The Overnight Broadcast

It is dry.

Matcha Sushi near Jackson/Kearny caught fire this morning, SFFD responded with two alarms. Not sure entirely, but I believe the other casualties are the corner Thai restaurant, a locals only bar, House of Nanking, Chef Jia and a few dozen residents in the apartments above these businesses.

Hotel North Beach, originally uploaded by dantc.

I took this shot with my phone in February of 2009. The Hotel North Beach, until recently the Hotel St. Paul, can be found at the corner of Kearny & Columbus in San Francisco’s North Beach/Chinatown neighborhood. The building in the background is American Zoetrope, Francis Ford Coppola’s film/media company. There’s an Italian restaurant on the ground floor that rates a solid meh for food but has nice ambiance.