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SFO Reopens Runway 1R September 29, Ending Six Months of Reduced Capacity

September 21, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Aerial view of San Francisco International Airport and its runways - San Francisco

San Francisco International Airport reopens Runway 1R on September 29, three days early, ending a six-month repaving closure that combined with FAA landing limits to delay 41 percent of flights this summer.

Categories News Tags SFO Airport, Transit

India Basin’s 700 Innes Housing Site Faces Foreclosure After a Second Loan Default

September 20, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Hunters Point shoreline seen from India Basin Shoreline Park, beside the 700 Innes Avenue development site - San Francisco

Build Inc. has been served a second notice of default on the loan behind its approved 24-acre housing project at 700 Innes Avenue in India Basin. The city park next door at 900 Innes is on a separate track and stays open.

Categories News Tags Bayview, Housing

Why Muni Bus Signs Flash “Fare Required,” and What It Costs If You Don’t Pay

September 20, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Muni buses lined up at Market and 5th Street with their route headsigns lit - San Francisco

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.

Categories News Tags Muni, Transit

KEXP and Blue Bear Chosen to Remake the Haight and Ashbury Corner Building

September 19, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The corner of Haight and Ashbury streets, site of the Doolan-Larson Building - San Francisco

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.

Categories News Tags Haight-Ashbury

Mexican Navy Tall Ship Cuauhtemoc Opens to the Public at Piers 15-17 September 23

September 19, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The Mexican Navy tall ship ARM Cuauhtemoc under way, the vessel visiting Piers 15-17 - San Francisco

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.

Categories News Tags Embarcadero, Tall ships

Yank Sing Closes Its Rincon Center Dim Sum Room September 20

September 19, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
Rincon Center at Spear and Mission streets, location of the closing Yank Sing dim sum room - San Francisco

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.

Categories News Tags Downtown San Francisco, Restaurant closings

BART Audit Finds Quality-Control Failures in Transbay Tube Bolt Work

September 18, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
A BART train leaving the Oakland end of the Transbay Tube, the tunnel covered by the Inspector General audit - San Francisco

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.

Categories News Tags BART, Transit

First San Francisco Brazilian Film Festival Runs September 24 to 27 at the Vogue

September 18, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The Vogue Theatre in Presidio Heights, venue for the San Francisco Brazilian Film Festival - San Francisco

The first San Francisco Brazilian Film Festival brings 16 films to the Vogue Theatre in Presidio Heights from September 24 to 27, with tickets at $20 per program.

Categories News Tags San Francisco film festivals

San Francisco Opera Strike Ends; Season Now Opens September 22

September 18, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The stage of the War Memorial Opera House, where San Francisco Opera opens its season - San Francisco

San Francisco Opera and its orchestra reached a tentative four-year agreement on September 17, ending a strike that cost five performances. The 104th season now opens September 22 with Simon Boccanegra.

Categories News Tags San Francisco Opera

Terror Vault Returns to the Old Mint October 1 With SLASHED: Return to Hellville

September 17, 2026 by Brian (Local SF Guide)
The Old United States Mint at 88 Fifth Street, the venue for the Terror Vault haunted attraction - San Francisco

Terror Vault’s 2026 production, SLASHED: Return to Hellville, runs on selected nights from October 1 to November 1 inside the Old Mint at 88 Fifth Street, with timed entry, an 18-plus rule and a vault bar open to anyone.

Categories News Tags Halloween in San Francisco
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