City Insight
You may have heard of (or better yet, smelled) Bacon Bacon cooking up their bacon-inspired dishes around the city in their food trucks. Thanks to SFist for tipping us off they they went on a reality TV show to try to pitch their porky expansion plans to potential investors. Bacon Bacon as a more...
It’s now a little bit cheaper to do your Sunday shopping in San Francisco if you have a car. The SFTMA reinstated free Sunday parking at meters after a year-long experiment with charging for Sunday parking. Free Sunday Parking at Meters in San Francisco – Begins July 6, 2014 Sunday Parking Exceptions: – Four-hour time limits more...
Join early California descendants, known as Los Californianos, for a roll call honoring their ancestors and the arrival of the Anza Expedition settlers to San Francisco 238 years ago. San Francisco’s 238th Birthday Celebration June 27, 2014 | 11 am to noon Pershing Square (near the Presidio Officers’ Club), Main Post, Presidio FREE In 1775-1776, more...
Stuck with a terrible public transportation commute before the Muni sick out? BART to the rescue! As long as you have a valid muni proof of payment (either a clipper card, or a valid transfer) you can ride for free between Daly City and Embarcadero Station. How to get your free BART more...
Monday, May 19, 2014 is the last day that San Francisco residents can register to vote for the upcoming June 3rd Primary elections. You can register to vote or update registration information online at registertovote.ca.gov or in person at the Department of Elections in City Hall. June 3, 2014 Statewide Direct Primary Election The more...
On Bike To Work Day 2014, Caltrain is hosting the commuter race challenge you’ve all been waiting for – bike vs. car… with a little help from Caltrain, of course. Two Caltrain employees will race to get to work from Union Square to San Carlos – one in a car, and more...
If you like all the events we dig up on Funcheap, we’d love to ask you to pretty please take a few minutes and vote for Funcheap as “Best Website” in the SF Weekly’s annual “Best of the San Francisco” Readers Poll for 2014. The poll is long – nearly 100 questions more...
It’s now a little bit cheaper to do your Sunday shopping in San Francisco if you have a car. The SFTMA reinstated free Sunday parking at meters after a year-long experiment with charging for Sunday parking Free Sunday Parking at Meters in San Francisco – Begins July 6, 2014 Sunday Parking Exceptions: – Four-hour time limits more...
When the earthquake hit in 1906, it did so in the wee hours at 5:12 am. The cast iron Lotta’s Fountain on Market Street became a crucial meeting point and is now known as SF’s oldest surviving monument. Every year since, city officials and some survivors (and there are a dwindling number more...
Discuss late-night transportation issues with local supervisors and representatives from BART, Muni and the taxi industry. This is the first of its kind hearing to discuss much needed changes to the way The City looks at late night transportation. The goal will be to try to make simple changes to the more...
Want to spend a semester working with Funcheap? We have two openings for our next social media internship program. The only requirement is that you have a passion for living in San Francisco and discovering its food, music and fun (don’t worry – living in the East Bay is OK, more...
“Where’s The F’n Beach in North Beach?” is a new walking tour from the acclaimed Foot Fun Comedy Walking Tours featuring veteran comedian Kurt Weitzmann who brings you through over 150 years of San Francisco History. North Beach Comedy Walking Tour Wednesday, March 26, 2014 (1p) Secret Meeting Location in North Beach Free, but an RSVP and more...
San Francisco Main Library hosts the premiere and post-reception for Love Me Tenderloin, Henri Quenette’s film about San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood and the everyday life of four inhabitants living in the Tenderloin: Bridchette, Arnold, Woody and Indian Joe. Love Me Tenderloin Film premiere and reception Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – 5:45 pm to 7:45 more...
Our beloved Dolores Park is being renovated in 2014/2015, so get ready for $13.2 million in changes & improvements. Get ready as the fences are going up and half the park will be closed until the fall of 2014. The northern side of Dolores Park (with tennis courts & hipster hangout area) more...
Our friends over at Haighteration have combined forces with a few other neighborhood blogs to launch a brand new San Francisco-only iPhone app called “Hoodline.” It’s a single app containing stories about the Lower Haight, Upper Haight and Hayes Valley with minor coverage of surrounding areas as well. And you can get more...
