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6 Bay Area swimming holes to dip your toes in
We've rounded up top beaches and public swimming pools — now it's time for swimming holes to get their due.Why it matters: Swimming holes are usually found in freshwater bodies like rivers, creeks and streams. They can offer an escape from the heat and fast-paced nature of city life.As always, do your own research before you go and clean up after yourself.The Inkwells (Marin) are deep, dark pools filled with water flowing from Kent Lake. It's popular with campers and hikers but has previously had issues with poor water quality due to high levels of bacteria, so proceed with caution.Accessible...
Free outdoor rave coming to San Francisco's Embarcadero this weekend
San Francisco is getting ready for another huge outdoor dance party.It comes weeks after thousands gathered at the Civic Center Plaza for a sold-out rave. This time, electronic music fans are invited to the Embarcadero.It's happening on Sunday, July 21 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.MORE: Skrillex and Fred Again draw thousands to SF Civic Center for sold-out raveOur media partner the SF Standard says Belgian-born DJ Sacha Robotti will be headlining the event.It's called "Back to Baysics." Promoter Another Planet Entertainment is producing the free show. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live
Dog controversy brews at San Francisco park
SAN FRANCISCO - There is a battle brewing over a San Francisco park between dog owners and the city. There are signs at all the entrances of Jackson Playground; no dogs are allowed on athletic fields, but dog owners want to change that. More than 700 people have signed a...
Thursday Morning What's Up: Mick Jagger Cracks Bay Area Jokes at Levi’s Stadium Stones Show
The month of June saw San Francisco’s lowest number of fatal drug overdoses in two years, according to the SF Medical Examiner’s Office. Data released this week showed 48 people died from accidental overdoses in June, which is down 15% from the 57 such deaths in June 2023, and the lowest monthly SF overdose death total since the 43 recorded in July 2022. [KQED]
A South San Francisco Rapper Turned His Sneaker Collection Into an Album
San Francisco-born artist Paul Solis first fell in love with hip-hop and basketball as a youth who grew up on the Peninsula during the mall-going culture of the ’90s. Back then, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah of the indomitable Wu-Tang Clan were two of the flyest humans to traverse the planet. With tri-colored Polo jackets, Nike visors, baggy jeans and wheat-hued Timberland stompers, the rappers helped to define a New York street aesthetic that is still heralded in fashion circles today. Meanwhile, saucy NBA players like Penny Hardaway, Jason Kidd and Charles Barkley began rocking signature pairs of Nikes and revolutionizing the way athletes could express themselves off the court.
‘What I wanted to wear wasn’t in the stores’: Meet the San Mateo maker giving new life to vintage fabrics
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Edwina Ferro embarks on a new textile project, she listens to the voice of her material. “The fabrics actually speak to me, they get my attention; the fabric decides what shape it wants to be, it knows what colors it wants to be matched with and the size it wants to be,” she said. “There’s something that comes alive in that creative process for me.”
East Bay police warn pet owners after multiple reports of deadly coyote attacks on cats
When it comes to coyotes and pets, wildlife officials say it's just not worth the risk."Bring pets inside, leash your pets while you're walking, remove access to anything that might attract a coyote," Krysten Kellum, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.Coyote sightings are forcing the temporary closure of parks in San Francisco, including Saint Mary's Rec Center Field and Presidio's Mountain Lake Park dog area.VIDEO: Family of 5 coyotes, including 3 pups, spotted playing on SF baseball fieldABC7 News caught on video a family outing as five coyotes began playing on the baseball field for...
How San Francisco Zoo's Elly became America's oldest black rhino
San Francisco Zoo was home to Elly, the U.S.'s oldest Eastern black rhino, for 42 years.Why it matters: Black rhinos remain critically endangered. Their population in the wild decreased by 96% from about 65,000 in 1970 to only 2,300 in 1993, according to the International Rhino Foundation (IRF).Flashback: Though born in the wild, Elly called San Francisco home from 1974 until she died in 2016. The 1,800-pound rhino was a favorite at the zoo's annual celebrations in observance of World Rhino Day (Sept. 22).She enjoyed rolling in the mud, smashing pumpkins and eating watermelon, SFGATE notes.Her caretakers loved treating her...
Free swim lessons help Bayview Kids find their sea legs
This story aired in the July 16, 2024 episode of Crosscurrents. The redevelopment of San Francisco's India Basin Waterfront is cleaning up the coast. But in order for neighborhood kids to get the most out of their new park, they need to learn to swim. Click the play button above...
Dog owners at war with city after rangers hound them out of park with megaphones
Dog owners in a quiet San Francisco neighborhood are feuding with the city over a baseball field where they like to walk their pups — but aren’t allowed to. Jackson Park in Potrero Hill is zoned as an athletic field, meaning dogs are banned in order to protect the turf, which is reserved for use by schools and sports leagues.
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