting it will.

There's an interesting piece in today's Los Angeles Business Journal by Richard Risemberg on the economics of the Bicycle Boulevard and why the city .

This week's column's theme is 'How many shows can I see on Saturday night?' We're starting with Cajun Gypsy band Lagniappe.

As the Bay Area Toll Authority continues its regional public hearings, including one tonight in San Francisco, the various options the agency is proposing for increasing bridge tolls are generating a number of debates and proposals, including the funding of the long-discussed pedestrian/bicycle/maintenance paths over the west span of the Bay ...

Lynn Vojvodich of Mill Valley is helped by Louise Satterfield as she attempts to find a gift card with a tiger on the cover at Two Neat, a store that sells inexpensive fun gifts in Mill Valley.

Heritage Salvage completes crafting twenty reclaimed redwood table tops, counter front, and entry door panels for Gather restaurant opening December 15th in Berkeley.

7:30-10 p.m. No cover. Mellifluous ululations, throbbing rhythms, deep, warm harmonies...what's not to like? Ana Carbatti - vocals Bill Cawthorne - Kuhlohorn Carl Herder - bass Jesse Van Hiller - drums Pablo Riviere - guitar/vocals --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATURDAY Dogs Playing Poker ...