It’s still 14 years away from being completed, but that’s no reason to not get excited that the ground-breaking for the ridiculously expensive bullet train from SF to LA finally breaks ground on January 6, 2015. You’ll have to drive a bit to see the groundbreaking (it’s in Fresno). The project more...

On January 8, 2015, join Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico for the second annual Emperor’s Final Stroll, where they reenact the events of January 8, 1880, the night of his unfortunate demise. Emperor Norton’s Final Stroll Walking Tour Thursday, January 8, 2015 – 7:50 pm to more...

Starting this summer, you won’t need exact fare anymore to ride public transportation in SF – Muni is finally entering the 21st century and accepting mobile payments with a brand new app for both iPhone and Android. The pilot program begins in the summer of 2015 and can be used for more...

The 25,000 lights of The Bay Lights was originally supposed to be just a two year art installation. Boy, time flies… as that two years was due to be up on March 5, 2015. Thanks to reaching their fundraising goal of $4 million, this twinkling site-specific light art installation – billed more...

Noise Pop, which hosts an awesomely indie music festival each February now has a new year-round home. They’ll be reopening the historic Swedish American Hall (at Market and Sanchez just a few blocks from Funcheap HQ), where they will be curating year-round music and cultural programming. With the aim of lowering the more...

We’re expecting nearly 4 inches of rain and heavy winds in San Francisco on Thursday. Here are some simple tips from the SF Department of Emergency Management to stay safe and dry: Sweep up leaves and litter from the sidewalks. This can help keep storm drains from getting clogged. Construct barriers to stop more...

“A $350 million “pop-up” stadium in a Brisbane field. Beach volleyball in front of San Francisco City Hall. Table tennis in Chinatown.” – that’s an intriguing first line from the SF Gate article about yet another bid for San Francisco to host the Olympics. This time the goal is 2024. We’ve more...

Parking in San Francisco suuuuucks. And that’s just the driving around looking for spaces, not even thinking about how much it costs. Oh, and then there’s the tickets.  Previously, it was kind of pain in the arse to fight parking tickets in San Francisco. You had to actually file a written protest more...

BART’s service to the Oakland International Airport (BART to OAK) is ready to open on November 22, 2014 and now it’s time to celebrate. BART invites to to their Grand Opening Community Celebration a day before the official start of service so you can check out the new stations and more...

San Francisco is giving its lowest paid works a small boost starting next year. Mayor Ed Lee announced that the minimum wage will increase from $10.74/hr to $11.05/hr effective January 1, 2015.  The new minimum wage may be just a brief stop on the steady climb towards a “living wage” if more...

First posted by Broke Ass Stuart,  check out this San Francisco tour guide who loses it (apparently on her very last day of work) and let’s it all fly all the things she hated about living in Chinatown. “F*ck your laundry hanging out the window… F*ck your jade… F*ck your knock more...

Do you bounce around from your Uber app to Lyft and Sidecar to see who can give you the best deal for a ride right now? A couple of data geeks Johnathan and Matt wanted to see if they could build a tool to make it easier. And they’ve launched whatsthefare.com more...

Muni is modernizing their fleet with 175 new trains for $648 million that will start arriving in 2016 – more than doubling its fleet of Metro light rail trains. Want to have your say on the train’s interiors, features or color schemes? Come one SF… we know you do! > Take the more...

The steel outline of SFMoMa’s building expansion has reached ever greater heights in recent months, and now it’s time to celebrate. Although the new project won’t be completed until 2016, join museum and community leaders, friends, and neighbors to see the highest beam lifted into place on their expanded building, and more...