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Rose Pizzeria, named one of America's best by the NYT, just opened in SF's Inner Richmond. The hostess joked the wait-list is 120 people long. Here's how we got in, and what we ate. hoodline.com/2026/05/nyt-lo…

Billionaire @TomSteyer went from 7% to 65% on @Polymarket in three weeks, and nearly $10 million in real bets now says he's California's next governor. The polls say @katieporterca should be gaining more from Swalwell's implosion. Someone is going to be very wrong.

HOODLINE EXCLUSIVE: The two-story Mission space that once housed Hawker Fare (and has had a rough go of it ever since) has a new occupant in the wings. Mandi House, a Yemeni restaurant with a serious following in LA's Westwood neighborhood, is coming to 680 Valencia.

Hoodline Scoop! Polk Street is about to have a handroll situation on its hands. A new grab-and-go sushi concept called Handroll Hawker is quietly under construction in the old Zero& space, which means Russian Hill will soon have two dedicated handroll bars within blocks of each other. Saru has held that turf alone for a while now.

When a health inspector walked into Fishmandu Sushi on Geary Street last week, they found cockroaches on the plates, the prep tables, and the clean dishes — and a bed upstairs. Somehow, the popular Lower Nob Hill sushi spot has since been cleared to reopen.

It is a sad day here at SFist as we mourn the loss of one of our own — and this is a first for a website that has been in existence 22 years. Joe Kukura, who began contributing to the site in its earliest days, has died at age 55. buff.ly/kfODXTK

‘Bring Ear Protection’: F1 Roars Onto SF Streets for Red Bull Showrun hoodline.com/2026/02/bring-…

North Beach prankster Riley Walz (@rtwlz) scraped 100,000 SFPD graffiti violation photos to create an "accidental" art gallery of street art seen through police eyes. hoodline.com/2026/01/famed-…

North Beach prankster Riley Walz (@rtwlz) scraped 100,000 SFPD graffiti violation photos to create an "accidental" art gallery of street art seen through police eyes. hoodline.com/2026/01/famed-…

Inspectors found extensive evidence of mice inside Balboa Cafe, one of San Francisco’s most storied bars with deep ties to Gov. Newsom. Now the clock is ticking on whether it can clean up in time, as experts cast doubt. hoodline.com/2026/01/major-…

UCSF will anchor Kilroy’s Oyster Point Phase 2 with roughly 280,000 square feet, lifting the life‑science campus to about 44% leased and bringing a genomics tenant onboard. hoodline.com/2026/01/ucsf-s…

San Francisco will open RESET, a short-term sobering and triage center at 444 Sixth Street to hold arrested drug users and connect them to care. The move is part of Mayor Lurie’s recovery-focused plan. hoodline.com/2026/01/sf-s-n…

CardVault by Tom Brady will take over the former EA Cafe at 735 Third St., a block from Oracle Park. The company confirmed the site but hasn’t announced an opening date. hoodline.com/2026/01/tom-br…

San Francisco scored nearly $4 million from online sellers accused of shipping flavored nicotine pouches. The settlements force websites to block SF addresses and post warnings. hoodline.com/2026/01/sf-hau…

With deep ties to Manhattan and Palm Beach - and recent investments in San Francisco, Trump Ally Paul Singer's $5.9 billion Citgo acquisition through Elliott Management could yield billions in profit following Maduro's removal in Venezuela. hoodline.com/2026/01/billio…