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Oakland is Getting a New Giant Crane This Week
Brand New By Tony Hicks Bay City News Foundation The skyline around the Port of Oakland is going to get a little more crowded this week. Everport Terminal Services is bringing in a new towering, ship-to-shore crane to its Everport marine terminal, via ship from Shanghai-based ZPMC. The new cargo crane has a lift height more...
SF’s Brand New Shake Shack Opens June 28
Brand New, Indoor Dining Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that the Shake Shack finally has an opening date set for its second ever San Francisco location. Shake Shack plans to open at the Westfield Center mall on June 28, 2021 and will be open every day from Noon to 6pm. Shake Shack / more...
Sneak Peek of SFMTA’s New Moscone Station (Opening 2022)
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open After being delayed again and again, SFMTA is giving us periodic looks at what the new Central Subway will look like with an updated photo of the brand new sparkling “Yerba Buena/Moscone” station that (hopefully) is set to open for revenue service in Spring 2022 Sneak Peek Alert: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station more...
SF Reopens More Library Branches This Week (June 21-22)
Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London N. Breed and City Librarian Michael Lambert today announced the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) will reopen additional neighborhood branches for limited indoor and front door pick-up service starting today, June 21. More branches are slated to open throughout the summer as staffing permits and as San Francisco more...
14 Hours of Sunshine: The First Full Day of Summer 2021
Celebrations June 21, 2021 is within 1 second of being the longest day of the year and officially the first full day of Summer. (Technically summer began last night) With the sunrise at 5:48 am and sunset not until 8:35 pm in San Francisco that gives us a full 14 hours, 46 more...
Juneteenth Events Happening in SF + Bay Area
Causes, Celebrations, Get Out: Events San Francisco and the Bay Area celebrate Juneteenth with a series of festivals, art events, celebrations, lawn parties and more throughout the Bay Area.
Bay Area Comic Kabir Singh Slays on America’s Got Talent
Bay Area Favorites, Support the Bay, Wow Bay Area comedian Kabir Singh, who hails from Fremont, CA, is on this season’s of America’s Got Talent. Check out his hilarious audition below, where he got a standing ovation from judges. Judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell all voted “Yes”, sending him to the next round of season 16 more...
Juneteenth Now an Official Paid City Holiday in SF
Uplifting Today, following President Biden’s declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, Mayor London Breed declared by proclamation that Juneteenth will be a recognized legal holiday for all City employees. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and specifically commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news more...
SFO Now Offers Free Vaccines to Anyone from Any Country
Bay Area Updates, Travel, Vaccines SFO offers free COVID-19 vaccinations to everyone, 18 years or older, including arriving and departing passengers of any country. The J&J single dose vaccine is now available at the SFO Medical Clinic. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Eligibility requirements: At least 18 years of more...
Guy Fieri Awards $25k to Oakland Taqueria
Eat & Drink, Support the Bay, Uplifting Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the uplifting story that Oakland restaurant Maya Halal Taqueria was just awarded a $25,000 grant from Guy Fieri. The celebrity chef and Food Network star, Guy Fieri, has a new streaming show, “Guy’s Restaurant Reboot” which he awards grants to restaurant owners to help them more...
Santa Clara Vaccine Ticket Raffle: Warriors, Justin Bieber & Harry Styles
Brand New, Vaccines The County of Santa Clara, the SAP Center, the Golden State Warriors and the City of San José are collaborating to raffle off more than 100 tickets to upcoming events and other prizes to anyone who gets a COVID-19 vaccine at select County-run vaccination sites in the next few weeks. Tickets to more...
SFO Lights Up Rainbow for Pride
Pride SFO celebrates pride by lighting up in beautiful rainbow colors. Check out the gorgeous aerial photo by Terence Chang pictured below in tweet shared by San Francisco International Airport. See the full schedule of other upcoming colorful lighting displays at the airport including Blue, Pink and White on June 25 for the more...
Oakland Zoo Voted Top 10 Exhibits in the USA
Bay Area Favorites Congrats to the Oakland Zoo, whose popular “California Trail” exhibit made the Top 10 list of Best Zoo Exhibits in the country. The nominees were selected by USA TODAY 10Best editors and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. The California Trail, one of the newest exhibits at Oakland more...
RSVPs Open for SFMOMA’s Free Day (June 24)
Bay Area Favorites, Freebies, Museums / Cultural Institutions Come spend a free day at the museum. Bring a friend and enjoy SFMOMA’s galleries filled with lively and inspiring art including the one-way color tunnel “Contemporary Optics” Tickets: Tickets are free and reserving online is highly encouraged. Limit two adult tickets per reservation. Children 18 and younger always get into SFMOMA free. Due more...
Levi’s Stadium’s Mass Vaccine Site Closing on June 24
COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines, What's Closed / What's Open By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation Santa Clara County’s mass vaccination site at Levi’s Stadium is closing on June 24, after administering more than 350,000 doses. It is one of four mass vaccine sites that will close within the next few weeks as COVID cases slow and more than 80 more...
