Spring is in bloom, and San Francisco’s flowers — and sound systems — are coming back to life. On Monday, Mayor London Breed’s office announced SF Live, a series of free outdoor concerts running from May through October. In the coming months, bursts of blues, brass and bass are set to shake subwoofers at parks and plazas across the city, including Union Square, Civic Center Plaza and Crane Cove Park. The series is scheduled to kick off May 4 at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell with four hours of...
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, aka SFMOMA, threw a party — a big one. When the doors opened for general admission at 8 p.m., a line snaked into the Minna Street alley, reaching almost all the way to New Montgomery Street. The more than 2,700 guests, dressed in a mix of high-society SF fashion and experimental Met Gala-style gowns, came out in force for the museum’s biggest fundraiser of the year, which brought in $3.4 million. Tickets ranged from $95 for late-night access...
San Francisco's long-awaited public restroom was installed over the weekend. A toilet-themed celebration with about 100 people in attendance took place. It has reportedly been built for much less than its original $1.7 million price tag
Adam Schiff Robbed In San Francisco Via the Post Millennial, Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff’s luggage was stolen out of his parked car in a downtown San Francisco parking garage on Thursday. He later attended speaking event and dinner in a shirt and hiking vest. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the left-wing Senate hopeful was at the event to thank high-profile lawyer Joe Cotchett for his support to replace the late Dianne Feinstein. The outlet reported...
If you’ve walked through San Francisco on a recent sunny day, a glint likely caught your eye. That’s because in many parts of the city, the sidewalks sparkle. Shoegazing pedestrians will notice a familiar shimmer on Valencia, Castro and Haight streets, as well as large swaths of downtown. In a city with a reputation for its occasionally unbelievable beauty, the cement’s twinkle can fade into the background. But for a feature so widespread (and quietly celebrated), surprisingly little...
Watch a 2-story houseboat drift across the San Francisco Bay. The boat was being towed to its new home after a legal battle that forced many houseboats to relocate. Out of context, this looks like a house that slid off the side of a cliff and got lost at sea. — Read the rest
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San Francisco officials acknowledge that traffic-related injuries and fatalities are far too common. And now they believe a crackdown on drivers parking illegally is one way to make the city’s streets safer. At Tuesday’s San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency meeting, SFMTA director Jeffrey Tumlin announced a plan to massively increase the number of citations that officers issue starting this month. The effort will happen in weeklong surges of “intensive enforcement” in the different...
San Francisco’s culture is alive, and well and we’re here to prove it. Despite the popular opinion that San Francisco’s art scene has gone extinct, this is one of the coolest cities in the entire world, full stop. It can be easy to lose sight of that with so many complicated civic news stories, so we at SFGATE are starting a new column celebrating the moments that remind us why we love living here. This week’s edition features the rowdy rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most iconic bars, a...
San Francisco has an unwelcome reputation for car burglaries and visitors are warned not to leave valuables in their vehicles
An overflow group of 13 horses are entered in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 San Francisco Mile Stakes on the turf at Golden Gate Fields, with 12 likely to run. Four horses in the field are going for the tenth wins in their careers. Read More