Brian (Local SF Guide) 
Urban Land Development and TMG Partners have bid to turn the shuttered San Francisco Centre into a multilevel sports complex with basketball and volleyball courts, a prep school and two floors of public retail.
Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rent emergency on September 10, citing a 26 percent rise in median rents and a 44 percent rise in eviction notices, and backed eviction and rent-increase limits at the Board of Supervisors.
A state appeals court ruled on September 11 that San Francisco’s voter-approved Empty Homes Tax conflicts with the Ellis Act and cannot be collected, affirming a 2024 trial court decision.
The San Francisco Opera Orchestra went on strike less than an hour before the September 12 curtain, cancelling the season opener and the free Opera in the Park concert the next day.
Otra, the Mexican restaurant at 682 Haight Street in the Lower Haight, will close in early December 2026, five years after it opened, owners Nick Cobarruvias and Anna Sager Cobarruvias say.
SFMOMA has extended Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal to September 27, 2026, two weeks past the September 13 closing date it had listed.
Litquake’s 2026 festival runs October 8 to 24 at venues across San Francisco, opening with the Booksellers Ball and closing with Lit Crawl SF on October 24. Many events are free or pay what you can.
The Castro Street Fair runs Sunday, October 4, 2026 around Castro and Market Streets, with a $10 to $20 suggested donation at the gates and a 2026 theme of “Where We Belong.”
Oktoberfest on Front takes over Front Street in the Financial District on Friday, September 18, 2026, from 2 to 10pm. Entry is free with an RSVP, with three bars pouring more than 70 beers.
Thursday, September 17, 2026 is a National Park Service fee-free day for Constitution Day. Muir Woods waives its $15 entrance pass, but the parking and shuttle reservation is still required and still charged.
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