SFGate20 hours agoJenny Slate describes her favorite San Francisco activitySFGate - Dan GentileEven if you aren’t familiar with Jenny Slate’s face, there’s a good chance you’ve heard her voice. Back in 2010, Slate scored a viral hit with “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” a stop-animation short about, well, a talking shell wearing sneakers. In addition to co-writing the video, Slate voiced the …
SFGate2 days agoBeloved Bay Area theme park to close permanently in near futureSFGate - Gabe LehmanCalifornia’s Great America, a Bay Area amusement park that has entertained families for nearly five decades, will be closing its gates permanently in the near future. Cedar Fair, owner and operator of the park, announced on Monday that it has sold the land to Bay Area real estate developer Prologis …
SFGate1 day agoPhotos of San Francisco Pride's best costumes and signsSFGate - Dan GentileThis weekend's San Francisco Pride festivities have come and gone. From the Trans March on Friday, to Amy Schneider's passionate Sunday afternoon speech, to Martha Wash's headlining performance, the weekend was full of joyous celebration of LGBTQ culture. Although Pride has already featured nearly a …
SFGate2 days agoGreen Day's Billie Joe Armstrong decries Roe v. Wade decisionSFGate - Amanda BartlettHours after the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights protests erupted throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and across the country as massive crowds of demonstrators marched to show their outrage and fear over the ruling. And at London Stadium thousands of miles away, …
SFGate2 days ago'Irrational hatred': 'Jeopardy!' champ gives fiery Pride speechSFGate - Dan GentileSan Francisco's Pride Month came to a joyful culmination on Sunday, with the first in-person parade since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The sidewalks along Market Street were packed with spectators, cheering on floats and dancing in costume. Once inside the celebration area …
SFGate2 days agoThe best photos from San Francisco Pride 2022SFGate - Dan GentileAfter two missed years due to the pandemic, San Francisco Pride returned this weekend with their first in-person parade since 2019. The jubilant event began on at the Embarcadero, with the SF Dykes on Bikes leading the way down Market Street. Reminiscent of the previous weekend's Golden State …