Firefighters responded to a report of a fire just after 1 a.m. at 440 Geary St., which is a city-contracted SRO hotel in Union Square, said San Francisco fire spokesperson Capt. Jonathan Baxter.

The state of single-room- occupancy (SRO) hotels has emerged as a major policy dilemma in the Downtown Eastside. SROs can be both a problem and a solution for the impoverished neighbourhood ...

Members of the local business community said they are hopeful the new tenants will be a good fit for the neighbourhood.