The Jack in the Box restaurant in San Francisco’s Union Square neighborhood, which earlier this week was told by a San Francisco Superior Court judge to fix its faulty plumbing, has temporarily closed.

A note on the restaurant’s door Thursday morning said the location was “closed due to maintenance until further notice.”

The closure comes one day after The Chronicle reported an injunction had been ordered to make Jack in the Box “stop any leaks from the refrigerators and freezers up to and including unplugging the appliances” at the restaurant. The owner of the fast food restaurant did not respond to The Chronicle’s initial requests for comment.

Jack in the Box shares a building at Geary and Mason streets with Biscuits and Blues, which opened in 1995 and is one of the oldest blues venues in the city. For several months last year, the burger joint’s plumbing leaked water and feces into Biscuits and Blues, forcing the blues business to shut down. It remains closed.

The order does not specifically state which repairs need to be made at Jack in the Box. During a Jan. 29 court hearing, Gordon J. Calhoun, who represents the franchisee of Union Square’s Jack in the Box, Saeed Khan, said fixing the plumbing could require structural work on the building’s foundation, which would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The two businesses have spent the last 10 months in court trying to decide who should pay to fix the plumbing. Over the course of several hearings, Biscuits and Blues claimed it was Jack in the Box’s responsibility. The fast-food restaurant owner said it was the duty of the landlord. The landlord said the operator should pay for the work.

Justin Phillips is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jphillips@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @JustMrPhillips

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A 34-foot fishing boat sank on Hyde Street Marina Pier in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, leaking oil and leaving a shine on the bay, the US Coast Guard said.

The U.S. Coast Guard received a report of the incident at 10 a.m., Lt. Junior Grade Martin Dzurik.

Three layers of the containment boom were deployed; The temporary floating barriers are used to contain an oil spill.

Dzurik said the coast guard was also using absorbent pads when an oil sheen was observed on the surface of the bay.

“We’re not sure how much oil was on board or how much leaked, but the maximum potential of diesel fuel on board the ship is 260 gallons,” said Dzurik.

The U.S. Coast Guard deployed oil booms when a fishing boat sank on Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco on October 6, 2021.

US Coast Guard

Larry Collins, president of the San Francisco Community Fishing Association, said it’s not entirely uncommon for a boat to sink.

“I wish it was more unusual,” said Collins.

Collins said he did not know why the boat went down, but said, “As limited as our seasons have been and so, a lot of people have a hard time and may not be maintaining the boats as usual.”

Collins said the fishing community has been hard hit by COVID-19 and the crab seasons that have been cut short in recent years to protect whales. Several of the past few seasons have also been influenced by concerns about the toxic domoic acid, which is sometimes found in crabs.

“When I started fishing in ’83 or ’84 there were 4,700 fishing boats,” said Collins. “It’s about 300 now. It’s a sad day for the guy who lost his boat.”

San Francisco’s commercial fishermen are fishing for salmon this month, with the season ending soon.

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The Jack in the Box restaurant in the Union Square neighborhood of San Francisco, which was ordered by a San Francisco Supreme Court judge earlier this week to fix its malfunctioning lines, has been temporarily closed.

A notice on the door of the restaurant on Thursday morning stated that the location was “closed for maintenance until further notice”.

The closure comes a day after The Chronicle reported that an injunction had been issued to Jack in the Box in the restaurant to “prevent leaks from refrigerators and freezers, including pulling out the power cord.” The owner of the fast food restaurant didn’t respond to The Chronicle’s initial comments.

Jack in the Box shares a building on Geary and Mason Streets with Biscuits and Blues, which opened in 1995 and is one of the oldest blues venues in town. Last year, the burger joint in Biscuits and Blues leaked water and feces for several months, forcing the blues business to a standstill. It stays closed.

The order does not explicitly state which repairs must be carried out by Jack in the Box. During a January 29 court hearing, Gordon J. Calhoun, who represents Union Square’s Jack in the Box franchisee Saeed Khan, said repairing the plumbing could require structural work on the building’s foundation that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars .

The two companies have spent the past 10 months in court deciding who should pay to repair the plumbing. During multiple hearings, Biscuits and Blues claimed it was Jack in the Box’s responsibility. The fast food restaurant owner said it was the landlord’s duty. The landlord said the operator should pay for the work.

Justin Phillips is a contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle. Email: jphillips@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @JustMrPhillips

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