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SF Approves $114 Million for More Affordable Housing
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation The San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Mayor London Breed came to an agreement late Monday on a spending package to acquire, construct and repair more affordable housing projects in the city. If approved, the $114 million in spending will include $40 million for land more...
4-Mile Laser Rainbow Flag Lights Up SF (June 24-26)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Pride The majesty of San Francisco’s Market Street will be rekindled Friday, June 24, with a 4.1-mile laser Pride flag that will stretch from the Ferry Building to Twin Peaks. Dubbed WELCOME, the massive art installation is the brainchild and collaboration of San Francisco- based arts non-profit Illuminate and Nu-Salt Laser International. more...
Lawrence Hall of Science’s Brand New $3.25 Million Outdoor Nature Lab
Brand New, East Bay, Museums / Cultural Institutions Thanks to Berkleyside for announcing the grand opening of Lawrence Hall of Science’s brand new Outdoor Nature Lab. The brand new space opened on Saturday, June 19. The new $3.25 million, 32,600-square-foot outdoor learning space is the first major expansion to The Lawrence in 20 years. The Robert & Elizabeth Karplus more...
Two Bay Area Cities Celebrating Pride for the First Time in 2022
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, LGBTQ+, Pride Two Bay Area cities are hosting their very first official Pride events. In 2022, the North Bay town of Windsor hosts its first-ever Windsor Pride Festival on Saturday, June 25 from 2 to 9 pm. Held on the Town Green, join us for a day of live music, from Wonderbread Five more...
200,000 Salmon Getting Released into San Francisco Bay
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is nearing the completion of its efforts to transport 19.7 million hatchery-raised fall-run and 960,000 spring-run juvenile Chinook salmon (known as smolts) to the San Pablo Bay, San Francisco Bay and seaside net pens this spring and summer. CDFW raises the fish at more...
2026 World Cup Coming to Bay Area’s Levi’s Stadium
Bay Area Updates, Brand New The Bay Area will be one of the 16 locations across North America that will host men’s World Cup soccer matches in 2026, the sport’s governing body FIFA recently announced. Organizers of the Bay Area’s bid to be among the hosts held a watch party Thursday at Levi’s Stadium, the Santa more...
SF’s Biggest AIDS Quilt Display Ever is Coming (June 11-12)
Brand New, Causes, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco, Uplifting The National AIDS Memorial will mark the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt with an historic outdoor display in Golden Gate Park that will feature nearly 3,000 hand-stitched panels of the Quilt. The display will be the largest display of the Quilt in the U.S. in over a decade and more...
SamTrans Getting 30 Zero-Emission Buses in 2023
Brand New, Green, Transportation The SamTrans Board of Directors voted this month to replace 30 diesel buses with 20 battery electric buses (BEB) and 10 Hydrogen-fuel cell electric buses (FCEB). This purchase helps move SamTrans planned full conversion of the fleet from a projected to 2038 to 2034. SamTrans will be introducing a mix of more...
Golden Gate Park’s Skatin’ Place Reopens w/ New ‘Psychedelic’ Mural
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Murals, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, San Francisco A vibrant new ground mural at the legendary Skatin’ Place in Golden Gate Park made its debut on June 10, 2022 when the iconic outdoor roller skating spot reopened following repaving of the area and installation of the artwork, San Francisco Recreation and Park officials announced. The 28-foot by 93-foot oval more...
First 100% Cruelty-Free, Plant-Based 24/7 Convenience Store Opens in Bay Area
Brand New, Green, Groceries / Supermarkets Animal lovers and sustainability supporters can rejoice and mark their maps as the very first 100% plant-based, cruelty-free convenience market, Hangry Planet, has launched in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hangry Planet offers carefully curated snacks, meals, certified organic desserts and more that are sourced and vetted to assure that every more...
Bars Open Until 4am? It Might Happen in SF and Oakland
Bars, Brand New, Oakland, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that there’s another attempt to try to allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. in seven California cities (including San Francisco and Oakland) to try to help bars become more profitable. The legislation, introduced by California State Senator Scott Wiener, would extend open more...
SF Opens 127-unit, 100% Affordable Housing Development in the Mission
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco San Francisco just celebrated the grand opening of Casa Adelante – 2060 Folsom Street, a 127-unit, 100% affordable housing development in the Mission District. Located on the site of what was once a vacant parking lot, the nine-story development includes 29 homes designated for transitional-aged youth and 95 homes for more...
SF Getting a New Branch Library
Brand New, San Francisco San Francisco is getting a brand new library in Ocean View and they are asking for your help in the new design. Check out the plans or attend one of the upcoming meetings to give your input. The current Ocean View Branch Library, at 345 Randolph Street, opened on June 7, more...
SFO Gets its First New Low Fare U.S. Airline in 15 Years
Brand New, San Francisco, Travel San Francisco International Airport (SFO) just welcomed U.S. low-fare airline Breeze Airways which just launched three new routes, plus four more coming in June through November. Fares originally started at $49 to $99, but have since creeped up. Per usual for the “low fare” airlines, there are tons of restrictions on the more...
One of SF’s Newest Museums is On an Island
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions By Larry Sokoloff, Bay City News Foundation One of the Bay Area’s newest museums is hidden among the trees on Angel Island State Park. It tells a story of immigration to the Pacific Coast, with particular emphasis on the Asian experience. The Angel Island Immigration Museum opened in January. It is more...
