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Grocery Outlet Opens on Bay Street, Ending Three-Year Food Desert

The new discount grocer fills the 30,000-square-foot void left by Safeway's 2023 closure, restoring full-service grocery access to some 20,000 nearby residents.

North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf residents finally have a full-service grocery store again. Grocery Outlet opened August 14 at 350 Bay St. in the NorthPoint Shopping Center, ending a three-year gap created when Safeway shuttered the same location in 2023, saying the store did not meet financial expectations. Mayor Daniel Lurie attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on opening day. "For many families, food has been difficult without a full-scale grocery store these past three years since the Safeway closed in 2023," Lurie said, according to SFist.

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf Forward Construction Wraps Months of Taylor Street Work

The Port of San Francisco's $10 million revitalization project, which has closed sidewalks and lanes along Taylor Street since December, is nearing the end of its first-phase construction timeline.

The Port of San Francisco's ambitious Fisherman's Wharf Forward program — a multi-phase, $10 million effort to revitalize the heart of the city's most visited neighborhood — has been reshaping Taylor Street since late 2025 and is reaching the tail end of its initial construction phase this month. The Port's project page notes that temporary sidewalk and traffic lane closures along Taylor Street between Jefferson Street and the Embarcadero were scheduled to continue through August 2026 while demolition and construction work were underway.

Telegraph Hill

Contested Telegraph Hill Tower at 955 Sansome Remains in Planning Limbo

A proposed 24-story residential tower at the base of Telegraph Hill continues to generate neighborhood opposition years after its original application, with a new SocketSite update flagging activity on the project this month.

The long-running saga of the proposed residential tower at 955 Sansome Street — at the southeast base of Telegraph Hill — is again in the local spotlight. Real estate tracking site SocketSite posted an update on the project on August 13, noting renewed activity on plans for a supersized building on the parking garage parcel, which have grown dramatically since developer Aralon Properties first filed a preliminary assessment in 2021.

Upcoming Events

Through October 12

SF Fleet Week 2026 — Air Show & Navy Ship Tours

📍 Fisherman's Wharf waterfront / Marina Green · Various times

Wednesday, August 26

Cobb's Comedy Allstars

📍 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Ave, North Beach · 7:30 PM

Sunday, August 23

Dark and Darker: A Dark Comedy Show

📍 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Ave, North Beach · 7:00 PM

Friday, August 28

Critical Mass Bike Ride — August

📍 Embarcadero Plaza, foot of Market Street · 6:00 PM

Thursday, August 27

Get It?! Gameshow at Cobb's Comedy Club

📍 Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Columbus Ave, North Beach · 7:30 PM

More from the Neighborhood

Hyde Street Pier Ships Relocated to Mare Island as Reconstruction Continues

Visitors to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park will find the historic fleet — including the square-rigger Balclutha — gone from their longtime home at Hyde Street Pier.

Pizza, Bagel & Beer Festival Returns to North Beach — Tickets Reportedly Sold Out

The fourth annual SF Pizza, Bagel & Beer Festival, hosted by 13-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani in partnership with the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, took place on August 15 on…

Caffe Trieste Temporarily Adjusting Hours at Flagship North Beach Location

The legendary Caffe Trieste at 601 Vallejo St. — North Beach's landmark espresso café open since 1956 and a storied haunt of the Beat Generation — has posted new temporary hours of…