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West Portal

Original Joe's Family to Bring Fast-Casual Burger Spot to West Portal

The Duggans, who already operate Little Original Joe's and Elena's on West Portal Avenue, have announced a third concept for the neighborhood: Original Joe's Cable Car.

The family behind one of San Francisco's most storied Italian-American restaurant names is deepening its roots in West Portal. Elena and John Duggan, third-generation operators of the Original Joe's empire, announced this week that they will open Original Joe's Cable Car at 385 West Portal Ave. — the former Clay Oven space next door to their Little Original Joe's market. The new concept will be a fast-casual grill focused on burgers, chicken tenders, milkshakes, fries, and hot dogs.

Parkmerced

Yellowstone Takes Over Parkmerced Redevelopment Parcels in Foreclosure — What Happens Next?

A New York real estate firm seized four development parcels at Parkmerced through foreclosure last month; residents and city officials are now watching to see whether the new owner will finally break ground on nearly 1,700 entitled housing units.

The already-complicated ownership picture at Parkmerced — San Francisco's largest apartment complex, with more than 3,200 homes near San Francisco State University — grew more complicated last month when New York-based Yellowstone Real Estate Investments announced it had completed the takeover of four parcels at the 152-acre community through foreclosure. Yellowstone had originated a $101 million construction loan for developer Maximus Real Estate Partners in 2022.

West Portal

West Portal Street Redesign Shows Results: Collisions Down 60 Percent Since Safety Overhaul

A new SFMTA evaluation report finds that the traffic-safety project installed after a driver killed a family of four at the West Portal Muni stop has cut collision rates dramatically and boosted sales tax revenue in the commercial corridor.

Nearly two years after a fatal wrong-way crash at the West Portal branch library killed a family of four waiting for a Muni bus, the city's sweeping redesign of the surrounding streets is showing measurable results. A new evaluation report from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency found that traffic collision rates in the half-square-mile area around the crash site fell 60 percent from October 2024 to March 2026, compared with the same window before the project was implemented.

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More from the Neighborhood

Inner Sunset Vibrancy Fund: Priority Deadline Arrives Today, Applications Still Rolling

Today, August 28, marks the priority deadline for the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Vibrancy Fund — but businesses that miss it are not out of luck.

Prop G, the Great Highway Ballot Measure, Gets Its First Official Cost Estimate Ahead of November

With November's ballot taking shape, voters in the Sunset and across San Francisco now have the city's first official price tag for Proposition G, the initiative that would reopen the Upper Great…

New Galleries and Art Spaces Are Quietly Putting the Sunset on the Arts Map

A February 2026 report from Mission Local documented a growing wave of small art galleries and community spaces taking root across the Sunset, drawn by more affordable commercial rents following the pandemic.…