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SF May Soon Allow Fourplexes in Most Neighborhoods
Bay Area Updates, Causes An effort to increase housing production throughout the city, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday proposed legislation to allow fourplex units to be built in areas designated for single-family homes. Currently, zones designated for single-family and low-density housing only allow for a maximum of three units per lot. Updating rules to allow more...
Watch SFMOMA’s Diego Rivera’s 30-Ton Fresco Getting Preserved
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New A team of conservators at the SFMOMA is currently working to preserve one of Diego Rivera’s historic murals. Visitors can watch them work in the Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1 for free. Although the timing can chance, the last time to watch the live preservation work is Thursday, July 29th. more...
SF Judge Overturns Decision To Cover Up Controversial Mural
Causes, Controversy A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Tuesday overturned a 2019 decision by the city’s school district to cover up a controversial mural at George Washington High School. The George Washington High School Alumni Association had filed a lawsuit following the 2019 vote by the San Francisco Unified School District Board more...
Last Chance $15 Tix: TreasureFest (Deadline July 31)
Deals, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Sponsored Celebrating its 10th anniversary, TreasureFest is back with its largest festival ever on September 18-19, 2021. After countless weekends of good times over the past decade, TreasureFest has outgrown Treasure Island and set their eyes on an expansive, easily accessible, open-air location to celebrate 10 years – The Marin Center in more...
Live Nation’s “$20 All-In” Concert Ticket Sale (July 28-Aug. 1)
Deals, Get Out: Events, Reopening $20 Tickets Available To General Public Starting Wednesday, July 28th at 9am PT at LiveNation.com – including Bay Area concerts by KISS, Jonas Brothers, Pitbull, Maroon 5, Kings of Leon, Willie Nelson, Megadeath, KORN and many more. Live Nation is celebrating the Return to Live concerts this summer by offering fans more...
NYC’s Milk Bar Comes to SF for Two Days Only (July 31 – Aug. 1)
Brand New, Eat & Drink Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that the famed NYC dessert shop “Milk Bar” is hosting a weekend pop-up in San Francisco on July 31-Aug 1 as 2020 “Birthday Do Over” party. Milk Bar Birthday Do Over Tour: San Francisco Saturday & Sunday, July 31 – Aug 1, 2021 | more...
SF Might Start Charging $6.50 to Drive Downtown in 2024
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle and the Daily Mail for giving us the full details on San Francisco’s exploration of “congestion pricing” for downtown. Sign up to get involved and have your say This is still the early stages of researching whether or not San Francisco will follow models of other more...
Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer Robbed in Oakland
Bay Area Updates, Crime, Jerk Alert Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said on social media that she was assaulted and robbed Monday afternoon near Oakland’s Jack London Square. The 80-year-old Boxer was pushed in the back by an assailant who took her cell phone and then jumped into a waiting car, according to a post on her more...
300 SF Bars Might Require Vaccines Starting July 29
Bars, COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Vaccines If you go out to drink indoors this weekend, you might want to bring a copy of your vaccine card. Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that on Monday the SF Bar Owners Alliance, which represents over 300 bars in San Francisco, has officially stated its position that a vaccine more...
Bay Area Has 20% Chance of Thunderstroms Monday & Tuesday
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates Strong winds from the south may blow in some thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, sparking a higher risk of wildfires in the greater Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service. As of 11am on July 26, the National Weather Service said there was a 20% chance of Thunderstorms either on Monday more...
Amazing Photos of Last Night’s Full Moon
Wow That moon last night was amazing! The “buck moon” looked especially orange thanks to the smoke from wildfires. After scouring Instagram, our favorite photo by far was by photographer Vincent James who took this shot in Oakland. The photo was perfectly placed with the moon right underneath one of Oakland’s cranes more...
SF Getting 26 More Police Officers for Tourist Season
Bay Area Updates, Travel Mayor London Breed Announces SFPD Tourism Deployment Plan As San Francisco Readies For Reemerging Travel Season SFPD continues showcasing community policing reforms in deployment of 26 additional officers on bicycle and foot patrols to City’s high-traffic, iconic travel destinations Mayor London N. Breed last week announced details from San Francisco’s new community more...
GG Bridge Commute Traffic Down 40% From Pre-Pandemic Levels
What's Closed / What's Open By Megan Munce Bay City News Foundation Though California has been officially reopened for more than a month, travel over and under the Golden Gate Bridge by bus and ferry is still lagging far behind its pre-pandemic levels. In a Friday meeting of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District more...
SF to Get 400 New Drug & Mental Health Treatment Beds
Causes, Community, Uplifting San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Thursday that the city will create 400 new treatment beds, 140 of which will open this year, for people experiencing mental health issues or substance abuse. Read the full details at sfmayor.org The beds, which will increase San Francisco’s residential treatment capacity by 20 percent, allow more...
500 SF Bars Might Require Vaccine Proof
Bars, COVID-19 Updates, Only in San Francisco, Vaccines Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news that a group of more than 500 bars in San Francisco are considering requiring proof of vaccine before entry. Amid the surge in recent COVID-19 cases spurred by the persistent Delta variant and the recent indoor mask recommendations, the San Francisco Bar Owner Alliance more...
