The Port of San Francisco has detailed far-reaching plans to renovate the historic Fisherman’s Wharf, a key tourist destination in the city that has yet to recover from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns.
As part of the Fisherman’s Wharf Forward initiative, the Port Commission on June 10 also unanimously approved a contract for Silverado Contractors to demolish buildings deemed untenable, including one that long housed Alioto’s Restaurant, a 99-year-old Sicilian seafood restaurant, which will cost the city up to $3.5 million.
The Wharf has suffered from a significant loss of foot traffic over the last two years, and any foot traffic that it does receive is diverted by illegal vendors who line the sidewalks, according to business owners who welcomed the $10 million investment by the city….