Bay Area Updates
Team Behind NYC’s Highline Might Redesign SF’s Powell Street
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco In the summer of 2023, Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin announced $4 million in funding for the Powell Street Improvement Project. The City asked the Union Square Alliance to lead the initial design phases of the project. The Alliance has been working since early this year more...
SF’s Central Freeway Might Be Torn Down
Bay Area Updates, Housing, New Parks, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco’s Central Freeway (the stub of 101 that runs from the 280 to Octavia over Division Street) might get torn down and replaced with a park. Vision Blvd is a grassroots San Francisco campaign, calling for the complete removal of the Central Freeway and replace it with abundant new housing, more...
Brand New Huge 75,000 Sqft Korean Food Hall Coming to Daly City
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Groceries / Supermarkets A Korean supermarket and bakery, Jagalchi, will open in Daly City’s Serramonte Center, taking over the former JCPenny space. Innovation meets culinary excellence at Jagalchi, a specialty food concept joining Regency’s Serramonte Center in Daly City. The brand-new addition, which will offer authentic, high-quality Korean ingredients and cuisine, plus “reasonably-priced” Korean dining more...
SF’s Open-Air “Boat Tram” is Back this Summer
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco’s iconic boat tram is coming back this summer. Look out for Muni’s most popular streetcar, 1934 Blackpool, England Boat Tram 233. They’re testing the historic open-air boat tram currently and plan to run it all summer. The opening date for service has not yet been announced. “Jolly Roger” will run as more...
SF’s Lake Merced is Getting a New Trail + Picnic Area
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s Lake Merced is getting a brand new trail and picnic area in late 2024. We’ve started working on the northern part of the Lake Merced Trail Improvement Project. To accommodate construction, the trail along Skyline Boulevard is closed through late June. Pedestrians should follow the detour through Harding Park more...
$5 Fee Coming to Some Pickleball & Tennis Courts in SF
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco A $5 reservation fee at select tennis and pickleball locations was passed unanimously by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission today. The initiative, which will go before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for final approval, aims to streamline court management while ensuring equitable access to tennis and pickleball facilities more...
SF Mall Poised to Become New Neighborhood w/ Parks & Housing
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria Mall is poised for a massive transformation. San Francisco’s Planning Commission unanimously approved the plans to redevelop the shopping center, located at 3251 20th Ave., to revamp the underutilized parking lots into 6 acres of new parks, plus more...
New Golden State WNBA Team Unveils Name
Bay Area Updates, Brand New The Golden State Valkyries unveiled the team’s brand identity, it was announced today. Originating from Norse mythology, Valkyries are a host of warrior women who are fearless and unwavering – flying through air and sea alike. This brand is Golden State’s modern interpretation of Valkyries: strong, bold, and fierce. The more...
The Bay Lights Are Coming Back in Spring 2025 (w/ Twice as Many Lights)
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates Great news! The Bay Lights are officially coming back and they’ll have twice as many lights. You know it’s big news when it’s in the New York Times! Today, The New York Times broke our news: The Bay Lights project is a “Go.” We’ve reached our $10M major gift goal, and the monumental more...
Here’s Where SF’s 33 Speed Cameras Will Be
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco is installing speed cameras around the city. Why is San Francisco installing speed safety cameras? In San Francisco, unsafe speed is one of the most common primary collision factors in crashes that result in injuries. Speeding is dangerous for myriad reasons: a driver’s field of vision is narrowed, reducing the more...
Last Chance to Ride BART’s Old Trains is April 20th
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, Sponsored, Transportation BART invites the public to join us to mark and celebrate the end of an era: the last run of BART’s legacy trains composed of rail cars that have been serving the Bay Area for more than half a century. We’re calling the event “Riding into History: Final Run of more...
SF’s “Sunday Streets”: 7 Huge Block Parties Announced for 2024
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Get ready to hit the streets: Sunday Streets is back for a new season. Celebrate 16 years of Sunday Streets SF transforming San Francisco streets into car-free community spaces for all to enjoy at events across the City in 2024. The Sunday Streets SF family will bring free recreational activities, health more...
Oakland First Fridays is Back (Finally!) on April 12th
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening Oakland First Fridays returns on April 12, 2024. After a seasonal hiatus, the popular First Fridays block party was originally scheduled to return on April 5, 2024, however, due to forecasted rain, the organizers decided to postpone the event. Thankfully, with decent weather in the forecast, the organizers just announced that more...
Iconic “Asia SF” Dinner Show Will Stay Open 1 Extra Month
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, LGBTQ+, San Francisco Thanks KRON4 for sharing the news that the legendary dinner theater, Asia SF, will stay open for one extra month. Sadly, San Francisco’s pioneering transgender cabaret dinner show announced it was closing its doors at the end of March. The club initially announced its last dinner show would be Sunday, March more...
SF Just Got $8.1 Million to Transform Fillmore’s Buchanan Street Mall
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco has received an $8.1 million federal grant that will be dedicated to the renovation of three of five blocks of the Buchanan Street Mall Project in the Western Addition neighborhood. The funding will allow for the addition of many amenities including a performance stage and seating areas, a more...
