SF City Guides
Berkeley’s Brand New “Brickyard Cove” Waterfront Park
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Berkeley has a brand new waterfront park that offers sweeping views of the Bay. Brickyard Cove at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park is now open with new parking, bike racks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, interpretive signage, walking paths, and bike connection to the San Francisco Bay Trail. Brickyard Cove provides magnificent more...
The World’s Largest “Green Roof” Coming to the Bay Area
Brand New, Green, Housing The Rise, a brand new mixed-use development, previously known as Vallco Town Center, is coming to Cupertino. The new development features 7 million square feet, designed with years of community input, to provide an iconic, forward-thinking town center at the heart of the city renowned for design and technology and more...
CA State Park “Brannan Island” Closing Effective April 1
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches California State Parks recently announced the temporary closure of Brannan Island State Recreation Area (Brannan Island), effective Friday, April 1, 2022. Brannan Island is a maze of waterways through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Located northeast of San Francisco Bay, the park unit has countless islands and marshes with many wildlife habitats more...
Iconic “Pioneer Tree” at CA State Park Has Burned Down
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates Sadly, the iconic “Pioneer Tree” at Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Marin County is no longer standing. A fire was reported in the park around 11:25 am on Thursday, March 24, and was contained to approximately 1/2 acre with no threat of further spread. Unfortunately, the 200-foot tall tree, which more...
SF’s Newest Park “Battery Bluff” Opens April 23
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The Presidio’s brand new “Battery Bluff” park is opening on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Please note that Battery Bluffs is different from “Tunnel Tops” park on the eastern side of The Prsidio which does not yet have a specific opening date other than “Spring 2022.” This six-acre spot along the Presidio Promenade trail more...
Rare Painting On Display for First Time in 200 Years at SF’s Legion of Honor
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco A rare painting by groundbreaking French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist has recently been acquired by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Benoist’s groundbreaking work Psyche Bidding Her Family Farewell, a rare painting still in existence from her early Neoclassical period, is one of just three paintings by the artist held in more...
SF’s Live “Raptor Cam” Returns to The Presidio
Outdoorsy, San Francisco The Presidio is an important stop on the Pacific Flyway, the major north-south flyway for migratory birds, which means it’s a hotspot for birdwatching with 323 different types of birds spotted (so far!) in the park. Around this time of year, plenty of birds stop-off in the Presidio to build, more...
SF’s Parklets Now Have Until March 31, 2023 to Meet ADA Rules
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, San Francisco San Francisco Business owners utilizing outdoor parklet structures under the city’s Shared Spaces program will get more time to comply with safety and accessibility changes following a unanimous vote by the city’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to extend the timeline. In July 2021, supervisors passed legislation authored by Mayor London more...
Epic Mission Mural Getting Rehabbed After 10 Years by Original Artists
Causes, Murals, Only in San Francisco San Francisco’s stunning “Mission Makeover” mural in the Mission District is getting its own makeover. 10 years later, the original artists, Lucía González Ippolito and her father Tirso Araiza, are reuniting to help restore the mural back to its original grandeur. Artist Lucía González Ippolito has launched a GoFundMe campagin to more...
Pedicabs Coming to Golden Gate Park?
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department has announced it’s expanding its micro-mobility options for Golden Gate Park. In response to popular demand, we’ll be working with Lyft Bikeshare to add at least six bikeshare stations within Golden Gate Park in 2022. We’re also exploring partnerships to bring pedicab service into the more...
SF’s Brand New 4,500sqft Tai Chi Court Opens in McLaren Park
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco officials opened the city’s first dedicated tai chi space on Saturday, March 19 in McLaren Park. The Mansell Tai Chi Court sits on a converted parking lot with sweeping views of downtown and low berms offering protection from the wind. The $1.6 million project was funded through the 2012 Clean more...
Chase Center Lifts All Vaccine Entry Rules Starting April 1st
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco Starting next month, eventgoers attending San Francisco’s Chase Center will no longer have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result, Chase Center officials said on Monday. The newly updated regulations at the Golden State Warriors’ home venue will go into effect on April 1 and are in more...
March Madness “Fan Fest” Comes to SF (March 24-26)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Freebies, Fun & Games, San Francisco The NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament hasn’t taken place in San Francisco since 1939 when it was on Treasure Island (how cool!). So now, after 80 years, “March Madness” finally returns to the City as the Chase Center plays host to this year’s West Regional. Although tickets to the games more...
SF Considers Reviving Gay Bathhouses
LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco In an effort to create more safe spaces for San Francisco’s LGBTQ community, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday proposed creating new zoning regulations that would allow for the revival of gay bathhouses. Under Mandelman’s proposed legislation, a new zoning category for adult sex venues would be created, making way for such more...
By 2023 GG Park Museums Will Have 60+ ADA Parking Spaces
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco has listened. Now that it looks like JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park is going car-free, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is trying to address ADA concerns by adding more ADA parking and accessibility. After hearing concerns from older people and people with disabilities that closing some more...
