Public health PSA for #PokemonWorlds Giants game attendees - my whole group (myself included) just tested positive for COVID. The game was the only time we were all together in the past week, so it seems unlikely it’s from something else.
BART will be running longer trains during the 2026 Pokémon World Championships at Moscone Center Friday through Sunday.
Pokémon fever is already sweeping BART, along with Back to School fever:
Yesterday was BART's busiest day since the pandemic, with 239,380 trips!
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Oakland Bars
- Café Van Kleef (🏳️🌈 known for fresh squeezed grey hounds )
-Mad Oak (great outdoor sitting)
- Drakes (beer garden with good food! Good for groups)
- heart & dagger (casual, great location, back patio)
Oakland Restos
- Kamdesh (I think potentially my favorite restaurant in all of Oakland)
- Shan Dong (out of this world hand pulled noodles)
- Tay Ho (incredible food and cocktails)
- Sobo Ramen (lots of ramen options in oakland this is my personal fave because of the black gar)
Fun things to do in SF
- walk down Valencia between 26th and 12th for amazing shopping, cafes, restaurants, etc
- explore Golden Gate Park (easy way to spend half a day and get a million steps in)
- walk around the presidio for some of the best views of the Golden Gate Bridge
SF bars
- 83 proof (great downtown whiskey bar)
- Louie’s (that delightful niche between upscale and dive)
- local edition (great cocktails)
- East Brother (great spot to look over Yerba Buena gardens)
- blondies (must get a martini - you get the full shaker)
- bar darling
SF restos pt 2
- Saigon Sandwich (my choice for bahn mi)
- Brenda’s French soul food (just yum)
- Souvla (mini local chain for Mediterranean)
- Burma love (get the tea leaf salad!)
- arizmendi (technically a bakery, but easy to make a meal out of it)
- Deliboard (sandwiches)
SF Restos
- Señor Sisig (Filipino x Mexican, started as a food truck now has multiple brick and mortar locations!)
- Swan Oyster Depot (get a dozen to go and eat them on the street to avoid the long wait for seating)
- el farolito (my personal fave of the mission area places)
First up San Francisco!
Cafes
- Ritual Coffee (woman-owned, SF original - founded in the city in 2005!)
- Philz (bay area staple, my go to order is an iced Philmarmonic. Love the cardamom!)
- Four Barrel Coffee (very cool location and top notch)
- Stonemill Matcha (just go)
Anti-aging influencer Bryan Johnson says scientists have created a clone of him that will be used to replace his organs in the future
He says "baby-bryan" lives in a petri dish for now
What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?: Expanded Edition! 🥳
In celebration of America's 250th birthday week, now you can find *five* Hubble views taken on your special day.
Discover yours and let us know your favorite in the replies: https://t.co/QqEpU35JYQ