INFINITE JAMES CHA
by Romalyn Schmaltz I’ve written so many tributes, obituaries, eulogies, and farewells for North Beach’s dearly departed— dozens in The Semaphore alone—but I never dreamed I’d now be writing one…
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER
by Nick Ferris President@thd.org Dear THD Members and Neighbors: On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the upzoning plan—known as the Lurie Family Zoning Plan….
A NORTH BEACH BIKE SHOP WITH A MISSSION
by Nadya Williams From safer sidewalks and streets to soaring hills, Gary Dunn of North Beach Cyclery, 1757 Stockton Street, has a vision. Since its opening in Spring 2024, his shop…
A TALE OF TWO DOLPHINAS
by Charles Versaggi Long before Carol Doda exposed her Twin 44s at the Condor Club and bare breasts became institutionalized, “Dolphina” was the “Girl in the Fishbowl,” the first local…
THD Holiday Party 2025
North Beach Restaurant 1512 Stockton Street Wednesday December 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Buffet-style dinner offering No-host bar RSVP – $35 Per Person
Mayor’s Zoning Plan Advanced on a Close Planning Commission Vote
These major height and density increases are intended to incentivize private developers to build the 5,900 new housing units in the city’s densest neighborhoods causing significant, long-term impacts on our existing tenants, small businesses, important historic resources, parks and open spaces, and the diverse culture of District 3, resulting in displacement and gentrification.
MAYOR LURIE’S “FAMILY PLAN”—IS IT REALLY FOR FAMILIES? IS IT EVEN A PLAN?
by Romalyn Schmaltz Dispatches from the “Abundance” Rally and Planning Commission Hearing District 3 residents and small business owners helped lead a massive and mischievous-serious counterrally disrupting Mayor Daniel Lurie’s…
Hitchcock’s haunted house in “Vertigo”
The Fortmann Mansion, Eddy and Gough Streets, San Francisco, shortly before it was demolished in 1959 or 1960
Upzoning Comes to District 3
Major Upzoning Plan for The City Expanded to North Beach, Telegraph Hill, and Fisherman’s Wharf! Mayor Lurie’s Major Upzoning Plan for San Francisco Includes: North Beach, Telegraph Hill, and Fisherman’s…
Key Terms in the Housing Debate
YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard): A YIMBY is a housing lobbyist who promotes high-density, market-rate development as the solution to a perceived housing crisis. The movement blames zoning laws and…
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