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SF's 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill is Back for 2022SF’s 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill is Back for 2022
By - posted 2/11/2022
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco

According to their post on Instagram, 420 at Hippie Hill plans to return for 2022 after being canceled for the past two years. They will have on-site cannabis sales and a special Hippie Hill menu. 420 at Hippie Hill is a well-known San Francisco tradition, bringing tens of thousands of people from more...

"The Obama Portraits" Are Coming to SF's de Young Museum This Summer“The Obama Portraits” Are Coming to SF’s de Young Museum This Summer
By - posted 2/11/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery’s “The Obama Portraits Tour” will be coming to the de Young Museum. The exhibition will be on view June 18 – August 14, 2022. From the moment of their unveiling at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in February 2018, the official portraits of President Barack Obama and more...

Off the Grid Returns to Fort Mason April 1stOff the Grid Returns to Fort Mason April 1st
By - posted 2/11/2022
Eat & Drink, Reopening, San Francisco

Off the Grid is proud to announce the return of California’s largest weekly food truck event, OTG:Fort Mason Center. Entering its 12th season, OTGFMC is a beloved launching point for some of the Bay Area’s best-known food businesses, as well as the first food truck market in California featuring a more...

"The Shops at Tanforan" Mall Closing After 51 Years“The Shops at Tanforan” Mall Closing After 51 Years
By - posted 2/11/2022
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye

Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that the San Bruno mall, The Shops at Tanforan, will be closing. The 51-year-old mall originally opened in 1971. The mall was recently purchased by a Los Angeles-based developer who plans to transform the property into an office campus for biotech firm. Before the area more...

GG Park's "Lighted Forest" Special Valentine's Display (Feb. 11-14)GG Park’s “Lighted Forest” Special Valentine’s Display (Feb. 11-14)
By - posted 2/10/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Valentine's Day

Golden Gate Park’s Entwined will feature a special Valentine’s Day display from Friday, February 11 to Monday, February 14. Take a walk with your loved ones and stop by Peacock Meadow to enjoy this illuminated art exhibit. An illuminating art installation in Golden Gate Park transforms Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of more...

California Restores Up to 80 Hours for COVID Paid LeaveCalifornia Restores Up to 80 Hours for COVID Paid Leave
By - posted 2/10/2022
COVID-19 Updates, Getting Help

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation California’s full-time workers will have access to up to 80 hours of COVID-specific paid sick leave through the end of September under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday. The policy, which state lawmakers approved earlier this week, requires businesses with more than 25 more...

SF Beer Week Returns for 2022 (Feb 11-20)SF Beer Week Returns for 2022 (Feb 11-20)
By - posted 2/10/2022
Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates

SF Beer Week is back February 11-20 to celebrate independent craft beers and those who brew them. Events, activities and at-home offerings await from dozens of bars, restaurants and breweries, including members of the Bay Area Brewers Guild, producer of this much-loved tradition. New in 2022, too, are five opening night more...

SF Plans to Convert Downtown Hotel Into Housing ShelterSF Plans to Convert Downtown Hotel Into Housing Shelter
By - posted 2/10/2022
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco

San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved leasing a hotel Tuesday in the city’s downtown area to convert it into a semi-congregate shelter to help people exit homelessness. The vote will allow the city to lease the Ansonia Hotel at 711 Post St., transforming it into a semi-congregate shelter with 123 units more...

BART to Restore Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels on Feb. 20BART to Restore Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels on Feb. 20
By - posted 2/10/2022
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

Later this month, BART will restore service to pre-pandemic levels by running trains until midnight every day of the week. Since the beginning of the pandemic, BART closed at 9 pm. Sundays to work on rebuilding projects. Starting Feb. 20, Sunday service will run from 8 a.m. to midnight, BART more...

Oakland to Close (Or Merge) Nearly a Dozen Schools by 2023Oakland to Close (Or Merge) Nearly a Dozen Schools by 2023
By - posted 2/10/2022
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Goodbye, Oakland

The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education narrowly approved a measure to close or merge nearly a dozen schools during a contentious meeting that began Tuesday night and lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday. The measure is an effort to confront an expected budget deficit and has brought protests more...

Oakland Hit a Record-Breaking 78 Degrees Yesterday; Record High Temps to ContinueOakland Hit a Record-Breaking 78 Degrees Yesterday; Record High Temps to Continue
By - posted 2/10/2022
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy

Three high-temperature records were set Wednesday in the Bay Area and more records could be coming soon. Record highs were recorded in Oakland at 78 degrees, breaking the 74 set in 2006; in Salinas, where it was 83, breaking the 2018 record of 81; and Richmond tied the record 75 set more...

SF's Rossi Pool Reopens After $15M RenovationSF’s Rossi Pool Reopens After $15M Renovation
By - posted 2/9/2022
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, San Francisco

The newly remodeled Angelo J. Rossi Pool will welcome back community members Saturday with a celebratory free swim in its modern facility, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. The Feb. 12 free swim will be held from noon to 3:30 p.m. with intermittent breaks at Rossi Pool, located more...

SF to Officially Lift Mask Mandate February 16SF to Officially Lift Mask Mandate February 16
By - posted 2/9/2022
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Masks

In alignment with the State, the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, Feb. 16.   Unvaccinated individuals over age 2 will continue to be more...

Dolores Park Playground Finally Reopens After RenovationsDolores Park Playground Finally Reopens After Renovations
By - posted 2/8/2022
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, San Francisco

Dolores Park’s Helen Diller Playground has finally reopened. The playground was closed in June 2021 which was supposed to be a 3-month closure for repairs, but the renovations took longer than expected, Mission Local notes. San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department took to Twitter to announce the reopening and thanked everyone for more...

Dolores Park Cafe Opens in SFO's Terminal 2Dolores Park Cafe Opens in SFO’s Terminal 2
By - posted 2/8/2022
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Travel

Dolores Park Cafe has a brand new location, and it’s at San Francisco International Airport. Next time you fly, you can find tasty sandwiches, salads, pastries, coffees, and juices in Terminal 2 near Gate C. The original Dolores Park Cafe is a neighborhood cafe located right across the street from Dolores Park. more...