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SF City Hall Hosts Special Valentine's Day Weddings w/ 250 CouplesSF City Hall Hosts Special Valentine’s Day Weddings w/ 250 Couples
By - posted 2/13/2023
Adorable, San Francisco, Valentine's Day

Over 250 couples will wed in a special Valentine’s Day marriage celebration at San Francisco’s historic City Hall on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. City Administrator Carmen Chu and the Office of the County Clerk invite couples to celebrate their love and tie the knot at a special Valentine’s Day marriage celebration more...

SF's "Goat My Valentine" Fashion Show Back for 2023SF’s “Goat My Valentine” Fashion Show Back for 2023
By - posted 2/13/2023
Adorable, San Francisco, Uplifting, Valentine's Day

The popular 5th annual Goat My Valentine a community event and happy hour comes to Union Square for a GOAT Fashion Show this Valentine’s Day 2023 from 4-6pm in the heart of San Francisco. The GOATS (Greatest of All Time) of San Francisco cultural scene will be on display with more...

SF's "Crappy Valentine's": Send Your Ex Guinea Pig PoopSF’s “Crappy Valentine’s”: Send Your Ex Guinea Pig Poop
By - posted 2/11/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Valentine's Day

To send a scatological, albeit symbolic, gesture toward an ex this Valentine’s Day, look no further than the guinea pig enclosure at San Francisco’s animal shelter. The shelter is offering “Crappy Valentine’s Day” cards that will be shredded and provide, ahem, excretory assistance to 30 guinea pigs currently in residence. “Valentine’s more...

Unofficial Taylor Swift 'Bad Blood' Pop-Up Bar Comes to SFUnofficial Taylor Swift ‘Bad Blood’ Pop-Up Bar Comes to SF
By - posted 2/10/2023
Bars, Eat & Drink, San Francisco

Attention Swifties…there’s a new Taylor Swift pop-up bar in San Francisco. Thanks to SFist for sharing the news. But don’t expect Taylor to actually be there, otherwise you’ll be the one heartbroken. This is a completely unofficial and unauthorized event, but still sounds like a load of fun. The Bad Blood: a more...

SF's Legendary Cliff House Finally Has a Restaurant TenantSF’s Legendary Cliff House Finally Has a Restaurant Tenant
By - posted 2/9/2023
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Eater for sharing the news that the Cliff House has a brand new restaurant tenant. Mum’s the word on who has been selected, but the vendor will not only operate the restaurant in the Cliff House, but also the cafe at the nearby Lands End visitor center. The more...

Contra Costa County Offers Unique Weddings at Vintage Car Museum for Valentine's DayContra Costa County Offers Unique Weddings at Vintage Car Museum for Valentine’s Day
By - posted 2/9/2023
Celebrations, East Bay, Valentine's Day

By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation For people in love with another human and cars, the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorder’s Office has a special Valentine’s Day deal. The office will host a “Destination Weddings” event at the Martinez Cobra Museum for Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023. Sixteen marriage ceremonies will be more...

Amsterdam-Style "Coffee Shops" to Become Legal in California?Amsterdam-Style “Coffee Shops” to Become Legal in California?
By - posted 2/9/2023
Bars, Brand New

By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes may soon be able to come to California, thanks to a newly introduced bill in the Legislature. Introduced on Monday by Assembly Member Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, the bill would allow weed shops to serve food and coffee, and host live music more...

SF’s Magnificent “Peak” Magnolia Bloom is Here (2023)SF’s Magnificent “Peak” Magnolia Bloom is Here (2023)
By - posted 2/8/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety silver buds on the often bare branches of these elegant trees, many rare and more...

Oakland's New "Tiny Home" Cabin Community OpensOakland’s New “Tiny Home” Cabin Community Opens
By - posted 2/8/2023
Brand New, Getting Help, Housing, Oakland

Oakland opened a new cabin community this week to temporarily house unhoused residents, particularly in the Wood Street area where scores of people were living under freeway overpasses. The location of the new cabin community is 2601 Wood St., where there will be housing for up to 100 people. The more...

80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF's Union Square80,000 Free Tulips Are Coming to SF’s Union Square
By - posted 2/8/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Freebies, Spring Flowers, Wow

In honor of International Women’s Day, on March 4, 2023, a colorful display of more than 80,000 tulips will cover Union Square in San Francisco. Best of all, you’re invited to visit the site and pick your own bunch of tulips to take home or give to a woman who more...

SF's New Downtown IKEA Set to Open Spring 2023SF’s New Downtown IKEA Set to Open Spring 2023
By - posted 2/7/2023
Brand New, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Gate for the update that San Francisco’s new downtown Ikea, located in a brand new urban mall, has announced its opening its doors in spring 2023. It’s been more than two years since the vacant 6×6 Mall at 945 Market Street was purchased for $198 million. The building more...

Bay Area Gets Brand New Summer Music Festival for 2023Bay Area Gets Brand New Summer Music Festival for 2023
By - posted 2/7/2023
Brand New, Get Out: Events

The Bay Area is getting a brand new music festival. Re:SET Bay Area is happening Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4 at Frost Amphitheater at Stanford. The music festival is curated by the artists themselves. Each headliner, LCD Soundsystem, Steve Lacy, and boygenius, chose their own supporting acts. Re:SET was conceived more...

Parking at SF's Muni Stops is Going AwayParking at SF’s Muni Stops is Going Away
By - posted 2/3/2023
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation

In late November 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling for us to “promote unobstructed pedestrian access for boarding public transit by eliminating parking in bus stops.” There are more than 3,500 Muni stops in San Francisco, and about 1,200 are stops at which there more...

SFMOMA Hosts US Naturalization Ceremony (Feb. 11)SFMOMA Hosts US Naturalization Ceremony (Feb. 11)
By - posted 2/2/2023
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco

On February 11, SFMOMA partners with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to host a Naturalization Ceremony for more than 40 new U.S. citizens in front of Diego Rivera’s inspirational Pan American Unity mural in the museum’s free-to-see ground floor Roberts Family Gallery. Attendees include 40–50 individuals from around the globe who more...

Yogurtland's BOGO Frozen Yogurt Day (Feb. 6)Yogurtland’s BOGO Frozen Yogurt Day (Feb. 6)
By - posted 2/2/2023
Eat & Drink, Freebies

Yogurtland is celebrating National Frozen Yogurt Day with a buy one, get one free offer on Monday, February 6, 2023. Buy One, Get One Free: Buy one yogurt or ice cream, get one yogurt or ice cream of equal or lesser value free. Valid on Feb 6, 2023 only. Valid in-store only more...