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New I-80 Freeway "Urban Forest" Coming to SF in 2023New I-80 Freeway “Urban Forest” Coming to SF in 2023
By - posted 4/7/2022
Brand New, City Insight, Good News, Green, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Uplifting

Thanks to the SF Examiner for letting us know that the litter-strewn entrance to the Bay Bridge in SoMa is soon going to be converted into an “urban forest” and tree nursery which will take root (he he) new freeway offramps. According to the San Francisco Department of Public Works, the more...

Bay Area Rapper E-40 Launches New Ice Cream LineBay Area Rapper E-40 Launches New Ice Cream Line
By - posted 4/5/2022
Brand New, Eat & Drink

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that Bay Area rapper E-40 has a brand new line of ice cream under his food brand, Goon With A Spoon. The 100% Black-owned ice cream brand has been four years in the making. The line will debut with six flavors including Bourbon more...

Steph & Ayesha Curry to Create 150 "Little Free Libraries" Around OaklandSteph & Ayesha Curry to Create 150 “Little Free Libraries” Around Oakland
By - posted 4/4/2022
Brand New, Community, East Bay, Freebies, Oakland

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha announced Wednesday plans to create 150 “Little Town Libraries” around Oakland to encourage neighborhood book sharing and childhood literacy. The initiative is a partnership between Eat. Learn. Play., a nonprofit founded by Stephen and Ayesha Curry, and Little Free Library, a more...

"Pickin' On The Polk" SF's Free Bluegrass Music Festival (April 15-16)“Pickin’ On The Polk” SF’s Free Bluegrass Music Festival (April 15-16)
By - posted 4/4/2022
Bars, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, San Francisco, Sponsored

Like a mini Hardly Strictly Bluegrass taking over an entire neighborhood, Pickin’ on the Polk is a brand new FREE Districtwide Bluegrass Show in the Discover Polk Community Benefit District – April 15th and 16th, 2022 and will temporarily transform Polk Street into a free, two-day bluegrass festival featuring renowned more...

SF's Brand New "Presidio Tunnel Tops" Park Opens July 17SF’s Brand New “Presidio Tunnel Tops” Park Opens July 17
By - posted 3/30/2022
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

The most anticipated visitor attraction ever planned for the Presidio of San Francisco – Presidio Tunnel Tops – now has an official opening date. The new national park destination welcomes all visitors starting Sunday, July 17, 2022, revealing a spectacular “must see” San Francisco park for Bay Area locals and visitors more...

Berkeley's Brand New "Brickyard Cove" Waterfront ParkBerkeley’s Brand New “Brickyard Cove” Waterfront Park
By - posted 3/28/2022
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Berkeley has a brand new waterfront park that offers sweeping views of the Bay. Brickyard Cove at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park is now open with new parking, bike racks, picnic tables, restrooms, water fountains, interpretive signage, walking paths, and bike connection to the San Francisco Bay Trail. Brickyard Cove provides magnificent more...

The World's Largest "Green Roof" Coming to the Bay AreaThe World’s Largest “Green Roof” Coming to the Bay Area
By - posted 3/28/2022
Brand New, Green, Housing

The Rise, a brand new mixed-use development, previously known as Vallco Town Center, is coming to Cupertino. The new development features 7 million square feet, designed with years of community input, to provide an iconic, forward-thinking town center at the heart of the city renowned for design and technology and more...

SF's Newest Park "Battery Bluff" Opens April 23SF’s Newest Park “Battery Bluff” Opens April 23
By - posted 3/24/2022
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

The Presidio’s brand new “Battery Bluff” park is opening on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Please note that Battery Bluffs is different from “Tunnel Tops” park on the eastern side of The Prsidio which does not yet have a specific opening date other than “Spring 2022.” This six-acre spot along the Presidio Promenade trail more...

Rare Painting On Display for First Time in 200 Years at SF's Legion of HonorRare Painting On Display for First Time in 200 Years at SF’s Legion of Honor
By - posted 3/24/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco

A rare painting by groundbreaking French artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist has recently been acquired by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Benoist’s groundbreaking work Psyche Bidding Her Family Farewell, a rare painting still in existence from her early Neoclassical period, is one of just three paintings by the artist held in more...

SF's Brand New 4,500sqft Tai Chi Court Opens in McLaren ParkSF’s Brand New 4,500sqft Tai Chi Court Opens in McLaren Park
By - posted 3/22/2022
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

San Francisco officials opened the city’s first dedicated tai chi space on Saturday, March 19 in McLaren Park. The Mansell Tai Chi Court sits on a converted parking lot with sweeping views of downtown and low berms offering protection from the wind. The $1.6 million project was funded through the 2012 Clean more...

SF Opens Its First Tiny Home Village for the UnhousedSF Opens Its First Tiny Home Village for the Unhoused
By - posted 3/16/2022
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco

San Francisco has opened their first tiny home village launching with its first 30 rooms of a 70-room pilot cabin project for people experiencing homelessness located at 33 Gough Street. “This is a great example of how public and private partners can join together to meet the immediate needs of people experiencing more...

28lb Giant Rabbit Joins SFO's "Wag Brigade" to Greet Passengers28lb Giant Rabbit Joins SFO’s “Wag Brigade” to Greet Passengers
By - posted 3/16/2022
Adorable, Brand New, Travel

SFO airport has added an adorable new friend to its Wag Brigade. Alex the Great is a 28 pound Flemish Giant Rabbit which is considered the largest breed of domestic rabbit, and is known for being docile and patient in being handled, attributes well-suited for work on the Wag Brigade. Alex more...

SF's New "Bloom SF" Downtown Arts Festival (March 27 - April 3)SF’s New “Bloom SF” Downtown Arts Festival (March 27 – April 3)
By - posted 3/16/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco

In partnership with the Mayor London N. Breed’s Downtown Recovery Plan and “Welcome Back to SF” program, seven of San Francisco’s iconic destinations have planned BloomSF, a series of special events and programming running Sunday, March 27 through Saturday, April 3 to welcome workers and visitors back downtown. The Ferry Building, more...

Muni’s Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Finally Opens April 1Muni’s Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Finally Opens April 1
By - posted 3/14/2022
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation

The new Van Ness Avenue is here. The grand opening of Muni’s brand new Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit will be held on April 1, 2022. Major upgrades have been made on Van Ness Avenue and Muni is excited to introduce you to its eye-catching red lanes, new landscaping and other more...

SF’s Brand New “Floating” Fire Station OpensSF’s Brand New “Floating” Fire Station Opens
By - posted 3/10/2022
Brand New, Fire Updates, Only in San Francisco

Mayor London N. Breed, San Francisco Public Works, and the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) today celebrated the completion of San Francisco’s new floating Fireboat Station No. 35, an innovative project that meets the present-day needs of maritime-based operations for first responders. As the City’s newest fire station and the more...