San Francisco
Popular Mexican Coffee Chain Plans SF Cafe
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that a popular Mexican coffee and bakery chain, La Borra del Café, is planning to open a San Francisco shop. The chain has its eyes set in the Castro neighborhood, at 2175 Market Street, in a ground-floor retail space of an apartment complex. The more...
SF Zoo’s Adorable “March of the Penguins” Welcomes 5 Penguin Chicks
Adorable, Bay Area Favorites, San Francisco Saturday was the day for the annual — and very popular — March of the Penguins at the San Francisco Zoo. The March of the Penguins is one of the zoo’s most popular events. This morning, five adorable Magellanic penguin chicks — two females and three males which hatched between mid-April more...
New 5.4 Acre “Bayfront Park” Comes to SF in Fall 2023
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco A new 5.4-acre open space between Chase Center and San Francisco Bay will add to the growing number of new parks in the City. Mayor London N. Breed today joined Supervisor Matt Dorsey, the Golden State Warriors and other City and community leaders to celebrate the start of construction for Bayfront more...
The Nation’s First Transgender History Month Begins in SF
Only in San Francisco, Pride, San Francisco San Francisco’s Transgender History Month started Monday with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall and Mayor London Breed extolling the city’s financial investments in the trans community. August is the month in which the city’s famed Compton’s Cafeteria Riot erupted in 1966 as a response to police harassment of transgender residents more...
SF’s Popular ‘H Mart’ is Expanding
Bay Area Favorites, Groceries / Supermarkets, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s only H Mart store, which opened to great fanfare in April 2021, is expanding. The store, located at 3995 Alemany Blvd., will undergo a completely new buildout after taking over the adjacent storefront, formerly 24 Hour Fitness. The additional space more...
Muni’s Castro St. Station Getting New Elevator in 2025
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation A new elevator is coming to the Castro Station. To support a system-wide effort to improve safety and accessibility, the SFMTA is rehabilitating and modernizing the subway system elevators. The Castro Station Accessibility Improvement Project includes an elevator design that will allow station agents to see into the elevator and maintain more...
SF’s Newest Park: Transbay Block 3 Park & Alley Coming in 2025
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Another brand new park is coming to San Francisco (hopefully) in 2025, which will be a new permanent addition to SoMa. The new Transbay Block 3 Park will be located between Main and Beale streets; and Folsom and Howard streets in the area that currently is being used as the pop-up “The more...
SF’s Great Highway Car-Free on Weekends for 3 Years?
Brand New, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Transportation By Alexandra Garcia, Bay City News Foundation The Great Highway stretches 3.8 miles down San Francisco’s western coast, bordering Ocean Beach. Every weekend and holiday, between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard, the four-lane-wide roadway transforms into a completely vehicle-free promenade where the public can enjoy its scenic views. On Tuesday, San Francisco more...
SF’s Newest 10-Acre Waterfont Park Coming in 2025
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission on Thursday approved construction firm Swinerton to build the first portion of India Basin Waterfront Park, a community-led project that will train and hire Bayview-Hunters Point residents. The proposed plan combines the existing India Basin Shoreline Park area and 900 Innes property into one more...
SF Has Identified 141 Cases of Monkeypox (So Far)
Health & Wellness, San Francisco By Katy St. Clair and Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) will be prioritizing first-doses of the monkeypox vaccine for at-risk people and will defer second dose appointments until an adequate supply of the vaccine is received, a spokesperson for the department said on more...
SF’s 24th Street BART Plaza Fenced Off
Controversy, Crime, San Francisco The northeast corner plaza area around San Francisco’s 24th Street BART entrance has been fenced off by the city to try to combat “open-air drug markets & vendors” according to supervisor Hillary Ronen. The fences went up on Wednesday, but already it’s a cat and mouse game with unpermitted vendors who more...
151-Year-Old San Francisco Art Institute Shuts Down
Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Art Institute last Friday announced it is ceasing its degree programs after merger talks between the school and the University of San Francisco did not lead to an acquisition. The school on Chestnut Street on Russian Hill was founded in 1871 and is among the nation’s oldest art more...
SF’s Newest Park “Presidio Tunnel Tops” Opens July 17th
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Presidio Tunnel Tops, the most anticipated visitor attraction ever planned for the Presidio of San Francisco, opens Sunday July 17, 2022. Come explore the park and enjoy free family-friendly events and activities on opening day and throughout the whole season, July through October. Built over the tops of the Presidio Parkway more...
SFO Offers Free Caricatures While You Wait for Your Flight
Freebies, Fun & Games, San Francisco All you hear these days is bad news about airports – flight cancellations, delays and bags getting lost. Fortunately, here’s some good news if you’re flying out of the SFO’s International Terminal A (or Harvey Milk Terminal 1 if you don’t mind a short walk). You can get a free more...
“Bastille Day” French Block Party Back in SF for First Time in 8 Years
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open “Bastille on Belden” Returns for First Time in 8 Years After a long break, San Francisco seems to be trying to claim back the title of “The Paris of the West.” Back in the 90s and 00s, French restaurant Cafe Bastille hosted a rollicking Bastille Day celebration crammed into downtown’s narrow more...
