Brian (Local SF Guide) 
Muni bus headsigns have alternated “Fare Required” with the route name since August as part of the SFMTA’s Fares for Our Future campaign. The fine for no proof of payment is $134, and the message runs through late November.
The Golden State Warriors host three 2026 preseason games at Chase Center: the Lakers on October 6 at 7pm, the Kings on October 10 at 5:30pm and the Trail Blazers on October 16 at 7pm.
Thrill-O-Ween, the free all-ages Halloween event at Thrive City outside Chase Center, runs Saturday, October 24, 2026 from noon to 5pm with a costume contest, trick-or-treat stations, a mini pumpkin patch and a screening of E.T.
Sunday Streets, San Francisco’s free car-free open-streets program, holds its last 2026 event in the Excelsior on Sunday, October 18. The route is still to be announced by Livable City.
The Bay Area Science Festival runs Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 11am to 4pm at UCSF Mission Bay, with more than 100 hands-on demonstrations, lab tours and a robot zoo. Free, no tickets needed, rain or shine.
The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade starts at 12:30pm on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at Jefferson and Powell Streets and runs down Columbus Avenue to Washington Square. Free, with a car show and actor Joe Mantegna as grand marshal.
San Francisco Heritage has selected KEXP and the Blue Bear School of Music to turn the Doolan-Larson Building at Haight and Ashbury into a music and cultural center. The project is still exploratory.
The Mexican Navy sail training ship ARM Cuauhtemoc passes under the Golden Gate Bridge on September 23 and opens free to the public at Piers 15 to 17 through September 26.
Yank Sing’s Rincon Center dim sum room at 101 Spear Street serves its last service on Sunday, September 20, after its lease ran out. The Stevenson Street location stays open.
A BART Inspector General audit found the Transbay Tube seismic retrofit proceeded with inadequate bolt testing, forcing the replacement of more than 8,000 anchors at over $2 million.
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