San Francisco news, openings, closings, and timely updates from SF Guide.
Alioto’s Plaza opened at Fisherman’s Wharf on September 2, 2026, on the site of the demolished Alioto’s restaurant, with a Woods Beer pop-up starting outdoor service this month.
Muni’s next 112 buses will have free USB charging ports, with the first entering service in October out of the Woods and Islais Creek yards.
Four murals in San Francisco’s Clarion Alley were painted over last week, three completely and one partially, and the Clarion Alley Mural Project says they can be restored.
The Museum of Craft and Design reopens September 5, 2026 with OBJECTS: USA, an exhibition of more than 70 works of American craft running through January 17, 2027.
SF Camerawork will reopen September 9, 2026, three weeks after closing after 52 years at Fort Mason Center, with a members’ exhibition September 16 through October 4.
A peer-reviewed study published September 1, 2026 found reported crime about 20 percent lower at San Francisco intersections staffed by Urban Alchemy street ambassadors.
The Portal, a nonprofit single-screen arthouse at 3293 Mission Street with 35mm and 16mm projection, says it opens in October 2026 after a three-year conversion of a former real estate office.
The San Francisco Opera Orchestra told patrons on August 27 that it will not play the September 12 opening of Simon Boccanegra unless management reaches a new contract first.
Garuda in Bali opens at the Asian Art Museum on September 18, 2026 and runs through January 4, 2027 in the Hambrecht Contemporary Gallery, included with general admission.
Prelude, the Southern-inspired restaurant inside The Jay hotel at 333 Battery Street, closes on September 19, 2026, two years after opening. Omakase Restaurant Group plans a new concept in the space this fall.
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