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Every Thursday Through January 1st. Submitted by the Event Organizer Free Thursday Party featuring DJs spinning House, Disco, Remixes, Currents, Classics and more every Thursday at White Rabbit. Join us at White Rabbit on Thursdays for Inner Circle, a weekly get-together dedicated to the DJ and a love for dance music. No cover. No worries! Inner Circle Thursdays Every Thursday | 9pm 'til late White Rabbit, 3138 Fillmore St., SF Inner Circle is alwaysFree with RSVP

Third Thursdays on Ellis, or just "On Ellis," launched first as a pre-Portola block party in September, and the events in October and November, featuring electro DJs Wax Motif and Joel Corry have been pretty lit, as the kids say, with thousands in attendance. The event happens outside the historic John's Grill, and it seems to have caught on with a younger party crowd in a much bigger way than the similar Fridays on Front Street, likely because of the music acts who have been booked and the more rave-y atmosphere.

The measure does not allocate any initial city dollars, a move that may have helped secure support from the board's moderates after repeated years of city budget shortfalls. Instead, the ordinance establishes a framework to receive future contributions - whether through city appropriations or private donations. "This most certainly is different than asking the city to pony up dollars to support reparations recommendations," said Supervisor Shamann Walton, who authored the ordinance.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Dozens of protesters are blocking the two main entrances of the San Francisco ICE building Tuesday morning, according to the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity. In a press release, the organization says the protesters are from Bay Area faith communities and are standing up against ICE arrests. Video shows the large protest outside the ICE building on Sansome Street in the Financial District. Protesters were seen chanting and holding signs, some reading "ICE out of California."

June feels a long way away, but San Francisco's Stern Grove Festival is already cooking up its summer lineup. On Friday, the free concert series announced the first artist of its 2026 roster: Bomba Estéreo is set to play at the grove on June 21. The Colombian band's music fuses cumbia, electronics and psychedelia. Over synthesizers and guitars, lead singer Li Saumet alternates between singing and rapping.

San Francisco is gearing up for a big return to the 2026 Rose Parade with a brand new float that will roll through Pasadena on New Year's Day. Designed and built by Fiesta Productions Inc., the float is a giant floral tribute to the city. It features a 24 foot Golden Gate Bridge, Victorian Painted Ladies up to eight feet tall, a full 13 foot cable car, and Chinatown's ten foot Dragon Gate. More than 50,000 flowers and natural materials will cover the entire build.

A trip to the Westin St. Francis off Union Square always comes with a shot of nostalgia, an irresistible jolt of American mythology that covers more than 120 years. The storied walls hold pictures of visiting dignitaries like Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, and, in a gloriously chaotic (and age-gap scandalous) photo from the 1960s, newly married Latin music sensations Xavier Cugat and Charo.

Shopping for the big Beatles fan in the family this season? Well, we've got a suggestion: Get that loved one (with impeccable musical taste) some tickets to see the acclaimed Beatles tribute act Rain doing its cool holiday show. Yes, it should be a totally Fab (Four) evening when Rain A Beatles Christmas Tribute hits the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on Dec. 23.