SF City Guides
SF’s Cable Cars Are Back. But You Can’t Take a Ride (Yet)
Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Although all the cable cars in service got replaced by buses on March 17th and won’t return “until further notice,” SF’s cable cars are making a comeback of sorts. According to the Market Street Railway website, starting this past weekend, a cable car is now on display at the Powell St. more...
Here’s Why Seagulls Abandoned Oracle Park This Summer
Bay Area Updates Thanks to SF Gate for figuring out where all the seagulls went during the Giants baseball season at Oracle Park since there weren’t any fans in the stands leaving left-over garlic fries for them to munch on. A Giants spokesperson noted that the gulls never showed up all summer (other than more...
SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Reopens Oct. 1
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open The Conservatory of Flowers will reopen to visitors beginning Thursday, October 1 with modifications in place to ensure public safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Guests will be required to wear face coverings and the Conservatory will limit the number of visitors to 25 percent of its normal capacity to more...
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Goes “Live” This Saturday
Community, Get Out: Events Hardly Strictly Bluegrass was supposed to take place this weekend. But with all big events still prohibited, you can enjoy a virtual one-time-only Hardly Strictly Broadcast instead. You’ll see new & archival performances from a stellar lineup of artists including Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Fantastic Negrito, Boz Scaggs, Steve Earle, Patty more...
“Mission Youth Arts Festival” Pop-Up Dance at 24th/Mission
Community, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events On October 3rd, celebrated young voices of the Mission will come together to talk about “home” through dance and music. There will be a series of pop-up performances from Mission and 24th to Mission and 22nd Streets. There will be two in-person showings on Oct 3. The first will begin at more...
SF Zoo’s Tiny Turtles Graduate, Return to Nature
Adorable, Outdoorsy, Uplifting After two years of being raised at the zoo, 34 western pond turtles, California’s only native freshwater turtle species, were released into the wild. The western pond turtle hasn’t been observed in the Rodeo Valley Watershed since 1998. This year, the fourth year of a five-year reintroduction plan, biologists reintroduced 20 more...
“HellaSecret” Comedy Show & Tiki Bar Night
Brand New Get ready for the first “HellaSecret” comedy show. A brand new series of pop-up (and socially distant) live outdoor comedy shows at unique spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location the morning of the show. Get $5 off Tickets more...
Juneteenth is Now an Official Public Holiday in Santa Clara County
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Holidays Thank you ABC7 for letting us know that Santa Clara County is the first in the state to declare Juneteenth a paid public holiday. Juneteenth also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, or Emancipation Day is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the more...
Big “Heart” Grass Art Spotted in Balboa Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, City Discoveries Thanks to the San Francisco Parks Alliance who showed off this pretty cool grass art that popped up in Balboa Park. This is a tribute to the “Heart Your Parks” campaign to help raise money to support our local parks for as little as $25. Shout out to San Francisco Recreation and more...
SF Announces New Outdoor Concert Plan
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London Breed Announces Program for Outdoor Entertainment and Amplified Sound as Part of City’s Reopening Friday, September 25, 2020 The Entertainment Commission’s JAM or “Just Add Music” permit will regulate entertainment and amplified sound at Shared Spaces locations, private business property, and other outdoor settings. Permit is available at no cost. Photo more...
SF’s Dive Bar “Lucky 13” is Back… for Now
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open ICYMI, lovably dirty and dank dive bar Lucky 13 just reopened in mid September. According to Instagram, their back patio is open 3-9pm every day. And like all bars, food is required in order to order drinks. This was the bar that Funcheap drank at the final night before everything shut more...
Would You Take $10k to Move from SF to Tulsa?
Community Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know about a unique offer to lure people away from the cities like San Francisco to have them relocate and work remotely from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The program, called “Tulsa Remote” will give people $10,000 to live in the city and then work remotely. Part of more...
SF City Hall “Black Trans Lives Matter” Rally on Friday
Causes A large rally is planned for in front of San Francisco City Hall on Friday in support of “Black Trans Lives Matter” along with the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and Mayor London Breed. The purpose of this rally is to bring awareness to the lived experience of Black Transgender and more...
SFO is the 1st US Airport to Launch Rapid COVID Testing
Brand New, COVID Testing, Travel Attention travelers; it just got easier to fly to Hawaii. SFO will be home to the first COVID-19 pilot testing program for travelers. Travelers can have a 15-minute rapid test done onsite if they’re traveling on United Airlines. The first route that will the program will be from SFO to more...
Gorgeous Social Distancing “Suns” Pop Up at Yerba Buena Gardens
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Wow The expansive lawns of Yerba Buena Gardens, located in the cultural heart of downtown San Francisco, will showcase colorful social distancing spheres by local artists beginning Friday, September 25, 2020 with the bold, enveloping “Infinite Center, infinite sun” by Tosha Stimage. “Infinite Sun” Lawn Art & Social Distancing Circles September 25-October 25, more...
