The San Francisco Parks Alliance is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly misusing millions in public and private funds, and the nonprofit has dissolved, leaving community groups and projects in limbo.

In the Richmond District this May, two separate children’s playgrounds were deliberately set on fire and burned to the ground, along with an elementary school’s storage shed. Arson was clearly suspected, and neighborhood residents were on edge. But on Monday, San Francisco police arrested a man for arson and drug

See you in the streets for Valencia LIVE! A FREE, all-ages monthly neighborhood celebration spotlighting local businesses, live music, and art. EVERY 2nd Thursday, May through October of 2025 from 5-10pm! 3 stages of live music curated by The Chapel, Blondies Bar & San Francisco Carnival! A free clothing swap, artmaking and more. Savor

Union Square in San Francisco is offering 200 days of free family-friendly programming, including live music, fitness, and arts and crafts lessons, all summer long and into the fall.

By far, San Francisco’s most successful and consistently well-attended street party, Downtown First Thrusdays, is expanding its programming to SF’s (& California’s) first Entertainment Zone on Front Street, with boots, spurs, and a giant disco bison.

On April 26th, Dvořák’s New World Symphony, Barber’s soaring Violin Concerto, & Danse Bacchanale from Saint-Saëens’s Samson and Delilah

‘Paint the City’ is a public art program led by the Civic Joy Fund, Paint The Void and Building 180, and recently they wrapped up the program’s second year, quietly painting a total 322 utility boxes across San Francisco. Around the city, hundreds of forest green utility boxes are placed

Reframe Festival 2025 is a two-day ideas festival from PBS News and KQED featuring thought-provoking discussions and live performances with journalists, politicians, and thought leaders.