SF City Guides
8 New Vendors at Ferry Plaza Farmers Market for April 2022
Eat & Drink, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco San Francisco has 8 new vendors at Foodwise’s Ferry Plaza Farmers Market for April. From tender, tiny microgreens to pillowy ube-filled donuts, this April brings a bounty of new farms and food makers to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, with a focus on sustainability-minded local businesses owned and led by women, more...
This Popeyes Lot in SF is Up for Sale for $2.4 Million
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, San Francisco Attention fried chicken fans… the popular Popeyes on Divis is up for sale. Thanks to Socketsite for sharing the news that the plot of land and the 2,000 square-foot building that currently houses Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, located at the southwest corner of Divisadero and Hayes, has hit the market. The price tag more...
SF Pride Parade & Festival Officially Announces Its Return In Person for 2022
Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates, Pride, San Francisco The San Francisco Pride Board of Directors announced on Monday that SF’s annual Pride Parade will return after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. The 52nd Annual San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration and Parade will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26. Sadly, the 50th anniversary of more...
Steph & Ayesha Curry to Create 150 “Little Free Libraries” Around Oakland
Brand New, Community, East Bay, Freebies, Oakland Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha announced Wednesday plans to create 150 “Little Town Libraries” around Oakland to encourage neighborhood book sharing and childhood literacy. The initiative is a partnership between Eat. Learn. Play., a nonprofit founded by Stephen and Ayesha Curry, and Little Free Library, a more...
“Pickin’ On The Polk” SF’s Free Bluegrass Music Festival (April 15-16)
Bars, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, San Francisco, Sponsored Like a mini Hardly Strictly Bluegrass taking over an entire neighborhood, Pickin’ on the Polk is a brand new FREE Districtwide Bluegrass Show in the Discover Polk Community Benefit District – April 15th and 16th, 2022 and will temporarily transform Polk Street into a free, two-day bluegrass festival featuring renowned more...
Hearst Castle to Finally Reopen for First Time in 2 Years
Reopening, Travel, What's Closed / What's Open California State Parks today announced plans to reopen Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument (Hearst Castle). The world-renowned house museum will reopen to the public on May 11, after being closed for two years following the COVID-19 pandemic and severe rainstorms that damaged the access road to the castle in more...
Tiny Homes Take Over Part of BART Parking Lot
Housing, Transportation If you’re taking BART to the Castro Valley Station off Redwood Road, you may notice a peculiar sight in the parking lot. Two tiny homes, created by the Bay Area-based company Spacial, have landed at the spacious lot, which is currently underutilized by passengers as BART continues to welcome riders more...
Oldest National Park Service Ranger Retires at 100-Years-Old
Celebrations, Goodbye, Parks & Beaches, Uplifting, Wow By Keith Burbank Bay City News Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday following more than 15 years sharing stories of her life and those of other working women during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond. Soskin, more...
$45k Damage Caused by Burglaries of SF’s Historic Castro Theatre
Bay Area Favorites, Crime, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco A spokesperson for San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre said Sunday that it was broken into twice in the same week by the same person. “This is both heartbreaking and galling,” said Mary Conde, Vice President for Bay Area small business Another Planet Entertainment, in a press release. “Why this individual was more...
Caltrain Cuts Fares 50% Just for April 2022
Deals, San Francisco, Transportation, Travel Caltrain to Cut Fares 50% in April, Regular Weekday Service Resumes April 4 That means that 1 zone fares on your clipper card will now be just $1.60 (instead of $3.20) and a three zone fare (for example, Mountain View to San Francisco) would be $3.85 instead of $7.70. Caltrain will be more...
SF’s 115-Year-Old Mochi Spot “Benkyodo” Closes Forever
Goodbye, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open The final day has come for Japantown’s oldest business, Benkyodo Company. The shop, which opened in 1906, makes traditional hand-made Japanese rice cakes, manju and mochi, are closing up after 115 years and going into retirement. From Benkyodo’s website – “After 115 years of business, Benkyodo will be closing our doors on more...
SF’s Brand New “Presidio Tunnel Tops” Park Opens July 17
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The most anticipated visitor attraction ever planned for the Presidio of San Francisco – Presidio Tunnel Tops – now has an official opening date. The new national park destination welcomes all visitors starting Sunday, July 17, 2022, revealing a spectacular “must see” San Francisco park for Bay Area locals and visitors more...
SF & Oakland Awarded $22 Million to Convert Hotels Into Housing for the Unhoused
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Housing By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Oakland and San Francisco have been awarded a combined $22 million in state grants to convert hotels in each city into permanent housing for homeless residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Wednesday. The city of Oakland will receive $14.8 million to buy and renovate the more...
2022 Cesar Chavez Parade & Festival (San Francisco)
Fairs & Festivals Be a part of the largest event honoring Cesar Chavez in Northern California, honoring the life and work of labor and civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez on Saturday, April 9, 2022. 2022 Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade & Festival Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Festival (24th St. from Folsom to Bryant) – 10am to more...
SF’s Central Subway Likely Delayed (Again!)
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation Oh no… it looks like SFMTA’s Central Subway will likely be delayed yet again. Thanks to SFist for the scoop. SFMTA says the Central Subway is set to open on September 9, 2022, but The San Francisco Standard has sources who report that the Central Subway is not likely to open more...
