All Day History Museum: Free First Fridays (Redwood City) FREE 5:00 pm North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl (SF) FREE 5:00 pm Oakland First Fridays Street Festival FREE 5:00 pm South First Fridays Art Walk (San Jose) FREE 6:00 pm Oakland Art Murmur 2024 (First Fridays Art Walk) FREE 7:00 pm Laugh GPT: SF's First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2025) FREE* *Use secret code HUMAN for comp tickets, otherwise, $10 off with secret code FUNCHEAP
Not to-be-missed tours this Saturday, October 11 - Noon and 2pm at @2blocksofart_sf: Historic Building Walks - Discover Market Street's cinematic past during the historic building walking tours led by famed architecture & design firm @pageturnbull The tour will include notable historic structures and information on their original and current use in what was once the central cinematic corridor of San Francisco.
"To me, what sets [Suzanne's] work apart is the use of materials, and the influences of her background in theater, dance, poetry, bookmaking.... As you step into Suzanne's world, take time to explore the many layers of visual information in her work. To me, these layers are like poetry or pages from a Tony Morrison novel, where I keep rereading, looking and thinking beyond the norm. Each time new information comes to light."
Come check out prints, zines, and more from these amazing artists, as well as special surprise giveaways! Sketch the Block Pop-Up Art Market Featuring art, prints, zines, and more from Ben Seto, Gary Laib, Steph Law, Gretchen Price, Judy Zhu, Wilma Lai, Kim Herbst, Claire Law, Krystal Lauk, Yukari Nakamura, Art of the Chill, Xander Kent. Join our scavenger hunt for prizes and giveaways! Saturday 10/11/2025 11am-6pm. IAMA 1025 Market St @ 6th St San Francisco
Anthony is a San Francisco native with a debilitating fentanyl addiction, he told Mission Local. Over the past few years, he has struggled to get clean six times but never managed to stay sober for more than a month. He used to love the Mission but he's getting tired of it - it feels impossible to stay clean when drugs are so accessible.
Time: 9pm to 12am, Every Thursday Celebrating 20 years in May 2023 (currently 19 years strong). Instagram: @16thmission. For 18 years, this outdoor "open mic-without-a-mic" has welcomed poets, musicians, emcees, comedy, and everything in between. In the best of San Francisco tradition, everyone is welcome, all forms of expression, in any language.
The San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl 2025: Crawloween Returns! This year, it's expected to be even bigger, with new bars, new surprises and four nights of non-stop Halloween excitement. October in San Francisco brings Fleet Week, amazing weather and the San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl, better known as Crawloween. Produced by CrawlSF, this massive 4-day event has become a Bay Area tradition, bringing together thousands of people for an amazing Halloween weekend filled with drinks, DJs, costumes and a whole bunch of fun.
What's Included: Full access to all Jump Zones (The Matrix, Dodgeball Colosseum, Training Ground, and The Court) Upbeat music setting the vibe all night Lounge space to chill between flights Beer, wine, snacks, and hot food available for purchase at the HOA Café Pro Tips: Grip socks required (available for purchase on-site) Waiver required for all participants Early arrival = more air time!
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- KGO-TV/ABC7, the ABC-owned television station in San Francisco, also serving Oakland and San Jose is seeking an accredited meteorologist or experienced weather anchor to produce and present daily weather forecasts for newscasts, on digital and social platforms. The meteorologist/weather anchor will use weather software systems to create and present forecasts for various newscasts. This employee will also create forecasts for digital and social platforms and for the KGO-TV/ABC7 24/7 live stream.
The tragic story of an apparent murder-suicide in San Francisco's Westwood Park neighborhood earlier this week gained some details on Thursday, and we now know that the perpetrator of the murders appears to have been the mother. A string of failed businesses, a home that was forced into a foreclosure sale, and mounting debt appear to have been factors leading 53-year-old Paula Truong to end the lives of her children and husband, before taking her own life.
The robot revolution is upon us, and they've infiltrated the world of comedy! Join us for "Laugh GPT," the AI-powered comedy show that might just be humanity's last stand-up hurrah. As artificial intelligence advances, who knows how long our human comedians will be able to hold their ground? UPDATE: "Laugh GPT" was recently featured in the WASHINGTON POST! At this unique event, our talented comedians have bravely enlisted the help of a joke-cracking AI to deliver an unforgettable night of laughter.
48 Hills is proud to host the 51st edition of the Bay Guardian Best of the Bay! Congratulations to all the winners of this years Readers' Poll, and thank you to the thousands of readers who voted this year. See more winners' categories here. And join us to celebrate the city and independent media on Saturday, October 5 at our 12th Anniversary 48 Hills Gala!
During the Joel Engardio recall campaign, Engardio's opponents popularized a sound bite claiming that Engardio's support for Mayor Daniel Lurie's upzoning plan would turn Ocean Bean into Miami Beach. Though with Engardio now recalled, the Miami meme remains entrenched in the discourse.
Four people were found dead in San Francisco on Wednesday. The San Francisco Fire Department confirmed the bodies were discovered in a home on the 900 block of Monterey Blvd. It was reported around 1:25 p.m. This is in the area of Westwood Highlands neighborhood, south of Mt. Davidson Park. The case has been turned over to San Francisco police.
What my prosecutors felt here is that for Mr. Cai, who was exposing our victim to the human traffickers, the sex traffickers, and that's what made him qualify for pimping and pandering, said San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe. He basically turned her over to the sex traffickers, who have been trafficking her on a true human trafficking level.
Smoke filled the Embarcadero BART station late Tuesday afternoon, though trains were not delayed and the station did not close. According to the Chronicle, the smoke could have been caused by a blown electrical insulator, and officials will check the train that caused the smoke when it finished its route. [Chronicle] While the NorCal burger chain Nation's Giant Hamburgers was founded in San Pablo, it has never had a San Francisco location,
Kaushal Niroula, known by his nicknames the Nepalese Prince and Prince Little Stuff because of his completely bogus claims that he descended from Nepalese royalty. On top of that, Niroula had a hand in the implosion of SF's New College thanks to his fake million-dollar promises and a fraudulent visa scam, and Prince Little Stuff also helped fake deeds to Rincon Hill condos so he could take out bogus loans on them, plus he bilked a woman in Hawaii out of $500,000.
In an effort to draw more tourists to the wharf, which saw numerous business closures during the pandemic, the city is demolishing historic seafood restaurant Alioto's to make way for a new public plaza. A wave of new restaurants is also opening on Jefferson Street, including Taco Bell Cantina, Raising Cane's, Everett & Jones barbecue, South American eatery Chasca Rio and the revival of historic seafood restaurant Castagnola's.
Big chains Shake Shack and Panda Express are the last restaurants operating inside the mall's once-bustling lower level. This summer, Jamba Juice, Blondie's Pizza, Izzy & Wooks, Mija Cochinita, Umai Savory Hot Dogs, and Fires of Brazil Express closed within quick succession, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. Blondie's Pizza relocated within SF, while Izzy & Wooks planned to relocate, too, the Chronicle reported. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.)