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Breathtaking views at Presidio’s 6-acre Battery Bluff park now open to public
Battery Bluff, a 6-acre Presidio park, opened to the public Saturday, offering visitors sweeping and iconic San Francisco views.Read More
Oakland tightens park restrictions to discourage gatherings
Oakland officials are implementing some changes starting Friday to encourage social distancing at city parks. Food trucks and other vendors will not be permitted in or adjacent to city...Read More
Six new urban campsites open at Candlestick Point
Fresh options for outdoor recreation are set to launch at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area.Read More
Eighth-cent parks tax heads to Sonoma voters
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors moved to place an eighth-cent transactions and use tax for deferred maintenance and improvements in county and city parks on the Nov. 6...Read More
Access to SF parks scored as best in nation
San Francisco has become the first and only city in the United States where every resident lives within a 10-minute walk of a park.Read More
Two-alarm fire damages Oakland preschool
A building located inside an Oakland park that serves as a school sustained significant damage after a two-alarm fire broke out.Read More
Trio of great horned owlets rescued
Parks rangers and volunteers rescued three Great Horned Owlets from Marin County Parks preserves.Read More
Fairfield closes city parks over fire risk
City officials in Fairfield have ordered selected city parks closed over potential fire danger.Read More
Special tax will fund Dogpatch parks
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Friday to form what city officials said is the nation's first green benefit district.Read More
Water park reopens after dozens mysteriously fall ill
The Antioch Water Park reopens today following a possible chemical exposure incident that sickened 34 people on Thursday.Read More
City worker nearly crushed by falling tree
The condition of a San Francisco Recreation and Parks manager injured by a falling tree has been upgraded to fair.Read More
Free Wi-Fi flows into 32 City parks
San Franciscans can now get free wireless Internet access in 32 city parks, plazas and open spaces.Read More
Budget troubles stall Transbay’s rooftop park
The City will need to raise $24 million of private funds to complete a planned rooftop park.Read More
Initiative promotes parks, muzzles pushback
A November ballot measure give voters a chance to put City parks on the fast track. Read More
Defenseless parklet defaced by taggers
We’re still scratching our heads over why someone would go so far as to vandalize the brand-new Clement Street parklet.Read More
Golden Gate Park fee may become permanent
A $7 entrance fee for non-residents to enter the Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park is about to be extended.Read More
Noe Valley is about to get even sweeter
If all goes as planned, a Noe Valley parking lot could soon be turned into a peaceful park.Read More
Pay Marin County, get a park named after you
If you live in Marin County, you can now show your favorite recreational facility some love by sponsoring it. Just fork over a couple bucks and the name is...Read More
South Bay stretches its open space
The sweeping views at Mt. Madonna will soon be joined by 260 acres of previously private land.Read More
Forage for a salad on San Francisco trails
I had never been a plant person. Then my father pointed out a nasturtium and told me it was edible. Now he had my attention.Read More