Doomloop! Vol. 1: Beer bars, mass panics, and Zendaya stops by
Your favorite weekly roundup of SF Bay Area News
Doomloop!, a silly and exaggerated term that took off in local and national media to describe the state of San Francisco, exemplifies this series' intended style. Not angry or hostile, just chuckling along.
(FYI: it’s very much inspired by A.S. Hamrah’s wonderfully sardonic Last Week in End Times Cinema. If you like movies at all, I definitely recommend subscribing).
Famed Lower Haight beer bar Toronado is being sold. More accurately, the 2,900 sq. ft. building is being sold for 1.75 million and the bar is thrown in for free. The listing describes a “seasoned patina that can’t be designed”.
The Rose Pak Democratic Club, named after Chinatown’s late iconic leader, has left the Democratic Party, citing that “monolingual seniors express immediate distrust when we introduce ourselves under the Democratic Party banner”. It is now named the Rose Pak Asian American Club (RPAAC).
A user on the /oakland subreddit shared a viral image of $1 egg cartons available at the Fruitvale FoodMaxx. Another user recommended stocking up and freezing them for use throughout the year.
Vigilantes have been painting large strips of curbs in SF red indicating parking is not allowed, even adding a realistic SFMTA logo. Fortunately, parking is a non-issue in the city so absolutely no one freaked out.
A Fresno-based man is collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would secede California from the United States. Conveniently, this would allow former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to become President without earning a single vote outside of California.
Multiple local chefs and restaurants received James Beard nominations this week, including Emily Lim of Dabao Singapore, nominated for Emerging Chef presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Mineral Water, and Lazy Bear, tipped for Outstanding Hospitality presented by American Airlines.
San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie sat down with Jim Cramer on CNBC’s “Mad Money with Jim Cramer” during which JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon was referred to no less than five times.
Allbirds has closed its original retail shop in Jackson Square. A declining tech presence in San Francisco has devastated the market for New Zealand-sourced, all-wool shoes that pair perfectly (and possibly only) with gray Patagonia fleece vests.
In a blow to Nancy Pelosi’s backyard, The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Republicans plan to rescind $200 million earmarked for the Presidio Trust.
Zendaya, film star and perfecter of the “you disappoint me” look, was spotted at Berkeley-based Yogurt Park where she ordered a $5.35 mini cup of chocolate and vanilla frozen yogurt topped with rainbow sprinkles. It was not confirmed if the dessert lived up to her expectations.
Residents of apartment complex The Gateway in downtown SF are organizing to save the local Starbucks, one of the only businesses remaining in the immediate area.
San Francisco-born white rapper Professa Gabel reportedly filmed his music video “Wine Tasting” in North Beach restaurant Original Joe’s while dinner service was in full swing. “I’m a city guy, but I really like the finer things in life,” he told SFGATE.
The San Francisco Unified School District caused mass panic when it sent an email to parents notifying them that ICE agents had approached students on the 29 Muni bus. This turned out to be inaccurate.
The sound of “loud fireworks” or “maybe gunshots” was reported on social media.
