San Francisco
Juneteenth Now a Holiday for SF School District
Brand New, San Francisco The San Francisco Board of Education approved a resolution Wednesday making Juneteenth – June 19 – a district holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 that African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that President Abraham Lincoln had declared them free more than two years earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation, which more...
72 City Blocks in SF Might Light Up For the First Time Ever
Brand New, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Thanks to the San Francisco Examiner for sharing the news that San Francisco could soon be lighting up with charming string lights all over the city. After successfully lighting up Valencia Street with 8,000 cafe lights back in May of 2021, Manny Yekutiel, owner of Manny’s cafe in the Mission, is spearheading more...
The Exploratorium Hosts First “Free” Day in 3 Years
Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open The Exploratorium used to have several “pay what you wish” days each year, but they started to become rare even before the pandemic. This Sunday, the “Community Day” tradition returns for the first time since May 2019 in honor of Mother’s Day/Día de las Madres. Lots of free bilingual activities more...
SF’s Free “Mother’s Day Rose Show” Returns for 2022
Mother's Day, San Francisco Back for the first time in three years, the San Francisco Rose Society continues its tradition with the annual Mother’s Day Rose Show at Golden Gate Park’s Hall of Flowers with a rose showcase in the exhibition hall. Exhibitors show their judged and award-winning garden roses starting at 12:30 pm until 4 more...
Crissy Field’s 20th Anniversary + Free Kite Day (May 7)
Bay Area Favorites, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Let’s fly a kite together! Join San Francisco in celebrating 20 years of Crissy Field on May 7 from 1-3 p.m. The first 1,500 people to meet us on Crissy Airfield will receive a free, beautifully designed kite to commemorate 20 years of Crissy Field. Kites will be distributed from the Golden more...
SF Celebrates Grand Opening of 100% Affordable Housing in the Mission
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco San Francisco celebrated the grand opening of Casa Adelante—2828 16th Street, a 143 unit, 100% affordable housing development in the Mission District. Formerly known as 1990 Folsom, the development designates 36 units for public housing residents relocating from Potrero Hill and Sunnydale HOPE SF sites. The remaining 107 units are more...
Check Out SF’s Absolutely Wild Sand Dunes at Ocean Beach
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Wow Local hip hop artist Richie Cunning was out for a walk on Ocean Beach on Tuesday morning this week around 7am and caught this amazing site of the Ocean Beach sign almost completely covered by sand dunes right near Lincoln and the Great Highway. 📷 @RichieCunning And if you look closely, you’ll more...
A 17-block ‘Yellow Brick Road’ is Coming to the Tenderloin
Murals, San Francisco In 2008, a group of Tenderloin neighborhood mothers, youth and community leaders came together to create the Yellow Brick Road, an eleven-block sidewalk mural illuminating a network of safe routes for children. The Safe Passage Program, operating under the umbrella of the Tenderloin Community Benefit District (TLCBD), remains a robust more...
The Castro’s Sing-A-Long Movies are Back!
Bay Area Favorites, Fun & Games, Get Out: Events, San Francisco The Castro Theatre is bringing back a beloved tradition, sing-alongs. The fun, interactive sing-alongs return with their illustrious hosts Laurie Bushman and Sara Toby Moore. The hills are alive as the original Sing-a-Long-a is back more than 20 years since it revolutionized how we interact with the world’s favorite musical. For those of more...
Dolores Park’s Pedestrian Bridge Got a Rainbow Makeover
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Pride, San Francisco San Francisco has a brand new rainbow bridge! And even occasional graffiti from a**holes can’t stop the bridge from showing off its pride. The pedestrian bridge, which connects Church St. (at 19th St.) to Dolores Park, has gotten a colorful makeover. The bridge’s new nickname (and accompanying hashtag, but of course…), more...
One of SF’s Giant Windmills is Turning Back on Today
Fairs & Festivals, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Normally the Murphy Windmill (the largest in the world when it was built in 1908) sits majestically, but silently watching over the southwest corner of Golden Gate Park which no longer needs it to pump the 40,000 gallons of water a day it used to before electric pumps took all more...
SF is Getting a Huge New “Campfire Circle” in the Presidio
Brand New, New Parks, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s most anticipated park, Tunnel Tops, is getting a huge new campfire circle. The Presidio Tunnel Tops bridges over the newly tunneled Presidio Parkway (formerly Doyle Drive), which for years has separated the historic Main Post from the highly popular waterfront below, including Crissy Field and Crissy Marsh. The Tunnel more...
SF Sues Companies for Illegal Dumping on Treasure Island
Jerk Alert, San Francisco San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced Tuesday a lawsuit against three companies alleging they illegally dumped several tons of soil and other materials on Treasure Island in 2019. The suit was filed against Tip Top Trucking, LLC, Neeve Engineering, Inc., and Neeve’s principal, Joseph Lawrence, seeking damages and penalties, after more...
Golden Gate Park’s JFK Drive Now Car-Free Forever
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco On April 26, 2022 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved Mayor Breed’s legislation to ensure John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park remain vehicle-free permanently. See the map of car-free JFK Drive. The legislation, co-sponsored by Supervisors Matt Haney, Rafael Mandelman, and Dean Preston, greenlights more than 40 improvements more...
SF’s Brand New Dog Run Opens at Civic Center’s UN Plaza
Brand New, New Parks, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco has just opened a brand new dog run in Civic Center. The UN Plaza Dog Run is open 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 pm. Bring your pup down for some off-leash fun. You can find it in UN Plaza at McAllister St., adjacent to Arsicault more...
