SF City Guides
Holiday Cult Classic “Unsilent Night” Returns to SF
Artsy Fartsy, Outdoorsy, Things to Do Phil Kline’s outdoor holiday classic Unsilent Night — a participatory electronic soundscape celebrated worldwide every December —will take place responsibly in 20 cities throughout December, including San Francisco and for the first time ever, Berkeley too. Kline’s ethereal soundscape can be played by anyone of any age on boomboxes or amplified phones more...
Shake Shack’s New Oakland Spot Opens Dec. 8
Brand New, Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open Shake Shake is opening their doors in Uptown Oakland on December 8th for takeout only serving up all the classics plus their Bay Area exclusive, the Golden State Double. The new spot is located at 1954 Telegraph Ave. Oakland right next to 19th St. BART and open from 11am to 7pm. more...
Bay Area Halal Restaurant Week 2020 (Dec. 9-13)
Brand New, Eat & Drink The Bay Area Halal Foodies (BAHF) are preparing their palates for the first-ever Halal Restaurant Week coming this December. For an entire week, restaurants that sell Halal food will be featured in an event coordinated by Halalfest, Inc, and Abbas Mohamed, the founder of the BAHF Facebook Group (7,5K+ members). Bay more...
SF & Bay Area Full Shutdown Starts Sunday Night, Dec. 6
COVID-19 Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco in tandem with the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara along with the City of Berkeley announced Friday afternoon that they will pre-emptively go into the “Regional Lockdown” even before the State of California requires it. The state was originally going to mandate the lockdown when the more...
4 Bay Area Counties Not Joining Lockdown (Yet)
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open While five Bay Area counties are choosing to impose “Stay-at-Home” orders, four Bay Area counties are sticking to the state’s guidelines which keeps current businesses and restaurants open as long as the ICU capacity in the Bay Area region remains over 15%. Governor Newsom’s new criteria for restrictions, imposing a Regional Lockdown, more...
Drive-in Movies Shut Down in San Francisco
Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open As part of the new shelter-in-place order, drive-in gatherings in San Francisco must cease which including drive-in movies as well as concerts or other entertainment delivered in a drive-in context. While the California shelter in place order specifically allows drive-in entertainment to continue, San Francisco has an amended order that bans more...
50 Foot Sculpture Garden May Be Coming to SF
Artsy Fartsy, City Insight, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco is looking for artists to be considered for an temporary sculpture outdoor exhibition featuring large sculptures ranging from 20-50 ft in height to be displayed in Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley. The San Francisco Arts Commission is soliciting submissions to establish a pool of existing sculptures, ranging in height more...
Oakland Zoo’s “Glowfari” Shut Down for 2020
Get Out: Events, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open This brand-new, family-friendly experience features hundreds of larger-than-life animal lanterns throughout the Zoo has been forced to close early due to the new shelter-in-place order which begins on Monday, December 7 in Alameda County Dozens of towering and even interactive, glowing lanterns of every order were supposed await to entertain and more...
Last Day for Haircuts in San Francisco (Until 2021)
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open With the new shelter-in-place order starting at 10pm tonight, Sunday, December 6th is your last chance to get a legal haircut in San Francisco. All “personal services” are required to close operations both indoors and outdoors through at least January 4, 2021 – Establishments offering personal care services including hair and more...
California Closing Down State Campgrounds
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that California State Parks announced on Friday they will temporarily close down campgrounds in regions affected by the state’s new stay-at-home order. This shutdown affects only overnight camping. For the time being, “day use” outdoor areas of most state parks (beaches and trails) more...
SF’s Brand New Floating Fire Station
Brand New, Fire Updates, Only in San Francisco, Wow San Francisco has a new fire station that may be the first of its kind in the world as NBC Bay Area recently reported. Firestation 35’s new two-story floating fire station is berthed at Pier 22½ just north of the Bay Bridge. The new Fireboat Station 35 started to come to life more...
SF’s “Lucky 13” Dive Bar Closing Down for Good
Goodbye, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that according a long-time bar worker, Lucky 13 is closing down for good. Lucky 13, located on Market Street between Sanchez and Church, has been on the chopping block for a while now, with long-standing rumors of being torn down and being replaced more...
SF Reports First COVID Deaths in 9 Days
COVID-19 Updates San Francisco today (12/4/20) updated their COVID-19 data and reports which showed two new deaths attributed to the Coronavirus bringing the total number of deaths in the city to 162. Related: San Francisco COVID Cases & Latest Stats (Updated Daily) – 12/4/20 It’s unclear when these deaths took place (the data doesn’t more...
2 Bay Area Hospitals Among 1st in US to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Uplifting, Vaccines A COVID-19 vaccine is on the way, and two San Francisco hospitals will be among the first in the country to receive them when they become available. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news that Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco are two of the seven more...
New Lockdown Likely for Bay Area “Mid-December”
COVID-19 Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open In a Thursday press conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom laid out the new guidelines for determine a more restrictive lockdowns inclusion the shutdown of outdoor dining. The Regional Stay Home Order, announced December 3, 2020, will go into effect within 48 hours in regions with less than 15% ICU availability. It more...
