The historic First Church of Christ Scientist building at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, Aug. 29, 2023. Arturo Alvarez and Andres Ramirez of BrandSafway work on the building.

SAN JOSE — James Salata, head of Garden City Construction, decided that enough was enough when it came to an abandoned historic church in downtown San Jose covered with a tattered tarp.

“This is really gnawing at me,” Salata said Tuesday as he watched his construction crew finish up a wide-ranging job this week to transform the blighted church property into a little less of an eyesore in downtown San Jose.

The historic structure on Salata’s mind is the First Church of Christ, Scientist at 43 East St. James Street. A growing number of observers, activists and neighbors have begun to complain about the church’s disrepair under its years-long ownership by a China-based real estate firm and the nebulous oversight by city staffers and code enforcement officers.

BrandSafway workers operate next to the ionic columns of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, Aug. 29, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

The church’s exterior has been exposed for years to fierce winter storms and blazing summer sunshine. Winds have steadily shredded the makeshift tarp.

This week, alarmed by the looming prospect of the fall and winter months, Salata took matters into his own hands and dispatched construction workers from subcontractor BrandSafway to undertake considerable work at the church.

First Church of Christ, Scientist is on a site owned by Z&L Properties, a China-based real estate company whose principal executive is Zhang Li, a key figure in a bribery scandal involving a top former San Francisco official.

Salata was able to gain access to the site because he had prior permission from Z&L to undertake some work on the inside of the church. BrandSafway owned the scaffolds and was reclaiming its equipment because Z&L didn’t come through with payments for that work. In the process, the tarp was removed.

Salata realizes the cost of some or much of this week’s work will come out of his pocket.

• The Ionic columns of the historic First Church of Christ, Scientist building in San Jose, Calif., are once again visible, Tuesday, August 29, 2023, as Arturo Alvarez and Andres Ramirez of BrandSafway Scaffolding remove the protective covering that has obscured the historic 1905-era building for nearly five years. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

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  The historic First Church of Christ Scientist building at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, Aug. 29, 2023. Arturo Alvarez and Andres Ramirez of BrandSafway work on the building.

• The Ionic columns of the historic First Church of Christ, Scientist building in San Jose, Calif., are once again visible, Tuesday, August 29, 2023, as Arturo Alvarez and Andres Ramirez of BrandSafway Scaffolding remove the protective covering that has obscured the historic 1905-era building for nearly five years. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

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  BrandSafway workers operate next to the ionic columns of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, Aug. 29, 2023.

• Crews from Garden City Construction sweep up the plastic littering Saint James Street from the degraded protective covering at the historic First Church of Christ, Scientist building in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, August 29, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

• Shredded plastic from the degraded covering protecting the historic First Church of Christ, Scientist building litters E. Saint James Street in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, August 29, 2023. BrandSafway Scaffolding workers were removing the shredded wrap that has obscured the historic 1905-era building for nearly five years. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

• San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, left, speaks, as Councilmember Omar Torre looks on, in front of the partially covered First Church of Christ, Scientist building during a press conference, where he announced plans to up the maximum amount of fines for negligent property owners, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in downtown San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

• The partially covered First Church of Christ, Scientist building is seen before a press conference, where San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announced plans to up the maximum amount of fines for negligent property owners, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in downtown San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

• The partially covered First Church of Christ, Scientist building is seen during a press conference, where San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announced plans to up the maximum amount of fines for negligent property owners, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in downtown San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

• The partially covered First Church of Christ, Scientist building is seen during a press conference, where San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announced plans to up the maximum amount of fines for negligent property owners, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in downtown San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

• First Church of Christ Scientist at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, February 2023. (George Avalos/Bay Area News Group)

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  First Church of Christ Scientist, located at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose.

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  First Church of Christ Scientist, located at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose.

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  A roofline and the structure of First Church of Christ Scientist, located at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, are exposed to the elements, February 2023.

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  First Church of Christ Scientist, a historic building located at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, constructed in 1905. The building as it appeared in 2010.

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  First Church of Christ Scientist, located at 43 East St. James Street in downtown San Jose, is partly covered by tarps, January 2023.

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“I just decided to take the risk,” Salata said. “I couldn’t take it any longer, seeing that eyesore out there every day.”

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan hopes the building can be saved.

“It’s great to see some progress just a week after we announced stricter accountability measures for blighted properties,” San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said.

But Bob Staedler, principal executive with land-use consultancy Silicon Valley Synergy, and a long-time critic of the city staff’s inaction on the property, praised Salata’s efforts.

“Jim Salata is a true steward of San Jose,” Staedler said. “He really stepped up. All credit to him. The city of San Jose should have started this work years ago. Jim Salata is doing the city a favor.”

Z&L Properties had agreed to renovate and restore the church and make it a key component of a project of two housing towers next to St. James Park. Z&L never built the housing high-rises and did not renovate the church.

The church site is one of several failed or faltering projects that Z&L had proposed or launched in downtown San Jose.

Federal prosecutors reached a settlement in a criminal case against Zhang. The deal allowed Zhang to return home to China after paying a fine.

For months, city officials have pondered — but have yet to approve — a stopgap $200,000 plan to remove the tarp and protect the church from the elements. The city is paying for it out of its own coffers because it has yet to coax an agreement from Zhang to finance the work.

Salata said he also attempted to convince Z&L to pay him to do badly needed work on the property that would fully protect the church.

“I tried to negotiate with Z&L, but ‘we have no money’ was their answer,” Salata said. “I made them a sweetheart deal to get this fixed up. They said they had no money for the work.”

Now, the contractors have patched up the distinctive dome on the roof, removed the tarp, cleaned up small bits of plastic that could become a pollution risk during the rainy season, and done some shoring up work as well as improved the drainage on the site.

“Hallelujah! this is what we were hoping for,” said Ben Leech, executive director of the Preservation Action Council of San Jose. “The church is still standing and in remarkably good condition because it’s been left to rot for several years. Everyone can see this is an important piece of architecture we are trying to save.”

On Tuesday, several workers were busy removing scaffolds that had clung to the side of the church for years.

More work needs to be done, however, Salata warned.

“The handoff for this now goes to Z&L and the city staff,” Salata said.

Among the immediate tasks that are needed to fully protect the church: the completion of some weatherproofing on a long upright section that is closest to the intersection of East St. James Street and North Second Street, Salata said.

“Z&L needs to follow through on their responsibility for protecting this historical landmark in the heart of our city,” Mahan said.

While more work needs to be done, for now, the old church is no longer obscured by a steadily crumbling tarp.

“People can see how beautiful this building is,” Salata said.

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The iconic sign above the former Nordstrom store at the San Francisco Centre mall was removed by workers on Friday afternoon.

Nordstrom closed its behemoth store in the former Westfield mall on Aug. 27, almost four months after it would shutter both its Downtown San Francisco locations.

The gold lettering was in the process of being removed by workers on Friday afternoon when The Standard visited.

French real estate company Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, which co-owns the building with Brookfield Properties, announced in June it would give up control of the mall and planned to default on a multimillion-dollar loan for the space. The mall has since been renamed San Francisco Centre.

The iconic Nordstrom sign was removed from the San Francisco Centre mall on Friday. | Source: Joel Umanzor/The Standard

Mayor London Breed has floated the idea of demolishing the mall and turning the space into a soccer stadium.

San Francisco architect Mark Hogan also recently floated the left-field idea of turning the mall’s vacant department-store floors into a Legoland.

A rendering depicts how the Legoland in the San Francisco Centre might look. | Source: OpenScope Studio

“I feel terrible about it,” Michael Tsang said as he walked down Fifth Street, “seeing it leave because of all of the drugs and crime around here.”

Vito Ferrara, who has been living in San Francisco for nine years, said any business moving into the former location should be concerned about the environment surrounding the mall.

“I’ve seen people support themselves based on what they’ve been able to steal from this mall,” Ferrara said. “Anyone who moves into this spot will have to deal with that reality.”

Ferrara said crime at the location should be worrisome for anyone moving their business into the Nordstrom location.

When the Nordstrom at the former Westfield San Francisco Centre mall opened in the fall of 1988, thousands lined up to see the department store’s spiral escalators and retractable skylight, the champagne and caviar bar, the five-star spa and the live pianist.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield did not respond to a request for comment.

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Imaging if a city closed a sidewalk during construction and told pedestrians to just walk in traffic for a month.

That’s tantamount to what San Francisco has done to cyclists on Howard Street between 5th and 6th–within sight of where Tess Rothstein was doored and killed while biking to work in 2019.

Well that was short lived. No more protected bike lane on Howard @sfbike pic.twitter.com/PctTPyCYTT

— Ms. Doreen (@MsDoreenReads) February 7, 2022

The move left cyclists understandably riled. Rothstein was killed precisely because the city left long stretches of unprotected bike lane in place for many years; she died in sight of where the protected bike lane used to begin, on the other side of 6th Street.

“They painted this unprotected lane on a street where three people were killed in three years!!” wrote People Protected Bike Lane advocate Matt Brezina, in an email to Streetsblog and public officials.

Fortunately, this is a temporary measure. “The protected bike lane that was there will be restored. The current configuration is made of temporary tape and related to the construction of the development there,” explained an official with SFMTA.

Where the bike lane bends around the construction site. The passing box truck is the same type of vehicle that took Rothstein’s life. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

That’s not going to help though, if someone is injured or killed in the meantime.

Unprotected human bodies, on bicycle or foot, should never be put in close proximity with fast moving, two-to-five ton cars and even heavier trucks that can snuff out a life in a millisecond. Motorists are encased in passenger compartments with crumple zones and seat belts and air bags for a reason. Why on earth would anyone think it’s okay to leave cyclists or pedestrians in traffic without protection, especially in construction zones, where things are already especially dangerous?

It’s not hard to make temporary protective barriers. In fact, SFMTA went through the trouble of putting in lightweight pedestrian barrier along part of the route (as seen above). How much harder would it have been to put down real barriers? Cities in Denmark, the Netherlands, and elsewhere find ways to keep cyclists safe, even in construction zones.

A construction zone bike and pedestrian lane in Copenhagen. Photo: Jason Henderson.

In fact, it’s occasionally done even in a far away city called Oakland:

A construction area on Broadway in Oakland. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Is the above configuration in Oakland above really that hard to emulate, SFMTA? Is it really that hard to see why the arrangement used on Howard, seen below, is just not safe?

The Howard Street temporary lane as seen from the pedestrian area. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

That said, Streetsblog would be unfair not to point out some of the positives getting installed in the area. At the corner of 5th, SFMTA installed a great protected turn. So at least when the construction is done, things should be better than ever.

A protected corner is under construction at Howard and 5th. Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick

Let’s just hope nobody gets hurt during the remainder of construction.

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WALNUT CREEK (KPIX) – Dozens of cats and dogs were removed from a house in Danville on Friday. The Contra Costa Animal Services called it a hoarding situation, but the homeowner said the pets are part of a charitable rescue and are waiting to be adopted.

“I just want the public to know this wasn’t a hoarding situation,” said Bob Tarozzi, president and co-founder of the White Kitty Foundation, a nonprofit animal rescue based in his Danville home. “The animals were well looked after.”

“We tried to find her at home. They all came from lists on which the districts, the different districts, would put them to sleep. You know, if we hadn’t saved them, they would have been dead, ”Tarozzi explained.

He said the pandemic forced them to cancel public adoption events.

Since Bob has prostate cancer, his wife Cris Tarozzi, who also co-founded the non-profit organization, looked after around 75 dogs and 25 cats. He said volunteers helped feed and clean the animals.

“My wife had a stroke on Wednesday night,” said Tarozzi. “I’m not physically fit enough to look after all of these animals. Yes, we had a lot of animals. Did we have too many? Possibly. It’s subjective. But they were well taken care of. I have thousands of dollars worth of medical bills from vets to prove it. “

Bob said his wife was still in the hospital so he called other rescue groups to get the cats and dogs.

On Friday, Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), the Berkeley Humane Society and The East Bay SPCA took in 42 pets in Oakland. The Contra Costa Animal Services received 37 cats and dogs. Contra Costa Animal Services said six dogs had to be euthanized due to pre-existing conditions.

One of the dogs that stayed at Bob and Cris Tarozzi’s house in Danville. (CBS)

Tarozzi kept five dogs and 10 cats because they are too old to be adopted.

“It was very heartbreaking for me to lose them, but I knew that I couldn’t take care of them and that their best chances were with these other groups,” said Tarozzi.

Tarozzi hopes the families will adopt the cats and dogs. He’s furious that Contra Costa Animal Services called it a hoarding situation in a public statement on its Facebook page.

“It’s very annoying for me to lose the animals, have my wife in the hospital, be in my physical condition and then have someone turn around and stab us in the back,” said Tarozzi.

The district authority was closed on Sunday and KPIX could not reach anyone there for comment.

As for pet adoption, it will take time for workers to test the pet’s temperament and health. Individuals interested in adoption should check with ARF, Berkeley Humane, SPCA in Oakland, and Contra Costa Animal Services.

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The importance of ensuring that trademark registrations accurately reflect the trademarks used has been highlighted by the recent decision of a delegate of the trademark registry at Planet Plumbing SW Works Pty Ltd against Green Planet Maintenance Pty Ltd [2021] ATM 32.

The Hearing Officer ordered that registrations for two “Planet Plumbing” logos be removed from the register after the owner, Planet Plumbing SW Works Pty Ltd (PP) failed to oppose a non-use registration from Green Planet Plumbing Pty Ltd (IT DOES NOT MATTER) under Section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) (The act).

The representations of the trademarks originally registered in 1999 and 2009 were as follows:

(Brand No. 1319175) (Brand No. 812026)

(Controversial trademarks)

However, since 2010 PP has been using a different form of the logo, which was registered as follows:

(Current brand)

If a party requests the removal of a trademark for non-use, Section 100 of the Act requires the trademark owner to demonstrate that they used the trademark in good faith “or the trademark with additions or changes that do not materially affect its identity” on the goods or services for which it is registered. This use must have taken place within the period of 3 years that ends one month before the submission of the request for non-use (Relevant period).

Since PP had been using the current mark during the relevant period, PP challenged the request for non-use, claiming that the marks in question had been used with “additions or changes that do not materially affect their identity”.

PP argued that the word element “planet sanitary” and the device elements in the controversial brands were separable, with the device elements simply adding “flavor and emphasis”. The words “Planet Klempner” continued to be used during the relevant period, which was the use of the controversial trademarks after the appraisal.

However, the Hearing Officer rejected this proposal and adopted the “substantial similarity” test as pronounced against Link Esso Standard Oil (Aust) Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 407 at 414 by Windeyer J in Shell Co (Aust) Ltd , the examination of whether “additions or changes” affect the “essential identity” of a mark involves a direct comparison of the mark with the alleged use.

In a direct comparison of the controversial brands with the current brand, the hearing officer came to the conclusion that “an overall impression of dissimilarity between the respective brands arises when it matters”. [their] indispensable characteristics “. Despite some similarities between the words of the contested marks, the other elements were also considered to be essential and salient features and these elements lacked similarity.

Since PP had clearly intended to abandon the old logos that were featured in the controversial trademarks in favor of the current trademark, the Hearing Officer ruled against any discretion in order to maintain the registrations.

The central theses

This decision underscores the importance of carefully selecting which trademarks to register and ensuring that trademark protection strategies are reviewed whenever a business is renamed. Trademark registrations can be removed due to non-use if the trademark actually used has significant differences from the registered trademark, even if they have common word elements.

In many cases it is advisable to aim for a separate registration of the brand name as a simple word mark. In this case, if PP had simply registered the words PLANET PLUMBING, it might have required only a single registration instead of three and might have successfully opposed the removal of the disputed marks. When a composite logo trademark is registered and renamed, it is sometimes possible to adapt the appearance of the trademark to the current usage. In other cases, a new logo can justify a new registration instead. In both cases, rebranding offers the opportunity to review and improve a company’s brand protection.

Phoebe Naylor also contributed to this article.

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SAN FRANCISCO – The famous Cliff House exterior sign was closed on Thursday lunchtime. This ended his time and the decades-long family-run restaurant service came to an end.

A crowd of several dozen people came out to watch the hand-dropped letters and made reservations when the last letter was removed and loaded into a pickup truck that took it to storage after about thirty minutes.

While a boombox was playing Tony Bennett’s own standard, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” a woman held a sign that read, “Love you, Cliff House,” while two others sang next to her, dressed warmly against them bright midday cold.

• SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign will be removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Cliff House Chef Kevin Weber speaks to a group while the exterior sign is removed from the restaurant, which is located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31, 2020 is The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “H” of Cliff House’s exterior sign will be lowered to the floor when the sign is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31. December 2020 is The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Joseph Amster, dressed as Emperor Norton, looks on as the exterior sign of the Cliff House is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31 December 2020 is located. The family The run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “H” on the exterior sign of the Cliff House will be removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant then closes service for decades. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Joseph Amster, dressed as Emperor Norton, looks on as the exterior sign of the Cliff House is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31 December 2020 is located. The family The run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “E” from the exterior sign of the Cliff House will run to a waiting truck when the sign is removed from the restaurant, which is located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31st, 2020. The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: People watch as the exterior sign of the Cliff House is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant closes terms of use and terms and conditions after decades. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Flower House Florist Roxane Rockwell (left) and Cliff House Chef Kevin Weber chat under the empty frame that houses the exterior sign of the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California, Hung December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant is closing after decades of service. Rockwell has been the restaurant’s house florist for over two decades. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “C” and “H” from the Cliff House exterior sign is being packed into a truck when the sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California Thursday. December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The exterior sign of the Cliff House is being packed into a truck when the sign was removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31st 2020 is located. The family business The restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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In a social media post on Wednesday evening, Dan and Mary Hountalas, who have run the restaurant since 1973, said “negotiation days” between their company, Peanut Wagon Inc., and representatives of the National Park Service that “seemed to lead to a workable solution for everyone Participants ”ended on Wednesday.

“This morning, December 30, 2020, at 11:00 am, we received a last-minute notice from the NPS that they were going back to their original offering, which is not financially viable for Peanut Wagon, Inc. and our potential partner ”, was part of the contribution.

“The Cliff House will no longer be a restaurant and will no longer be open to the public as it has been for 157 years. We invite everyone interested to join us tomorrow to witness the heartbreaking end of the iconic Cliff House, which began in 1863. “

It was recently announced that the Cliff House restaurant will close on 12/31/20 after restaurant operator Peanut Wagon, Inc.’s contract with NPS expires. For the past few weeks, NPS has been reviewing all possible options to keep Peanut Wagon, Inc. operating. pic.twitter.com/BPDX6PUCDx

– Golden Gate NPS Alerts (@GGNRANPSAlerts) December 31, 2020

In a statement Wednesday evening, a National Park Service representative said the Park Service had negotiated and considered its business in good faith to enable Peanut Wagon Inc. to operate the restaurant, including what is known as the “new three and a half” annual run to avoid disruption to public services. “

“The NPS is committed to preserving this iconic building,” the statement said in part.

“The NPS values ​​the Hountalas family and all they and the Cliff House restaurant have meant to San Francisco and the Franciscans over many decades. We will work with Peanut Wagon, Inc. to give them the time necessary to protect and remove their property. We continue to strive to provide an exceptional experience for residents and visitors to the Bay Area and look forward to welcoming the public again in the future. “

Reports of the iconic restaurant’s dead end regarding lease negotiations and closings related to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this month prompted the Hountalas family to say that up to 180 workers would remain unemployed.

On a social media post, incoming San Francisco district manager Connie Chan shared a picture of her family visiting the restaurant in January 2020.

“Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication in maintaining the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades,” Chan said in part, adding that they are committed to the collaboration I engaged executives, the parking service and the local congregations with elected federal members to make the website “accessible to all Franciscans”.

Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication to the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades. This photo is from the last time my family was at the Cliff House in January of this year. pic.twitter.com/3qkLQpFiEp

– Connie Chan (@conniechansf) December 31, 2020

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.

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SAN FRANCISCO – The famous Cliff House exterior sign was closed on Thursday lunchtime. This ended his time and the decades-long family-run restaurant service came to an end.

A crowd of several dozen people came out to watch the hand-dropped letters and made reservations when the last letter was removed and loaded into a pickup truck that took it to storage after about thirty minutes.

While a boombox was playing Tony Bennett’s own standard, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” a woman held a sign that read, “Love you, Cliff House,” while two others sang next to her, dressed warmly against them bright midday cold.

CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing the photos on a mobile device

In a social media post on Wednesday evening, Dan and Mary Hountalas, who have run the restaurant since 1973, said “negotiation days” between their company, Peanut Wagon Inc., and representatives of the National Park Service that “seemed to lead to a workable solution for everyone Participants ”ended on Wednesday.

“This morning, December 30, 2020, at 11:00 am, we received a last-minute notice from the NPS that they were going back to their original offering, which is not financially viable for Peanut Wagon, Inc. and our potential partner ”, was part of the contribution.

“The Cliff House will no longer be a restaurant and will no longer be open to the public as it has been for 157 years. We invite everyone interested to join us tomorrow to witness the heartbreaking end of the iconic Cliff House, which began in 1863. “

It was recently announced that the Cliff House restaurant will close on 12/31/20 after restaurant operator Peanut Wagon, Inc.’s contract with NPS expires. For the past few weeks, NPS has been reviewing all possible options to keep Peanut Wagon, Inc. operating. pic.twitter.com/BPDX6PUCDx

– Golden Gate NPS Alerts (@GGNRANPSAlerts) December 31, 2020

In a statement Wednesday evening, a National Park Service representative said the Park Service had negotiated and considered its business in good faith to enable Peanut Wagon Inc. to operate the restaurant, including what is known as the “new three and a half” annual run to avoid disruption to public services. “

“The NPS is committed to preserving this iconic building,” the statement said in part.

“The NPS values ​​the Hountalas family and all they and the Cliff House restaurant have meant to San Francisco and the Franciscans over many decades. We will work with Peanut Wagon, Inc. to give them the time necessary to protect and remove their property. We continue to strive to provide an exceptional experience for residents and visitors to the Bay Area and look forward to welcoming the public again in the future. “

Reports of the iconic restaurant’s dead end regarding lease negotiations and closings related to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this month prompted the Hountalas family to say that up to 180 workers would remain unemployed.

On a social media post, incoming San Francisco district manager Connie Chan shared a picture of her family visiting the restaurant in January 2020.

“Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication in maintaining the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades,” Chan said in part, adding that they are committed to the collaboration I engaged executives, the parking service and the local congregations with elected federal members to make the website “accessible to all Franciscans”.

Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication to the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades. This photo is from the last time my family was at the Cliff House in January of this year. pic.twitter.com/3qkLQpFiEp

– Connie Chan (@conniechansf) December 31, 2020

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.

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