Where to Find S.F. Observer Publications

San Francisco Observer publications (the Castro Star, Haight-Ashbury Beat and Western Edition) are home-delivered in several residential areas and are available at nearly 500 fine establishments in San Francisco on the first Wednesday-Friday of each month. Look for our publications in coffee shops, cafes, laundromats, bookstores, pubs and at other merchants that are generous enough to host us. To suggest a location in your neighborhood not listed, e-mail editor@sfobserver.com. Download Distribution Map (pdf format).

Below is a sampling of our distribution sites.
*Denotes locations stocked twice monthly!

Castro StarHaight-Ashbury BeatWestern Edition

Newsracks:
*Tower Records (upstairs) • Market @ Noe (Castro Star & Haight Beat)
*SF Main Library (Fulton Street entrance) • 100 Larkin (All 3 Papers
Fort Mason Blgd. C Box 3 (Castro Star)
St. Mary's Medical Ctr. (outside) Hayes @Stanyan (Haight Beat)

Library Branches:
*SF Main Library • 100 Larkin St. (All 3)
*Park Branch • 1833 Page/Cole (Haight-Ashbury Beat)
*Harvey Milk/Eureka Valley • 3555 16th. St./Market (Castro Star)
*Western Addition Branch • 1550 Scott/Geary(Western Edition)
Presidio Branch • 3150 Sacramento (Western Edition)
Mission Branch • 300 Bartlett/24th St.(Castro Star)

Public/Government Buildings:
City Hall (ALL 3)
Women's Building • 18th St./Valencia (Castro Star)
CCSF-John Adams Campus • 1860 Hayes/Masonic (Haight/W.E.)
*Park Police Station (Haight) • 1899 Waller (Haight-Ashbury Beat)
*Northern Police Station (Fillmore) • 1125 Fillmore (Western Edition)
*Mission Police Station (Castro) • 730 Valencia (Castro Star)



CASTRO STAR

Castro/Eureka Valley
*A Different Light • 489 Castro St.
*All Season Sushi • 524 Castro St.
Does Your Father Know • 548 Castro St.
PO Plus • 584 Castro St.

*Harvey Milk/Eureka Valley Library • 3555 16th. St./Market
17th/Noe Market • 3980 17th St./Noe
Eureka Market • 4151 17th St.
New Upper Terrace Market • 4499 17th St.
*Jaguar Books • 4057 18th St.

Market Street
*LGBT Center • 1800 Market St.
*Safeway • 2020 Market/Church
Books Inc. • 2275 Market St.
*Tower Records (Rack) • 2280 Market St.
*Café Flore • 2298 Market St.

DUBOCE TRIANGLE
Sparky's Diner • 242 Church
*Muddy Waters • 262 Church
*300 Church Market • 300 Church
Coopers Gourmet • 2 Sanchez St.
Noe Valley Market • 200 Noe/15th St.
Healthy Spirits • 2299 15th St.

THE MISSION
*Muddy Waters • 521 Valencia/16th St.
*Mission District Police Station • 630 Valencia/17th St.
Modern Times Bookstore • 800 Valencia St.
Women’s Building • 3443 18th St.
*Mission Library Branch • 300 Bartlett/24th St.



Haight-Ashbury Beat

Lower Haight
*S&W Market • 399 Haight/Fillmore
*Café International • 508 Haight
Haight to Wash • 540 Haight
*Horse Shoe Coffee House • 566 Haight
The Grind Café 783 Haight
*New Santa Clara Market 791 Haight

Upper Haight
Central Haight Market • 1301 Haight
Anarchist Collective Bookstore • 1369 Haight
People's Café • 1419 Haight
Blue Front Café • 1430 Haight
Trax Cocktails • 1437 Haight
*Into Video • 1439 Haight
Liquid Experience • 1589 Haight
*Booksmith • 1644 Haight
*Frank's Discount Center • 1699 Haight
Rockin' Java Coffee House • 1821 Haight
*Amoeba Music • 1855 Haight

*Park Library Branch • 1833 Page
*Park Police Station • 1899 Waller

COLE VALLEY
Lava Java • 852 Stanyan St.
*Ashbury Market • 205 Frederick/Ashbury
*Parkview Liquor • 501 Frederick/Stanyan
Sugar Free Zone • 514 Frederick St.
Wash Club • 520 Frederick St.
Reverie Coffee Café • 848 Cole St.
*Pharmaca Integr. Pharmacy • 925 Cole St.
*Finnegans Wake • 937 Cole St.

Panhandle
Hayes
*Parkside Market • Hayes/Lyon
Central Coffee Tea & Spice • 1696 Hayes
GQ's Liquor & Deli • 800 Masonic/Hayes
*CCSF John Adams Campus • 1860 Hayes/Masonic
*Cup A Joe • 1901 Hayes/Ashbury
Sacred Ground • 2095 Hayes/Cole
Albertsons Food & Drug • 1750 Fulton


Western Edition

ALAMO SQUARE
*Alamo Square Market • 535 Scott/Hayes

DIVISADERO
*Country Cheese • 415 Divisadero
Lee's Video • 542 Divisadero

*Club Waziema • 543 Divisadero
*Film Yard Video 803 Divisadero
Transfer Market 867 Divisadero/McAllister
Café Abir • 1300 Fulton/Divisadero o
*Martha and Bros. Coffee • 2800 California/Divisadero
Presidio Branch Library • 3150 Sacramento

FILLMORE
Fillmore Grind • 711 Fillmore
Yunza Restaurant • 1109 Fillmore
*Northern Police Station • 1125 Fillmore
West Bay Conference Center • 1290 Fillmore
*Starbucks • 1501 Fillmore
*It’s Market • 1561 Fillmore
Perry’s Joint • 1661 Fillmore
Marcus Book Store • 1712 Fillmore/Geary
*Royal Grounds Coffees • 2060 Fillmore/California

HAYES VALLEY
Hayes
*Pendragon Bakery • 400 Hayes/Gough
Anna's Market • 424 Hayes
Marlena’s • 488 Hayes
Royal Ground • 484 Hayes
Place Pegalle • 520 Hayes
Into Video • 552 Hayes
*Nabila’s Health Foods • 559 Hayes


Gough
*Go-Getters Market • 61 Gough/Haight
Jeanie's Homestyle Breakfast • 100 Gough/Page
*Victoria Liquor & Grocery • 201 Gough/Oak
Las Estrellas Taqueria • 332 Gough
African Outlet • 524 Octavia

Laguna
Laguna Sidewalk Café • 297 Laguna/Page
*Momi Toby's Revolution Café • 528 Laguna/Fell

Page
Nick’s Super Market • 144 Page

Oak
Oakhill Market • 497 Oak
Oakside Café • 1195 Oak/Broderick

JAPANTOWN
A&M Market • 1600 Sutter/Octavia
*Japanese Cultural & Comm. Center •1840 Sutter St.
Super Mira Japanese Foods •1790 Sutter St.
*Nijiya Japanese Supermarket • Webster/Post
Kabuki Theatre (inside exit door) • 1881 Post St.
YMCA • 1530 Buchanan
Safeway • 1335 Webster

WESTERN ADDITION
Café Muran • 1777 Steiner St.
Maxine Hall Health Center • 1301 Pierce/Ellis
*Western Addition Library • 1550 Scott/Geary
Fulton and Baker Laundry • 500 Baker St.
Royal Market • 1401 Baker/Post
*African American Cultural Complex • 762 Fulton
Nimer’s Market • 1601 Fulton St.
* Ella Hill Hutch Center • 1050 McAllister
One Word Café • 1799 McAllister/Baker
McBaker Market • 1800 McAllister/Baker
*Café Neon • 1801 McAllister/Baker
MLK/Marcus Garvey Co-Op • 1680 Eddy St.
Family Market • 2401 Post/Baker