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USA’s Largest Holiday Light Arts Fest “Let’s Glow SF” Returns to SF
Artsy Fartsy, Holiday Lights, Only in San Francisco Let’s Glow SF returns to Downtown San Francisco for the second year in a row. The free, outdoor holiday light arts festival is returning with more artists’ holiday-inspired works projected across some of downtown’s most notable buildings. From 5-10pm nightly, running Friday, December 2, 2022 – Sunday, December 11, 2022, is more...
SF’s Great Highway Will Stay Car-Free on Weekends Until 2025
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Thanks to SF Chronicle for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Great Highway will remain car-free on weekends for the next three years through December 31, 2025 after the Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday. The Great Highway stretches 3.8 miles down San Francisco’s western coast, bordering Ocean Beach. Every weekend more...
Santa Visits Oakland Zoo to Pass Out Presents to Animals
Adorable, East Bay, Oakland In adorable news, Santa visited the Oakland Zoo to treat the animals to some holiday presents. Santa zipped around the Zoo on a festively decorated golf cart with a giant sack of presents he delivered to all the animals on the “nice” list. Watch the elephants, tigers and more unwrap and more...
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is Back for 2022
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco After two years, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is finally back in person. Now in its 38th season, this is your chance to visit old-timey London, at the historic Cow Palace Exhibition Halls. The Great Dickens Christmas Fair is a one-of-a-kind immersive adventure into Victorian London ~ an elaborate holiday party with more...
SF Approves New “Cars to Casas” Housing Ordinance
Housing, San Francisco The Board of Supervisors recently approved a housing ordinance introduced by Mayor London N. Breed to make it easier to build more housing to replace gas stations, parking lots, and other auto-oriented lots. The “Cars to Casas” ordinance was supported by housing and environmental activists, including YIMBY Action, the San Francisco more...
Killer Police Robots Won’t Be Coming to SF After All
Police Reform, San Francisco By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation Following local protests and international criticism, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors reversed a decision on Tuesday that would have allowed law enforcement to deploy armed robots. Last Tuesday, the board gave a go-ahead for the police to use killer remote-controlled robots in what more...
Hundreds Crowd BART Platforms for “BART Basel” Guerilla Art Show
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco The quirky BART Basel returned touting itself as “the leading train platform connecting collectors, gallerists, and artists.” Hundreds turned up at San Francisco BART stations for the second annual guerilla art show, held Saturday, December 3, 2022. Organizer Danielle Baskin described the event on Twitter for the first annual event back more...
SF Considers Allowing Police to Use Armed Robots to Kill
Police Reform, San Francisco By Kiley Russell, Bay City News Foundation A day before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is expected to take a final vote on a policy allowing police to deploy armed robots, opponents gathered at City Hall to decry the decision. Lead by supervisors Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen and Board President Shamann more...
San Francisco Zoo Free Day
Freebies The San Francisco Zoo, Northern California’s largest zoological park and conservation center, periodically offers free admission for San Francisco residents. When is the next free zoo day for SF residents? The free days are often the first or second Wednesday of the month. But dates often announced on VERY short notice as more...
San Jose’s Happy Hollow Zoo Welcomes Rare, Endangered Chacoan Peccaries
Adorable By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation The Hollow Park and Zoo has welcomed four new snorting members to its zoo family — the pig-like endangered Chacoan peccaries. The bristle-haired, tough-snouted animals from South America have moved into a newly renovated and expanded habitat funded by the zoo’s nonprofit foundation, zoo more...
BART’s Future Looks Bleak Unless It Receives More Public Funding
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Transportation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Cutting BART service enough to shore up its projected nine-figure annual deficits in the coming years would result in a “death spiral” for the transit agency, officials said Thursday. BART planning officials prepared a five-year financial outlook at the behest of the Metropolitan Transportation more...
BART Approves 30 Min. Grace Period for Trips That Start/End at Same Station
Brand New, Transportation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation BART’s governing board voted unanimously Thursday to grant a short-term grace period for the system’s fare for trips that begin and end at the same station. The $6.40 “excursion fare” has been part of BART’s fare structure since the 1970s and is intended to more...
Container Store Plans to Close Union Square Store
Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that The Container Store is planning to shut its Union Square store located at 29 4th Street. The Container Store isn’t leaving The City though; the store is downsizing its footprint in the city. They’re closing their 30,000 square-feet, two-story store near Market more...
New Queer Bar Coming Soon to the Mission
Bars, LGBTQ+, San Francisco Thanks to the San Francisco Standard for sharing the news that a brand new queer bar is coming to the Mission. Mother Bar, which describes itself as “a little womxn and femme-centered queer bar” will be opening in mid-January at 16th and Valencia streets. Although the bar has not officially announced its more...
“Too $hort Way”: Oakland Street Honors Iconic Rapper
Brand New, East Bay, Oakland Thanks to East Bay Times for sharing the news that the legendary Oakland rapper Too $hort is likely getting a street named in his honor. A three-block section of Foothill Boulevard in Oakland could soon don the name Too $hort Way to commemorate the “Godfather of the Bay”. Oakland City Council will more...
