Reopening
San Francisco live music venue The Independent is finally reopening on July 9. They’ve been closed for nearly 16 months since venues across the state went dark due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Grand Opening concert features Con Brio with Secret Sidewalk. Get tickets. All patrons attending concerts at The Independent more...
Free movies in Berkeley parks return this summer. Berkeley’s Friday night outdoor movie series kicks off July 9, with Trolls at Codornices Park. The series continues through September 24 with 6 evenings of beloved family films, new and old, in parks across Berkeley. Free Movies in Berkley Parks: July 9, 8:45pm: Trolls – Codornices more...
After being closed for more than a year during the COVID pandemic, San Francisco’s historic Palace of Fine Arts has finally announced the resumption of concerts and performances in their theater for 2021 and 2022. The first performance listed on the theater’s upcoming calendar is comedy queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race more...
The SS Jeremiah O’Brien will re-open to the public on July 2, 2021, after over a year with the pandemic, fire and recovery efforts keeping it closed. Built in S. Portland Maine and launched June 19, 1943, the O’Brien had a distinguished wartime duty. She participated in the D-Day invasion in more...
Starting next Tuesday, July 6, face coverings will no longer be required for fully vaccinated visitors entering City Hall and other City facilities, except for certain limited settings such as healthcare, long-term care, public transit, correctional and shelter facilities. “We continue to align with state guidance on mask requirements. Starting next more...
BART Increases Service 4 Weeks Early and Offers Late-Night Limited Trains Beginning July 15 BART will return to near-pre pandemic service on August 2 instead of August 30 as originally planned. The August 2 change includes extending closing times to midnight Monday through Saturday. In the meantime, BART will also add late-night more...
San Francisco Fleet Week is slated to return this year from October 3-11, 2021 with the return of the Air Show, the Parade of Ships, the humanitarian village and joint military and civilian disaster planning exercises. The air show is planned for October 8-10 headlined by the Blue Angels. San Francisco Fleet more...
By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s ferry service to and from Sausalito resumed Wednesday after completing maintenance and repairs to the Sausalito float. Golden Gate Transit suspended Sausalito ferry service in March to temporarily remove and complete necessary maintenance on the float, which more...
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announces a special 2021 summer season that will kickoff on Saturday, June 26 at 1:00pm with a free concert from Bobi Céspedes, the Bay Area’s matriarch of Cuban Music and with 23 free outdoor events throughout the summer. In 2020, the Festival was poised to celebrate its more...
The Golden Bull in Oakland held an invite-only party celebrate their reopening with a surprise set from The Coverups, a side project from Green Day members. Don’t feel bad you missed out because the party was guest list only to ensure everyone was vaccinated. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the backstory. more...
After a handful of San Francisco public libraries reopened last month for indoor service, city officials announced on Monday plans to reopen more libraries throughout the summer. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city halted indoor service at all of its libraries and redirected hundreds of library staff more...
Mayor London N. Breed and City Librarian Michael Lambert today announced the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) will reopen additional neighborhood branches for limited indoor and front door pick-up service starting today, June 21. More branches are slated to open throughout the summer as staffing permits and as San Francisco more...
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk reopened fully on Tuesday, June 15th along with much of the rest of the state of California. The classic seaside amusement park features more than 40 rides and attractions including two National Historic Landmarks: the world-famous 1924 Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster and the beautiful 1911 more...