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Huge Italian Food Hall “Eataly” Opens June 16 in San Jose
Brand New, Eat & Drink Eataly – the super popular and vibrant Italian marketplace with an array of authentic Italian restaurants, cafés, fresh counters, to-go eateries, bars and a variety of unique tailored educational experiences – is opening its brand new 45,000 square foot store at Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose on June 16, 2022. The new store more...
The “Bridgerton” Experience is Coming to SF
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Celebrations, San Francisco Attention San Francisco’Ton, you are cordially invited to attend The Queen’s Ball. The Bridgerton Experience is coming to San Francisco in July 2022. Tickets will be released on Tuesday May 24 at 9 am PST. You can join the waitlist to get a notification when tickets are on sale. The Queen herself more...
Presidio’s New “Tunnel Tops” Park Will Have Food Trucks Every Day
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Unfortunately, it’s been recently announced that the popular Presidio Picnic and its nighttime sister event, Presidio Twilight won’t be returning, but that’s because, Presidio Tunnel Tops, San Francisco’s brand new park opening July 17, just announced they will host food trucks and pop-ups on-site every day. The new park was created more...
SF Opens New 160-Unit Permanent Supportive Housing Complex in SoMa
Brand New, Getting Help, Housing, San Francisco San Francisco Mayor London Breed unveiled a new, 160-unit permanent supportive housing complex in the city’s SOMA District on Monday for adults and families with a history of homelessness. The site, located at 1321 Mission, consists of 40 multi-bedroom units for families and 120 units for individuals. Delivering Innovation in Supportive more...
SF May Pay for Businesses’ Graffiti Removal
Brand New, Getting Help, San Francisco Help may be on its way soon for San Francisco businesses tagged with graffiti. Supervisor Myrna Melgar introduced legislation that will allow property owners on business corridors to opt-in and allow the Department of Public Works to address graffiti for no charge. Co-sponsored by Supervisor Catherine Stefani, the ordinance would create more...
Juneteenth Now a Holiday for SF School District
Brand New, San Francisco The San Francisco Board of Education approved a resolution Wednesday making Juneteenth – June 19 – a district holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 that African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that President Abraham Lincoln had declared them free more than two years earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation, which more...
Giant 8-Story Car Vending Machine Opens in the Bay Area
Brand New Carvana, the e-commerce used car dealer, just opened a Car Vending Machine in Daly City, the fourth of its kind in California. The new Daly City Car Vending Machine is eight stories tall and houses up to 27 vehicles, which are available for customers who purchase a vehicle online from more...
72 City Blocks in SF Might Light Up For the First Time Ever
Brand New, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Thanks to the San Francisco Examiner for sharing the news that San Francisco could soon be lighting up with charming string lights all over the city. After successfully lighting up Valencia Street with 8,000 cafe lights back in May of 2021, Manny Yekutiel, owner of Manny’s cafe in the Mission, is spearheading more...
World’s First “Meta” Store Opens in Bay Area May 9
Brand New, Geeks Bay Area is home to the very first Meta Store...because of course it is. The first physical retail space, opens May 9 on the Facebook…err…Meta campus in Burlingame, California. In the Meta Store, you’ll be able to get hands-on experience with all their hardware products. Through interactive demos, you can make more...
SF Celebrates Grand Opening of 100% Affordable Housing in the Mission
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco San Francisco celebrated the grand opening of Casa Adelante—2828 16th Street, a 143 unit, 100% affordable housing development in the Mission District. Formerly known as 1990 Folsom, the development designates 36 units for public housing residents relocating from Potrero Hill and Sunnydale HOPE SF sites. The remaining 107 units are more...
Brand New Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Shop Coming to Emeryville
Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink Popular San Francisco ice cream shop Humphry Slocombe is opening a brand new location in Emeryville. Their newest shop will be located at Bay Street Emeryville. An opening date has yet to be announced, but the store hours are already published. The scoop shop hours will be Monday through Saturday, 10am-7pm, more...
Santa Cruz is Getting a $5.4 Million Wildlife Tunnel Crossing by 2023
Brand New, Getting Help, Outdoorsy A project is now underway that will create a wildlife undercrossing beneath state Highway 17 to provide a route for mountain lions and other wildlife to travel safely between two large areas of habitat — both of which are separated by four lanes of the busy traffic corridor. The tunnel more...
Dolores Park’s Pedestrian Bridge Got a Rainbow Makeover
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Pride, San Francisco San Francisco has a brand new rainbow bridge! And even occasional graffiti from a**holes can’t stop the bridge from showing off its pride. The pedestrian bridge, which connects Church St. (at 19th St.) to Dolores Park, has gotten a colorful makeover. The bridge’s new nickname (and accompanying hashtag, but of course…), more...
SF is the First in USA to Give Free Diapers to All Low-Income Families
Brand New, Only in San Francisco Today, Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Human Services Agency (SFHSA) announced the expansion of the San Francisco Diaper Bank, the nation’s first city-funded program that provides diapers for low-income families on public benefits. Today’s announcement expands the City’s Diaper Bank program eligibility to any family that receives more...
SF is Getting a Huge New “Campfire Circle” in the Presidio
Brand New, New Parks, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s most anticipated park, Tunnel Tops, is getting a huge new campfire circle. The Presidio Tunnel Tops bridges over the newly tunneled Presidio Parkway (formerly Doyle Drive), which for years has separated the historic Main Post from the highly popular waterfront below, including Crissy Field and Crissy Marsh. The Tunnel more...
