Closed For Business: A few commercial vacancies are about...

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, December 20, 2011, by Sally Kuchar

A few commercial vacancies are about to pop up in the Mission, Tenderloin and SoMa. Under pressure from the feds, several medical marijuana clubs have shut their doors. "It looks like the U.S. attorney has won this round," San Francisco attorney Brendan Hallinan said. "They've succeeded in shutting down the four dispensaries they targeted." The dispensaries received letters from the U.S. attorney two months ago stating that the feds will side-step the pot clubs and go after their landlords. Rather than fight evictions, the four clubs have opted to shut down. [ABC Local/photo via Shutterstock]

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Hottest Week: Round 4 Closed; Round 5 Imminent: Meet Your Final Two!

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Friday, August 26, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

Alas, as all good things must come to an end, so nears an end Curbed's Hottest Week. Yesterday's Final Four round proved a shutout on all fronts, with architect Lira Luis beating out Matthew Gryzwinski 2,310 to 527, and interior designer Lindsey Coral Harper beating out Steve Somogyi 292 to 38. The tournament started with only 11 women out of 32 total players, and two of them are the last ones left standing. The final round commences in a few—stay tuned.

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