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The Bay waterfront had been substantially upgraded over the past couple of decades. Many of the parks are new or refreshed, and new sculptures are regularly added, often temporary to keep things moving

Inspirational stop at Eco-Home Open House — a Matter of Trust project in the heart of Cole Valley / Haight Ashbury: a showcase apartment with environmental exhibits for every area of a typical home. Rotating exhibits celebrate how to ecologize holidays throughout the year. This location especially focuses on how renters can enjoy planet-friendly lifestyles that are affordable and eco-luxe. The enchanting edible garden has raised bottomless veggie beds that allow nutrients and bacteria to connect deep in the soil. They have a tiny home, fog catcher, gray water laundry to landscape system, 3 hens, honeybees and more. After passing this location for many years, always closed, luck wanted that it's open today: you can visit the Eco-Home during their week-long open houses every 2 months or book a tour or field trip. Feb 10 – 15th, 2026 | 11AM – 4PM @728 Cole Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 USA. Among the 50 or so projects started by this hyperactive Lisa, the next one in SF to visit is The Eco-Industrial Hub, a working model factory with delightfully empowering exhibits about clean air, water, and energy, and ideal materials for products. A key part is the collection of people's hair donations converted into hair mats for cleaning up oil spill disasters. www.MatterOfTrust.org

Preview of the new documentary film "The Librarians", followed by a post-screening conversation. This Indie Lens Pop-Up program is presented by KQED, San Francisco Public Library and Independent Lens. The Librarians follows a growing movement of library workers responding to book bans and defending intellectual freedom across the United States. Set amid rising censorship efforts in Texas, Florida and beyond, the film highlights the essential role of libraries—and the people who sustain them—on the frontlines of democracy. Through personal stories and firsthand accounts, The Librarians explores the importance of access to information, a range of viewpoints and the right to read. A moderated conversation with Drag Laureate Per Sia and SFUSD librarian and author René Peña Govea followed the screening. René Peña-Govea is a teacher-librarian, writer, and musician born and raised in San Francisco. René published her first poem and released her first album at age fifteen, and since then, has been named an inaugural Bay Beats musician, a YBCA-100 Honoree, a Las Musas Hermana, an SFPL Brown-Handler Resident, a Creative-in-Residence at The Ruby, and a Nomadic Literary awardee. She works as a middle school librarian, and performs music with three generations of La Familia Peña-Govea and as René y Familia. Her debut novel, Estela, Undrowning (Quill Tree, HarperCollins) will be published on March 3, 2026, and she is currently drafting her second novel. Per Sia is a first-generation Trans Mexican-American artist and educator whose work is rooted in storytelling, community building and cultural advocacy. Raised in South Central Los Angeles and shaped by San Francisco’s 16th Street Queer Latine scene, Per Sia began her drag career at the historic Esta Noche and has since performed across museums, cultural centers and nightlife venues. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz, she cofounded Drag Story Hour in San Francisco, now an internationally recognized program, and teaches in SFUSD’s Children’s After School Arts Program. Per Sia currently serves as San Francisco’s Drag Laureate, championing LGBTQ+ artistry, visibility and joy through performance, education and public engagement. Moderated by Baruch Porras-Hernandez, a SF–based writer, performer and organizer. He is the author of the chapbooks I Miss You, Delicate and Lovers of the Deep Fried Circle, a two-time winner of Literary Death Match and a regular host of KQED literary programs. His work has appeared with Write Bloody Publishing, Foglifter and Assaracus. He is the head organizer of ¿Dónde Está Mi Gente?, a Latinx literary performance series, and is currently the lead artist on a multidisciplinary project with MACLA developing new Queer Latino superheroes. https://thelibrariansfilm.com https://www.instagram.com/thelibrariansfilm https://sfpl.org/events/2026/02/08/film-librarians https://www.facebook.com/TheLibrariansFilm

Comparing two devices and apps for same tour. This one recorded with komoot app on Blu K2

Comparing two devices and apps for same tour. This one recorded with LOCUS app on a Blu View5 Android phone, showing a more than 1 mile (10%) longer distance on the identical route than the recording with the komoot app

Evening excursion up Bernal Hill for full moon rise: we got more impressive sunset colors instead. Just a reminder that anytime is a good time to look from a summit ⛰️