Sunny in downtown SF where tourists are milling around on the Embarcadero, and luckily tours are again running on Alcatraz. But, for many tourists, they thought the government shut down would be ending a once in a lifetime opportunity for them.

October is Stairway Month in San Francisco. But why does the city dedicate an entire month to its many pedestrian thoroughfares?

Dandelion Chocolate is the latest business to participate in San Francisco’s Vacant to Vibrant program.

All this and more on this edition of the All Local, hosted by KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan.