Cheers to the Silicon Valley Wine Auction, which raised an impressive $600,000 in its inaugural outing to benefit the Silicon Valley Education Foundation.

Say what you want about Kim Kardashian West but there is no denying her popularity and bank account. Worth somewhere between a reported $40 million and $85 million, the reality show star and once-again pregnant wife of Kanye West will go cha-ching tonight in San Francisco where she’ll be at The Castro Theatre to promote her new book, Selfish.

WIRED cover girl Rashida Jones partied with editor-in-chief Scott Dadich at the magazine’s new San Francisco offices last night, June 24, to celebrate the launch of July’s “All Work & All Play” issue, which is all about finding happiness at work.

We told you about Odette Estate Winery’s wunderkind winemaker Jeff Owens earlier this year; now the PlumpJack Group’s newest winery has unveiled a haute new hospitality center to match Owens’ talents. Located in Napa’s famed Stags Leap District, the contemporary Estate Lounge, designed by Napa-based Shopworks, is a gorgeous state-of-the-art, 3,500-square-foot facility that provides an elegant and welcoming setting for you to enjoy the winery’s expanded offerings.

The Castro, San Francisco’s colorful neighborhood, becomes even more soulful today with the opening of SoulCycle, the brand’s third San Francisco outpost and fifth studio in Northern California.

The San Francisco Bay Area, being the food and wine hub that it is, was naturally well-represented at the 33rd annual Food & Wine Classic, America’s premiere culinary weekend which took place in Aspen June 19-21.

Oakland was awash in blue and yellow confetti and streamers as the NBA champion Golden State Warriors celebrated their first trophy in 40 years on June 19.

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One our favorite places to go for a serene and relaxing vacation is the Post Ranch Inn, the spectacular hideaway in Big Sur. We recently took a trip down the coast in a haute 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG S-Model 4Matic Coupe, stopping in Carmel-by-the-Sea for a spell, before continuing on to our retreat. We suggest you do the same so you can enjoy some of these activities that we guarantee will soothe your soul.