The August 2015 edition of “What's New in San Francisco” is now available at: http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/article/what%E2%80%99s-new-san-francisco-august-2015

Food & Drink News

• 27 Stories About Eating and Drinking in San Francisco
• San Francisco Travel Launches New Culinary Guide to the City's Most Delicious Neighborhoods
• San Francisco Street Food Festival, Aug. 15-16, Expands and Improves in New Location
• Eat Drink SF Returns August 20-23
• Scoma's Launches National Video Recipe Contest to Select New Menu Item by “Celebrity Chef”
• Golden Gate Bridge Round House Reopens for Food Service with Iconic American Menu

Arts & Culture News

• A Season of Free Outdoor Concerts in San Francisco
• U.S. Premiere of “Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait,” at Contemporary Jewish Museum through Nov. 1, 2015
• “The Illuminated Palace” After-Dark Projected Light Installation at the California Historical Society Through Aug. 16, 2015 
• Friday Nights at the de Young Museum Receives Hearst Grant: General Admission to Galleries Now Free
• SFJAZZ Announces 2015-2016 Season Programming for Sept. 10, 2015 – May 29, 2016
• 12th Annual San Francisco Trolley Dances to Follow Muni's T-Line from Mission Bay to the Bayview, October 17-18, 2015
• Seafaring History Comes to Life at Sea Music Festival, Sept. 12, 2015

Attractions News

• Madame Tussauds Selects Steve Wozniak for Next Bay Area Tech Innovator Figure
• Fauxgirls! Cited as One of the World's Most Fabulous Drag Queen Shows

Hotel News

• Multi-Million Dollar Renovation for Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco
  • The Axiom Hotel to Introduce Seamless and Innovative Design in Fall 2015 
  • Kimpton Introduces The Buchanan Hotel, A New Pied-a-Terre in Pacific Heights/Japantown
  • Palace Hotel Unveils Extensive Renovation
  • Payne Mansion Blends History and Modern Services
  • Fifth Annual Summer Movie Night Series at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins' Top of the Mark

Shopping News

• San Francisco Premium Outlets® Announces New Retailers

Transportation News

• Take the E Embarcadero Line to the Ballpark and Caltrain Depot
  • Cable Car Fares Increase by One Dollar, First Time in Four Years
  • No BART Service Between San Francisco and East Bay on Sept. 5-7, 2015

San Francisco International Airport News

• SFO Voted “Best Airport in the Americas” by Frequent Business Traveler
• SFO Ranked #1 for “Best Airport Staff in North America” by SkyTrax
  • Introducing the #Mobile Passport App
  • Copa Airlines to Start Nonstop Service Between SFO and Panama City September 17, 2015
    • Qantas Airways Scheduled to Return to SFO
    • Major Annual Events in August and September

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