San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema agreed to pay over $220,000 in restitution to workers, along with fines, for failing to meet the city’s expenditure requirement on health care. Blair Heagerty / SFGATE Popular San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema has agreed to pay over $220,000 in restitution to workers, along with fines, over allegations that it failed to … Read more
A drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles, or vice versa, usually includes a pit stop at some famed eatery or fast food option. The In-N-Out in Kettleman City is popular if you take Interstate 5, as it is smack in the middle of the two metropolises. But those who prefer to take California state Route 99, … Read more
FILE: The San Francisco Marriott Marquis seen from Yerba Buena Gardens in August 2008. AlecOwenEvans/Getty Images A California man is suing a downtown San Francisco hotel alleging that it did not do enough to protect him from an alleged attack by an individual wielding a piece of wood outside the hotel last summer. The lawsuit, filed … Read more
File — A class action lawsuit filed against the San Francisco grocery chain claims that some employees regularly worked overtime and did not receive overtime wages. Alyssa Pereira / SFGate A former Bi-Rite employee has filed a class action lawsuit against the San Francisco grocery chain with a series of allegations that include unpaid overtime, … Read more
The wall outside the de Young Open features the names of all the selected artists, as seen on Artist’s Day 2023. Photo by Nic Meerholz When the call for entries went out for the massive community art exhibition known as the de Young Open, it was all Rachel Leibman’s friends in the Bay Area art community … Read more
Cioppino at Sotto Mare in North Beach in San Francisco on Jan. 19, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE It’s been a year of ups and downs for Eat Like a Tourist, the column where I bravely dine at San Francisco’s most touristy restaurants to see if they’re actually good. Union Square’s Cheesecake Factory may have been a disappointing … Read more
Cloudy skies over I-5 in Castaic, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Dail/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Anyone who has done the drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles becomes acquainted with the classic stops, especially the ones along Interstate 5. Whether it’s the unique odor of cow manure or the peculiar … Read more
The Dumpling Report began in 2022 spotlighting a residential neighborhood’s mom-and-pop dim sum takeout spot. It was an intentional choice to begin the column with a non-flashy, everyday eatery that locals frequent at an affordable price, and show how the owners of places like these both maintain and create the culture of the Bay Area. … Read more
Jason Reichl and Laura Ogle put up flyers on a recent Friday evening in the Mission. Jillian D’Onfro/SFGATE Donning matching white jumpsuits and armed with a stack of papers and rolls of tape, Laura Ogle and Jason Reichl marched through the Mission on a recent Friday evening, putting up flyers. On this particular outing, their … Read more
Editor’s note: In this recurring column, SFGATE food writers celebrate the Bay Area’s rich deli culture by spotlighting longtime family-run delis — the neighborhood institutions — and the newer community sandwich hubs. Many cultures from around the world have developed unique sandwiches that reflect their bounty. There are sandwiches from Italian delis that specialize in cured meats, banh … Read more
