SF City Guides
20th Street Block Party is Back (Oct. 16)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco, Sponsored, What's Closed / What's Open The 20th Street corridor will once again be transformed into a FREE party to showcase and celebrate a diverse neighborhood that blends modern ideas with community traditions to create a new San Francisco experience. This free, delicious summer feast and dance party will feature some of the City’s best restaurants, local more...
Alameda County Fair Returns Oct. 22-31
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Forget pumpkin spice lattes, this fall the smell of corn dogs is what’s filling the air as the Alameda County Fair returns to Pleasanton October 22 -31. The 2021 theme “Come Together” celebrates the revival of the Fair and the community reuniting safely after nearly a year and a half more...
SF Slightly Eases Indoor Mask Rules Starting October 15
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that so long as case and hospitalization rates remain stable or decline, indoor masking requirements will be lifted on October 15 in certain, limited settings. This includes places where stable cohorts of fully vaccinated individuals more...
CA Jurors Might Get $100/Day Starting in 2022
Brand New, Getting Help San Francisco city officials on Tuesday applauded a state bill recently signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that would increase pay for low-income residents serving on jury duty. Assembly Bill 1452, authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would establish the “Be The Jury” pilot program through a partnership with the more...
Canadian Rollerblader To Skate Across SF on Oct. 15
San Francisco By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation Accompanied by San Francisco firefighters, Canadian rollerblader Christine Ichim will skate across the city on Friday to raise awareness for the San Francisco Fire Department Cancer Prevention Foundation. Ichim was the first woman to ever rollerblade across Canada in 1996, in an effort to raise more...
Chabot Space & Science Center Reopens Nov. 12
Brand New, Oakland, Reopening Chabot Space & Science Center reopens November 12 with new renovations, experiences, and guidelines to ensure a fun and safe visit. From new artwork to new artifacts, there’s something new for everyone at the Center. Reopening Weekend Celebration November 12-14 We’re kicking off Chabot’s reopening with a three-day Center-wide celebration. This exciting weekend features more...
OMCA’s New Free Outdoor Lunch Performance Series Kicks Off Oct. 16
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Oakland The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) today announces a new, free program series open to the public this October through December. After reopening its campus in June following 15 months of closure, this series will be the Museum’s first in-person program, and its first public program held in the newly more...
Check Out SF’s Brand New Huge Immersive Galactic Forest
Artsy Fartsy, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco One of the country’s premier experimental and performance art organizations, Gray Area, is proud to reveal a collaboration with the newly-formed Bay Area-based artist collective, Numina Studio, to create Nocturne X — a new, large-scale, three-month immersive exhibition opening Friday, October 15. Nocturne X Gray Area 2665 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Hours of Operation Tuesday–Sunday 12:00PM–8:00PM The run is more...
Contra Contra Says Indoor Mask Mandate May Gone by New Year’s
COVID-19 Updates, East Bay, Masks, Vaccines By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation If Contra Costa County stays on track in its fight against COVID-19, residents may be able to celebrate New Year’s Eve without masks indoors if they’re fully vaccinated. Health officer Chris Farnitano told the county board of supervisors on Tuesday that other Bay Area more...
Walgreens Closes 5 Stores in SF Due to Ongoing Organized Retail Crime
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco Following an announcement by retail chain Walgreens that it’s closing five of its San Francisco stores due to retail theft, city Supervisor Ahsha Safai said Tuesday he’s hoping legislation he recently proposed can prevent stores from further closing locations. According to Walgreens, next month it will close its locations at 2550 more...
SF’s New “Cars to Casas” Housing Ordinance
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed today announced a new housing ordinance aimed at increasing density on auto-oriented lots. The “Cars to Casas” ordinance was announced at a press conference alongside Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) Chair of the California Senate Housing Committee, and housing and environmental activists, including YIMBY Action, the more...
San Francisco Trolley Dances Return October 16-17
Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco, Transportation Epiphany Dance Theater has announced the program for the 18th annual San Francisco Trolley Dances (SFTD), which will be offered both in-person as well as online over the weekend of October 16 – 17, 2021 This year’s route begins at Rikki Streicher Field in the Castro before heading to one of more...
SF’s New Interactive Exhibit in Golden Gate Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The Exploratorium, in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, announced the completion of a set of installations and interactive experiences around the recently upgraded Stanyan Street Entrance to Golden Gate Park. The installations, designed and fabricated by the Exploratorium, aim to reveal, enhance, and celebrate the park’s ever-changing natural and more...
3 Bay Area Restaurants Make Top 50 in the World List
Eat & Drink This year’s brand new edition of “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” recently came out and three Bay Area restaurants were named to the prestigious list. San Francisco’s contemporary Asian fine dining restaurant, helmed by Chef Corey Lee, Benu, ranks at #28. Benu offers a fixed menu for $350 per person. If more...
New CA Law: Free Menstrual Products in Schools
Brand New, Freebies, Getting Help Public schools and colleges in California must provide free menstrual products in their restrooms starting in the 2022-23 school year under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), expands her 2017 law requiring low-income schools in areas designated as more...
