San Francisco Bay Area Events, Things To Do This Week: December 15, 2025
Bay Area Holiday Markets, SantaCon, San Francisco Cultural Events, Things To Do In San Jose This Week, Pop-Ups, Parties, Festivals, Talks & More
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Weekly Recommendation
This week’s recommendation is to go check out June’s Pizza in West Oakland. Their pizza is 🔥and one of the best in the Bay Area.
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San Francisco Bay Area Weekly News Roundup
Curated mix of local/state news; see local/independent publications list.
Bar & Restaurant News (Openings, Closings & more)
After founder goes missing, Stop AI activists rethink strategy -Daily Californian
Lurie’s Plan To Cut San Francisco Spending. -Mission Local
‘AI slop’: SFO museum criticized for AI-generated art exhibit -KRON4
Silicon Valley Whistleblower Explains Brain-rot -60 Minutes Australia
We asked every S.F. politician about the Marina Safeway proposal. Here are their answers. -Mission Local
Health Experts Brace for Return of LGBTQ+ Youth Conversion Therapy -SFPublic Press
Silicon Valley’s wealthiest skip their own backyard -San Jose Spotlight
State awards funding for SF LGBTQ senior housing project -Bay Area Reporter
Nobody Needs People Behaving Badly -SF Gazeteer
SF spends $1.6 billion on nonprofits; here’s how much each receives -SF Chronicle
Researchers spot a rare 7-arm octopus in the Monterey Bay. -Monterey Now
Oakland Craft Beer Bar The Good Hop To Close On December 31 -Eddie’s List
San Francisco Bay Area Events & Things To Do This Week
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All events are in San Francisco, unless otherwise noted.
Some of the best events are announced within days, check calendars regularly.
More events this week & beyond in the December calendar (paid supporters only). Updated this morning with more events including NYE parties.