West Fest, a free music festival celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, is coming to Golden Gate Park on October 25. Best of all, admission is free! The concert will be held at Speedway Meadow. Acts will include Country Joe… Continue Reading
[From the SF Chronicle] Japanese Tea Garden pitch hangs on $500,000 grant It’s been years – seriously, years – since the Recreation and Park Department began its search for a new vendor to run the Japanese Tea Garden, one that… Continue Reading
Today’s Examiner reports that the plan to install 133 parking meters (for 1,847 spaces) in the eastern portion of Golden Gate Park is moving forward. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the departments that oversee recreation areas… Continue Reading
It’s been 30 years since the de Young last hosted King Tut, so this Saturday’s opening of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is sure to be a “golden” ticket. While the early birds are awaiting their entry… Continue Reading
On the fourth Saturday of every month, the San Francisco Botanical Gardens offers free Russian-language tours. Tours leave from the Friend Gate at 10:30am. The next one is this Saturday, June 27. To RSVP for the Saturday morning tour or… Continue Reading
SF Appeal has a brief video story about the infamous Golden Gate Park bison herd. For me they’ve always been one of the great head-scratchers about San Francisco. But then that is where there charm lies – the utter oddity… Continue Reading
Earlier this month there were rumblings of this but now it looks like it will be happening. The Examiner reports that Supervisor John Avalos, chair of the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee, is “committed to having meters in… Continue Reading
For the past several months, residents and flora fans have been fighting the Park and Recreations Dept. to prevent them from charging an admission fee for the Botanical Gardens. The idea was then revised to only charge out-of-town visitors, but… Continue Reading