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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Acclaimed SF eatery One Market Restaurant closing after 32 years
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Acclaimed long-running San Francisco eatery One Market Restaurant will close next month after 32 years at the foot of Market Street. The restaurant, which first opened in 1993, will serve its last meal on Wednesday, June 11. Founded by chef Bradley Ogden and restaurateur Michael Dellar, One Market held a Michelin Star from 2008 to 2012. The year it opened, it was named the San Francisco Examiner's 'Best New Restaurant of 1993.' Additional accolades include two 3 1/2-star reviews from former San Francisco Chronicle food critic Michael Bauer, and recognition in the 'Top 10 American Restaurants in the U.S.' by Gayot Guide. Bay to Breakers photos capture outrageous costumes from this year's race 'What a run it's been!' read a letter from the restaurant to guests. 'After 32 years anchoring the foot of Market Street in San Francisco, One Market Restaurant will be reaching retirement on June 11, 2025. Until then, it's lunch, dinner, all-day happy hour, and private events Monday through Friday.' Among the reasons cited for the closure were a hoped-for sale to the restaurant's management team, the pending retirement of founder Michael Dellar, and 'the after-effects of COVID-19.' The decision, according to the restaurant team, was 'inevitable and bittersweet.' 'We may be moving on, but we truly are leaving our hearts in San Francisco,' the letter from the restaurant team concluded. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
San Francisco Chronicle
18-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bay to Breakers 2025: These maps show race route, street closures and transit impacts
Thousands of runners will crowd San Francisco streets in creative costumes Sunday for the Bay to Breakers race, wreaking havoc on traffic and public transportation as participants parade from the Embarcadero to Ocean Beach. Runners reveling in the party-like atmosphere will depart at 8 a.m. Sunday from the downtown starting line at Howard and Main streets. The westward route cuts through SoMa, Hayes Valley and Haight-Ashbury before cruising through Golden Gate Park and ending at the coast with a view of crashing ocean waves. Meanwhile, the 12-kilometer race will prompt street closures, bus reroutes and other service impacts that could snarl traffic and hinder anyone attempting to navigate San Francisco this weekend. Bay Area public transit agencies, including Muni, BART and Caltrain, plan to provide extra service to help people get to, from and around the race. Here's everything to know — for those trying to reach the race or avoid it altogether — about road closures and public transit service changes happening this weekend. Getting to the race on public transportation Four special BART trains running Sunday morning will drop riders off at Embarcadero Station about an hour ahead of the race, according to the agency. People can board the limited-service trains at 16th Street Mission, Bay Fair, Daly City, El Cerrito del Norte, Dublin/Pleasanton, MacArthur, Millbrae, Pleasant Hill/City Center and West Oakland. BART parking is free on Sundays. Caltrain is also offering two pre-race trains that will deliver South Bay residents to downtown San Francisco ahead of the race. From the Caltrain station in San Francisco, people can either hop on the N-Judah train or walk 1.4 miles to the race start line. The agency recommends that people purchase tickets ahead of time, expect large crowds and arrive 20 minutes before their departure time. Muni will add service to and from the race on several bus routes, including the 5X, 5R, 28, N-Judah and S-Shuttle, which runs from West Portal to Embarcadero. The Market Street subway will open at 6 a.m. Sunday for early service. Muni will also open the West Portal, Forest Hill, Castro, Church, Van Ness and Embarcadero stations at 6 a.m. Sunday. The Civic Center, Powell and Montgomery stations, meanwhile, will open at 7:40 a.m. for normal weekend service starting at 8 a.m. Other public transportation service changes Muni encourages people not participating in the race to avoid impacted areas Sunday morning due to major reroutes and delays in train and bus service. Routes that cross the race course will be split into two sections, with no service between them, according to Muni. Those bus routes include the 14, 14R, 19, 22, 24, 27, 33 and 43 lines. People can disembark from one section, walk across the race and catch the bus on the other side. The 30 and 45 buses will not serve the South of Market neighborhood, and the 49 bus will not serve areas south of Van Ness Avenue and McAllister Street or anywhere north of Van Ness Avenue and Market Street. Some bus routes on Market and Mission streets, including the 6, 7, 9, 14, 49 and KLM Owls, will end at Market, 10th or 11th streets, according to Muni. Bus riders can cross Golden Gate Park on the 18, 28, 29 or 44 routes, although they should expect delays due to 'heavy ridership and traffic.' Muni also warned that routes operating parallel to the course, including the N-Judah train and 5, 28, 29 and 31 buses, will probably experience crowding and delays. Street closures Some roads located near the start and finish lines will be closed Saturday night: Howard Street between Embarcadero and Beale Street closed from 7 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday Steuart Street south of Mission Street closed from 7 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday Spear Street between Mission and Folsom streets closed from 7 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday Main Street between Mission and Folsom streets closed from 7 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday La Playa Street between Cabrillo and Fulton streets closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday Westbound Fulton Street between the Great Highway and 46th Avenue closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday Eastbound Fulton Street between the Great Highway and 48th Avenue closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday Lincoln Way between the Great Highway and La Playa Street closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday The Great Highway between Sloat Boulevard and John F. Kennedy Drive closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday More roads located along the race route will close starting early Sunday:
San Francisco Chronicle
18-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Bay to Breakers 2025 off and running with thousands on S.F. streets
Thousands of competitors hit San Francisco's streets Sunday morning for the 112th running of Bay to Breakers, a world-famous footrace known as much for its colorful costumes as its competitive sprinters. Runners assembled early at Howard and Main streets, with the first wave of the race beginning shortly after 8 a.m. and the last wave at 8:45 a.m. Competitors were assigned 10 starting corrals based on their estimated finish times provided during registration. The course closes at 12:30 p.m. and the finish line at 1 p.m. Organizers expected more than 20,000 registered participants this year, though the race usually attracts thousands of unregistered runners. The 12-kilometer (7.4-mile) run stretches from the bay at the Embarcadero to the breakers at Ocean Beach, just beyond the Great Highway. Runners pass through some of the city's most scenic neighborhoods along the way, including the Financial District, Hayes Valley and the Haight-Ashbury, winding up in Golden Gate Park for the final leg. The race also included a 15K option, with an additional 1.8 miles along the Great Highway. Sunday's race marked Mike Domingo's 50th time across the finish line, a milestone and feat for the 68-year-old Redwood City resident, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer in 2021. The diagnosis came with an estimation that he had 30 months to live, but Domingo, who once took the race seriously as a college track runner and later turned the event into a party, decided not to let cancer 'stand in the way of life,' said his wife, Christine Domingo. Mike Domingo said he hopes to inspire others. 'Anything can be done if you put your mind to it,' he said ahead of the race. His wife, mother and several friends walked the course with him, wearing shirts commemorating the milestone. 'I survived!' the shirts read in part. Street closures started at 7 p.m. Saturday in preparation for the race, with many not reopening until 5 p.m. Sunday. Travelers were urged to plan their routes in advance or adjust their plans while streets were closed. The race route cuts San Francisco in half, leaving only two north/south crossing points for buses and cars, at Crossover Drive and the Embarcadero. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency recommended travelers stay on one side of the route if possible, but those who need to get across could use an underground train such as the Muni Metro subway or BART, or take a bus as close to the route as possible, cross the route on foot, and pick the bus up again on the other side. Participants, who run solo or in groups, often spend weeks concocting their costumes, often modeled on superheroes, newsmakers, historical figures or cartoon characters. Some runners choose to forgo costumes or any other form of clothing beyond shoes and socks, on their feet or elsewhere. The race has featured a centipede division since 1978, with 13- to 15-member teams running the full course joined by a bungee cord or similar connection. Unofficial traditions include spectators tossing tortillas into the crowd at the start of Bay to Breakers and participants in salmon suits 'swimming upstream,' running the race in reverse. The oldest consecutively run annual footrace in the world, the Breakers began in 1912 in an effort to lift the spirits of San Franciscans still reeling from the 1906 earthquake and fire. Since then, it has paused only in 2020 and 2021 as a pandemic precaution.
CBS News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Bay to Breakers runners will soon be on San Francisco streets. Here are the road closures
Thousands of people will be hitting the streets of San Francisco for the annual Bay to Breakers race on Sunday. The first wave of runners leaves at 8 a.m., and the last wave will leave at 8:45 a.m. from Main and Howard streets. Bay to Breakers' finish line is at 1000 Great Highway and will close at 1 p.m. However, the course will close at 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of JFK and Chain of Lakes Golden Gate Park, and anyone who has not crossed the intersection by then will not get a chance to cross the finish line. Although the race begins on Sunday, some street closures will begin on Saturday. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said that beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday the following roads will be closed until 11 a.m. Sunday for the starting line area. Main between Mission and Folsom Howard between Embarcadero and Beale Steuart southeast of Mission Spear between Mission and Folsom For the race route, the following streets will be closed. Closed from Sunday 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. Beale between Mission and Folsom Fremont between Mission and Folsom First St. between Market and Folsom (Muni allowed from Market to Mission) Second St. between Mission and Folsom New Montgomery between Mission and Howard Howard between Beale and Third St Intersection closures at Howard: Beale, Fremont, First, Second, New Montgomery Closed from Sunday 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. Mission between Fremont and Steuart (Muni allowed) Beale between Market and Mission Spear between Market and Mission Market between Drumm and Steuart Closed from Sunday 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Howard between Third and Ninth streets Ninth St. between Howard and Market Closed 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hayes between Market and Divisadero Closed 5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Steiner between Grove and Hayes Scott between Grove and Hayes Closed 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Divisadero between Grove and Oak Closed 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fell between Divisadero and Stanyan Closed 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Baker between Oak and Fell Closed 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cabrillo between 46th Ave. & La Playa Balboa between 46th Ave. & Great Highway Point Lobos between 48th Ave. & Great Highway The following streets will be closed from 7 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday for the finish line and festival area. La Playa between Cabrillo and Fulton between Cabrillo and Fulton Fulton, westbound, between Great Highway and 46th Fulton, eastbound, between Great Highway and 48th Lincoln Way between Great Highway and La Playa Intersection closures at Lincoln Way: Lower Great Highway, La Playa The Great Highway between Sloat and JFK and multiple Golden Gate Park entrances will be closed from 9 p.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Sunday. SFMTA has a list of Muni service changes on their Bay to Breakers page.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Online petition launched for upscale SF neighborhood to join Marin County
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — In these politically divisive times, rumblings of secessionist movements are increasingly common. A movement for California to break away from the rest of the United States has drawn increased interest in the aftermath of Donald Trump's return to the White House. Bay to Breakers 2025 street closures, start time, route, what you need to know There's even a movement among several far north red California counties to break away from the rest of the state. Now it seems, even one affluent San Francisco neighborhood wants in on the action. An online petition has surfaced calling for Noe Valley to break away from San Francisco County and join Marin County instead. The petition which can be found on calls to 'Liberate Noe Vally! Escape the Chaos — Join Marin County Now!' 'Noe Valley Deserves a New Chapter — Join Our Annexation Movement!' the petition reads. 'For years, Noe Valley has endured the relentless chaos of San Francisco County: packed streets that choke our mornings, endless construction that disrupts our evenings, and a political system that leaves our once charming neighborhood in a perpetual state of limbo. We've had enough. It's time to pursue a future that truly reflects our community's spirit.' So why Marin? More fresh air and open space apparently. 'Imagine stepping outside to cleaner air and open spaces — where the clamor of urban congestion yields to the gentle rustle of trees and the soft hum of a more relaxed pace of life,' the petition reads. 'Marin County offers that promise, where each breath feels like a quiet rebellion against the unyielding pace of city life.' 'Noe Valley might be vibrant, but it deserves more than the constraints of high-density urban living,' it continues. 'By joining Marin, we reclaim our right to a peaceful, suburban life — where parking spots are a given, and the existential crises over every artisanal loaf of bread become a relic of the past.' Located in central San Francisco, nestled between the Mission District, Eureka Valley and Glen Park, Noe Valley is known for quaint streets, shops, restaurants and a family-friendly vibe. Colloquially known as 'Stroller Valley,' it's one of the city's more affluent neighborhoods. At roughly $185,103, median income in Noe Valley is about $40,000 higher than the city average of $141,446. It's also one of the SF neighborhoods most resistant to new housing construction. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, residents in Noe Valley launched more discretionary review petitions — a common tactic used by residents to change or deny construction plans — than any other neighborhood in the city. Noe Valley was also the center of a city-wide controversy in 2022 when plans were revealed that a new public restroom with a $1.7-million price tag would debut in the neighborhood. The high-priced commode was eventually installed at the greatly reduced cost of around $300,000. The petition recognizes that it would be physically impossible for Noe Valley to join Marin County. But it seems that's not what it's about. 'This petition isn't merely about geographical borders,' the petition reads, 'it's a statement of intent. It declares that Noe Valley residents are ready for a change, hungry for an environment that aligns with our dreams and values. We are not just signing a petition; we're joining a movement that dares to imagine life beyond San Francisco's ceaseless hustle.' 'By signing this petition, you help send a clear message to the Marin County Board of Supervisors: Noe Valley is ready to sever ties with a status quo that no longer serves us. We demand recognition, respect, and future that's as expansive and hopeful as the Marin horizon.' At the time of this writing, the petition has garnered just 3 verified signatures. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
