Arts & Entertainment

Field Notes: Bean Meeting, Magnolias in Bloom, and Christopher Burch’s Cosmic Paintings

This week: peak magnolia season, a library in the woods, fashion-forward utility wear, and the ethereal art of Christopher Burch. Also, local designers partner up with the NFL, the artist behind the Super Bowl 60 art, the return of Falafelland, and commemorating beans.

Arts & Entertainment

NPR’s Tiny Desk Hosts Epic SF Super Bowl Show Friday In SF With Goapele and Ruby Ibarra

Without question the best free SF Super Bowl concert is Friday’s NPR Tiny Desk show with Goapele, Souls of Mischief, P-Lo, and Ruby Ibarra. But it requires an RSVP, and organizers aren’t saying how to get one.

Business & Tech

Forget the 'Crypto Bowl,' This Super Bowl Will Be Chock Full of AI Ads — Here Are Five of Them

Expect all the big players in AI to be spending lavishly on ads during the Super Bowl this year, including rivals OpenAI and Anthropic — with the latter taking not one but two swings at its bigger competitor.

Arts & Entertainment

Mystery Solved: Big Secret Super Bowl Event at Grace Cathedral Is NFL Commissioner's Private Party

A secretive Friday night Grace Cathedral event that has been publicly named only as "private event” is shutting down streets for three days. Turns out it’s the private Super Bowl party for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Arts & Entertainment

The Budweiser Clydesdales Have Set Hoof in SF for the Super Bowl, They’ll Be at Fort Mason Thursday

The famed Budweiser Clydesdales have arrived in SF for their annual Super Bowl appearance, seen trotting Fort Point on Tuesday, before their big public appearance at Fort Mason all afternoon on Thursday.

SF Politics

City Hall Produces Goofy Video to Tout How Ready They Are For Super Bowl Crowds

It could be seen as protesting too much, but San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and his office have produced a slick but kind of awkward video in which various city departments confirm how "ready" they are to host the Super Bowl.

Bay Area Sports

NFL Begins Raking In Fan Dollars With Super Bowl Experience at Moscone Center

For a $40 admission fee, you can get into the Super Bowl LX Experience at the Moscone Center and take a selfie next to an NFL helmet, or something.

Bay Area Sports

Hotels and Airbnbs Are Making Bank by Gouging Super Bowl Visitors This Week

The inevitable surge pricing is now underway as the Super Bowl tourists come pouring into SF, with some hotels up to nearly $2,500 a night, and some SF Airbnb units costing $2,000 for the weekend stay.

SF News

Super Bowl Drone Ban Declared at Several SF Locations, in Addition to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara

It’s no surprise that drones are banned from the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium, but that ban has also been curiously extended to SF venues like the Ferry Building, the Moscone Center, and even Grace Cathedral.

SF News

Day Around the Bay: Super Bowl Tickets Currently Going For a Minimum of $7,000 Apiece

Turns out the Pac Heights mountain lion has been known to authorities for years; we’re learning that Tommy Lee Jones’s daughter was pregnant prior to her death; and next weekend’s Super Bowl tickets cost $7,000 minimum.

SF News

Yes, ICE Says Their Agents Will Be All Over the Place at the Super Bowl In Santa Clara

ICE may be bogged down in controversy for shooting and killing people in Minnesota, but they insist they’re not backing down on previously announced plans to have next weekend’s Santa Clara Super Bowl crawling with ICE agents.

SF News

Sunday Links: Trump Will Not Be Attending Super Bowl, Calls Halftime Performers ‘Terrible Choice’

A man was arrested in Sonoma County for allegedly wearing Wolverine-style metal knuckles; a Cybertruck driver in Oakland reported his back passenger door flying open while on the highway; and Trump says he won’t attend the Super Bowl in Santa Clara.

Arts & Entertainment

Green Day to Open Super Bowl 60 With Special Ceremony Honoring MVPs Over the Years

The NFL announced Sunday that legendary East Bay band Green Day is scheduled to open Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium with a performance celebrating the game’s 60th anniversary and honoring the past generations of Most Valuable Players.

Arts & Entertainment

Bad Bunny Disappoints Short Fans With Height Requirement for Super Bowl Show Staff

International super star Bad Bunny recently posted two job listings for roles supporting his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on February 8, and local fans were up in arms over the minimum height requirements.

Arts & Entertainment

Puppy Bowl Reveals 2026 Lineup, SF Stray Will Be Featured Competitor

This year’s Super Bowl alternative, the annual Puppy Bowl, just introduced its tiny yapping dog contestants with names like Chappell Bone and RuPaw, but an SF entrant named Foggy may steal the show at this particular puppy play-off.

SF News

Bay Area Officials Prepare to Combat Human Trafficking Tied to Super Bowl, World Cup Events

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and in anticipation of a surge in cases tied to the influx of visitors during the upcoming Super Bowl and World Cup events, Bay Area agencies are working with advocates to spread awareness, as the region is considered a hot spot.

Bay Area Sports

Levi’s Stadium Getting a $200 Million Facelift as Super Bowl and World Cup are Coming In 2026

With the 2026 Super Bowl and several World Cup games coming to Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers say they’re sprucing the place up with plenty of enhanced 4K, 5G, and whatever amenities there are in the pricey luxury suites.