SF City Guides
SFO Launches “Quiet Terminals”
Bay Area Updates Thank you KRON4 for letting us know that San Francisco International Airport just announced updates to their quiet terminal program hoping to make travel more relaxing. As travelers return to the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), changes in the airport experience resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic will be immediately visible, such more...
Free “Sneak Preview” Movie Passes are Back
Brand New, Free Movie Screenings Movie theaters in the Bay Area may still be closed, but now to promote upcoming movies, the studios are starting virtual sneak previews. live stream movie nights. And you’re invited. We have exclusive codes to share to watermarked, live stream films direct to your computer or laptop (using Chrome/Firefox/Edge/Safari) Get First Crack at more...
San Jose State Reopens In-person Classes Today
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Thank you KRON4 for letting us know that San José State University will reopen for in-person classes on September 16. The SJSU Newsroom site and SJSU’s Twitter posted on September 15, that due to air quality levels around San José State University improvement in the past 24 hours and based on more...
San Jose’s Brand New LGBTQ District
Brand New, Pride Thank you KTVU for letting us know that San Jose now has its own designated LGBTQ district. The newly created hub, called Qmunity District, establishes a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming place for LGBTQ+ people and families in the South Bay. The new district will feature shopping, socializing, dining, networking, and nightlife in more...
SF’s New Public Trash Cans
Brand New, Have Your Voice Heard, Only in San Francisco Thank you SF Chronicle for letting us know about the search for the city’s next official public trash can. Vote on your favorite new trashcan design Public Works, in collaboration with the industrial designers at the Institute for Creative Integration (ICI), has narrowed the design of the City’s new public trash cans more...
San Francisco May Soon Let 16-Year-Olds Vote
Brand New, Causes Thanks to NBC News for letting us know that SF may soon allow 16-year-olds to vote in local elections. If passed, San Francisco would be the first large city to give those as young as 16 to vote. In the coming November election, San Francisco residents will not only cast ballots more...
YouTuber Live Streams Taking Poop on Nancy Pelosi’s Sidewalk
Causes, Wow Thanks to the NYPost for letting us know that a YouTuber livestreamed himself apparently taking a poop on Nancy Pelosi’s driveway/sidewalk this weekend. A YouTuber who identifies himself as “Armando” live-streamed himself walking through the streets of San Francisco in search of Nancy Pelosi’s house. When he reached the Speaker’s home, more...
Rare Alaska Airlines 2-for-1 Flight Sale | One Day Only
Deals, Travel Today only, September 15, 2020, when you book a flight, you can get a second ticket on the same flight for just the taxes and fees.* It’s simple – buy one coach class ticket for travel through October 31, 2020, anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, and get one ticket on the same more...
Amoeba Music Reopens in SF on Sept. 17
What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that Amoeba Music will reopen their San Francisco store for the first time in 6 months. Amoeba San Francisco announced on their website and social media accounts that they are reopening on Thursday, September 17th. COVID-19 cases in San Francisco have improved, however, more...
SF to Give $1,000 a Month to New Mothers
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Mayor London N. Breed, in partnership with Expecting Justice, today announced the launch of the Abundant Birth Project, a pilot program that provides targeted basic income to women during pregnancy and after giving birth. Read the full press release. The pilot will provide an unconditional monthly income supplement of $1,000 to approximately more...
Happy “Hatchday:” SF’s Albino Alligator “Claude” Turns 25
Celebrations September 15 is a big day at the California Academy of Sciences. It’s the day our favorite albino American alligator hatched from his egg! Claude, the startlingly white Alligator mississippiensis has become one of the Academy’s most famous residents. Claude’s 25th Happy “Hatchday” Tuesday, September 15 | 12 pm PST Livestreaming on YouTube and Facebook Let’s all more...
de Young & Legion of Honor Announce Reopenings
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announce the reopening of the de Young and Legion of Honor museums, following their temporary closure under the shelter-in-place order mandated by the City of San Francisco (pending City approval). de Young – Opening September 25 The de Young museum is scheduled to open to the more...
Free National Park Pass for 4th Graders
Freebies, Outdoorsy, Things to Do, Travel Hey fourth graders! See America’s natural wonders and historic sites for free. You and your family get free access to hundreds of parks, lands, and waters for an entire year. Every year, beginning September 1, all kids in the fourth grade have access to their own Every Kid Outdoors pass at www.everykidoutdoors.gov. This more...
Farallon Restaurant Permanently Closed After 23 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open In case you missed it, sad news from SFGATE, Farallon Restaurant will close permanently. Farallon Restaurant is a well-known upscale seafood restaurant in San Francisco. Famous for their raw bar, long wine list & undersea-themed decor like jellyfish lamps and a hand-painted dome ceiling that once covered a swimming pool. On March 18th, more...
Help Improve Bayview Hunters Point: SFMTA’s Virtual Open House
Bay Area Updates, Virtual Events The SFMTA will be holding a Virtual Open House on the Bayview Hunters Point Quick-Build Project for Evans Avenue, Hunters Point Boulevard, and Innes Avenue. This project is an effort to improve pedestrian and cyclist visibility while reducing opportunities for reckless driving by implementing cost-effective and temporary design treatments that more...
