On a rare sunny morning on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, a red banner may as well have waved over a string of sleepy businesses waking up for the first time. Busy hands at Green Apple Books and Devil’s Teeth Bakery’s joint new operation doled out texts and egg sandwiches, York Street

By Ian Firstenberg  Last week, Assemblymember David Chiu was appointed to take on the role as San Francisco’s city attorney after 20-year incumbent Dennis Herrera announced he will leave to head up the embattled Public Utilities Commission.  Chiu is expected to step down on Oct. 31. The vacancy requires Gov.