New ‘HOPE’! Shutdown Mission Street Walgreens Finds New Purpose as a Grocery Store

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This scoop from SFist states that the location at the corner of Cesar Chavez Avenue and Mission Street, which was formerly a Walgreens, is being occupied by the local fruit and meat shop Casa Guadalupe Supermarket.

The new tenant is renovating the interior of the building to install refrigerators and shelves, while a colorful dark blue awning outside displays an array of Mexican, Central American, and South American products, as well as cheeses, meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, beers, and groceries.

(Concerning cervezas, Casa Guadalupe has requested a liquor license so that they can sell to-go bottles of wine, beer, and liquor.) According to SFist, the supermarket is reportedly merging its two previous Mission Street sites into the new one. The closure of Walgreens may not have been as terrible as first thought.

We are all invited to a party by Mayor Breed.

According to the San Francisco Standard, Mayor London Breed is planning to add four additional “entertainment zones” to downtown San Francisco. These zones would allow public outdoor drinking. Mid-Market, Mark Lane and Harlan Place, Thrive City, and Maiden Lane would be added to the city’s existing entertainment zones, which debuted on Front Street this summer.

Breed’s latest proposal aims to expand these zones to include more sites that would hold various events, including as art walks, vintage clothes exchanges, and sports-watching parties.

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In her quest to revive downtown’s vibrancy, Breed encounters some rivals: Her mayoral opponent, Aaron Peskin, has reportedly submitted legislation to establish twelve entertainment zones, as reported by the Standard.

Catering business in the Wine Country shuts down

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, 164 employees will be let go as Elaine Bell Catering, a staple in the Wine Country catering industry since 1981, prepares to close its doors at the end of October. After 43 years in the industry, founder Elaine Bell announced her retirement to the Chronicle: She could have left at any moment because the pandemic had reduced business.

(According to Bell’s tally, the firm’s peak performance was pulling off approximately 900 events annually.) Kitchen and server employees, pastry chefs, bartenders, event coordinators, and office managers are all on the list of those who may be affected.

A popular Singaporean pop-up gets a long-term lease

At the Metreon food hall on Mission Street, the chef who brought San Francisco its beloved pop-up Dabao Singapore is launching a permanent eatery. In an Instagram video announcing the opening, James Beard semifinalist for Emerging Chef Emily Kim stated that she is drawing inspiration from the food courts and hawker centers she remembers from her upbringing in Singapore.

In addition, she has started a fundraising drive so that people may help with the physical store opening.