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Bay Area's New $2.50 On-Demand Shuttle LaunchesBay Area’s New $2.50 On-Demand Shuttle Launches
By - posted 9/15/2022
Brand New, Transportation

Milpitas residents have another transportation option designed to fill some of the gaps not served by public transit. Milpitas SMART will provide convenient, affordable, and on-demand connections to the Great Mall, City Hall, Milpitas Transit Center and VTA light rail stops. The new service — Simple Mobile Access to Reliable Transportation, or SMART — is an more...

Crews Testing SF's Central Subway (Trains Every 4-10 Minutes)Crews Testing SF’s Central Subway (Trains Every 4-10 Minutes)
By - posted 9/15/2022
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation

The long-awaited, much delayed, Central Subway in San Francisco is finally coming along. Crews are testing the headways every 4 to 10 minutes. Thanks so much to SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin for sharing the sped-up video of the 5-minute journey from Brannan Street to Rose Pak Chinatown Station. Related Story: SF’s New more...

San Jose Housing Crisis is Officially Worst in the U.S.San Jose Housing Crisis is Officially Worst in the U.S.
By - posted 9/15/2022
Housing

By Loan-Anh Pham, San Jose Spotlight San Jose’s housing crisis is the worst of any major U.S. city due to its limited supply of homes. That’s according to a recent study from Angi which says the San Jose metro area, which includes San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara is faring worse more...

Rapper Bad Bunny Packs Bay Area Restaurant w/ 80 Person EntourageRapper Bad Bunny Packs Bay Area Restaurant w/ 80 Person Entourage
By - posted 9/15/2022
Eat & Drink

Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny was in town to perform. Ahead of his concert at the Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday, September 14, the singer was craving a taste of food and visited the beloved Puerto Rican restaurant Sol Food in San Rafael. He packed more...

Meet Gus: SFPD's Cutest New Member of the ForceMeet Gus: SFPD’s Cutest New Member of the Force
By - posted 9/15/2022
Adorable, Brand New, San Francisco

Say hello to Gus, San Francisco Police Department’s newest member of its Mounted Unit. Gus will have his official swearing-in ceremony soon with the department.

SF's "Arinell Pizza" on Valencia Just Closed After 33 YearsSF’s “Arinell Pizza” on Valencia Just Closed After 33 Years
By - posted 9/14/2022
Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open

Thanks to Mission Local for letting us know that after a back-and-forth battle to stay opening, Arinell Pizza, located at 509 Valencia Street in San Francisco, has finally shut down after 33 years. The final day was this past Saturday, September 10th denoted with a sign on the window that said “Closing. more...

SF's "Hayes Street" Named One of the Coolest Streets in the WorldSF’s “Hayes Street” Named One of the Coolest Streets in the World
By - posted 9/12/2022
San Francisco

Time Out recently surveyed city-dwellers around the globe to find out where are the coolest streets in the world right now. Their editors analyzed the findings to come up with their definitive list of the 33 Coolest Streets in the World. Making the Top 10 is San Francisco’s Hayes Street which Time more...

POSTPONED: NorCal's Largest Halloween County Fair is Coming for 2022POSTPONED: NorCal’s Largest Halloween County Fair is Coming for 2022
By - posted 9/9/2022
East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Sponsored

This event has been postponed for 2022 Get ready for a haunted house, costume contests, pumpkin patch, free kids treats and more. It’s the 3rd Annual “Kids Scream Zone” at the Contra Costa County Health & Wellness Festival, Oct 29, 2022 inside the Contra Costa Fairgrounds. It’s the largest Halloween County more...

SF's New Central Subway Opens "This Fall;" Four Years LateSF’s New Central Subway Opens “This Fall;” Four Years Late
By - posted 9/9/2022
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Central Subway is on schedule to finally open in “the fall” (No specific date has been announced, but SFMTA’s website says “October”). Well… supposedly “scheduled” for fall. But we’ve heard this before! The subway was supposed to open in 2018, then more...

Popular Korean Supermarket "H Mart" Coming to East BayPopular Korean Supermarket “H Mart” Coming to East Bay
By - posted 9/9/2022
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets

Thankfully Eater SF just announced that Korean grocery store H Mart will be coming to the East Bay. The 4th Bay Area location of H Mart will be in Dublin Retail Center in Dublin. Unfortunately, an opening date has not yet been announced. The lease for the Dublin location was signed more...

San Francisco's 'Opera in the Park' Returns to Golden Gate Park (Sept. 11)San Francisco’s ‘Opera in the Park’ Returns to Golden Gate Park (Sept. 11)
By - posted 9/8/2022
Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

It’s time to start planning your picnic menu because Opera in the Park is back. The San Francisco Opera puts on their annual free Opera in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 1:30pm in Robin Williams Meadow. Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera more...

Magic Mushrooms are Now Decriminalized in SFMagic Mushrooms are Now Decriminalized in SF
By - posted 9/8/2022
Brand New, City Insight, Healing, San Francisco

This just in...’shrooms are now decriminalized in San Francisco. Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 and unaminiously passed a resolution that makes entheogenic plants including peyote, ayahuasca, and psilocybin mushrooms San Francisco police’s lowest priority. Plus it more...

When Queen Elizabeth II Visited Bay Area in 1983When Queen Elizabeth II Visited Bay Area in 1983
By - posted 9/8/2022
Goodbye

San Francisco looks back to honor Queen Elizabeth II who passed away on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. Thanks to ABC7 for sharing a look back at Her Majesty’s one and only visit to San Francisco nearly 40 years ago. Back in 1983, Queen Elizabeth II and her more...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Drops 2022 Lineup AdditionsHardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Drops 2022 Lineup Additions
By - posted 9/8/2022
Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just announced the fourth round of additions to their highly anticipated live return to San Francisco, CA’s Golden Gate Park on September 30-October 2. The three-day, multi-stage, free music festival today adds Elvis Costello, Steve Earle & The Dukes, The Travelin’ Mccourys, Bob Schneider, Moonalice, Cymande, Arooj Aftab, more...

6 Bay Area Cities Experienced Highest Temperatures Ever Recorded (Sept. 6)6 Bay Area Cities Experienced Highest Temperatures Ever Recorded (Sept. 6)
By - posted 9/7/2022
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy

Six cities in the greater Bay Area on Tuesday saw their highest temperatures ever recorded, according to the National Weather Service. The same cities were among seven that had record highs for September and among eight that set records for Sept. 6. In all, 21 record temperatures were set or tied more...