FILE: Bi-Rite Market plans to expand to San Francisco’s Richmond District, according to city planning records. Pictured is the mini-chain’s Mission District store. 

San Francisco gourmet grocery chain Bi-Rite Market is eyeing a popular neighborhood for expansion, according to city planning records. 

Permit applications submitted to San Francisco’s planning department last month reveal that Bi-Rite intends to take over the former home of 6001 California Market at California Street and 22nd Avenue in the Richmond District. The forthcoming grocery store would join a roster of restaurants in the bustling neighborhood, including Pearl 6101, Fiorella and........

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