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SF Confirms It Will Fully Reopen June 15th
COVID-19 Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open During a live webinar on Tuesday afternoon, Mayor London Breed confirmed that the City of San Francisco will be fully reopening along with the state of the California on June 15th. “We are ready to go along with the state and reopen San Francisco on June 15th. That means no more more...
SF’s Free “Museums For All” Program Now Permanent Year Round
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco Just announced, the San Francisco Museums for All program will now provide free or reduced admission year-round to more than 20 museums and cultural institutions for residents who receive public benefits, including Medi-Cal and CalFresh. Previously the program was only for the summer months, but now is a permanent program. This expansion more...
Stern Grove Festival 2021 Full Lineup Announced
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Stern Grove Festival announced a packed lineup for their 2021 season highlighted by a July 4th concert with the San Francisco Symphony, Thievery Corporation on July 11, Fitz & The Tantrums on August 15th and the finale “The Big Picnic” with Tower of Power and Too $hort on August 29. All shows more...
San Francisco Playhouse Live Theater is Back Starting June 8
Get Out: Events, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The time has finally come for in-person arts to return and the San Francisco Playhouse welcomes back live audiences on June 8th for “Hold These Truths,” a play that bears particular significance, considering the recent spate of anti-Asian violence in America. Artistic Director Bill English has been working to find the more...
SF’s Lost Original 1978 Rainbow Flag is Back!
Bay Area Favorites, Causes, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Pride In April 2021, San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society received an archival donation of an extraordinary, unique piece of history they just unveiled to the public on June 4, 2021. The GLBT museum now has a new exhibit featuring a large fragment (10 x 28 feet) of one of the two monumental more...
Will SF “Fully Reopen” On June 15? Find Out Today
Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open While California has stated that it will allow counties to reopen on June 15, 2021 without any capacity limits or physical distancing requirements, San Francisco hasn’t yet announced any specifics. The closest San Francisco has come to any specifics around the June 15th date was during an early May interview with more...
SF City Hall Lights Up Rainbow for Pride (June 7-27)
Celebrations, City Insight, Pride Every evening at sunset, over 220 state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures illuminate City Hall’s exterior. Normally, a soft white glow shows off the play of light and shadow on the full façade and dome. Frequently, special plaza façade lighting schemes honor or celebrate events, seasons, and holidays. City Hall will be lit more...
Solo Kayaker Trying for Hawaii Rescued 70 Miles West of Santa Cruz
Uplifting, Wow By Lisa Hix, Bay City News Service The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the kayaker who was attempting to make a solo voyage to Hawaii early Sunday morning about 70 miles west of Santa Cruz, officials stated in a release. Coast Guard rescues kayaker 70 miles west of Santa Cruz Cyril Derreumaux, a Bay more...
SF Zoo’s 63-Year-Old Chimp “Cobby” Passes Away
Goodbye “Cobby,” the venerable and oldest male chimpanzee in any accredited North American zoo, passed away on June 5, 2021 at age 63 at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens. The San Francisco Zoo is mourning the loss of Cobby, a 63-year-old chimpanzee with a distinguished grey beard and a longtime visitor more...
“Black Laughs Matter” Comedy Night
Causes //// BLACK LAUGHS MATTER VIRTUAL SHOW IS CANCELED AS OF JUNE 25, 2021 //// After a year of weekly online comedy shows for Black Laughs Matter we finally bid you farewell! We’ve loved hosting this show and seeing everyone every week the community that developed from this! The bad news is more...
San Mateo County Fair is Back (June 5-13)
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open By Astrid Casimire Bay City News Foundation The San Mateo County Fair kicks off on Saturday, June 5, 2021, featuring carnival rides (though a smaller amount of rides than past years), musical performances, food vendors and free entry for those who get vaccinated on site. It takes place at the San Mateo more...
Free Union Square Summer Concerts Return (June 5-26)
Get Out: Events, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Music Returns to Union Square Park Saturdays in June Saturdays through the month of June, music performances will grace the stage in Union Square. Grammy-winner Mike Rinta will perform Saturday, June 5 from 12 to 2 p.m. Mike Rinta, a Grammy-winning trombonist and arranger, is native to the San Francisco Bay Area more...
Ruth’s Chris Steak House Closed in SF… a Year Ago
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Funcheap reader guywithadog and the SF Gate for letting us know that Ruth’s Chris quietly closed permanently a year ago, just days after San Francisco instituted shelter-in-place orders. SF Gate did some digging and found the official closing date was March 28, 2020, but apparently hardly anyone noticed the more...
CA Might Require Masks for Workers (Even if Vaccinated)
COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health approved revised workplace guidelines this week that would require workers to continue wearing a mask in some situations even if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a marathon hearing that lasted more than six hours Thursday, more...
Outdoor Dining + To-Go Alcohol Allowed Through End of 2021
Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Restaurants and bars will be able to continue offering expanded outdoor dining and takeout alcoholic beverages through the end 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Flanked by state and local officials at Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant in San Francisco, Newsom said the state’s Department of Alcoholic more...
