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Help Name SF’s Adorable Baby Penguin
Adorable, San Francisco San Francisco’s Academy of Sciences has a brand new baby penguin and the public is being asked to help name the chick. Fluffy, flightless, & feared by fish … but missing a name. You’re cordially invited to help name our new African penguin chick! Here’s how: Comment your best suggestion before more...
You Can “Adopt” & Name SF’s Storm Drains
Only in San Francisco, Storm Watch Thanks to our friend Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing that San Franciscans can now name our storm drains, and they’re amazing. San Francisco wants you to adopt a drain. Join thousands of local volunteers and adopt one of the 25,000 storm drains in our beautiful city and pledge to keep it free more...
Here’s the 400+ National Parks Free On These 5 Days In 2023
Freebies, Outdoorsy, Travel Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from it all and clear your head with the peace and serenity of a national park. On certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park and free admission aboard all of the historic more...
Emergency Storm Shelters Open in SF & Oakland
Getting Help, San Francisco, Storm Watch By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation In response to the forecasted stormy weather conditions and flood warnings in the region, San Francisco opened emergency beds for unhoused residents seeking shelter for the next week and a half. From Tuesday through Jan. 15, the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing more...
SF Runs Out of Sandbags Ahead of Storm, But More Available Today
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Storm Watch Ahead of the storm, San Francisco made 10 sandbags available to residents and businesses to prevent flooding from an atmospheric river hitting the city this week. However, the San Francisco Department of Public Works said Wednesday morning, January 4, that they unfortunately, ran out of sandbags. Thankfully, San Francisco Public Works more...
Dolly Parton’s “Imagination Library” Finally Comes to CA
Brand New, Freebies Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Republic of Ireland. In 1995, Dolly Parton more...
East Bay Parks Closing Jan. 4-5 Due to Atmospheric River
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Storm Watch Due to expected storm conditions and high winds, all East Bay Regional Parks are closed Wednesday, January 4, 2023, through Thursday, January 5, 2023. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch and high wind warning for the San Francisco Bay Area with flooding, landslides, and rapidly rising rivers more...
This Nonprofit Has Planted 60,000 Trees on SF Streets
Causes, Green, Outdoorsy, San Francisco By J.L. Odom, BCN Foundation On any given weekend in San Francisco, they meet in a predesignated location, wearing adhesive tags with preferred first names and pronouns, hard hats and gloves. While working together and using equipment such as ladders, barrels, shovels, hammers, stakes and stake drivers for the task more...
SF’s Restaurants Have Until Jan. 15 to Renew Their Parklets
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, San Francisco San Francisco’s popular Shared Spaces program allows merchants, restaurants and arts and culture organizations to use the curbside, sidewalk and other public spaces to conduct local business activities and stay afloat. What emerged as an economic lifeline during the pandemic is making San Francisco’s streets more energized, engaged and activated. Many of the more...
SF’s Brand New “Central Subway” Fully Opens Jan. 7th
Bay Area Updates, Transportation On Saturday, January 7, the T Third starts its historic new route, providing a direct Metro connection between Sunnydale and Chinatown-Rose Pak Station. Service runs Mondays through Fridays, 6 a.m. to midnight every 10 minutes and Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m. to midnight every 12 minutes. The new T Third line more...
Golden Gate Bridge Gets $400 Million to Brace Against Earthquakes
Bay Area Updates, Transportation By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge is set to receive $400 million in federal funds to strengthen its resilience against disasters, Congressman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, announced on Friday. Thanks to the Biden Administration’s historic Infrastructure Law — the largest investment in U.S. bridges more...
Massive Sink Hole Caused by Storm Closes Oakland Zoo
Oakland, Storm Watch By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation Storm damage has closed the Oakland Zoo until at least Jan. 17, zoo officials said Sunday. A major sinkhole caused by a collapsed culvert under the vehicle entrance to the zoo at Golf Links Road opened during the weekend storm. The zoo said the culvert, more...
New GGPark Art Piece “Tune In” Hidden Under a Tunnel
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Parks & Beaches Tune In will transform part of John F. Kennedy Blvd. in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park at the Crossover Drive underpass into a huge, interactive sound-making instrument. The installation combines three octaves of vibrantly painted tubular bells for a total of 15 chimes ready to be played by anyone willing to more...
101 Freeway Closed “Indefinitely” Due to Flooding
Transportation HIGHWAY 101 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING Both southbound and northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 are closed indefinitely in South San Francisco due to major flooding, California Highway Patrol announced Saturday morning. Caltrans crews are on the scene. All drivers are advised to utilize Interstate Highway 280 as an alternate route. MUDSLIDES AND FLOODING more...
Twitter HQ to Auction Off Hundreds of Its Items (Starting at Just $25)
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that hundreds of items from Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco are going up for auction on January 17, 2023. If you ever wanted a 6-foot tall “@” symbol planter, now’s your chance. The auction will feature 388 lots of surplus corporate office assets more...
