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Check Out SF’s Potholes Filled w/ Glitter & Broken Disco Balls
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Causes Thanks to Hoodline for letting us know about the Tenderloin’s “Pothole Artist”’s most ambitious project yet. In the streets of the Tenderloin, you might notice something peculiar about its potholes, which contain anything from lipstick, glitter, clip-on-earrings, broken disco balls, rainbow Skittles and neon blue bubbles. That’s because local artist Rik Lee more...
SF Parks Just Got Adorable Social-Distancing “Hearts”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New The San Francisco Parks Alliance kicked off their new “Heart Your Parks” gratitude campaign today for the month of September, which includes “heart-shaped social distanced circles” going in at Parks throughout the city. The first parks to get “hearts” include Alamo Square, Conservatory of Flowers Lawn, Glen Canyon Field, and (hopefully) more...
SF’s First Outdoor-Only Barber Shop Opens Today
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know about San Francisco’s first outdoor-only barbershop. Introducing The Barber Collective at SoMa StrEat Food Park (428 11th Street in San Francisco), SF’s first COVID-compatible outdoor barbershop with 20+ barbers. Ever an innovative city, SF’s first outdoor barber shop is far from classic. Trims more...
SF’s New “Shared Spaces” Outdoor Dining Map Launched
Brand New, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s popular Shared Spaces program has an exciting new tool: an interactive map showing the locations and status of all the proposed Shared Spaces locations. The map is designed to make it easier for people to find Shared Spaces, check on permit status, or simply track the progress of the more...
SF Art Institute’s New Friday Night Outdoor Videos on Iconic Tower
Brand New, Get Out: Events, Things to Do Get ready for a COVID friendly and free eight-week series of outdoor video screenings on all four sides of SF Art Institute’s landmark tower at 800 Chestnut St. Every Friday night at 9pm for 8 weeks starting Sept 4, the school will be screening experimental video works by SFAI alumni that more...
Check Out SF’s New “Nature Exploration Area”
Brand New After five-months of construction that started in February, the Nature Exploration Area (NEA) by the Forest Hill Muni station finally opened in mid August. The park is located behind Forest Hill Station near the corner of Woodside and Laguna Honda. Made entirely of repurposed downed logs from their urban forestry team, more...
You Can Now Text BART Police
Brand New The BART Police Department is launching a new initiative that gives riders another way to request assistance from officers while they’re in the system. Text BART Police allows riders, employees, and others to directly contact the BPD Dispatch Center. The launch builds on the success of the BART Watch app, which more...
Tenderloin’s New “Black Trans Lives Matter” Mural
Brand New, Causes, Murals Thank you SFIST and Do the Bay for letting us know about the new Black Trans Lives Matter Mural located at Turk and Taylor in the Tenderloin. The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. Preserving the legacy of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots of 1966, the more...
Tahoe Ski Resort “Squaw Valley” Changing Its Name
Brand New, Causes Popular North Lake Tahoe ski resort “Squaw Valley” today announced that it will be changing its name out of respect for Native American groups. The term “squaw” is uniformly considered offensive and derogatory by the vast majority of modern dictionaries, sources and references. “While we love our local history and the more...
SF’s Brand New “Francisco Park” Coming in Early 2021
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open We just got an exciting update from Francisco Park, the new 4.5 acre park, overlooking Aquatic Park is confirmed on track for opening in early 2021. This park, located on an unused 4.5 acre site of a former reservoir, was initially announced to open late 2020, but construction had been more...
SF Parking Lot Might Become New 2-Acre Park & 1,100 Homes
Brand New Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors appear likely to approve a construction project on the 17-acre site of the former Balboa Reservoir that will bring 550 new affordable housing units to San Francisco along with a new 2-acre park. After decades more...
SF Main Library Reopens Today with “Front Door Pickup”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open Starting August 10, 2020 the San Francisco Public Library is launching their SFPL To Go service which will enable cardholders to pick up and return their materials at select library locations throughout the City. SFPL To Go is Front Door Pick-up Service that safely delivers requested library materials to patrons at more...
This Outdoor Dining Parklet in SF Speaks the Truth
Brand New, Outdoor Dining Here’s what Maggie McGarry’s Irish Bar in North Beach painted on the side of their outdoor sidewalk parklet on Grant Avenue a few days ago. Yup. That about sums it up. Painting our outside at the moment. Hope you like the color. pic.twitter.com/HpkTmnrqXz — Maggie McGarry’s (@MaggieMcGarrys) August 6, 2020
Brand New Curbside Pickup Comes to SF Public Libraries
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Public Library is launching their SFPL To Go service which will enable San Francisco Public Library cardholders to pick up and return their materials at select library locations throughout the City. SFPL To Go is a service that safely delivers requested library materials to patrons at select library more...
New Professional NBA Team Coming to Walnut Creek
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Walnut Creek, California is trending on Twitter today. News broke this morning that a new professional basketball team is coming to the Bay Area. The brand new NBA G League team‘s home is expected to be at the Ultimate Fieldhouse sports complex in Walnut Creek, which is where Warriors allstar Steph Curry more...
