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Vol. IIINo. 184
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Sonoma County Just Got Its First Dyke March

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Hundreds marched through downtown Santa Rosa on Sunday for the first-ever Sonoma County Dyke March — a deliberately…

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Make Music San José Takes Over the City Today With 218 Free Acts

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The annual summer-solstice music festival is running right now across downtown San Jose and citywide neighborhoods —…

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On Pride Sunday, Trailhead Gays Is Taking Over a Patch of Dolores Park

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The free outdoor community group for gay men hosts a daytime campout in Dolores Park on June 28 — a low-key alternative…

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Steel Beach Party Aboard the USS Hornet: A July 4th BBQ on an Aircraft Carrier

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The USS Hornet museum in Alameda is throwing a Steel Beach BBQ on July 4th — live music, food, free island tours, and a…

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San Pedro Square Is Getting a 4th Screen — in Time for Mexico on Wednesday

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Watch party organizers are adding a fourth outdoor screen stretching north to St.

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SF's Juneteenth Weekend Isn't Over — The Bayview Festival Runs Through This Afternoon

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The fourth annual SF Juneteenth Market Street Parade drew thousands downtown on Saturday.

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Cultura FC Brings Its Football Design Market to Jack London Square This Week

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The self-described "Football's Design Conference" takes over Bloc 15 for two days of global football-culture vendors…

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Longfellow's Annual Yard & Free Sale Is Happening Right Now — 50 Stops, North Oakland

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The Longfellow Community Association's annual neighborhood-wide yard sale runs today, Saturday June 20, from 10am to…

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It's Official: USMNT Plays the Round of 32 in Santa Clara on July 1

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The USMNT is confirmed for a Round of 32 match at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara on July 1 at 5 p.m…

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Alameda County Fair Opens in Pleasanton — Three Weeks Left, Here's What It'll Cost

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The Alameda County Fair opened Friday at the Pleasanton fairgrounds and runs through July 12.

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Türkiye Lost in 64 Seconds. The Fans Had Come From Four Continents to Watch.

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Paraguay's Matías Galarza scored 64 seconds into Friday night's Group D match at SF Bay Area Stadium, and thousands of…

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San Pedro Square Boosted Security for Today's Turkey-Paraguay Watch Party After 30,000 Showed Thursday

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Following a 30,000-person crowd for Thursday's Mexico-South Korea match, San Jose has significantly expanded security…

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Bay Area Black Expo Draws Thousands to Emeryville for Juneteenth

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The third annual Bay Area Black Expo packed Bay Street Emeryville on Friday with more than 100 Black-owned businesses…

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USA 2-0 Australia, and Pier 39 Had the Best Seat in San Francisco

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USA beat Australia 2-0 on Friday as crowds gathered at Pier 39's free waterfront fan zone.

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Ferry Fest Returns July 12: Noise Pop's Free Birthday Party at the Ferry Building

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The Ferry Building marks 128 years with a free, all-ages waterfront festival on July 12 — Bay Area live music, vintage…

June 19, 2026

Reparations Turns Six Tonight at August Hall, with Sapphira Cristal Headlining

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The Juneteenth drag institution that Nicki Jizz started as a Twitch stream in 2020 marks its sixth birthday tonight at…

June 19, 2026

Free Bike Valet at Gate C: How to Ride to the World Cup at Levi's

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Four matches remain at Levi's Stadium through July 1.

June 18, 2026

Downtown Hayward Gets a Free Latin Jazz Festival on Saturday

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The Hayward Latin Jazz Festival takes over B and Main streets on Saturday, June 27, from 11 a.m.

June 18, 2026

49 Searchlights, One Per Square Mile, Are Shooting Up From Civic Center Starting Saturday

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Illuminate's "7X7" puts 49 searchlight beams above Civic Center Plaza from June 21 through July 4 — one per square mile…

June 18, 2026

San Jose Scales Up for Tonight's Mexico Watch Party — Kickoff Is at 1 A.M.

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City officials expect 25,000+ at San Pedro Square and Sharks Way overflow for Mexico-South Korea, with metal barriers…

June 18, 2026

Oakland Artist Lisa Solomon Talks "Art Craft Color" at Rockridge Library Tonight — Free

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Lisa Solomon, whose new book argues the line between art and craft is mostly made up, discusses it tonight with fellow…

June 17, 2026

Vallejo Rapper LaRussell Brought 50 Bay Area Performers to America's Got Talent — and Got Four Yeses

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The Vallejo rapper and community arts organizer performed "I'm From The Bay" with roughly 50 local singers, dancers…

June 17, 2026

Patti Austin Closes Her Yoshi's Run Tonight

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Grammy-winning R&B and jazz singer Patti Austin wraps a two-night stand at Yoshi's Oakland tonight — doors 7 p.m., show…

June 17, 2026

Tough Guy Book Club Has a Free SF Chapter — First Wednesday at The Liberties

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A Melbourne-born men's book club with 157+ chapters worldwide runs a free monthly meeting out of an Irish bar on…

June 17, 2026