SF City Guides
11 Installations to See on the Illuminate SF Light Art Trail
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco has a dazzling Light Art Trail, and thanks to a map released by Illuminate on Instagram, you can plan a night out to visit 11 light installations, part of Illuminate SF™. Along the trail which runs from the Ferry Building to Castro Street, you’ll see: 1. The Bay Lights, Leo more...
Muni’s 31-Balboa and M-Ocean View are Back August 14
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, Transportation, What's Closed / What's Open On Saturday, August 14, the SFMTA will launch another COVID-19 Muni Service Change, adding several connector routes and bridging service gaps in hill neighborhoods. 18 routes will be restored, expanded or modified, including the M Ocean View Metro rail, 28 19th Avenue, 31 Balboa, 52 Excelsior and 66 Quintara. These service more...
SF’s Newest Waterfront Park Opens August 25
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that Black Point Historic Gardens, SF’s newest waterfront park with amazing views, is set to open to the public for the first time ever on August 25, 2021. Once the 1-acre park and terraced native gardens opens, you’ll be able to access it more...
Who is Dolores Park’s Freestyle Rapper? Meet TikTok Star “JoeDreamz”
City Discoveries If you were in Dolores Park on Saturday afternoon, you probably saw a guy with a flattop, killer abs and a mic roaming from group to group performing freestyle raps to big cheers and even bigger smiles throughout the park. He goes by Joe Dreamz and he’s got 250k+ followers on more...
Check Out This Amazing Satellite Photo of San Francisco
Only in San Francisco, Wow Yes, the color of the water looks a little unnatural, but this low angle photo has to be one of the coolest satellite shots we’ve seen of the Bay Area ever. @dailyoverview shared this image of the Bay yesterday and it’s already racked up 60,000+ likes on Instagram You can marvel at more...
SF’s Free Arcade Game Night is Back August 3
Freebies, Fun & Games, Get Out: Events, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Paid rent in SF? Hella Broke? Then first Tuesdays are the night for you. The Detour hosts “Free Play Tuesday” with all arcade games on free play with purchase from the bar. Come enjoy all the video game glory from today and yesteryear while enjoying delicious craft beer & cocktails. Free more...
SF + Bay Area’s New Mask Rule: What Does it Mean Exactly?
Bay Area Updates, Masks Earlier today eight different Bay Area health officers issued a joint statement requiring universal indoor masking starting August 3, 2021 at 12:01am with “limited exceptions.” But what exactly are the exceptions and what is/isn’t allowed? FAQ / New Universal Mask Mandate: A Breakdown For all these exceptions that apply to designated settings, the more...
Bay Area Indoor Mask Mandate is Officially Back August 3
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Masks Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday San Francisco, CA – Vaccination continues to more...
SFs Cable Cars are Officially Back (and Free) for August
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Freebies, Reopening, Transportation, Travel, What's Closed / What's Open The SFMTA will run mock service and will solicit the public’s help and feedback ahead of the official return to revenue service Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) today welcomed back cable car service to San Francisco streets. Following the successful completion of operator training more...
SF’s New Outdoor Summer Festival at Chase Center
Fairs & Festivals, Free Movie Screenings, Get Out: Events, Sponsored Thrive City, the 3.2 acre plaza surrounding the Chase Center hosts a free series of events throughout the summer including happy hours, DJ events, lectures, farmers markets, comedy shows, outdoor movies and Warriors-themed celebrations – all free and open to the public. The plaza features tons of seating and picnic areas, more...
SF’s “Museum of Ice Cream” Has Officially Closed
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke Ass Stuart for letting us know that the Museum of Ice Cream has officially closed up shop in San Francisco and is moving on to Austin in August like so many others as part of the “Bay Area Exodus.” The selfie-museum with their eye-popping $38 tickets first arrived more...
Undoing the Harm of Geary Expressway to SF’s Japantown
Brand New, Community, Transportation By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation 50 years ago, the Geary Expressway tore apart the Japantown for anyone without a car. Now, San Francisco is trying to bring the neighborhood back together. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency just introduced a new crosswalk at Buchanan and Geary streets last week in an more...
SF’s “Street Overdose Response Team” Launches August 2nd
Brand New, Crime, Getting Help, Police Reform, Uplifting San Francisco will begin rolling out its newly formed Street Overdose Response Team (a.k.a “SORT”) starting Monday, August 2, 2021 to address non-fatal overdoses through a holistic approach, city officials said Friday. SORT will respond to overdose calls and provide an immediate response from San Francisco Fire Department paramedics, followed by more...
Midnight BART Service Returns August 2
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, Transportation, What's Closed / What's Open BART returns to near-regular service starting August 2, 2021 BART is ready to serve the region with the return of near-regular service starting Monday, August 2, 2021. The schedule change includes increased frequencies and extending closing times to midnight Mondays through Saturdays along with a dramatic increase in direct trips to SFO more...
Asian Art Museum’s “First Free Sunday” is August 1st
Museums / Cultural Institutions Stop by the Asian Art Museum this Sunday, Aug. 1, for Free First Sunday! Every first Sunday of the month, we offer free general admission. teamLab: Continuity tickets are sold out for this Sunday, but you can still see new artworks in the collection galleries and explore special contemporary exhibitions, such as: teamLab: Sketch Ocean Zheng more...
