2026: THE YEAR OF PUBLIC TRANSIT
by Howard Wong, AIA, Committee Chair howard.wong@thd.org Succinctly: Transit $$$ on the Ballot and in the Budgets As covered in past Semaphore Transportation Reports, 2026 will possess the angels and…
What’s New
Read More
A CLEAN WELL-LIGHTED PLACE FOR FLUTES
by Naomi Marcus In a neighborhood stuffed with pizza joints and drowning in cappuccino cafes, how lovely to come upon a unique gem of a store, devoted to one beautiful instrument: Flute World, a clean well-lighted place for flutes. The welcoming, charming showroom on the corner of Union and…
EQUAL PARTS
by Stephen Listisen Since dining (and drinking) out is one of my favorite hobbies, I follow the San Francisco food scene closely and make a concerted effort to support local…
SUPERVISOR SAUTER’S DISTRICT 3 CONTROVERSIAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT LEGISLATION LEGALLY CHALLENGED
Sidewalk blocking scooter courtesy of Lime.
Letter To Membership On the Passing of the Family Zoning Plan
Looking up Columbus Avenue from North Point Street
RESTAURANT NEWS
Cap Caplan, Editor, semaphore@thd.org Read about Steven Listisen and his friends’ experience when they finally got to dine at the legendary Cafe Jacqueline. CAFE JACQUELINE by Stephen Listisen After three…
MEET THE FILMMAKERS OF FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Free Community Film Screening Telegraph Hill Dwellers, in partnership with The Savoy Tivoli, will host a free film screening with Q&A following with Lucie Faulknor, Producer and Co-Director. Sunday, November…
INTRODUCING NEW BOARD MEMBER
INTRODUCING NEW BOARD MEMBER SARAH GOLDSMITH Influenced by a fortune cookie and Tales of the City, I moved to San Francisco in 2020. Frustrated with my life in Philly during…
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.
THD Letter Dated September 9, 2025, to the San Francisco Planning Commission Regarding the Family Zoning Plan
OPPOSITION to Proposed Family Zoning Plan (2021-005878 GPA PCA MAP) Items 14(a), 14(b) and 14(c): General Plan Amendments; Planning Code Text Amendments; and Zoning Map Amendments September 9, 2025 Lydia…
- 1
- 2