Bay Area Updates
Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming in SF’s Union Square
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, Outdoorsy, Wow Spring has sprung in San Francisco. See Union Square’s beautiful Cherry Blossoms have started blooming now, but the peak is yet to come. Spring has Sprung in Union Square 🌸🌸🌸 Cherry blossom season is here- our little trees are still young and blooming so peak blossoming is yet to come. pic.twitter.com/3k6K58PjVN — Union more...
SF To Enter “Orange Tier” March 24. Here’s What Can Reopen
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open If San Francisco enters the orange tier on March 24th as expected, the city announced that they are reopening more and loosening more restrictions including a further expansion of indoor and outdoor dining and outdoor bars (even without serving food) will be allowed to open for the first time in more...
SF Chinatown’s Walkway Weekends Extended to June
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Enjoy a historic street stroll, under vibrant red lanterns, at San Francisco Chinatown’s Walkway Weekends — now through June 2021. Every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm, experience car-free Grant Ave. between California and Washington streets — open for exploring, snacking, dining and shopping in the heart of America’s oldest Chinatown. View more...
SF’s New Free Lake Merced Bus Service Starts Mar. 22
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Freebies, Only in San Francisco, Travel Starting March 22, a new program will provide free access to SamTrans Route 122 within San Francisco between Lake Merced Boulevard and Lake Merced Hill. The SFMTA has teamed up with SamTrans to launch this pilot program, which allows residents to sign up to use the 122 while Muni service is limited due more...
$400k Raised for Asian Grandmother Who Beat Back Her Attacker
Bay Area Updates, Stop Asian Hate Thanks to CBS Bay Area for sharing the news story about an elderly woman was allegedly attacked on Market Street on Wednesday, March 17, the latest in a horrible string of attacks against Asian Americans. This time, grandmother Xiao Zhen Xie bravely fought back and sent her alleged assailant to the more...
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is Back April 3
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced today that they are planning to reopen the Vallejo amusement park to the general public on April 3, 2021. The park opens for members and season pass holders on April 1. For now, only California residents will be allowed to visit the park. Any out-of-state residents more...
Outside Lands Moves To Halloween Weekend 2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Get Out: Events, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Outside Lands Moves To Halloween Weekend: October 29-31, 2021 2021 Lineup Includes Lizzo, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Tyler, The Creator Also Featuring Vampire Weekend, J Balvin, RüFüS Du Sol, Kehlani, Glass Animals, Zhu, Young Thug, Kaytranada, Khruangbin, Brittany Howard And More 2021 3-Day Ga, VIP, Payment Plan & Golden Gate Club Passes On Sale Now After a more...
Shake Shack Coming to Downtown Walnut Creek
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink Thanks to Beyond the Creek for dishing the news that Shake Shack is coming to Walnut Creek. The opening date has yet to be announced, as Diablo Magazine notes that the permitting is still in progress with the city. The famous burger chain is taking over the former Destination Maternity shop located more...
SF’s 1886 Victorian House Tours Reopen April 3rd
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open New for 2021 – Learn about Victorian era architecture and the lives of the Haas-Lilienthal family via a self-guided audio tour. Self-guided audio tours available Saturdays and Sundays between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM, beginning April 3rd. Walk-ins are welcome, but we prefer advance reservations as space is limited: RSVP to plarson@sfheritage.org. Note: Docent-led tours more...
SF Now Has a $125 Million Surplus. Here’s How They’ll Spend It
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Insight, Healing, Only in San Francisco Surplus funding for the current year will be allocated to one-time relief and recovery programs to support small business, arts and culture, and youth and families, and vulnerable residents. Mayor London N. Breed and Budget Chair of the Board of Supervisors Matt Haney announced an agreement on a spending plan for more...
50 Ft. Humpback Whale Seen in SF Bay
Bay Area Updates, City Discoveries, Outdoorsy, Wow Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that there’s a whale in the San Francisco Bay right now. Experts at the Marine Mammal Center spotted the first humpback whale of the season in the San Francisco Bay. The 50 foot whale has been seen swimming in the area over the more...
“SkyStar” Officially Extended to 2025 (Again)
Bay Area Updates, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open The ongoing battle if San Francisco’s Skystar, the Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park, will stay additional past its original end date may have finally come to an end. Thanks to KTVU for sharing the news that on Tuesday, March 16, the full board of San Francisco Supervisors voted to keep more...
Not So Fast… SF’s Ferris Wheel Might Now End in 2022
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know the back-and-forth battle over the future of the 150-foot Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park appears to have taken another turn. Two weeks ago San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department and the Historic Preservation Committee both signed off on extending “Skystar’s” more...
Bay Bridge Proposal Ups HOV Lane to 5 Passengers Min.
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, Travel Thanks to Mr. Roadshow for sharing the news about big changes that might occur on the Bay Bridge which would require 5 passengers or more to utilize the carpool lane. A proposed bill in the California legislature, AB-455, aims to create the Bay Bridge Fast Forward Program to improve bus and more...
SF’s Newly Remodeled Garfield Square Rec Center & Pool
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Community, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, Swimming / Waterparks San Francisco’s newly renovated Garfield Center includes an indoor pool and modern clubhouse that will serve as a Community Hub for San Francisco students. San Francisco just completed their newly transformed Garfield Square Park in the Mission District. The facility has a renovated indoor pool, clubhouse, courtyard, and public art installation. more...
