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SF's Ferry Building to be Raised 7 Feet to Protect from Sea Level Rise?SF’s Ferry Building to be Raised 7 Feet to Protect from Sea Level Rise?
By - posted 9/13/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Uplifting, Wow

Thanks to NPR for letting us know about San Francisco’s bold (and expensive) new plan to protect the important city buildings in case sea levels continue to rise. And so SF’s iconic Ferry Building may soon be getting a lift. Although there are no actual plans or specific proposals in place more...

SF's Massive "Pink Triangle" is Back for 2023 (June 17)SF’s Massive “Pink Triangle” is Back for 2023 (June 17)
By - posted 6/12/2023
Community, Pride, Uplifting

Get ready for the 2023 edition of the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in San Francisco. The past few years, the triangle was lit up with 2,700 LED lights by Illuminate, but for 2023 the Pink Triangle returns to its traditional pink canvas display w/ 175 bright pink tarps held more...

SF's "Goat My Valentine" Fashion Show Back for 2023SF’s “Goat My Valentine” Fashion Show Back for 2023
By - posted 2/13/2023
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...

California Academy of Sciences Welcomes Baby PenguinsCalifornia Academy of Sciences Welcomes Baby Penguins
By - posted 11/15/2022
Adorable, Brand New, Uplifting

The California Academy of Sciences welcomed two exciting new additions to its African penguin colony last week, the first new chicks to hatch at the Academy since 2018. Coming into the world on November 1 and 3, these two chicks are the first babies for biological parents seven-year-old Bernie (m) and more...

SF's Biggest AIDS Quilt Display Ever is Coming (June 11-12)SF’s Biggest AIDS Quilt Display Ever is Coming (June 11-12)
By - posted 6/12/2022
Brand New, Causes, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, San Francisco, Uplifting

The National AIDS Memorial will mark the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt with an historic outdoor display in Golden Gate Park that will feature nearly 3,000 hand-stitched panels of the Quilt. The display will be the largest display of the Quilt in the U.S. in over a decade and more...

SF's Massive "Pink Triangle" Lights Up for 2022 (June 1-July 1)SF’s Massive “Pink Triangle” Lights Up for 2022 (June 1-July 1)
By - posted 5/26/2022
Community, Pride, Uplifting

Get ready for 2,700 pink lights to turn on for the 2022 edition of the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in San Francisco. The Pink Triangle has been installed atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco for each Pride weekend since 1996, as a visible yet mute reminder of man’s inhumanity to more...

New I-80 Freeway "Urban Forest" Coming to SF in 2023New I-80 Freeway “Urban Forest” Coming to SF in 2023
By - posted 4/7/2022
Brand New, City Insight, Good News, Green, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Uplifting

Thanks to the SF Examiner for letting us know that the litter-strewn entrance to the Bay Bridge in SoMa is soon going to be converted into an “urban forest” and tree nursery which will take root (he he) new freeway offramps. According to the San Francisco Department of Public Works, the more...

Oldest National Park Service Ranger Retires at 100-Years-OldOldest National Park Service Ranger Retires at 100-Years-Old
By - posted 4/4/2022
Celebrations, Goodbye, Parks & Beaches, Uplifting, Wow

By Keith Burbank Bay City News Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday following more than 15 years sharing stories of her life and those of other working women during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond. Soskin, more...

49 of SF’s Most Inspiring Pandemic Murals from Boarded-Up Storefronts49 of SF’s Most Inspiring Pandemic Murals from Boarded-Up Storefronts
By - posted 1/19/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Community, Fairs & Festivals, Murals, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Uplifting

When San Francisco shut down during shelter-in-place in early 2020 artists created gorgeous temporary murals throughout the city on boarded-up storefronts. Fortunately, as the city reopened, many of these works of art were saved and are now on view together for the first time in the nation’s largest exhibit of more...

Critically Endangered Salmon Return to Bay Area Thanks to Record RainfallCritically Endangered Salmon Return to Bay Area Thanks to Record Rainfall
By - posted 1/13/2022
Outdoorsy, Uplifting

By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation Hundreds of salmon are returning to Bay Area streams for the first time in years, all thanks to the region’s record-high levels of rain in October. The early rain coincided with adult Chinook salmon’s fall-run migration back to freshwater, California Department of Fish and more...

Stunning New Immersive Light Art Show Coming to SF's JapantownStunning New Immersive Light Art Show Coming to SF’s Japantown
By - posted 11/29/2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Holiday Lights, Holidays, San Francisco, Uplifting, Wow

A brand new immersive light art experience is coming to San Francisco’s Japantown for an 8 week limited run this winter. The Japantown Community Benefit District in partnership with Ryotaro Muramatsu and NAKED, Inc. is excited to present the U.S. premier of the Dandelion Project to San Francisco’s Japantown. Follow @japantowncbd and more...

Oakland's Brand New 2021 "Town Nights" Parks FestivalOakland’s Brand New 2021 “Town Nights” Parks Festival
By - posted 11/22/2021
East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Oakland, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Police Reform, Uplifting

On Monday, November 22, Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention is kicking off the 2021 Town Nights events at eight locations across the city of Oakland. According to the flyer there will be free food, games, sports, entertainment and more. Town Nights events aim to change community norms around violence through community engagement, more...

Ten Cute Baby Ducks Rescued from Evil Storm Drain in San MateoTen Cute Baby Ducks Rescued from Evil Storm Drain in San Mateo
By - posted 8/11/2021
Adorable, Uplifting

By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation Ten baby ducklings were trapped in a San Mateo storm drain until the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA saved them and reunited them with their mother on Monday. A concerned resident called the PHS/SPCA after spotting a mother duck pacing next to a storm more...

Alameda County Offers $210k Loans to First-Time HomebuyersAlameda County Offers $210k Loans to First-Time Homebuyers
By - posted 8/10/2021
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Uplifting

By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Alameda County announced the opening of applications Monday for more than $12 million in down payment assistance loans for residents seeking to buy their first home. Applications for the AC Boost loan program, which will disperse loans of up to $210,000 to chosen recipients, will more...

SF's "Street Overdose Response Team" Launches August 2ndSF’s “Street Overdose Response Team” Launches August 2nd
By - posted 7/31/2021
Brand New, Crime, Getting Help, Police Reform, Uplifting

San Francisco will begin rolling out its newly formed Street Overdose Response Team (a.k.a “SORT”) starting Monday, August 2, 2021 to address non-fatal overdoses through a holistic approach, city officials said Friday. SORT will respond to overdose calls and provide an immediate response from San Francisco Fire Department paramedics, followed by more...