Goodbyes: Sad news for the dozen or...

× 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, July 22, 2011, by Sally Kuchar

Sad news for the dozen or so folks who still leave their homes to watch movies. The Richmond District's Balboa Theatre owner Gary Meyer said that this summer he will be leaving his post as operator of the theater, leaving the future of the independent theater in doubt. Meyer said that other obligations and expensive theater upgrades made it difficult to continue as the owner of the Balboa. "I made the decision that in mid-August I will be giving up the theater. My hope is that the theater will survive," Meyer said. [SF Gate/photo via Frank Kelsey]

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Goodbyes: Union Nixes Fairmont Hotel's Hope For Condos

× 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. Monday, April 18, 2011, by Sally Kuchar

The Farmont Hotel's quest to go part-condo has come to an end. After many, many setbacks, including Tonga Room preservationists and Fairmont neighbors who weren't fond of the idea of two years of demolition and construction, the investment group that's spent two years trying to win approval is calling it quits. The investment group, which includes Oakland A's managing partner Lew Wolff, have been trying to come to an agreement with the politically powerful hotel workers union, which was concerned that converting up to 286 of the hotel's rooms to condos would cost some workers their jobs. After months of talks, the workers have voted against the plan.
· Nob Hill: Fairmont Hotel Still Aiming for Reincarnation [Curbed SF]
· Hotel-Condo Mix Marches On [Curbed SF]
· S.F. Fairmont Hotel condo plan collapses [SF Gate]

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