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Humor
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3 hours ago

$5 Off: "The Confessional" SF's Wild "Sins & Secrets" Improv Comedy Show

An anonymous, audience-submitted, fully improvised comedy show called The Confessional runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm at Endgames Improv Theater & Bar in San Francisco.
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 hours ago

San Francisco lawmakers vote to create reparations fund for Black residents without initial funding

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.
SF politics
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
11 hours ago

SF's Festive Larger-Than-Life Ornament Trail 2025 (Final Day)

Union Square hosts a free Ornament Trail of 11 oversized holiday ornaments by local artists, open December 6–24 with prize redemption at Cable Car Turnaround.
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
11 hours ago

SF's Festive Larger-Than-Life Ornament Trail 2025 (Dec. 6-24)

Eleven oversized holiday ornaments by local artists are displayed in Union Square's free, self-guided Ornament Trail, December 6–24, with prize redemption at Powell and Market.
Social justice
fromSFGATE
12 hours ago

Bay Area faith leaders chain themselves outside SF ICE field office

Faith leaders and community members peacefully blocked entrances to ICE's San Francisco field office, chaining themselves to protest immigration enforcement and recent detentions.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
1 day ago

Here's where to find San Francisco's holiday markets

San Francisco hosts multiple free December holiday markets featuring local artisans, Indigenous vendors, live music, food, and family-friendly activities across neighborhoods.
SF music
fromKqed
14 hours ago

Nothing Says Happy Holidays Like a Hip-Hop Variety Show

Richie Cunning and DJBADDJ host a holiday hip-hop show Dec. 20 in San Francisco featuring guest artists, onstage interviews, and gifts for performers and attendees.
#industry-night
#comedy-club
Social justice
fromsfist.com
18 hours ago

Faith Leaders Arrested After Dozens Chain Themselves Outside SF Immigration Court

Around 100 interfaith protesters blocked 630 Sansome in predawn demonstration, chaining themselves and staging symbolic actions to oppose immigration detention; at least 12 were arrested.
#stabbing
fromABC7 San Francisco
20 hours ago

Dozens of protesters block entrances of San Francisco ICE building

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."
US politics
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

Japanese Tea Garden's Free Admission Hour (Golden Gate Park)

The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park features classic Japanese garden elements, seasonal cherry blossoms, and free admission for San Francisco residents.
#cheap-drinks
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

San Francisco filmmaker Kevin Epps found not guilty of 2016 shooting, murder

Kevin Epps was found not guilty of murder for the 2016 shooting of Marcus Polk after a nine-year legal battle, with strong community support.
from48 hills
1 day ago

Delivery drones in the skies above SF? - 48 hills

The measure, by Sup. Jackie Fielder, would also preserve so-called Production, Distribution, and Repair space for blue-collar jobs and protect that space from tech-company displacement. San Francisco has a long history of allowing PDR space to be taken over by tech companies. Now companies like Amazon and DoorDash are looking at robot delivery services (drones weighing ten pounds carrying chicken wings and pizza in the air over crowded neighborhoods? Robots riding along crowded sidewalks with Amazon products? What could possibly go wrong?), and Fielder is concerned. AI companies and tech research in PDR zones "places development pressure" on sites that still offer decent jobs for people without advanced degrees, she said today at the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
SF politics
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
1 day ago

Couple assaults staff at celebrity chef's SF restaurant in viral video

A drunken couple assaulted Hazie's restaurant employees, continued the attack outside, were removed by staff, and the altercation was captured on video.
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

SKY7 over large fire caused by explosion at SF Mission District gas station

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- SKY7 is over a large fire caused by an explosion at a gas station in San Francisco's Mission District Monday afternoon. The gas station appears to be a Shell on 16th and Guerrero. We are hearing an underground tank may have exploded at the gas station Stay with ABC7 News for the latest details on this developing story. Copyright © 2025 KGO-TV. All Rights Reserved.
San Francisco
#cable-car-accident
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

Palio: How a family legacy, 35 years of authentic Italian cooking keeps SF institution thriving

For 35 years, Palio has been a fixture in San Francisco's Financial District, an Italian restaurant built on family legacy, craft, and the deep-rooted belief that dining is about far more than food. Owner Martino DiGrande, son of an immigrant Italian restaurateur, says he was raised with hospitality in his DNA. As he puts it, "when someone walks in the restaurant, I view it like they're walking into my home."
Food & drink
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

SF's Union Square transforms into holiday hub as Mayor Lurie announces decline in city crimes

Union Square's Winter Walk reopened with large crowds as officials cite falling crime to promote downtown's revival during holiday festivities.
Books
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

Wedding Themed Book Launch Party

Our Ex's Wedding launch party will be held January 20, 2026 at Book Passage in San Francisco's Ferry Building with a wedding-themed celebration.
Music
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

The Maine at The Regency Ballroom

I LOVE YOU BUT... I CHOSE THE MAINE at 1300 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco on March 29, 2026; doors open 5:30 PM; all ages.
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

Journalism in the City by the Bay w/ Heather Knight and Marisa Lagos

From the city's new leadership, to the Golden State Valkyries' record-breaking first season, to urban coyotes, news coverage of San Francisco captures the intricacies of a city that is a cornerstone of culture, commerce, and politics on the West Coast. Knight and Lagos will discuss her breadth of work and what's unique about the San Francisco beat through her own unique, smart and captivating lens.
SF politics
#santacon
fromsfist.com
6 days ago
San Francisco

The SantaCon Red Tide Returns Saturday, But Dozens of SF Bars Now Actually Welcoming the Santas

fromsfist.com
6 days ago
San Francisco

The SantaCon Red Tide Returns Saturday, But Dozens of SF Bars Now Actually Welcoming the Santas

fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

Late San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee honored at City Hall with new bust

"It's so poignant, so important not just for the Asian community but for all people in San Francisco to know hat hate and discrimination like that doesn't have a place in the city," said Lee's daughter, Tania Lee.
SF politics
#hanukkah
Pets
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

Popular SF Therapy Dog Brixton Has Died, and His Thousands of Instagram Followers Are In Mourning

Brixton, a nearly 13-year-old San Francisco golden retriever therapy dog known as the Doggi Lama, died at Crissy Field after battling lymphoma.
#chanukah
#menorah-lighting
#holiday-events
fromwww.7x7.com
4 days ago
San Francisco

28 Fun Things to Do This Week (12.15.25)

Local holiday events and seasonal food and drink offerings in San Francisco include red bean treats, mulled wine, Hanukkah celebrations, brass concerts, and dining experiences.
fromFuncheap
6 days ago
San Francisco

SF's Santa Cable Car + Free Holiday Photos

Free photos with Santa on an iconic San Francisco cable car at Hyde/Beach Turnaround, December 13 from 11AM to 4PM.
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

San Francisco's Stern Grove festival teases first 2026 artist

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.
SF music
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

Beloved French bulldog stolen while on nighttime walk in SF's Castro District

Beloved French bulldog Hank was stolen in Castro District Wednesday night; suspect seized him and fled in a white Nissan without a rear license plate.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

Six-Story Apartment Building Next to Golden Gate Theater Goes Up In Flames, 45 Displaced

A three-alarm fire at a six-story building on Golden Gate Avenue displaced 45 residents; no injuries were reported and two cats were rescued.
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

Help Decorate SF's First Rose Parade Float in Nearly 50 Years (Dec. 19-21)

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.
San Francisco
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

Help Decorate SF's First Rose Parade Float in Nearly 50 Years (Dec. 19-21)

San Francisco will enter a 55-foot "Believe in San Francisco" float in the 2026 Rose Parade; the public can help decorate it.
fromSFGATE
5 days ago

At sold-out event, San Francisco weighs in on whether the city is 'back'

"I'm expected to tell you all why this is the worst city in the world," Sam Kriss, a writer from London, began. He stood at a lectern in the middle of the dark room. The sold-out audience - an uneven mix of techno-optimists and -pessimists, faux centrists and progressives - listened between sips of champagne.
San Francisco
#waymo
fromFortune
5 days ago
Artificial intelligence

A San Francisco woman just gave birth in a Waymo robotaxi - and Waymo says it's not the first time that's happened | Fortune

fromTechCrunch
6 days ago
Cars

Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital | TechCrunch

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Two Self-Driving Waymos Just Crashed Into Each Other, Trapping a Third Waymo

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
Tech industry

Watch: Two Waymos Appear to Collide In SF, Then Cause Traffic Jam That Traps Residents on Street

fromFortune
5 days ago
Artificial intelligence

A San Francisco woman just gave birth in a Waymo robotaxi - and Waymo says it's not the first time that's happened | Fortune

fromTechCrunch
6 days ago
Cars

Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital | TechCrunch

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Two Self-Driving Waymos Just Crashed Into Each Other, Trapping a Third Waymo

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
Tech industry

Watch: Two Waymos Appear to Collide In SF, Then Cause Traffic Jam That Traps Residents on Street

San Francisco
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

Holiday Night Market w/ CASE (SF)

Holiday Night Market at Fillmore and O'Farrell in San Francisco: free family event with live R&B by CASE, vendors, Kids Wonderland, and a cocktail social.
#comedy
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

MMclay Holiday Market

MMclay Holiday Market transforms a showroom into a festive marketplace featuring 12 local vendors offering coffee, pastries, textiles, ceramics, art, and gifts at 69 Gough St, San Francisco.
Arts
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

Winter Spectacular - Party + Fundraiser

Fundraising variety show and party supports The Lost Church in San Francisco with multiple performers; doors at 7:30pm; $15 or more suggested.
Law
fromMission Local
6 days ago

Bay Area attorneys say ICE is violating court order on S.F. holding cells

Bay Area civil rights attorneys allege ICE moved detainees within 630 Sansome to evade a court injunction requiring improved detention conditions.
from48 hills
1 week ago

Michael Mina's grand (and savory) return to Union Square - 48 hills

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.
San Francisco
SF politics
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Mayor Lurie Comes Out Swinging Against Proposed 25-Story Marina Safeway Megadevelopment

Mayor Daniel Lurie opposes a proposed 25-story, 790-unit Marina Safeway tower because it conflicts with newly passed family zoning that caps heights at 40 feet.
US politics
fromKqed
1 week ago

San Francisco Supervisors Look to Block ICE From City Property | KQED

San Francisco will prohibit federal immigration enforcement from using city-owned properties and authorize legal action against unauthorized federal enforcement activities.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Here's the perfect Christmas gift for big Beatles fans

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.
SF music
SF music
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Here's the perfect Christmas gift for big Beatles fans

Rain brings a new Christmas-themed Beatles tribute show to the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco on Dec. 23; tickets start at $33.93.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

'Grandpa Vicha' murder trial starts in SF after 2021 shoving attack sparked national protests

A 19-year-old man stands trial for the 2021 fatal attack on 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee that helped catalyze the Stop Asian Hate movement.
SF politics
fromWIRED
1 week ago

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: 'We Are a City on the Rise'

San Francisco's mayor has revitalized the city, reduced key crime metrics, and leveraged tech allies to prevent a National Guard deployment.
#projection-mapping
fromFuncheap
1 week ago
San Francisco

SF City Hall's Brand New Animated Light Show (Thru Dec. 30)

City Hall Winter Lights is a free projection mapping show transforming both Polk Street and Van Ness sides of the building nightly through December 30.
fromFuncheap
1 week ago
San Francisco

SF City Hall's Brand New Animated Light Show on Christmas

City Hall hosts free Winter Lights projection mapping on Polk and Van Ness facades, with 10-minute shows every 30 minutes through Dec 30.
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

SF City Hall's Brand New Animated Light Show (Thru Dec. 30)

San Francisco City Hall features a free nightly projection-mapping holiday show through December 30 with ten-minute sequences every 30 minutes from 5:30 PM to midnight.
Cocktails
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

SF's Christmas Bar + Holiday Comedy Pop-Up (2025)

A festive pop-up bar at The Function offers nine exclusive holiday cocktails, holiday-themed comedy shows throughout December, happy hour weekdays, and special holiday hours.
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

SF's Christmas Bar + 2025 Holiday Comedy Pop-Up (Dec. 8-Jan. 1)

This December, step into Frosty's Boozy Wonderland, a magical Christmas and holiday bar experience returning to The Function, San Francisco's first Black-owned comedy club We're transforming into a winter wonderland with twinkling lights, festive decor, and 9 handcrafted, Instagram-worthy holiday cocktails you won't find anywhere else. It's a merry mix of cozy vibes, creative sips, and the perfect spot to get into the holiday spirit.
Cocktails
Arts
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Baukunst First Fridays: Art, Music + Food (Bernal Heights)

Baukunst First Fridays offers free monthly art, music, and food events showcasing Bay Area creative talent at 433 Cortland Ave in Bernal Heights.
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Asian Art Museum: Free Admission Day (Every First Sunday)

Located in the heart of San Francisco, the museum is home to one of the world's finest collections of Asian art, boasting more than 18,000 awe-inspiring artworks ranging from ancient jades and ceramics to contemporary video installations. Free First Sundays Typically the first Sunday of the month (dates might be moved due to holidays)
Arts
Books
fromwww.newyorker.com
1 week ago

Almost Home

Bob Kaufman embodies San Francisco's melancholic, eccentric poetic life—famous abroad yet living silent, hobo-like solitude amid contrasts with Midwestern roots.
SF politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

SF plans to increase fines for dangerous dirt bike riding as crackdown intensifies

San Francisco supervisors advance legislation to increase fines to $1,000 to curb dangerous dirt bike riding and align penalties with neighboring cities.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

25-story housing proposal at SF Marina Safeway site draws both praise and criticism

A proposal would replace the Marina Safeway with a 25-story, 790-unit two-tower development including a ground-floor Safeway, sparking neighborhood pushback over scale.
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Light show that brings $13M to downtown SF is back and bigger than ever

Let's Glow transforms downtown San Francisco buildings into large-scale, free holiday projection artworks across multiple landmark sites, drawing thousands nightly.
Wellness
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Intro to Personal Safety & Self-Defense Class | SF

Free one-hour empowerment self-defense class teaches situational awareness, de-escalation, body language, verbal skills, and two physical techniques; RSVP required.
Arts
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

SF's Cartoon Art Museum's "Pay What You Wish" Day (First Tuesdays)

The Cartoon Art Museum preserves and exhibits diverse cartoon art, offers educational programs, houses approximately 7,000 originals, and provides monthly Pay What You Wish admission.
Beer
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Anchor Brewing Not Leaving SF, Despite False Report Claiming Otherwise

Anchor Brewing is staying in San Francisco, and ownership intends to eventually reopen the Potrero Hill brewery.
#stand-up-comedy
Humor
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

Hecklers Welcome: SF's First Stand-Up Comedy Show That Invites Heckling

Thursday-night San Francisco show where audience heckling is encouraged and pro comics turn heckles into roast-driven stand-up with a two-drink minimum.
#padel
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

SF's Holiday "Castro Wine Walk" (2025)

Raise a glass-it's the holiday season in the Castro! On Thursday, December 18, the Castro Merchants Association is uncorking the Castro Wine Walk, where you can sip, swirl, and stroll through local participating businesses. Enjoy seasonal pours-from bold reds to sparkling sips-while soaking in holiday vibes and neighborhood spirit. Each stop will feature a unique wine and a warm welcome, making it the perfect evening to connect with friends, neighbors, and fellow wine lovers, all while supporting local businesses.
SF LGBT
San Francisco
fromWIRED
1 week ago

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: Past Leaders Took the City 'for Granted'

San Francisco shows improvement—decreasing crime, more downtown office occupancy, and rising resident optimism—supported by leadership commitment and active community engagement.
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