The New Fillmore
Reported on the events and people in one of San Francisco’s most vibrant neighborhoods — where the Fillmore meets Pacific Heights and Japantown. Since 1986, the New Fillmore was published monthly in newspaper format and delivered to 20,000 homes and businesses on the first weekend of each month. Now you an browse the archives and read new stories online.
Latest from New Fillmore
The apple of my pieOct 2, 2026LOCAL DISH | SHELLEY HANDLER Let me begin by saying I do not bake. There is a line drawn in a professional…
A.I. comes to Jackson & FillmoreOct 1, 2026By JONATHAN PONTELL Being something of a history buff, photographer and storyteller, it’s not unusual to find me online looking for vintage…
The maestro’s home strikes a chordSep 25, 2026MUST LIKE FOG | CLAUDINE ZAP Long-time conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas — known widely as MTT —…
Great Old Houses: 2670 Pierce StreetSep 25, 2026The House That Graft Built LANDMARKS | ANNE BLOOMFIELD Back in 1906, the Board of Public Works was stalling building permits until…
Browser Books is losing its managerSep 23, 2026BELOVED BROWSER BOOKS will say goodbye this week to Hana Metzger’s brief and shining five months as manager. Metzger took over in…
Alta Plaza celebrates its new tennis courtsSep 17, 2026The upgraded tennis courts will be dedicated on Sunday, September 20, with a neighborhood celebration from 10 a.m. to noon. Light refreshments…
The latest: ‘affordable speakeasy omakase’Sep 8, 2026STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA Restaurateur Kevin Chen keeps renting more neighborhood storefronts. His latest is Yuzu, on Sutter Street near Fillmore,…
Retire? She’s only 93Sep 7, 2026By FRAN MORELAND JOHNS Dona Kahn has no plans to quit practicing law. “Why should I?” she says. She’s still full of…
Maria Isabel is a dreamAug 31, 2026By THOMAS REYNOLDS The first hint that something special was about to happen came during the Fillmore Jazz Festival in 2018. Sayat…
You say tomato, I say waitAug 26, 2026LOCAL DISH | SHELLEY HANDLER I’m not finicky, never have been. As a kid I loved everything from tongue to Brussel sprouts…
