SF News Saturday Links: Fire Breaks Out On Treasure Island There was a fire in an abandoned building on Treasure Island Friday; the victim in Friday's Mission Street shooting was a Venezuelan barber; and Tesla is allegedly rolling out its own line of robotaxis in August.
Arts & Entertainment TreasureFest Returns to Treasure Island In February After Lengthy Pandemic Hiatus The monthly, two-day vendor/flea market with live music and food trucks on Treasure Island, born over a decade ago, is returning next month after a four-year absence.
SF News Person Killed In Fireworks Accident on Treasure Island A person died early Monday in a fireworks mishap on Treasure Island, less than an hour into the new year.
SF News Driverless Bus Shuttle Now Being Tested on Treasure Island A fairly cute, compact, autonomous bus is now taking passengers around a loop on Treasure Island, as part of a pilot program exploring how autonomous vehicles (AVs) can supplement public transportation.
SF News First Highrise on Treasure Island 'Tops Off' at 22 Stories The first-ever highrise building on Treasure Island, the 250-unit apartment tower dubbed Tidal House, just "topped off" Wednesday with a final steel beam hoisted into place on the top, 22nd story of the structure.
Arts & Entertainment Yerba Buena Island Gets Nice 69-Foot-Tall Sundial Sculpture That’s Visible From SF The installation of Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto’s new sculpture "Point of Infinity” was completed this week on a hilltop on Yerba Buena Island, and it will act as a sundial so tall that the Federal Aviation Administration had to sign off on it.
SF News The Bay Bridge Is Getting a New Yerba Buena Island Off-Ramp, Opening On Sunday The ongoing effort to make Treasure Island a thing hits a new milestone Sunday, as a new and more modern eastbound off-ramp to Yerba Buena Island opens Sunday morning, and bicyclists will be able to access the islands (from the Oakland side) seven days a week.
SF News Treasure Island Developers Suing Each Other Amidst Allegations of Fraud, Breach of Contract That $6 billion Treasure Island development promising to house 20,000 people is looking awfully uncertain at the moment, as the developers are hauling each other to court and making nasty charges.
SF News Test Ride: The New Treasure Island Ferry Is Awesome, Though Often Late, and Generally Pretty Much Empty We’ve got pictures and video from the stunningly scenic Treasure Island Ferry ride, which is not exactly running on a tight schedule, and the crew often outnumbers actual passengers.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Woods Beer & Wine Co. to Reopen In New Digs On Treasure Island, In Historic Naval Administration Building The popular Woods Island Club will be getting a new, slightly different incarnation this spring — and possibly as early as late February — in the iconic Administration Building on Treasure Island.
SF News City Determined to Make Treasure Island Happen With New Ferry, 8,000 Housing Units San Francisco is betting that 20,000 of you would be willing to move to Treasure Island, with spiffy new housing developments, a sweet new ferry, and the toxic materials hopefully cleaned up.
SF News Active Shooter Drill In Sunset District Creates Misunderstanding, SFPD Descends on Treasure Island The San Francisco Fire Department apparently created confusion Wednesday for the San Francisco Police Department with an active shooter drill they were conducting.
Arts & Entertainment Springtime Palate Cleanser: ‘Swan Lake’ Outdoor Ballet on the SF Bay Another stunning outdoor ballet video from Post:ballet, as their interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ premieres today and pirouettes around the Golden Gate Bridge.
SF News Treasure Island Suffers Eighth Power Outage of 2020, Highlighting Need for 'Back-Up Batteries' Treasure Island had a four-hour blackout Thursday, its eighth one of 2020. And now that we're all at the mercy of our modern-day niceties (Wifi, cable, etc.) this recent power outage only highlights the need to pursue a literal back-up plan for Treasure Island.
SF News Treasure Island Murder Victim Was Sacred Heart Grad, and More Details Emerge In Grisly Case A 20-year-old San Francisco man whose burned body was discovered two weeks ago on Treasure Island has been identified, and the suspect arrested for the killing last week had been attempting to flee on a plane from SFO.
SF News Treasure Island Residents File Class Action Suit Seeking $2 Billion in Damages 47 named residents of Treasure Island are suing the developers, contractors, and city and state entities involved in the redevelopment of the island, claiming among other things that they were misled about radioactive contamination levels on the island.
SF News Proposed Extension Of Relocation Benefits Seeks To Help 'Post-Agreement' Treasure Island Residents A massive multi-billion-dollar redevelopment of Treasure Island, which was agreed on in June of 2011, threatens to displace hundreds who call the man-made island home. However, newly proposed extensions of certain relocation benefits could help some residents sleep well at night.
SF News Eviction Of 1,800 Residents On Treasure Island Sounds Like A Real Mess It's getting closer to the time when Treasure Island is going to be largely demolished to make way for a massive redevelopment project that has been in the works for over a decade.
SF News Daring Late-Night Rescue Effort Saves Man From Treasure Island Cliffs #Whileyouslept #yoursffd RB1 FB3 rescued an adult male off the cliffs of Treasure Island He was evaluated w/No injuries pic.twitter.com/wrwYkAlDCz— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) July 11, 2017 While the
Arts & Entertainment Treasure Island Music Fest Officially Canceled, Will Return In 2018 In New Location After a very wet and windswept Treasure Island Music Festival in 2016, but not because of that, the festival will be taking a hiatus this year, as officially announced on Wednesday. We learned
SF News Man Shot To Death On Treasure Island A man was killed on San Francisco's Treasure Island Wednesday night, in what police say is SF's 22nd homicide of the year. According to the San Francsico Police Department, officers were called to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Woods Beer Co. Turns 5, Debuts 32-Foot Inflatable Slide At Treasure Island Location A post shared by Matt Coelho (@mateobmc) on Apr 1, 2017 at 7:39pm PDT Woods Beer Co., whose original Cervecería location on 18th Street at the corner of Dolores Park celebrates its
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Treasure Island To Get A New Restaurant Called Mersea The clues are few, but a new restaurant is getting under construction over on Treasure Island, marking what may end up being the island's only full-time, full-service restaurant. It's called Mersea, and Inside
SF News [Update] Lucas Museum Turns To The Dark Side, Is Bound For LA Despite Mayor Lee's Brown-Nosing It might take Jedi mind tricks to convince billionaire filmmaker George Lucas to place his Museum of Narrative Art on Treasure Island, but rest assured, Mayor Lee is trying the next best thing:
SF News Futuristic Design Of George Lucas's Proposed Treasure Island Museum Unveiled As the saga of George Lucas's proposed Museum of Narrative Art continues, it appears the famed director and passionate art collector has at least a few more tricks up his sleeve. The latest
