San Francisco
Free Driverless Taxi Rides Coming Soon to SF (Sign Up Now)
Brand New, Freebies, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Transportation Thanks to SFist for sharing the news that soon you can take a driverless car in San Francisco (This is fully driverless… there’s with no back-up human driver in the front seat. Welcome to the future!) Cruise just announce that they are opening up their driverless cars in San Francisco to more...
SF Plans to Buy 114-Unit Hotel for the Unhoused
Housing, San Francisco San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the acquisition of the Gotham Hotel to convert it into permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless residents. The hotel is located at 835 Turk Street, just near the city’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. Once converted, the hotel will be able to provide as more...
BART Reopens Powell Street Station Restrooms for the First Time in 20 Years
Reopening, San Francisco, Transportation, What's Closed / What's Open On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 11am, BART will hold a “ribbon-cutting” event with rolls of toilet paper to mark the reopening of the Powell Street Station restrooms that have been closed for more than 20 years. Restrooms at 10 of BART’s underground stations have been closed since 9/11 because of more...
New African American Historical Art Posters Comes to SF’s Market Street
San Francisco, Transportation The Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series has commissioned new artwork by artists on an annual basis, since 1992. Each year, the Program commissions three or four artists to create a new body of work that responds to a theme specific to San Francisco. Each poster series is on more...
SF’s Sai Vietnamese Restaurant Forced to Close After Nearly 40 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that sadly, Sai’s Vietnamese Restaurant in San Francisco is being forced to close. The restaurant has been around for nearly 40 years, but unfortunately, their landlord has told them they have to vacate the building in 30 days. The family-run business, which opened in 1985 more...
SF Proposes Curbing the Construction of Mega-Mansions
Housing, San Francisco San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman on Tuesday proposed legislation that would curb the construction of luxury “monster homes” in select residential neighborhoods. Mandelman’s proposed ordinance would only apply to his supervisorial District 8 and create a new Central Neighborhoods Large Residence Special Use District, which would comprise of the neighborhoods Glen more...
SF’s 49ers vs. Rams NFC Championship Watch Parties (2022)
Bars, Get Out: Events, San Francisco, Things to Do The Niners are one win away from the Super Bowl… and the Rams stand in their way. Here’s our list of some of the best places in SF to watch all the action. Any place showing indoors will require proof of vaccine. 49ers vs. Rams Game Watch Parties Sunday, January 30, 2022 more...
SF’s Carnaval Returns for 2022 on Memorial Day Weekend
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Carnaval San Francisco — the annual, free, two-day festival and grand parade drawing thousands of attendees and featuring international music, dance, arts & crafts and cuisine — is making a celebratory return after a two-year pandemic related hiatus. The 44th annual event, themed “Colores de Amor – Inclusivity, Family and Community,” more...
SF’s 2021 Crime Stats Just Got Released
Crime, San Francisco San Francisco police on Wednesday released crime data from 2021, showing that murders across the city are up compared to previous years. According to the numbers, the city had 56 homicides in 2021, up from 48 in 2020, and 41 in 2019. “Sadly, this is not just a San Francisco trend, more...
SF Ends Vax Mandate for Indoor Dining (Sort of)
Bars, COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, Indoor Dining, San Francisco The new COVID health updates that were released by the San Francisco Department of Public Health on Thursday appear to give bars and restaurants to have more flexibility in deciding their own COVID rules. The new updates allow bars and restaurants to accept patrons for indoor dining who have a more...
SF’s Big Updates for Masks + Vaccine Mandates
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Vaccinated residents in San Francisco will once again be allowed to forego their masks in some indoor settings, health officials said Thursday, citing declining COVID-19 case rates. Starting Feb. 1, San Francisco residents will be allowed to take their masks off indoors if they are more...
SF’s “Lighted Forest” in Golden Gate Park Extended to March 5th
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Festival Updates, San Francisco San Francisco Parks Alliance and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, in partnership with San Francisco artist Charles Gadeken, are pleased to announce the extension of Entwined, the illuminated art installation in Golden Gate Park’s Peacock Meadow through March 5, 2022. The light exhibit will continue an additional month past more...
Golden Gate Park’s “Winter Lights” Glowing Forest Ends February 1st
Goodbye, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Most good things come to an end. Some of the winter lights that have been up since December 2nd are coming to an end on February 1, 2022. “Winter Lights,” a full acre of trees lit up near 6th Ave will both be saying goodbye after two months of lighting more...
For the First Time in Over 30 Years, New Bars Can Open in the Castro
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to Eater for sharing the news that new bars will finally be allowed to open in the Castro for the first time in over 30 years. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance that reverses the ban on new bars that was put in place in more...
Meet SF Zoo’s 4 New Residents: Mexican Gray Wolves
Adorable, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco The San Francisco Zoo’s newest residents are four endangered Mexican gray wolves that moved into the Wolf Canyon habitat last week. The four female siblings were brought to the zoo following the deaths of two old Mexican gray wolves who were transferred to San Francisco in 2016, according to zoo officials. more...
