SF City Guides
World Famous Gilroy Garlic Festival Cancelled Indefinitely
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Goodbye The world-famous Gilroy Garlic Festival, a much-loved annual event that has been a mainstay since the late 1970s, is not moving ahead with a festival this summer nor for the foreseeable future, according to festival organizers. Citing lingering uncertainties from the pandemic, along with “prohibitive insurance requirements” by the city of more...
SF’s Huge Outdoor Warriors Watch Party at Chase Center
Freebies, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Dub Nation – come out to the Thrive City plaza for the Golden State Warriors Playoffs Watch Party, presented by Chase. Taking place during all Warriors road playoff games enjoy lawn games and our sport court, take advantage of photo opportunities, and cheer on the Dubs while we broadcast the more...
SF’s New 4.5 Acre Park w/ Amazing Views “Francisco Park” Opens (April 27)
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Every week it seems like San Francisco is getting a brand new park, and this week is no exception. The brand new 4.5 acre Francisco Park peers over the hillside above Aquatic Park and is one of the few privately-funded parks (along with Stern Grove and South Park) that has more...
Where to See Amazing Wildflower Blooms (East Bay Guide)
East Bay, Outdoorsy In addition to Sunol’s Wildflower Season weekend programs, which run through Sunday, May 1, 2022, native wildflowers can be admired throughout the East Bay Regional Parks. Some of the more prolific displays can be found at Black Diamond Mines, Morgan Territory, Briones, Coyote Hills, Del Valle, the Ohlone Wilderness Trail, and Vargas Plateau. Enjoy the more...
SF’s Filipino Ube Crawl & Festival Takes Over SoMa (2022)
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco Ube, baby, baby! Kapwa Gardens is excited to announce that Yum Yams: A Celebration of All Things Ube is back for its second year as a full-on Ube Crawl with 18+ different vendors selling both ube treats, plus Filipino-inspired art vendors. What is Ube? Ube is one of those distinct Filipino more...
SF’s “DogFest” Returns to Duboce Park on April 23rd
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco DogFest 2022 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco. After two years in the virtual world, DogFest is back for 2022 15th Annual DogFest Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 11 am to 4 pm Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner, more...
A Brand New Park is Coming to SoMa in 2025
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Over 100,000 new households are projected to move into San Francisco by 2040, with much of the coming growth to be concentrated in SoMa. This dense, urban area is expected to see significant population growth northwest of the project site with the proposed Hub initiative within the Market & Octavia more...
Stern Grove 2022 Lineup Leaks… And it’s Awesome
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco The 2022 lineup for the Stern Grove Festival wasn’t supposed to get revealed until May 3rd, but thanks to Muni apparently getting ahead of itself and putting up ads up more than a week in advance, we can see who’s coming to the Grove. We’ve got a glimpse at (what appears more...
SF’s Golden Gate Park Gardens Now Free for Residents (Starting April 22)
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco residents will finally get free admission to the Conservatory of Flowers and Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park starting April 22, 2022 On Friday, legislation will go into effect making the Gardens of Golden Gate Park free for San Francisco residents (as well as all veterans regardless of more...
BART, Muni, Caltrain, VTA, AC Transit All Drop Mask Rules
Oakland, San Francisco, Transportation, Travel By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation California will no longer require masks on public transit and at transit hubs like bus stops and airports following the federal mask mandate for transit being struck down this week. What’s the latest? SF’s Muni including taxis and paratransit (effective 12:01am on 4/21) Caltrain, VTA and more...
North Bay’s Rohnert Park Buys Land for $12.5 Million to Build Brand New Downtown
Brand New, City Insight, Housing Rohnert Park city officials are taking a big step toward a future downtown. The city aims to fulfill residents’ long-standing desire for an inviting, walkable downtown that will become the heart of the City. The city’s $12.5 million offer was accepted one week ago on a 30-acre parcel of land at more...
Bay Area Spring Irises in Peak Bloom
Outdoorsy, Spring Flowers By Larry Sokoloff, Bay City News Foundation A great way to enjoy springtime in the South Bay is a visit to Nola’s Iris Garden, perched in the hills above East San Jose. The five-acre working farm with more than 2,000 varieties of irises is nearing peak bloom in the next two more...
SF’s “The Great Highway” Turns Into the “Great Sandway”
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, San Francisco, Storm Watch Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that after two unusually windy storms, San Francisco’s The Great Highway has turned into the Great Sandway. An abundance of sand has taken over sections of The Great Highway, creating massive sand dunes that have engulfed traffic light poles and buried rip current more...
SF’s “Phoenix Irish Bar” in Mission to be Demolished for New Housing
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Housing, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that the 21-year old pub, The Phoenix Irish Bar & Restaurant, located at 811 Valencia Street in the Mission, is set to be demolished. The 63-year-old building is being demolished to make way for the construction of a brand new six-story, mixed-use building. more...
SF’s Muni and Caltrain Say Mask Mandate Still In Place (For Now)
Bay Area Updates, Masks, Transportation A Monday ruling by a federal judge in Florida overturning mask mandates on public transportation doesn’t appear to be immediately changing most local transit agency policies, at least yet. SFMTA, Caltrain, The Vine transit services, and Solano County Transit all say that riders and staff are still required to wear face more...
