San Francisco
San Diego Brewery Ballast Point Opens Brand New SF Taproom
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco San Diego brewery Ballast Point, famous for its juicy Sculpin IPA, will open its brand new 12,000 sqft taproom and kitchen in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 4pm Located at 705 16th Street at the base of the Icona:Labs building in Mission Bay, and adjacent to the waterfront more...
This is SF’s First Ever Electric Presidio Shuttle “Go” Bus
Brand New, Green, San Francisco, Transportation The Presidio GO’s first battery-electric bus has arrived. As we enter the next chapter, the Presidio Trust is modernizing and improving its system by gradually converting to battery-electric buses. The new battery-electric bus has a low floor and a wheelchair ramp that will ease boarding for wheelchair users, families, and those more...
SF to Finally End Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Status
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation San Francisco will sunset its COVID-19 public health emergency at the end of February in accordance with the end of the state’s emergency declaration, city officials said Thursday. San Francisco public health officials argued that while the virus is still present across the Bay Area more...
SF’s Only Bed Bath & Beyond Store Closing
Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco is losing its only Bed Bath & Beyond store. Bed Bath & Beyond has announced that it will soon close a slew of its stores including its two-story San Francisco location at 555 Ninth Street. The Vacaville store was also more...
SF’s New Express Service Comes to 1 California Starting Feb. 21
San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) recently announced an updated 1X California pilot program to offer express bus service between Downtown and the Richmond District beginning February 21, 2023. Increasing reliable transit service, protected bike lanes, and safer streets and sidewalks will bring more people to and through Downtown. New transit lanes more...
This is What Haight’s Old McDonald’s Will Look Like
Housing, San Francisco Thanks to SFist for the tip-off that San Francisco’s former McDonald’s on Haight Street, located at 730 Stanyan, will be an 8-story mixed-use building with affordable housing. The site has sat vacant and has been used for temporary activities intended to serve the community. The current design for the building features more...
SF City Hall Hosts Special Valentine’s Day Weddings w/ 250 Couples
Adorable, San Francisco, Valentine's Day Over 250 couples will wed in a special Valentine’s Day marriage celebration at San Francisco’s historic City Hall on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. City Administrator Carmen Chu and the Office of the County Clerk invite couples to celebrate their love and tie the knot at a special Valentine’s Day marriage celebration more...
SF’s “Goat My Valentine” Fashion Show Back for 2023
Adorable, San Francisco, Uplifting, Valentine's Day The popular 5th annual Goat My Valentine a community event and happy hour comes to Union Square for a GOAT Fashion Show this Valentine’s Day 2023 from 4-6pm in the heart of San Francisco. The GOATS (Greatest of All Time) of San Francisco cultural scene will be on display with more...
Unofficial Taylor Swift ‘Bad Blood’ Pop-Up Bar Comes to SF
Bars, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Attention Swifties…there’s a new Taylor Swift pop-up bar in San Francisco. Thanks to SFist for sharing the news. But don’t expect Taylor to actually be there, otherwise you’ll be the one heartbroken. This is a completely unofficial and unauthorized event, but still sounds like a load of fun. The Bad Blood: a more...
SF’s Legendary Cliff House Finally Has a Restaurant Tenant
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to SF Eater for sharing the news that the Cliff House has a brand new restaurant tenant. Mum’s the word on who has been selected, but the vendor will not only operate the restaurant in the Cliff House, but also the cafe at the nearby Lands End visitor center. The more...
SF’s Magnificent “Peak” Magnolia Bloom is Here (2023)
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety silver buds on the often bare branches of these elegant trees, many rare and more...
SF’s New Downtown IKEA Set to Open Spring 2023
Brand New, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for the update that San Francisco’s new downtown Ikea, located in a brand new urban mall, has announced its opening its doors in spring 2023. It’s been more than two years since the vacant 6×6 Mall at 945 Market Street was purchased for $198 million. The building more...
Parking at SF’s Muni Stops is Going Away
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation In late November 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling for us to “promote unobstructed pedestrian access for boarding public transit by eliminating parking in bus stops.” There are more than 3,500 Muni stops in San Francisco, and about 1,200 are stops at which there more...
SFMOMA Hosts US Naturalization Ceremony (Feb. 11)
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco On February 11, SFMOMA partners with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to host a Naturalization Ceremony for more than 40 new U.S. citizens in front of Diego Rivera’s inspirational Pan American Unity mural in the museum’s free-to-see ground floor Roberts Family Gallery. Attendees include 40–50 individuals from around the globe who more...
SF Signs Ambitious Plan to Add 82,000 New Homes in 8 Years
Housing, San Francisco Today Mayor London N. Breed signed San Francisco’s Housing Element, which sets out a plan for the City to create over 82,000 new homes in the next eight years. The Housing Element was approved by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting today, and now is being transmitted to the California Department more...
