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Berkeley celebrates 45th annual Solano Stroll
Berkeley police are reminding the public this weekend that Solano Avenue is closed to motor traffic until 7 p.m. Sunday between San Pablo ...
Bay Area
SF Zoo celebrates 90 years with free Thursday entry for Bay Area residents
Officials with the San Francisco Zoo are launching “Good Neighbor Free Days” on Thursdays in September for residents from nine Bay Area counties ...
News
Folsom Street partially closes, transit routes detour for Sunday Streets
A reminder that a portion of Folsom Street will be closed to motor traffic for a Sunday Streets SoMa event from 10 a.m. ...
Art
School board president says vote to cover mural is end of issue
It was decided Tuesday that a controversial mural that has gained national attention for the graphic images it presents at a public high ...
Art
‘Middle Ground’ library installation challenges social behavior
The Exploratorium debuted an interactive installation Tuesday built directly in front of San Francisco’s Main Library. The project’s goal is to challenge people ...
Music
SF Opera cancels Plácido Domingo concert amid allegations
The San Francisco Opera announced Tuesday it has canceled an upcoming concert for Plácido Domingo, following recent allegations of sexual harassment against the ...
Culture
Outside Lands came in with a bang, went out with a whisper
Sunday was the last call for Outside Lands Bay Area madness, for now, anyway.
Music
Childish Gambino brings church to Outside Lands
For the most part, sequels can’t compete with the first, can they?
Music
Twenty One Pilots lay drums on hyped Outside Lands
San Francisco’s annual outdoor music festival, Outside Lands, started with a memorable first night.
Green
Outside Lands opens ‘Grass Lands’ for legal cannabis use, sales
Officials with San Francisco’s Office of Cannabis and Recreation and Park Department announced Wednesday that this year’s Outside Lands festival will be the ...
Comedy
Outside Lands 2019 preview: New look, same bones
The legendary Outside Lands returns to Golden Gate Park this weekend.
Music
Mayday Parade, State Champs headline pop punk return
State Champs and Mayday Parade, decided to bring along locals Mom Jeans. and Just Friends.
Music
Symphony strikes a chord for veterans
Veterans and others can enjoy a symphony concert Wednesday evening in San Francisco when Swords to Plowshares hosts the 3rd annual Summer Solstice ...
Crime
Gilroy shooter still at large, unconfirmed reports of deaths
President Donald Trump has tweeted about Sunday afternoon’s shootings at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, urging all involved to stay “careful and safe.”
The tweet, ...
Crime
Police tweet indicates ‘victims’ in Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting
While not relating details or specifics, Gilroy police tweeted at 7:22 p.m. indicating there are victims as well as at least one active ...
Crime
At least one victim reported in Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting
Multiple ambulances have been dispatched to Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy, where at least one shooting victim, and perhaps more, were reported late ...
East Bay
Billion Year Walk is hands-on journey through time
Scientists haven’t figured out time travel just yet, but Oakland residents who want to learn about dinosaurs and other extinct creatures can pretend ...
Culture
Benicia hosts annual waterfront festival
The two-day Benicia Waterfront Festival will celebrate the recreational value of the city’s waterfront from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 27 and ...
Education
San Francisco Zoo roaring contest celebrates ‘The Lion King’ release
The San Francisco Zoo is hosting a party this weekend to celebrate the release of Disney’s “The Lion King” live-action reboot and to ...
Cars
Danville closes streets for Hot Summer Sundays classic car show
Danville police are reminding the public that streets downtown will be closed to traffic Sunday for the first of two Hot Summer Sundays ...
Culture
Octopus Literary Salon hosts fundraiser to relocate from Uptown
A daylong benefit on Sunday to help an Oakland literary salon will feature 100 readers and 12 music acts over the space of ...
Culture
Petaluma festival celebrates 10 years of ‘reverential riverside revelry’
The city of Petaluma is holding its 10th annual Rivertown Revival festival Saturday to celebrate the city and the Petaluma River. The 11 ...
Business
Dine Downtown San Jose highlights 22 restaurants over 10 days
Foodies can savor the fare from 22 restaurants starting Friday when San Jose’s Dine Downtown Restaurant Week begins, organizers said. The celebration of ...
Culture
Part of Shattuck Avenue closes to traffic for street festival
Motor traffic and bus routes are being detoured off the city’s downtown commercial corridor for the seventh annual Sunday Streets Berkeley, from 11 ...
Culture
Botanical Garden Flower Piano festival kicks off
A distinctive festival of music begins Thursday in the San Francisco Botanical Garden, city parks officials said.
The Flower Piano festival begins at 4 ...
Culture
Mayor seeks ways to make event permitting less painful
San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to make it easier for event organizers to obtain permits for parades, street fairs and neighborhood block ...
Culture
Muni reroutes around Fillmore Jazz Festival
Some transit lines will be rerouted and others may experience delays during the final day of the Fillmore Jazz Festival from 10 am. ...
Culture
Fillmore Jazz Festival kicks off weekend of music
The 36th annual Fillmore Jazz Festival gets underway Saturday morning in San Francisco, organizers said.
The free festival starts at 10 a.m. Saturday and ...
Culture
Shields-Reid Park hosts 10th annual North Richmond Music Festival
The 10th annual North Richmond Music Festival is bringing live performances, pony rides and face painting to the historic Shields-Reid Park later this ...
Culture
Eagle Plaza breaks ground as leather district centerpiece
Once completed, Eagle Plaza will turn 12,500 square feet of space into a shared public plaza.
Beyond SFBay
Local children’s choir takes talent on the road with European tour
The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir announced their upcoming tour to Finland and Estonia with multiple events and concerts scheduled starting next week.
The ...
Beyond SFBay
Carmel teen’s hard work pays off with Barcelona ballet apprenticeship
A ballet student from the Carmel Academy of Performing Arts in Carmel-by-the-Sea has received an apprenticeship from the prestigious Ballet de Catalunya in ...
Music
Anime, electronic music collide in Oakland’s ‘Second Sky’
Electro-house DJ and producer Porter Robinson held his first personally curated music festival Saturday.
Culture
Ben Harper, Lauren Hill, Chvrchs, Death Cab headline Sonoma festival
Ben Harper, Lauren Hill, Chvrches, and Death Cab for Cutie are the musical acts headlining the second annual Sonoma Harvest Music Festival taking ...
East Bay
Ashland FamFest brings families together in Alameda County
The Ashland Cherryland FamFest Festival is taking place Saturday in unincorporated Alameda County.
The festival will take place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. ...
Art
Ghost Ship witness testifies Almena laughed at ‘conventional’ improvement, permit suggestion
The mother of a leaseholder for the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland where 36 people died in a fire in 2016 testified on ...
