Joe Kukura
San Francisco Union Square
SF’s first Latina-owned dispensary opens to big crowd in Union Square
Though Union Square is still mostly boarded up like a ghost town, a new cannabis dispensary opening today is creating a big buzz. Read More
San Francisco Excelsior
OG dispensary ReLeaf will be reborn in Crocker-Amazon
One of San Francisco’s original cannabis dispensaries will be back at a new location, as ReLeaf gets Planning Commission approval right at the SF-Daly City border. Read More
San Francisco Ingleside
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Stonestown Galleria on Saturday
Say hello again to the Instagram trap on wheels known as the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck, which holds court all day Saturday at the Stonestown Galleria. Read More
San Francisco SoMa
Widely pre-panned YOLO Nightclub, in the former Slim’s, set to open June 18
The ladies will be scantily clad, but men must adhere to a highly non-sexual dress code, when the old Slim’s reopens as YOLO Nightclub next Friday, June 18. Read More
San Francisco SoMa
Vice President Kamala Harris has sold her SoMa condo
The sitting vice president of the United States no longer needs her SoMa apartment, and it sold with an asking price of $800,000 just one week after the listing hit the market. Read More
San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf
Fisherman’s Wharf suddenly teeming will illegal booze vendors, city can’t do much about it
Unlicensed street vendors are slinging beers, shots, and cocktails on the wharf’s walkways, and an obscure state law prevents the Port of San Francisco from cracking down. Read More
San Francisco Embarcadero
Exploratorium is hosting three (online) LGBTQ ‘After Dark’ events for Pride in June
The Exploratorium won’t be reopen in time for Pride, but they are throwing three Pride events in their weekly Thursday night After Dark series. Read More
San Francisco Castro
Castro Theatre will reopen on June 26-27 for Frameline
Frameline’s schedule announcement features many treasures, but the biggest news is two days of screenings that will reopen the Castro Theatre. Read More
San Francisco Union Square
Hilton Union Square reopens Monday, but its top-floor Cityscape Bar will remain closed for now
The largest hotel on the west coast is back in business Monday, May 24th, but not at full capacity, and not with its 46th floor panoramic-view bar just yet. Read More
San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf
Musee Mecanique announces June 15 reopening
Sal will laugh again in less than a month, as the Fisherman’s Wharf’s coolest attraction announces its coin-operated magic will return in mid-June. Read More
San Francisco Financial District
Salesforce Tower reopens to employees, albeit a very tiny number of them
San Francisco’s biggest employer reopened its very big headquarters to employees, in the city’s most significant office reopening yet. Read More
San Francisco Embarcadero Financial District
‘Nash Bridges’ reboot movie shoot electrifying the Financial District
The old combination of Don Johnson and Cheech Marin is bringing new life to downtown San Francisco, in the form of gunshots and exploding cars for the “Nash Bridges” made-for-TV movie. Read More
San Francisco Embarcadero Fisherman's Wharf
Watch: The F-Line ‘Boat Tram’ returns with ribbon-cutting celebration
The Blackpool Boat Tram popularly known as “Boat Boi” returned to the rails Friday, in advance of this weekend’s reopening of Muni Metro service and stations. Read More
San Francisco Embarcadero
Exploratorium announces July 1 reopening
You won’t need proof of vaccination or a negative test result to visit the Exploratorium when it reopens this summer, but the Tactile Dome will be off-limits. Read More
San Francisco Union Square
Feinstein’s at the Nikko reopening May 20, Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, Justin Vivian Bond scheduled
You’ll need a vaccination card for admission to the newly reopened Feinstein’s, but the Hotel Nikko’s cabaret theater has booked stars worth getting the shot for. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown
Long-delayed Empress of China reboot Empress by Boon to open June 18
More than six years after we lost the kitschy favorite Empress of China, the opening of its potential Michelin star contender Empress by Boon now looks to be just a month away. Read More
San Francisco Hayes Valley Mid-Market
Market Street’s upscale Zuni Cafe is eliminating tips altogether
When the James Beard Award-winning Zuni Cafe reopens for indoor dining, they’ll be closing the gap between front-of the-house and back-of-the-house wages by eliminating tips and adding a 20% service fee. Read More
San Francisco Mission
Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Cinema will reopen in July
The beautifully restored and boozy movie theater will bring back the light, camera, and action in July, though no specific dates or films have been announced. Read More
San Francisco Bayview
Bayview is getting ‘Hollywood’-style letter signs installed
These ten-foot concrete towers of Bayview pride are going up along Bayshore Boulevard, and the finished product will be a lot more decorative. Read More
San Francisco Lower Haight Western Addition
SF Pride names African American Art & Culture Complex directors as 2021 Grand Marshals
Queer Black twin sisters Melonie Green and Melorra Green named community Grand Marshals for SF Pride 51, with more Grand Marshals to be named next week. Read More
San Francisco Upper Haight
New Jeremy Fish-Derby jacket collaboration celebrates Muni cable cars
The new old-school, must-have garment is a limited edition Derby jacket with Muni-inspired illustrations by celebrated artist Jeremy Fish. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center
SF Public Library Main Branch to Reopen May 3
The SFPL reopening will only involve the first floor and a “browse and bounce” program, but the access to computers will also be part of the limited library operations. Read More
San Francisco Glen Park
Glen Park’s adorably quaint Tyger’s Coffee Shop has permanently closed
The unpretentious, old-school omelette destination at Diamond and Chenery Streets closed April 1, though another cafe will apparently replace it. Read More
San Francisco Outer Richmond
Balboa Theater reopening May 14 with Godzilla film festival
A three-day Godzillafest welcomes audiences back into the Balboa Theater on Friday, May 14, but only at 50% capacity. Read More
San Francisco Mission
The Lone Palm cocktail bar has lost it lone palm
The 30-year-old palm tree that served as the namesake for the Mission’s Lone Palm bar has met its demise, but a new palm tree is apparently in the works. Read More