San Francisco Politics and Urbanism Daily

SF Pushes Build-and-Open Reforms From Hospitals to Nightlife

Friday, June 5, 2026 · 9 min

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San Francisco City Hall is moving on real-world reform: Kaiser filed for a 761,000-square-foot hospital, North Beach demolition can resume, downtown could get new liquor licenses, and SFUSD is expanding local special-ed support.

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San Francisco City Hall is moving on real-world reform: Kaiser filed for a 761,000-square-foot hospital, North Beach demolition can resume, downtown could get new liquor licenses, and SFUSD is expanding local special-ed support.

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