Well let’s start backwards here. Let’s start with Gannett Co Inc’s carpet-bagging west coast outlet, The Bold Italic:
Elbo Room Is Not Closing! You Can Stop Sharing That News.
(Oddly, bolded but not italicized. Here’s the ALLCAPS version: “ELBO ROOM IS NOT CLOSING – YOU CAN STOP SHARING THAT NEWS”)
And here’s the reply from Socketsite, San Francisco real estate tips, trends, and the local scoop:
“Our post and report is 100 percent accurate. What’s not accurate is the characterization that we reported that the owners are “set to demolish” the building.”
Oh snap!
“The owners have drafted plans to raze the building. The plans do not include a replacement club, but rather condos. And the preliminary plans were submitted to San Francisco’s Planning Department for review, which is the first step with respect to developing the property.”
Ooh, testify, Sister!
“‘Not closing any time soon’ is not the same thing as ‘it’s not going to happen,’ but it has successfully distracted people from what has been going on behind the scenes.”
Man, what a burn!
And here’s the original from the SocketSite.
So that’s the kerfuffle, from Omega to Alpha.
Hey TBI, what’s with the attitude?
Hey TBI, why not write bits like this, Elbo Room Might Not Be Long For This World, instead?
Hey TBI, this is the kind of thing that makes San Franciscans not like you.
Just saying.
