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SF Celebrates Grand Opening of 100% Affordable Housing in the MissionSF Celebrates Grand Opening of 100% Affordable Housing in the Mission
By - posted 5/5/2022
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco

San Francisco celebrated the grand opening of Casa Adelante—2828 16th Street, a 143 unit, 100% affordable housing development in the Mission District. Formerly known as 1990 Folsom, the development designates 36 units for public housing residents relocating from Potrero Hill and Sunnydale HOPE SF sites. The remaining 107 units are more...

Bay Area Teens Can Work Out for Free All Summer Long at Planet FitnessBay Area Teens Can Work Out for Free All Summer Long at Planet Fitness
By - posted 5/5/2022
Freebies

Planet Fitness is inviting high schoolers ages 14 – 19* to work out for free at any of its more than 2,200 Planet Fitness locations throughout the United States and Canada from May 16 through August 31 as part of the High School Summer Pass initiative. High School Summer Pass was formally known more...

Check Out SF's Absolutely Wild Sand Dunes at Ocean BeachCheck Out SF’s Absolutely Wild Sand Dunes at Ocean Beach
By - posted 5/5/2022
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Wow

Local hip hop artist Richie Cunning was out for a walk on Ocean Beach on Tuesday morning this week around 7am and caught this amazing site of the Ocean Beach sign almost completely covered by sand dunes right near Lincoln and the Great Highway. 📷 @RichieCunning And if you look closely, you’ll more...

Brand New Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Shop Coming to EmeryvilleBrand New Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Shop Coming to Emeryville
By - posted 5/5/2022
Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink

Popular San Francisco ice cream shop Humphry Slocombe is opening a brand new location in Emeryville.  Their newest shop will be located at Bay Street Emeryville. An opening date has yet to be announced, but the store hours are already published. The scoop shop hours will be Monday through Saturday, 10am-7pm, more...

A 17-block ‘Yellow Brick Road’ is Coming to the TenderloinA 17-block ‘Yellow Brick Road’ is Coming to the Tenderloin
By - posted 5/4/2022
Murals, San Francisco

In 2008, a group of Tenderloin neighborhood mothers, youth and community leaders came together to create the Yellow Brick Road, an eleven-block sidewalk mural illuminating a network of safe routes for children. The Safe Passage Program, operating under the umbrella of the Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD), remains a robust more...

UC Berkeley's Annual Falcon "Hatch Day" Returns May 6UC Berkeley’s Annual Falcon “Hatch Day” Returns May 6
By - posted 5/4/2022
Adorable, East Bay, Outdoorsy

UC Berkeley’s annual Hatch Day returns on Friday, May 6, 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the ongoing pandemic. The celebration is to hopefully see the hatching of three peregrine falcon chicks atop UC Berkeley’s Campanile plus there will fun, educational activities set up on the south side of the more...

1,000 New Trees Coming to Santa Clara County Schools1,000 New Trees Coming to Santa Clara County Schools
By - posted 5/4/2022
Green, Outdoorsy

Santa Clara County’s Office of Sustainability and the Office of Education are partnering together to plant 1,000 trees that will put roots in the ground at school campuses and surrounding neighborhoods throughout the county — designed to encourage an early sense of environmental stewardship among students. The first 27 saplings were more...

The Castro's Sing-A-Long Movies are Back!The Castro’s Sing-A-Long Movies are Back!
By - posted 5/4/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Fun & Games, Get Out: Events, San Francisco

The Castro Theatre is bringing back a beloved tradition, sing-alongs. The fun, interactive sing-alongs return with their illustrious hosts Laurie Bushman and Sara Toby Moore. The hills are alive as the original Sing-a-Long-a is back more than 20 years since it revolutionized how we interact with the world’s favorite musical. For those of more...

Stern Grove Festival 2022 RSVP Dates AnnouncedStern Grove Festival 2022 RSVP Dates Announced
By - posted 5/3/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Festival Updates

Stern Grove Festival is returning in 2022 to celebrate its 85th season of hosting free concerts in the park. The festival kicks off June 12, with concerts every Sunday through August 14. RSVPs for 2022 open up 12 days prior to every show – always at Tuesdays at 2pm Unfortunately, the Grove more...

Heavy Spring Rains Destroyed 80% of the Bay Area's Strawberry CropHeavy Spring Rains Destroyed 80% of the Bay Area’s Strawberry Crop
By - posted 5/2/2022
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy

By Hoda Emam, Bay City News Foundation After a wet autumn and warm sunny days in the first three months of this year, the 2022 strawberry crop was exceptionally promising — growing earlier and more rapidly than usual. It was a pleasant surprise for Javier Zamora, owner of JSM Organics in Watsonville. more...

Santa Cruz is Getting a $5.4 Million Wildlife Tunnel Crossing by 2023Santa Cruz is Getting a $5.4 Million Wildlife Tunnel Crossing by 2023
By - posted 5/2/2022
Brand New, Getting Help, Outdoorsy

A project is now underway that will create a wildlife undercrossing beneath state Highway 17 to provide a route for mountain lions and other wildlife to travel safely between two large areas of habitat — both of which are separated by four lanes of the busy traffic corridor. The tunnel more...

Dolores Park's Pedestrian Bridge Got a Rainbow MakeoverDolores Park’s Pedestrian Bridge Got a Rainbow Makeover
By - posted 5/2/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Pride, San Francisco

San Francisco has a brand new rainbow bridge! And even occasional graffiti from a**holes can’t stop the bridge from showing off its pride. The pedestrian bridge, which connects Church St. (at 19th St.) to Dolores Park, has gotten a colorful makeover. The bridge’s new nickname (and accompanying hashtag, but of course…), more...

One of SF's Giant Windmills is Turning Back on TodayOne of SF’s Giant Windmills is Turning Back on Today
By - posted 4/30/2022
Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Normally the Murphy Windmill (the largest in the world when it was built in 1908) sits majestically, but silently watching over the southwest corner of Golden Gate Park which no longer needs it to pump the 40,000 gallons of water a day it used to before electric pumps took all more...

SF is the First in USA to Give Free Diapers to All Low-Income FamiliesSF is the First in USA to Give Free Diapers to All Low-Income Families
By - posted 4/29/2022
Brand New, Only in San Francisco

Today, Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA) announced the expansion of the San Francisco Diaper Bank, the nation’s first city-funded program that provides diapers for low-income families on public benefits. Today’s announcement expands the City’s Diaper Bank program eligibility to any family that receives more...

SF is Getting a Huge New "Campfire Circle" in the PresidioSF is Getting a Huge New “Campfire Circle” in the Presidio
By - posted 4/29/2022
Brand New, New Parks, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco’s most anticipated park, Tunnel Tops, is getting a huge new campfire circle. The Presidio Tunnel Tops bridges over the newly tunneled Presidio Parkway (formerly Doyle Drive), which for years has separated the historic Main Post from the highly popular waterfront below, including Crissy Field and Crissy Marsh. The Tunnel more...