Most street parking meters in San Francisco operate from 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday, so street parking on Sunday is free, except in the following areas: Fisherman’s Wharf The Embarcadero The Special Event Area around Oracle Park and Chase Center during events such as baseball and basketball games Read more...
Prepayment can be made at San Francisco street parking meters before their designated operating time from 4:30 am, except at Port meters near the waterfront. Most San Francisco parking meters operate from 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday. The prepaid time begins when the meter starts operating and parking prior to that is free of charge. Read more...
In San Francisco, street parking at a broken or inoperable parking meter is permitted for the posted time limit or 4 hours, whichever is shorter. Read more...
San Francisco property tax can be paid in person at The Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector in City Hall Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 8 am to 5 pm. Wait times at the office are longer around delinquency dates. Property taxes are payable in two equal installments, the first is due November 1st and delinquent after December Read more...
Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe on January 14th, 1954 at San Francisco City Hall in the chambers of Municipal Judge Charles H. Perry. After the civil ceremony they posed for photographs on the steps outside Saints Peter and Paul Church across from Washington Square in North Beach. The marriage lasted 274 days before Marilyn filed for divorce. Read more...
The San Francisco Symphony doesn’t have a formal dress code and for most concerts it is a matter of personal choice. The dress of most concertgoers at Louise M Davies Symphony Hall ranges from smart casual to business or cocktail attire. The only exception is for events such as the SF Symphony Opening Gala where more formal attire like tuxedos Read more...
In-person help at the San Francisco IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) is available by appointment only, between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. To make an appointment call 844-545-5640. The TAC is located in the south lobby of the Phillip Burton Federal Building at 450 Golden Gate Avenue (between Polk Street and Larkin Street) and government-issued photo ID Read more...
An application for a San Francisco Public Library card may be made online or by completing a paper Library Card Application form. Presentation of valid photo ID and proof of residential address is required in-person at any SFPL location in order to process the application and issue a library card. Residents of California are entitled to a free San Francisco Read more...
Twitter’s headquarters are located at 1355 Market Street in San Francisco’s SoMa/Tenderloin neighborhood. The social networking technology company moved into the complex, known as Market Square, in 2012. Read more...
Blue Bottle Coffee opened its first cafe in January 2005 in a garage at 315 Linden Street, in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley. Located in an alley off Gough Street, between Hayes and Fell Streets, the kiosk cafe is still open today. Blue Bottle Coffee has since expanded, opening more locations in San Francisco, and other cities including New York, LA, Read more...
The Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco has bars near the lobby entrance and on the second floor. To avoid the lines, you may pre-order drinks and snacks at the bar before a show and they will be ready for pick-up with your name during the intermission. Other than bottled water, drinks may be only taken into the auditorium if you Read more...
The Black Hawk jazz club was located on the corner of Turk Street and Hyde Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District and operated from 1949 to 1963. The building was later demolished and the site is now a small parking lot. A plaque in the sidewalk reads: On this corner, the world’s best jazz musicians performed at the Blackhawk. The Read more...
Everton FC fans in San Francisco tend to gather to watch live Toffees games at McTeague’s Saloon pub on Polk Street between Bush Street and Fern Street in the Tenderloin district. McTeague’s opens early for live weekend matches. Read more...
The famous Painted Ladies in San Francisco are located at 710 to 720 Steiner Street, opposite Alamo Square Park in the Western Addition. The name was given to the iconic row of Queen Anne style houses in the 1970s due to their colorfully painted facades. Read more...
Most towed vehicles in San Francisco go to the City and County of San Francisco Impound on 7th Street, between Harrison Street and Bryant Street, which is open 24 hours a day. The facility is operated by the City’s contractor, Auto Return, and confirmation that a vehicle is there can be made online at autoreturn.com or by calling 415-865-8200. To Read more...
On September 22nd, 1975 Sarah Jane Moore fired a gun twice at President Gerald Ford as he left San Francisco’s St. Francis Hotel via the Post Street entrance. Both shots missed and the president was quickly escorted away in his limousine. Moore was sentenced to life in prison for the assassination attempt but was released on parole on December 31st, Read more...
The Dewey Monument in Union Square, San Francisco is a statue commemorating Admiral George Dewey’s victory in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. It is 97 feet (or 30 meters) tall and features a bronze statue by sculptor Robert Ingersoll Aitken of Nike, the ancient Greek Goddess of Victory, holding a trident and balanced on a granite Read more...
There are no BART stations near the Chase Center in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. The most convenient BART stop is 16th Street Mission station, from where Muni bus Route 55 runs along 16th and stops at the Chase Center. On game days and concerts, Muni also operates the 78X 16th Street Arena Express from the same stop to the Chase Read more...
