Valuable coins placed throughout San Francisco by shop owner for scavenger hunt
A San Francisco coin collector and shop owner in the Marina District plans to give away $10,000 worth of rare coins in a scavenger hunt. The hunt begins Friday.
The Burger Pit in San Jose closes for good after 70 years in business
A San Jose-based restaurant chain is shutting down its last restaurant after more than 70 years in business.
Business owner goes on hunger strike over Valencia Street bike lane
A six-month trial of a new bike lane down the middle of San Francisco's Valencia Street is causing pain for businesses and worry for some cyclists as they maneuver in and out of the bike lane into traffic lanes.
First day of Ramadan met with conflicted emotions this year
Monday, Muslims across the world, and here in the Bay Area, marked the first day of Ramadan, a holy month of prayer, charity and fasting.
Woman seeks to help save her grandmother's longtime San Francisco business
"Help save my grandma's local shop in San Francisco." With her 82-year-old grandmother's store struggling in the wake of the pandemic, a woman seeks to help keep the longtime business open.
Chinatown, Sunset District receive new grants to hold night markets and revitalize city
Two San Francisco neighborhoods are receiving grants from a nonprofit to hold night markets.
Business booms at San Jose pie shop after Tesla backs out of large order
The owner of the Black-owned business posted a message on social media saying Tesla contacted her to order 2,000 of these pies for about $6,000.
Taraval street and utilities project enrages merchants
For a half-decade, merchants along a stretch of San Francisco's Taraval Street have been suffering under the $90 million L Taraval Project. San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency and its Public Utilities Commission did it to create safer streets for pedestrians, Muni passengers and cyclists.
San Jose businesses to get free surveillance cameras to combat crime
San Jose’s mayor and a police captain on Wednesday carried new equipment into an Edenvale neighborhood restaurant.
South Bay businesses prepare for Super Bowl Sunday customers
Many South Bay restaurants and businesses are bracing for a crush of customers on Super Bowl Sunday. One establishment says its weekly food & beverage order is 60% larger this week.
Restaurants say parklets taking up San Francisco parking spaces are necessary
Parklets, those outdoor dining options that flourished during the pandemic, are creating tensions in some of San Francisco's commercial corridors.
Rally at Berkeley restaurant hit twice by burglars
Local community leaders and political office-seekers rallied Thursday outside Creekwood Restaurant in Berkeley, which has been hit twice by burglars in a little over a year.
SF Jewish restaurants targeted for boycott
Fliers calling for a boycott of Jewish restaurants in San Francisco are being denounced for bigotry.
San Francisco Richmond District business owners frustrated over burglary, vandalism
Six businesses on Clement Street in San Francisco's Richmond District picked up the pieces after a series of break-ins, thefts and vandalism.
Country Sun Natural Foods in Palo Alto saved from closure by loyal staff
Country Sun is a beloved organic grocer in Palo Alto which nearly closed this winter. But with some support from loyal customers, longtime staff had the courage to take over and save the store.
Half Moon Bay restaurant supports longtime employee after his wife suffers a stroke
A restaurant employee in Half Moon Bay has had to miss work for the past few months after his wife suffered several strokes, but his restaurant family has stepped in to lend a helping hand.
Palo Alto restaurants reject new plan to remove outdoor eating spaces built during pandemic
CSW Engineering Group presented the plan that would widen the sidewalks and create parallel parking spaces.
BBQ truck stolen in Oakland at brewery closing over crime
A small business owner in Oakland was dealt a major blow just over two months after opening.
Grand Lake Kitchen lends helping hand to struggling SF Mexican restaurant
Hard times caused the owners of the popular authentic Mexican take-out spot in San Francisco, La Canasta, to close after more than 35 years of business.
New bike lane blamed for drop in business along popular SF Mission corridor
The owner of a small business on Valencia Street is blaming a new center bike lane for its demise and now other business owners in San Francisco's Mission District are letting city leaders know they oppose the lane.