San Francisco Chinatown Union Square
The city leaps into the Year of the Rabbit with the annual Chinese New Year Parade
Rain didn’t dampen the new year spirit over the weekend as participants and onlookers alike converged on downtown to celebrate the 2023 Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday night.
San Francisco Castro
SF Historical Preservation Commission recommends Castro Theatre landmark expansion
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) voted unanimously in support of recommending the expansion of the Castro Theatre's landmark designation to the Board of Supervisors.
San Francisco Bernal Heights
City Hall inexplicably declares war on lovely Bernal Heights sidewalk benches
These lovely sidewalk benches are now being declared "unpermitted encroachments" on Mirabel Avenue in Bernal Heights, with the Public Works department now demanding $1,400 permits for benches that have been there as long as 20 years.
San Jose
China-based developer behind scandal-linked SF project is causing housing development headaches at three sites in San Jose
A real estate firm based in China is causing some major frustrations in San Jose because of a lack of action on a few major development projects. The drama comes after a top executive for Z&L Properties was arrested in London over a bribery and corruption case in San Francisco.
San Francisco
Immersive exhibit in Richmond takes visitors on a virtual trip to the Space Station
An immersive, virtual-reality exhibit in Richmond lets visitors experience a voyage to space – virtually, that is – and explore a replica of the International Space Station. The exhibit will be in the Richmond waterfront's historic Craneway Pavilion through March.
San Francisco Mission Potrero Hill
SF SPCA celebrating 155th anniversary, offering free adoptions
As the San Francisco SPCA gears up for its 155th anniversary, we took a tour of their adoption facility, because for the next few days, the “fourth-oldest rescue society in the U.S.” will be furr-nishing the pet adoptions for free.
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San Francisco
Community group holds Castro Theatre town hall ahead of Historic Preservation Commission meeting [Updated]
Last Thursday, a coalition of community groups held a Castro Theatre town hall ahead of two consequential public meetings about the theatre's landmark status and preservation of its seats.
San Francisco North Beach
Artist Natalie Gabriel brings Carol Doda back to North Beach in stunning new mural
Thanks to muralist Natalie Gabriel, Carol Doda, the iconic stripper who shimmied her way to international fame as a topless dancer in the 60s and 70s has returned to North Beach in a new mural at wine bar Bodega.
San Francisco Castro
Going out with a bang: Castro restaurant & bar Harvey's set to host one final marathon event
Fans of longtime Castro dining, drinking, and event venue Harvey's (500 Castro St.) who were surprised by Sunday's sudden announcement of its closure after 27 years in the neighborhood will have one last chance to say goodbye.
San Francisco Chinatown
SF Chinatown grandmas drop AARP-sponsored Lunar New Year rap video
The Grant Avenue Follies gained national attention in 2021 when they created their first music video — the "Gai Mou Sou (chicken feather duster) Rap" — and now they've partnered with AARP on a new video, "That Lunar Cheer."