San Francisco

San Francisco’s Sharp and Subversive Public Art
I went to Entwined recently, an installation in Golden Gate Park that answers the pressing question, “What would it look like if b-roll from Avatar was rendered in 8-bit?” It led me to think about what more public art could do to confront the public and ask questions that might

Offices and Outdoor Bars Reopen in SF and Two Other Bay Area Counties
Outdoor bars?? Yes, please! The sun is shining Tuesday with news that San Francisco, Marin and Santa Clara counties have all been moved to the orange tier in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Not only are bars finally permitted to operate outdoors without food service, but indoor dining

76 year-old Asian Grandma Punched on Market St., But She Fought Back!
San Francisco retiree and Grandma Xiao Zhen Xie told authorities she was just waiting at the traffic light on Market St. when a man punched her in the eye. She ended up defending herself quite well though, by the time the police got there it was her 39-year-old attacker who

Planned Parenthood Opens New Flagship Facility in San Francisco
A new 12,000-square-foot flagship Planned Parenthood facility opened its doors in San Francisco Tuesday, and all made possible by donation funding. The new location at 1522 Bush Street is expected to serve upwards of 13,000 patients each year for a wide range of care with its four surgical suites, eight

Three More Counties Get Green Light For Indoor Dining Under Red Tier
Santa Clara, Napa and San Francisco counties were moved over to the state’s red tier designation Tuesday, allowing indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms at limited capacity. Of the Bay Area’s nine counties, four now remain in the most restrictive purple tier. Marin and San Mateo counties had already been

‘Another Victim of the Times’: Virgil’s Sea Room Closes for Good
Unlike many businesses that staked claim in the city over the past decade, the folks at Virgil’s Sea Room avoided the tired and obnoxious practice of forcefully hammering a square peg into a round hole. Instead of trying to be San Francisco nouveau, they relished being part of the culture

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the Restless Revolutionary of Prose, Dies at 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti — the poet, the publisher, the painter, the activist, the man who propelled the Beat Movement and brought City Lights to San Francisco — has died at the age of 101. According to his daughter, Julie Sasser, the lifelong provocateur lost his battle Monday with interstitial lung disease.

City Launches Bayview Vaccination Site Days After Dose Shortage Forces Pause at Other Locations
It’s been just two days since San Francisco officials announced a forced pause in new appointments at City College and Moscone Center mass vaccination sites due to shortage in dose supply. Despite that reality, a third high-volume site was opened this week in the Bayview nieghborhood. While it may seem