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Excelsior

Excelsior Landmark Pharmacy Building Sold — Future Unclear as New Owners Eye Office Use

The 117-year-old Central Drug Store building on Mission Street has been sold to a San Bruno plumbing company, leaving the neighborhood wondering what comes next.

The longtime home of Central Drug Store — a 117-year-old independent pharmacy at 4494 Mission St. at Santa Rosa Avenue that permanently closed last July — has been sold to new owners Markopulos Fotiu and Silvi Palloj, who have operated Marco Polo Plumbing out of San Bruno for 15 years. The sale was completed in June 2026, according to city records.

Bayview–Hunters Point

Community Groups Raise Alarm Over Two Planned Data Centers Near Bayview–Hunters Point

Residents and Supervisor Shamann Walton are pushing back against data centers proposed for one of San Francisco's most environmentally overburdened neighborhoods.

Reporter JR Valrey of the San Francisco Bay View has raised the alarm about two planned data centers near Bayview–Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley, with concerns centering on additional pollution, water use, and the lack of community input on projects that moved forward without public notice. Supervisor Shamann Walton has said the projects advanced without community engagement and that legislative action may be warranted.

Bayview–Hunters Point

Bayview Oyster Bar Set to Open on Third Street, Anchoring Neighborhood's Restaurant Revival

Bayview native April Spears is preparing to open her fourth restaurant on Third Street, adding a raw bar and Louisiana-style seafood to a corridor that has seen a wave of new eateries in 2025–26.

Bayview native and veteran restaurateur April Spears is preparing to open Bayview Oyster Bar at 5114 3rd St., with a debut expected in September 2026, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The restaurant will feature a raw bar at the front, a seafood counter, about 25 dining seats, and an eventual backyard patio, and will be decorated with historic photographs of Bayview from the 1950s and '60s.

Upcoming Events

Sunday, August 23

Sunday Streets Bayview 2026

📍 Lane Street between Thomas and Underwood Avenues, Bayview · 12:00 PM–5:00 PM

Friday, August 28

Visitacion Valley Night Market & Block Party

📍 Leland Ave between Bayshore Blvd and Peabody St, Visitacion Valley · 4:00 PM–8:30 PM

Through October 19

Hunters Point Shipyard Open Studios — Fall 2026

📍 Hunters Point Shipyard, 451 Galvez Ave, Bayview · 11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Sunday, October 18

Sunday Streets Excelsior 2026

📍 Excelsior neighborhood · Various times

More from the Neighborhood

SFMTA's Bayview Community Pathway Heads to Sunday Streets for Public Input

The SFMTA's Bayview Community Pathway project — a planned north-south active transportation corridor parallel to Third Street, featuring protected bikeways, raised crosswalks, bulb-outs, and traffic calming — will host a community engagement…

India Basin Waterfront Park Presses Toward 2028 Completion as Final Shoreline Phase Continues

India Basin Waterfront Park at 900 Innes Ave in Bayview–Hunters Point continues to open to the public even as crews work on the final phase of construction, which the San Francisco Recreation…

U3Fit Gym Expands to Major New Bayview Location Ahead of 2027 Opening

Lawanda Dickerson, owner of the popular U3Fit gym at 4646 Third St. in Bayview, has leased a new, approximately 20,000-square-foot facility at 1610 Armstrong Ave., which she says will be the largest…