SF City Guides
Have your say about Twin Peaks’ future. Should Twin Peaks be open to cars? Twin Peaks is a beautiful and unique destination for San Francisco residents and visitors alike. The Twin Peaks Boulevard gates were closed early in the pandemic to reduce crowding at the lookout point parking lot. The gates more...
San Francisco’s Margaret Hayward Playground reopened on Friday, October 30, following a $28 million renovation that transformed the beloved 6-acre park in the heart of the Western Addition into a modern hub for recreation, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced. The park’s transformation was funded largely by the San more...
NAACP is partnering with Lyft to offer free rides to the polls & official drop boxes now through election day. During the last presidential election, it’s estimated that 15 million eligible voters didn’t go to the polls in large part because they didn’t have a way to get there. This year, more...
San Francisco to Temporarily Pause on Expanding Activities and Businesses Reopening Friday, October 30, 2020 Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, San Francisco will temporarily pause most planned reopening efforts previously scheduled to resume on Tuesday, November 3rd. DPH will assess situation; and resumption of further reopening is dependent on improvement of more...
Sadly, it looks like most of the Bay Area’s outdoor ice skating rinks that typically pop up for the holidays won’t be opening this year. Many of the Bays seasonal ice rinks recently announced they won’t be opening due to the ongoing pandemic. Operators have noted that everyone’s health and safety more...
Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for tipping us off that San Francisco is losing its iconic Coca Cola sign. San Francisco’s most famous billboard was installed in 1937 to coincide with the opening of the Bay Bridge. Although, it’s not the original sign (it’s been upgraded over the years), it’s stood 112 more...
Your vote must go through. Make it count by November 3rd. Ride out. Drive out. Bike out. Just get out… VOTE. #RideOuttoVote #Vote #PonyExpress #YourVoteMustGoThrough Heels Down Fists Up / Voter Event October 29, 2020 | 3pm Laney College Student Parking Lot, Oakland FREE to Participate CALLING BAY AREA RIDERS! Those with non-motorized and electric personal transportation vehicles, more...
Two of the most populous counties in California, San Francisco and Alameda counties, will be ending their partnership with Verily, Google’s health-focused sister company, who promised to vastly expand Covid-19 testing across the state. Verily’s platform screens symptoms, books appointments and reports test results. California spent $55 million in contracts more...
The Walt Disney Family Museum plans to reopen to the public on Thursday, November 5, 2020 in accordance with guidelines recently announced by the Mayor’s Office of San Francisco and the Governor’s Office of California. Beginning November 5, the museum will be open Thursday through Sunday from 10am to 5:30pm, with more...
Forget regular old haunted houses, especially during this socially-distant times. How about a haunted car wash? Come see Freddy Kreuger and “friendly” clowns at the “Tunnel of Terror” from October 28-31 from 5-8pm at San Jose’s “Extreme Express Car Wash” at 655 W. San Carlos St., in San Jose. Expect a more...
Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that fixing the tilting Millennium Tower, which has vexed the city and lowered property values of the buildings residents, will cost taxpayers $30 million. The $30 million share from the taxpayers is just a portion of the overall settlement of $100 million from more...
2020 has been frightening enough, but if you’re craving some more traditional scares rather than, say, a maskless cougher elbowing you at the grocery store, then you might want to check out one of the Bay Area’s spookiest haunted houses. Some of the big Halloween attractions have transformed their attractions for more...
More than 1,800 individual operators and counting are making the Shared Spaces Program a successful part of San Francisco’s economic recovery. Permits originally set to expire at the end of December may now be extended through June 30, 2021 and new applications are welcome. Shared Spaces allow merchants to use sidewalks, full or partial streets, and other more...
After going dark for nearly four months, SF’s iconic 19-foot-tall, 152-foot-wide “Ghirardelli Square” sign on the northern waterfront is making its comeback with a special re-lighting ceremony on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at about 6pm. The original sign was built in 1915, restored in 1964 was taken down in July and replicated more...
Regional parks in the East Bay are closing in advance of the expected high winds for Sunday night. SF Gate reports that the wind event will likely be the biggest of the year with continual winds up to 35mph, with some gusts reaching 70mph. Take caution; the risk across the entire more...