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Comic of Stereotypical SF Headlines Goes Big on RedditComic of Stereotypical SF Headlines Goes Big on Reddit
By - posted 5/7/2021
Artsy Fartsy, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco

A humorous tweet by Armand Domalewski which portrays satirical SF headlines spliced with cartoonist Randall Munroe’s webcomic xkcd has made it to the front page of Reddit on the r/sanfrancisco subReddit with 1,4000 upvotes. San Franciscan Domelewski hits the nail on the head with riffs on the San Francisco School Board, homelessness, Golden more...

Historic Home of Lesbian Rights Movement Will Be SF LandmarkHistoric Home of Lesbian Rights Movement Will Be SF Landmark
By - posted 5/6/2021
Brand New, City Insight, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco

Thanks to CBS News for sharing the story that San Francisco will have a new historical landmark. The first lesbian couple to legally wed in San Francisco, late lesbian activists Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin formed the Daughters of Bilitis, a political and social organization for lesbians in 1955. Their home located more...

"Nash Bridges" Reboot Filming in SF“Nash Bridges” Reboot Filming in SF
By - posted 5/6/2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco

Thanks to JR Stone at ABC 7 News and KTVU for sharing that a reboot of “Nash Bridges” has started filming in San Francisco. USA Network’s former police procedural TV show “Nash Bridges” is getting the movie treatment with Don Johnson and Cheech Marin reprising their original roles. The revival has been more...

SF Launches 1st Ever African American Reparations Advisory CommitteeSF Launches 1st Ever African American Reparations Advisory Committee
By - posted 5/5/2021
Brand New, Healing, Only in San Francisco

San Francisco Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously appointed 15 people to the city’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee — touted as the first body of its kind to create a comprehensive reparations plan for African Americans. The newly created committee is the result of efforts by Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton, more...

SF's Lighted Pink Triangle Coming Back June 1SF’s Lighted Pink Triangle Coming Back June 1
By - posted 5/4/2021
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco

On June 1, Illuminate will again light the Pink Triangle. One year after creating a sensation in San Francisco with a full acre of pink light above the city, Illuminate will again bring (night) life to Patrick Carney’s epic canvas triangle on Twin Peaks. And this year, the Triangle will remain more...

SF's Historic Roxie Theater Reopens May 21SF’s Historic Roxie Theater Reopens May 21
By - posted 5/4/2021
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

San Francisco’s historic Roxie Theater is finally reopening. In March 2020, our doors closed to the public and we’ve spent the past year and nine weeks waiting to finally make this announcement. The Roxie will reopen Friday, May 21st with limited showtimes and seating capacity. For the reopening day, Roxie Theater is more...

Mission District's Brand New Mural Dedicated to Latino CommunityMission District’s Brand New Mural Dedicated to Latino Community
By - posted 5/3/2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Murals, Only in San Francisco

A new mural in San Francisco’s Mission District unveiled Thursday aims to uplift the city’s Latino community, which has been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The mural, located in the famed Clarion Alley, was commissioned by the San Francisco COVID Command Center and created by local artist Elizabeth Blancas. The mural more...

Salesforce Tower's Midnight Screenings at 1,070 Ft Elevation (May 1-31)Salesforce Tower’s Midnight Screenings at 1,070 Ft Elevation (May 1-31)
By - posted 4/30/2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco

From midnight to 1am, each night for the month of May, RAWdance will be poised 1,070 feet above the city on the Salesforce Tower screen, lighting up Jim Campbell’s Day for Night installation as part of the artist’s studio’s monthly “midnight artist collaboration,” in partnership with Boston Properties, owner of more...

SF's Electoral Map is About to Get Carved UpSF’s Electoral Map is About to Get Carved Up
By - posted 4/30/2021
Election, Have Your Voice Heard, Only in San Francisco

The San Francisco Elections Commission is inviting residents to apply for appointment to one of three open seats on the Redistricting Task Force that will help make decisions on how to redraw lines for Board of Supervisor districts. The nine-member task force has three appointees from the Board of Supervisors, three more...

San Francisco Will Likely Be in Yellow Tier Next WeekSan Francisco Will Likely Be in Yellow Tier Next Week
By - posted 4/28/2021
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that San Francisco will likely be in the Yellow Tier next week. UPDATE – San Francisco officially enters Yellow Tier with expanded reopenings on May 6 Thanks to the changes to the state’s blueprint for reopening metrics, to reach the Yellow Tier, they’ve adjusted the more...

SF's Brand New "Bearrison Street Fair" Coming in OctoberSF’s Brand New “Bearrison Street Fair” Coming in October
By - posted 4/27/2021
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco

Join the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Bears of San Francisco for the inaugural Bearrison Street Fair. Come as you are or in nothing at all. Everyone is welcome to celebrate who you are or who you want to be as we celebrate body positivity and community. The brand new Bearrison more...

SFMTA Says Van Ness Will Be Ready "Early 2022"SFMTA Says Van Ness Will Be Ready “Early 2022”
By - posted 4/22/2021
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open

After years of planning and construction, SFMTA gave an update yesterday saying that work on the Van Ness Improvement Project is progressing rapidly and the “end is in sight.” Construction is projected to be finished by the end of this year, with Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service running on Van Ness Avenue more...

SF's New "Floating" Fire Station Set to Open Summer 2021SF’s New “Floating” Fire Station Set to Open Summer 2021
By - posted 4/22/2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fire Updates, Only in San Francisco

We’re closer than ever to the opening of a first-of-its-kind floating fire station on the San Francisco Bay. The new Fire Station 35, which will serve as a base for fireboats, is berthed at Pier 22½ just north of the Bay Bridge. Exterior construction on the new station was completed on April more...

SF's "F" Market Street Car is Back in MaySF’s “F” Market Street Car is Back in May
By - posted 4/22/2021
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

Just announced, San Francisco’s “F-Market & Wharves” historic street car line returns in May. But the F may only run its full route for a couple of months. It will run from the Castro to Fisherman’s Wharf until September, when “Better Market Street” construction begins which might disrupt service around Powell more...

SF's New Tip Line to Report Hate CrimesSF’s New Tip Line to Report Hate Crimes
By - posted 4/22/2021
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Only in San Francisco, Stop Asian Hate

Amid a rise of reported attacks against Asians, San Francisco Chinese community leaders on Friday announced a new hotline that will make it easier for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers to report hate crimes. The hotline is (415) 558-5588. The new hotline was possible thanks efforts by the nonprofit organization Asian Pacific Islander more...