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OMCA’s New Free Outdoor Lunch Performance Series Kicks Off Oct. 16
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Oakland The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) today announces a new, free program series open to the public this October through December. After reopening its campus in June following 15 months of closure, this series will be the Museum’s first in-person program, and its first public program held in the newly more...
Check Out SF’s Brand New Huge Immersive Galactic Forest
Artsy Fartsy, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco One of the country’s premier experimental and performance art organizations, Gray Area, is proud to reveal a collaboration with the newly-formed Bay Area-based artist collective, Numina Studio, to create Nocturne X — a new, large-scale, three-month immersive exhibition opening Friday, October 15. Nocturne X Gray Area 2665 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Hours of Operation Tuesday–Sunday 12:00PM–8:00PM The run is more...
Contra Contra Says Indoor Mask Mandate May Gone by New Year’s
COVID-19 Updates, East Bay, Masks, Vaccines By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation If Contra Costa County stays on track in its fight against COVID-19, residents may be able to celebrate New Year’s Eve without masks indoors if they’re fully vaccinated. Health officer Chris Farnitano told the county board of supervisors on Tuesday that other Bay Area more...
Walgreens Closes 5 Stores in SF Due to Ongoing Organized Retail Crime
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco Following an announcement by retail chain Walgreens that it’s closing five of its San Francisco stores due to retail theft, city Supervisor Ahsha Safai said Tuesday he’s hoping legislation he recently proposed can prevent stores from further closing locations. According to Walgreens, next month it will close its locations at 2550 more...
SF’s New “Cars to Casas” Housing Ordinance
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed today announced a new housing ordinance aimed at increasing density on auto-oriented lots. The “Cars to Casas” ordinance was announced at a press conference alongside Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) Chair of the California Senate Housing Committee, and housing and environmental activists, including YIMBY Action, the more...
San Francisco Trolley Dances Return October 16-17
Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco, Transportation Epiphany Dance Theater has announced the program for the 18th annual San Francisco Trolley Dances (SFTD), which will be offered both in-person as well as online over the weekend of October 16 – 17, 2021 This year’s route begins at Rikki Streicher Field in the Castro before heading to one of more...
SF’s New Interactive Exhibit in Golden Gate Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The Exploratorium, in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, announced the completion of a set of installations and interactive experiences around the recently upgraded Stanyan Street Entrance to Golden Gate Park. The installations, designed and fabricated by the Exploratorium, aim to reveal, enhance, and celebrate the park’s ever-changing natural and more...
3 Bay Area Restaurants Make Top 50 in the World List
Eat & Drink This year’s brand new edition of “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” recently came out and three Bay Area restaurants were named to the prestigious list. San Francisco’s contemporary Asian fine dining restaurant, helmed by Chef Corey Lee, Benu, ranks at #28. Benu offers a fixed menu for $350 per person. If more...
New CA Law: Free Menstrual Products in Schools
Brand New, Freebies, Getting Help Public schools and colleges in California must provide free menstrual products in their restrooms starting in the 2022-23 school year under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), expands her 2017 law requiring low-income schools in areas designated as more...
McDonald’s Free Thank You Meals for Educators (Oct. 11-15)
Eat & Drink, Freebies Past or present, we all know an exceptional educator. They inspire and champion the next generation, and over the last year, they have truly stepped up to support their communities, both inside and outside the classroom. That’s why next week, McDonald’s is making school day mornings a little brighter for more...
San Francisco to Mandate Vaccines for City Contractors
COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco, Vaccines Mayor London N. Breed issued a Mayoral Order mandating vaccination for all City contractors who work alongside City employees on a regular basis at a facility owned, leased, or controlled by the City. This mandate will also apply to all City Commissioners. All contractors will be required to be fully more...
SF Welcomes Back Cruise Ships Starting Oct. 11
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, Travel After taking a hiatus due to COVID-19 health mandates, cruise ships are once again returning to San Francisco, city leaders and San Francisco Port officials announced Friday. The first cruise ship, the Majestic Princess, is set to arrive on Monday, October 11, 2021. Upcoming 2021/2022 San Francisco Cruise Ship Schedule Cruise Schedule more...
San Francisco Fleet Week 2021: Blue Angels + Full Schedule of Events
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Look up in the sky when you hear the roaring of jet engines and head down to SF’s northern waterfront and Dogpatch for San Francisco’s annual Fleet Week airshow and festival which is back in 2021 after a year off. New for 2021 – The Blue Angels are celebrating their 75th more...
Gov. Newsom Officially Signs To Go Cocktails & Outdoor Dining into Law
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday enabling restaurants to keep their pandemic-era expansions into areas like sidewalks and parking lots. The two bills, Assembly Bill 61 and Senate Bill 314, allow restaurants to keep their outdoor dining areas throughout the pandemic’s duration and during a more...
SF’s “Terror Vault” 1874 Haunted House is Back ($10 Off Tix)
Bay Area Favorites, Deals, Get Out: Events, Halloween, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored Part theatre, part haunted maze, and part escape room, San Francisco’s premiere haunted attraction returns for 2021 with “Immortal Reckoning” an all-new, bigger, and more terrifying immersive experience from the insane mind of Peaches Christ. San Francisco’s ‘Immortal Reckoning’ makes it feel good to be scared again – San Francisco Chronicle Filled with top more...
