San Francisco passed a tax to curb vacant storefronts. So why do many still sit empty?
When San Francisco voters passed a tax on vacant storefronts in 2020, storefronts sat empty in many parts of the city despite a booming economy. Then Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who sponsored the measure ...
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Photographer Carrie Mae Weems confronts the ‘changing same’ in new work
Stepping into Fraenkel Gallery to see "Painting the Town,” the new photo series by Carrie Mae Weems, I had a moment of confusion. Was I looking at an abstract expressionist painting by Mark Rothko ...
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Massive naked-woman statue delayed to protect Union Square tiles
The temporary installation of a nearly 50-foot tall statue of a naked woman in Union Square has been delayed out of concerns ...
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announce acquisition
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce the acquisition of “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” (1984-85), a ...
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