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Also on today's calendar: Salsa Classes October 2026: 4-Week Progressive Salsa Dance Lessons SF and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Dolly Parton's spirit reverberates through Hardly Strictly festival in song and style (sfchronicle.com) — San Franciscans packed Golden Gate Park for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, where huge Dolly Parton tributes and heavy crowds briefly forced organizers to close all festival gates for the first time. Local fans showed off Dolly-themed outfits, endured long lines and heat, and enjoyed emotional performances that celebrated her legacy across multiple stages all weekend.
2. Robert Plant stopped at this famous San Francisco cafe before his Hardly Strictly set (sfchronicle.com) — Robert Plant spent the weekend steeped in San Francisco, grabbing coffee at North Beach's Caffè Trieste before surprising Hardly Strictly fans and then headlining the Towers of Gold Stage. His sets mixed reimagined Led Zeppelin songs with folk and gospel, honored Dolly Parton, and capped a three-day run that also included a Saving Grace show at the Orpheum Theatre.
3. 10 California Restaurants That Look Amazing Inside But Sketchy Outside (takingthekids.com) — Two standout San Francisco spots, Foreign Cinema in the Mission and Mister Jiu's in Chinatown, anchor this roundup of California restaurants that look unassuming outside but stunning inside. The piece walks you through their hidden courtyards, elegant dining rooms, and standout dishes, while also suggesting strolls through nearby San Francisco neighborhoods to round out your night out.
4. Plaintiffs Reach Landmark $272.5 Million Settlement Securing Monetary Relief for Misclassified Lyft Drivers (fullertonobserver.com) — San Francisco officials helped secure a record $272.5 million settlement with Lyft over claims it misclassified California drivers, including many in the city, as contractors between 2016 and 2020. Once a court approves the deal, a third-party administrator will contact eligible drivers, with more than $237 million reserved to compensate them based on hours and miles driven.
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