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California May Soon Allow To-go Cocktails
Eat & Drink By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation California residents may soon be able to order takeaway cocktails with fewer restrictions, after a state Assembly committee approved the legislation Wednesday. The bill would eliminate a requirement for customers to order a bona fide meal with their drink purchases — meaning bars that more...
SF’s Black Trans Lives Matter Mural May Soon Be a Historic Landmark
Artsy Fartsy, Murals, Pride, San Francisco Thanks to San Francisco Heritage for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Black Trans Lives Matter Mural is on its way to becoming a historic landmark. Since August 2020, Turk & Taylor has been the site of the Black Trans Lives Matter Mural, a visual demonstration calling for awareness of the more...
Lawrence Hall of Science’s Brand New $3.25 Million Outdoor Nature Lab
Brand New, East Bay, Museums / Cultural Institutions Thanks to Berkleyside for announcing the grand opening of Lawrence Hall of Science’s brand new Outdoor Nature Lab. The brand new space opened on Saturday, June 19. The new $3.25 million, 32,600-square-foot outdoor learning space is the first major expansion to The Lawrence in 20 years. The Robert & Elizabeth Karplus more...
$1 Movie Day for 100th Birthday of SF’s Castro Theatre
Only in San Francisco, Wow Happy 100th Birthday to the Castro Theatre! Thanks to SF Gate for reporting that all movies on June 22nd will be $1 (plus a 50 cent fee) June 22, 2022 marks 100 years since San Francisco’s Nasser family opened the Castro Theatre: an event that came to define an era and more...
SF’s 17th Annual Total Wellness Health Fair
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco, Sponsored On the first day of summer, Embarcadero Center will be hosting the 17th Annual Total Wellness Health Fair on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 from 11:00am – 1:30pm! Join us in Two Embarcadero Center and enjoy free giveaways, health screenings, and a live DJ to celebrate World Music Day! 17th Annual Total more...
San Francisco’s 2022 Pride Festival & Parade
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all. The Parade takes place on the last Sunday of June annually. San Francisco Pride Board of Directors announced that music legend and two-time Grammy more...
SF City Hall Lights Up Rainbow for Pride 2022
LGBTQ+, San Francisco Every evening at sunset, over 220 state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures illuminate City Hall’s exterior. Normally, a soft white glow shows off the play of light and shadow on the full façade and dome. Frequently, special plaza façade lighting schemes honor or celebrate events, seasons, and holidays. City Hall will be lit more...
Golden Gate Bridge Tolls Increase on July 1
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation By Rya Jetha, Bay City News Foundation Tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge will increase July 1, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District announced Monday. Tolls will increase by $0.20 or $0.35 for most drivers, depending on their method of payment. The District will use the revenue from toll increases more...
Two Bay Area Cities Celebrating Pride for the First Time in 2022
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, LGBTQ+, Pride Two Bay Area cities are hosting their very first official Pride events. In 2022, the North Bay town of Windsor hosts its first-ever Windsor Pride Festival on Saturday, June 25 from 2 to 9 pm. Held on the Town Green, join us for a day of live music, from Wonderbread Five more...
200,000 Salmon Getting Released into San Francisco Bay
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is nearing the completion of its efforts to transport 19.7 million hatchery-raised fall-run and 960,000 spring-run juvenile Chinook salmon (known as smolts) to the San Pablo Bay, San Francisco Bay and seaside net pens this spring and summer. CDFW raises the fish at more...
Warriors 2022 NBA Championship Parade
Celebrations Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors on winning the NBA Finals…. again. The 2022 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors and the City of San Francisco will host a Championship Parade to honor the 2022 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors on Monday, June 20, beginning at 11:20 a.m. The parade will begin more...
2026 World Cup Coming to Bay Area’s Levi’s Stadium
Bay Area Updates, Brand New The Bay Area will be one of the 16 locations across North America that will host men’s World Cup soccer matches in 2026, the sport’s governing body FIFA recently announced. Organizers of the Bay Area’s bid to be among the hosts held a watch party Thursday at Levi’s Stadium, the Santa more...
SF Hosting its Biggest Juneteenth Celebration Ever
Causes, Community, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored Once deemed the “Harlem of the West,” the historic Fillmore District was an epicenter of black music and culture for years. Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, San Francisco is looking to celebrate. The city has put on Juneteenth events before, but nothing of this scale. Eight blocks of more...
SF’s “Obama Portraits Tour” at de Young: Free Though August 14
Artsy Fartsy, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Join us for the public opening day celebration of The Obama Portraits Tour exhibition with live musical performances by cellist and vocalist Mia Pixley and ensemble, dance performances by Kimberly Marie Olivier, and a portrait photography session with First Exposures alumni. Free admission to The Obama Portraits Tour on June 18 and 19 more...
This “U-Pick” Lavender Festival is Just 1 Hour from SF
Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy, Travel Hierbas y Flores is a joint venture between Morningsun Herb Farm and Soul Food Farm – two women farmers partnering up on all things lavender. Growing lavender and creating products from our lavender fields has been a way for us to share the beauty of our farms with customers and our more...
