SF City Guides
Marin’s New Drive-In Movie Theater (July-October)
Drive-In Movies, What's Closed / What's Open It is with great excitement the Lark Theater announces their Drive-In Movie Theater Under the Stars opening Thursday, July 23rd at the North Parking Lot at The Village of Corte Madera. A wonderful way for the whole family to safely enjoy the magic of the big screen in a spacious more...
Outdoor Dining on Car-Free Valencia Street Kicks Off July 23
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Mission Local for letting us know that parts of Valencia Street will be car-free in the evenings to help promote outdoor dining the next three months. Valencia Street is going car-free starting July 23 after city officials approved the three-month pilot to open outdoor dining to help save local more...
Thanks to Alt105.3 for letting us know that a floating cinema is coming to San Francisco for a week in September. UPDATE – According to SF Weekly and Orlando Weekly it appears this event is probably not real. After recently debuting in Paris, a socially-distant floating cinema is coming to SF. It more...
No Face Mask in Public? Napa Can Now Fine You Up to $500
COVID-19 Updates Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that Napa County has now officially instituted a fine of up to $500 for people who violate public health orders. Napa County released the Urgency Enforcement Ordinance on July 20, which states that people who violate a Public Health Order such has hosting large more...
SF Giants Kneel for National Anthem, Trump Upset
Causes Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that before Monday night’s exhibition game against the Oakland A’s at an empty Oracle Park due to COVID restrictions, several players on the San Francisco Giants took a knee during the national anthem. The team posted a video on Twitter of the kneeling with more...
SF Zoo Welcomes Baby Penguins
Uplifting Say hello to San Francisco’s cutest new residents, six baby penguins. The San Francisco Zoo welcomed 5 male chicks and 1 female chick. The babies are currently in Fish School where they will learn how to swim, eat whole fish and become more familiar with their animal caretakers before heading out more...
SF is Getting a Brand New High Ropes Course
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open Construction on a high ropes challenge course teaching youth leadership and character development in John McLaren Park kicked off today, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced. A project of SF Rec and Parks and Outward Bound California (OBCA), the ropes course will be located at the park’s Wilde Overlook more...
Historic SF Building Lifted 10 Feet Due to Sea Level Rise
Brand New Thanks to the SFGATE for letting us know that a historic San Francisco building at Pier 70 is being lifted 10 feet due to help protect the waterfront site from potential flooding. The historic San Francisco Building 12 will be lifted 10 feet above the ground in preparation for rising sea more...
“Hardly Strictly Bluegrass” Livestream Concert w/ Los Lobos
Festival Updates, Virtual Events Hardly Strictly Bluegrass will be presenting a live stream on July 25th at 4 pm PT with Los Lobos. The Grammy award-winners have a rich history with Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, having played the festival in 2007, 2013, 2015 and 2018. The broadcast will be hosted by the festival’s Artist Relations Manager more...
SF’s Japanese Tea Garden Reopens This Week
Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park officially re-opened its doors to the public Wednesday, July 22 with modifications to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. Formerly open seven days a week, the Japanese Tea Garden will now be open Wednesday through more...
Sneaky’s BBQ Shuts Down After 12 Years
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Another one bites the dust. In an email to its mailing list today, the Bay Area’s Sneaky’s BBQ announced that it was closing for good after 12 years in operation. “Thank you for your years of support” – Ben, Sneaky’s Having started in the underground food scene, then moving to Rebel and more...
Free COVID-19 Testing in Santa Clara County July 21-25
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, What's Closed / What's Open The County of Santa Clara will offer COVID-19 diagnostic testing from July 21-25 at two additional pop-up locations in San Jose and one in Gilroy. No appointments are needed for a free and easy nasal swab test at any of these pop-up locations. Read the full press release. See the full more...
157-Year-Old “Cliff House” Restaurant Closes Temporarily
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KRON4 letting us know that the Cliff House has temporarily shut down operations on July 20th after 157 years in business. The Cliff House, perched atop Ocean Beach, originally had provided takeout service, but decided it wasn’t viable. Related: Louis’ Diner, w/ Epic Ocean Beach Views, Shuts After 83 more...
Trump Wants to Send Troops to Oakland, Newsom Rejects
Causes Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know that both Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and California Mayor Gavin Newsom have rejected President Trump’s threat/offer to send “federal law enforcement” into Oakland to help “deal with unrest.” “The answer is no, and we would reject it,” Newsom said at his Monday more...
SF’s Newest Mini Park Opens Today
Brand New, New Parks, What's Closed / What's Open Guy Place Mini Park, a new and peaceful open space amid the skyscrapers of Rincon Hill, is now open starting July 20th. Guy Place Mini Park is located at 4-8 Guy Place near 1st Street, just behind Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant. Located on Guy Place near the approach to the more...
