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SF Opens New Treatment Center for Alternative Sentencing
Brand New, Getting Help, San Francisco San Francisco Mayor London Breed and other city officials this week celebrated the opening of a new facility that will serve as an alternative to incarceration and provide counseling, career development and other services for more than 80 people. The Treatment, Recovery and Prevention Academy, located at 630 Geary St., is more...
SF Gets Brand New 3.5 Acre Pop-Up “The Crossing” Starting Today
Brand New, Community, New Parks, San Francisco It’s finally here! The Crossing at East Cut, a highly anticipated new community pop-up with food tucks, beer garden, entertainment, ground murals and recreation offerings, will officially open Friday, September 10, 2021 at the former Temporary Transbay Transit Terminal. Please note we’ve had reports that the venue is still a work in more...
SF is Getting a New Giant 61-Story Skyscraper in 2026
Brand New, Only in San Francisco Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news that San Francisco is getting a brand new skyscraper. The mixed-use skyscraper will be located adjacent to the current tallest building in The City, the Salesforce Tower. The two looming towers will share the Salesforce Park between them. The newest skyscraper will match more...
New Chill 1,000 sqft Beer Lounge Opening on Alameda
Bars, Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink Almanac Lounge in Alameda is opening a brand new 1,000 square foot lounge on September 11, 2021. The vibes are set, the pillows are fluffed, the electric fireplace is ablaze, all that’s missing is you. Join us this weekend for the official opening of the Almanac Lounge. It’s hard to believe, more...
Steph Curry Converts Bus to Serve Oakland Families
Brand New, Getting Help, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News A bus for books, food and play launched in Oakland courtesy of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry, their foundation announced Wednesday. The Eat. Learn. Play. Bus aims to provide nutritious meals, groceries, books and more to Oakland children and families more...
SPIN Ping Pong Club Reopens In SF After 18 Months
Brand New, Fun & Games, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open SPIN announced that it just reopened its 12,000 sq ft San Francisco ping pong club for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Reopening day was Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Currently there are no happy hours or special prices (so everything is full price), but SPIN told Funcheap that more...
SFMOMA’s Final Free Days for 2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Freebies, Museums / Cultural Institutions SFMOMA has announced another batch of dates or free access to the museum for Bay Area locals for upcoming Thursday evenings in 2021 along with a series of free events throughout the fall First Thursdays at SFMOMA: Free Admission for Bay Area Residents All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are more...
SF Gets a New Union Square Rooftop Restaurant in 2022
Brand New, Outdoor Dining Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that a huge new rooftop bar and restaurant is getting ready to be perched atop the old Macy’s Men’s Store in San Francisco. Blatteis & Schnur, Inc. just announced the execution of a lease with celebrated international restaurant Chotto Matte for a rooftop more...
Double Features Are Back at San Jose’s West Wind Drive-In
Brand New, Drive-In Movies, Reopening Good news for moviegoers. See two movies for the price of one. Double features are back at West Wind Drive-In in San Jose. Sadly, they’re still only showing single features at their East Bay location in Concord. If you’re up for a drive, their Sacramento location also has double features. West more...
Muni Gets $288 Million in Covid Relief Funds
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will receive $288.2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday. The newly announced funding comes from the more than $30 billion that’s been allocated to public transportation nationwide under the American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed into law more...
Brand New Gott’s Roadside Coming to SF’s “Thrive City” on Sept. 17
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that Bay Area favorite burger joint, Gott’s Roadside is opening a brand new restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission Bay at Thrive City, the plaza surrounding Chase Center, on September 17, 2021. The new location marks the 8th location for the Napa County-based burger more...
John Waters’ “Halloween Meltdown” Music Fest in Oakland (Oct. 16-17)
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Oakland, Reopening Get your costumes ready for Halloween Meltdown, an outdoor music festival hosted by John Waters, live in the flesh, at Mosswood Park in Oakland, October 16-17, 2021. You’ll have a ghoulishly good time with live sets by Osees, The Gories, Seth Bogart, The Mummies and many more. Plus, there will be more...
Chase Center’s Free Outdoor Comedy Night is Sept. 4
Brand New, Get Out: Events Labor Day weekend outdoor comedy takeover of Chase Center’s Thrive City w/ SF’s top comics Get ready for Saturday night laughs as Funcheap and the team behind the Bay Area’s popular HellaSecret comedy shows comes to Thrive City, the plaza surrounding Chase Center, for a big comedy show featuring an outdoor beer garden more...
SF Had A Big Outage Impacting 911 Calls Today
Brand New, Getting Help UPDATE – 10:38AM: the SFPD Southern Station reports that the 9-1-1 issue has been corrected. UPDATE – 9:55AM: Power has been restored and 911 calls are coming in normally. City agencies are working to bring all affected networks back online and restore regular operations. We will continue to provide updates as more...
Marin County’s Brand New Free Recycled Water Filling Station
Brand New, Cheap Tips, Freebies, Green By Megan Munce, Bay City News Foundation The Marin Municipal Water District is providing recycled water directly to residents through a recycled water filling station that opened Wednesday to encourage county residents to reduce water waste during the county’s exceptional drought. The station will be located at Armory Drive in San Rafael more...
