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After months of hot debate, supes approve permanent car-free JFK Drive proposal
After months of contentious debate and a 12-hour meeting, supervisors voted 7-4 Tuesday to keep JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park permanently car-free.Read More
420 returns to Golden Gate Park with sales of cannabis for the first time
Smoke will once again be billowing through the air in Golden Golden Gate Park Wednesday as city officials Monday announced the return of the 420 event.Read More
Ball in supes’ court on car-free JFK Drive proposal
A proposal that would permanently keep John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park closed to vehicle traffic is inching closer to becoming reality. Thursday, the San Francisco Municipal...Read More
City report recommends permanent car-free JFK Drive
A report prepared by Rec and Parks and the SFMTA urges supervisors to keep JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park "car-free" permanently, though the contentious issue is far from...Read More
Sculptures honoring first Africans in America may soon be installed at Golden Gate Park
The city hopes to unveil a new art installation in Golden Gate Park honoring the first Africans in America in time for Juneteenth. The installation — titled “Monumental Reckoning”...Read More
San Francisco cancels 420 celebration for second year due to Covid-19
Coming as no real surprise, San Francisco Recreation and Parks officials announced Tuesday that the annual 420 celebration in Golden Gate Park will be canceled for a second year...Read More
City contract scrutiny draws attention to Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel operation
As a discussion by city officials around whether to keep a 150-foot tall Ferris wheel at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park continues to go in circles, two city supervisors...Read More
SF police seek public’s help to find two missing dogs
San Francisco police are asking for the public’s help to find two missing dogs that police believe were stolen. A French bulldog named Tubby has not been seen at...Read More
Guerneville man identified as motorcyclist killed in Golden Gate Park collision
A motorcyclist who died in a collision in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Thursday afternoon has been identified by the city medical examiner’s office as 53-year-old Guerneville resident...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area braces for another month under shelter as U.S. cases near one million mark
Tests have confirmed more than three million cases of Covid-19 globally — nearly one-third of them are in the U.S. Alliances were a theme Monday with the addition of...Read More
City shuts down vehicle traffic on two key park thoroughfares
After weeks of calls from bike and pedestrian advocates, San Francisco officials will finally cut off vehicle traffic on John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park beginning Tuesday...Read More
A quiet year in SF: Pride, 420 festivals canceled out of caution
Two of The City’s landmark festivals have been officially canceled in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic: San Francisco Pride and 420 at Hippie Hill. SF Pride organizers announced...Read More
Oakland Slow Streets program kicks off Saturday
Oakland officials Saturday rolled out a pilot program to give residents in some neighborhoods more room for social distancing when going out for a walk, bike ride or jog....Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive
Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other Saturday afternoon. A sharp contrast was drawn between the two as Gov....Read More
Fire crews recover body floating in the Golden Gate Park lake
San Francisco police are investigating a body found in a lake in Golden Gate Park on Sunday morning, a police spokesman said. Officers responded at 8:51 a.m. to Elk...Read More
City celebrates Golden Gate Park 150th anniversary with 150 new trees
City leaders kicked off the 150th anniversary of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Tuesday, announcing concerts, special exhibitions and activities planned for a park-wide Community Day happening later...Read More
Golden Gate Park to add 150-foot observation wheel gondola ride
A 150-foot observation wheel will be installed at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park next year during the park’s 150th anniversary, the city’s Recreation and Park Department announced Thursday. The...Read More
City unveils Golden Gate Park safety improvements, remembers Heather Miller
“We have to remember that this is fundamentally a park where people should be ...literally smelling the flowers.”Read More