Seven less-crowded Bay Area beaches to enjoy during our early fall beach season
If you’re anxious to get your fall tan going, or get the dog out for some splashing, these Bay Area beaches (starting north to south) will offer you easy parking, smaller crowds, and a bigger sense of adventure while you soak up the sun and the warmth.
McLaren Park’s Jerry Garcia Amphitheater reopens after $1.5 million renovation
The fabulous but consistently underused outdoor theater has been spiffed up with new bike racks, ADA access, and food truck areas, and Mayor Breed was awfully careful about keeping her mask on at Saturdays ribbon-cutting.
Mission District mini-park reopens with "adult monkey bars" after $1.9 million facelift
Juri Commons, a tiny park connecting Guerrero Street and San Jose Avenue, reopened in a Monday ribbon-cutting with new plants, play spaces, and exercise gear.
Urban Foxes May Be Self-Domesticating Worldwide; Bay Area's 'Fox Guy' Studies Local Population
As Bay Area residents report more frequent fox sightings—from Palo Alto baylands to Berkeley greenways—a groundbreaking study suggests these urban canids might be doing something remarkable: self-domesticating by simply living in our midst. Scientists found city foxes evolving shorter snouts, smaller brains, and other dog-like traits that mirror famous experiments breeding tame foxes in Siberia.












