This Week in The City
Weekly Roundup in SF
Events in San Francisco this weekend:
San Francisco Weekend Events: September 5th-7th
Friday, September 5th
- Marvel Studios’ Infinity Saga Concert Experience
📅 Thursday – Saturday, September 4–6, 2025
📍 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Assemble for an epic journey through 23 Marvel films in one unforgettable concert! Relive the adventures of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the Guardians of the Galaxy—all set to a live orchestral performance by the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Anthony Parnther. Details Here!
Saturday, September 6th
- Bay Area Rock! Presents: Summer of Love
📅 Saturday, September 6, 2025 | ⏰ 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
📍 Music City SF, 1355 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA | 🎶 All Ages
Celebrate the golden spirit of the Summer of Love with a psychedelic Sly Stone tribute featuring Bay Area music legends like Tony Lindsay, Jesse Bradman, Darby Gould, Jeff Tamelier, and more. Enjoy funk, rock, and surprise collaborations—all while supporting The Guardsmen, helping at-risk youth access outdoor education and leadership programs. Details Here!
- Everclear – Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Tour
📅 Saturday, September 6, 2025 | ⏰ Doors 6:30 PM, Show 7:00 PM
📍 August Hall, San Francisco, CA | 🎸 All Ages (5+)
Celebrate 30 years of Everclear’s Sparkle and Fade on this special anniversary tour! VIP packages include exclusive meet & greet, acoustic performance, signed posters, and limited-edition merch. Don’t miss a night of iconic hits and unforgettable memories. Tickets Here!
Sunday, September 7th
- 46th Annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair
📅 Sunday, September 7, 2025 | ⏰ 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA | 🎸 Free & All Ages
Experience the spirit of ’67 meets today’s sound! Two stages, dozens of acts, plus skate jams, kids’ activities, art, food, and drinks. Headliners include Brad Brooks Tribute to Wayne Kramer & The MC5 and BABY SNUFKIN, with live music, local art, and endless counterculture vibes.
Keep the streets alive: donations and limited-edition merch support this iconic SF celebration. View Event Details Here!
- Chinatown Car Show 2025
📅 Sunday, September 7, 2025 | ⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 1138 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA | 🚗 Free & All Ages
Cruise through Chinatown for a day of classic cars, local eats, souvenirs, and live entertainment! Don’t miss the Car Parade at 3 PM, showcasing all the exquisite rides. Bring the whole family and support local businesses. Details Here!
Fisherman’s Wharf Makeover Aims to Revive San Francisco Waterfront
San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf is set for a major transformation. The Port of San Francisco has launched the Fisherman’s Wharf Forward plan to restore one of the city’s most famous destinations, which has faced challenges since the pandemic with closed restaurants and fewer visitors.
The first step: turning the former Alioto’s restaurant site on Taylor Street into a public plaza, reconnecting visitors to the lagoon and creating a new community space. Longer-term plans include reinforcing the seawall, upgrading fishing berths, and improving public spaces to protect the waterfront from flooding and earthquakes.
Tourism is on the rise again, with hotel bookings and convention reservations climbing sharply, and city leaders see revitalizing Fisherman’s Wharf as key to San Francisco’s broader recovery. With new leases, pop-up activations, and improvements already underway at Pier 45 and Pier 39, the neighborhood is regaining momentum.
The Fisherman’s Wharf Forward project ensures this historic waterfront remains a vibrant hub for residents, fishers, and visitors for years to come.
Read more about the proposed project here!
Bay Area’s Iconic ‘Basic Instinct’ Oceanfront Estate Returns to Market for $91M
A legendary piece of California coastline has returned to the market with one of the highest price tags in the Bay Area. The Carmel Highlands estate, made famous in the 1992 thriller Basic Instinct and later featured in HBO’s Big Little Lies, is now listed at $91.35 million. Known as Seacliff, the property sits on more than five acres at the gateway to Big Sur and has recently undergone an $11 million renovation that expanded its footprint and modernized its amenities.
If sold, the estate would more than double the record for Monterey County real estate, surpassing a Pebble Beach home that closed at $45 million in 2024. The cinematic property is also just down the road from Brad Pitt’s $40 million Carmel mansion, placing it firmly among some of California’s most star-studded enclaves.
The sprawling compound now includes six residences across five parcels. At its center is the 12,000-square-foot main lodge, which features five fireplaces, a commercial-grade kitchen with a 1,250-bottle wine cellar, and dramatic living spaces with sweeping ocean views. Four additional cottages provide private accommodations for guests, while a newly built one-bedroom home adds to the estate’s flexibility. Beyond its existing structures, more than an acre of land remains available for further development, offering buyers the chance to expand with additional residences or guest units.
Luxury amenities include an outdoor pool, steam room, dry sauna, and a four-car garage, all designed to maximize both comfort and entertainment potential. The estate’s careful landscaping, new water well, and extensive improvements reflect years of investment by its current owners, software entrepreneur Gary Vickers and his wife Kerry. Vickers, who built his fortune in the tech sector, has described Seacliff as his personal retreat and “crowning achievement,” blending natural beauty with architectural vision.
AI Hiring Boom Drives SF Rents Back to Pre-Pandemic Highs
San Francisco rents have surged to their highest point since 2020, fueled by a wave of AI hiring and a long-standing housing shortage. Tech leaders like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Scale AI are luring top talent with big salaries, driving demand in neighborhoods like SoMa, Mission Bay, and Hayes Valley.
According to Zumper, one-bedroom rents jumped 13.3% year-over-year to $3,415, while two-bedrooms climbed 16.3% to $4,780 — both near pre-pandemic peaks and well above national averages. With home prices still out of reach for many, even high earners are competing for rentals. City leaders are eyeing zoning changes to add over 36,000 new units by 2031, though resistance to higher density may slow progress.
Family Wineries Acquire St. Helena Estate Amid Napa Price Drop
The William Harrison Vineyards & Winery in St. Helena has been sold for about $6.8 million to members of two Bay Area winemaking families - the Clarks of Amizetta Estate Winery and the Longs of David Arthur Vineyards. Renamed William Perry, the winery will keep producing wines under the William Harrison brand and plans to reopen for tastings this fall after renovations.
The sale comes as Napa Valley vineyard prices drop, with price reductions hitting a four-year high in June and inventory surging, creating a buyer’s market. The new owners see this as a rare opportunity for small, family-owned wineries to acquire prime properties in the Rutherford AVA. Read More Here!
