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Could additional money for our nation’s essential workers be coming? “Not all heroes wear capes,” some wear scrubs, uniforms, aprons, hard hats, headsets to answer emergency calls, others carry mops and cleaning materials, while some drive ambulances, trucks and collect our garbage, others you can see in your nearby groceries, more...
San Francisco Extends Emergency Child and Youth Care Until End of School Year Thursday, April 09, 2020 The Recreation and Park Department will keep centers open until at least June 2nd to provide care for children of health care workers, first responders, and other essential City employees. San Francisco, CA — Mayor London more...
Thanks to Pitchfork for letting us know that Radiohead is joining the growing number of artists in helping us ease lockdown boredom with rare live concerts from their archive now being made available online. “Now that you have no choice whether or not you fancy a quiet night in, we more...
San Francisco Pride is still somehow officially scheduled for June 27-28, but the details are very much up in the air. Here are the latest updates from Executive Director of San Francisco Pride Organization, Fred Lopez “The coronavirus has shifted everyone’s way of life drastically. Through weeks of social isolation, the Bay more...
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, took to Twitter to announce that he’s donating $1 billion to fund global COVID-19 relief. The founder of Twitter and Square said he was putting nearly a third of his total wealth toward the effort. He’s formed a LLC to fund relief for all those in more...
Looking for your moment of zen? Yoga on the Labyrinth‘s usual Tuesday night classes inside Grace Cathedral are on hold until further notice, but you can still find your peace with a mindfulness meditation taught by its yoga teacher Darren Main in the comfort of your home. To keep the practice strong, more...
Want a dose of tranquility and peace? Now’s the perfect time to see nature’s most amazing light show right from the comfort of your warm home. Late winter and early spring are the best times for the aurora borealis. Located at the Churchill Northern Studies Center in Churchill, Manitoba, this more...
San Francisco’s City Hall and its 220+ state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures will illuminate in different colors this month to honor our front-line workers, healthcare workers, hospitality industry and first responders who are all helping out during the crisis. City Hall Holiday Lighting Schedule This Month’s Lighting Events 4/1 Blue – Honoring more...
While a lot of small businesses are suffering, some are going the extra mile to take care of the community and help those in need. Thanks to SF Eater for sharing an uplifting story about La Santa Torta, the popular Oakland based birria food truck, that is paying it forward by more...
While everyone is doing their best to curb the spread of coronavirus, a high-risk group such as seniors and people with disabilities are ones more vulnerable and most likely to be affected. In these uncertain times, we should all come together to support each other in both heartwarming and practical ways. more...
Mayor London Breed Announces Expanded Mental Health Resources for First Responders and All Health Care Employees Wednesday, April 08, 2020 The City and County of San Francisco launches “Heal San Francisco” to expand mental health support for all health care workers; increases mental health resources for first responders and City employees San Francisco, more...
Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that Philz is re-opening 27 of the 34 Bay Area locations with a a new mobile-only pick-up system to help minimize contact. So the coffee is coming back, but no more cash or credit cards for the time being. Philz Coffee New Mobile more...
Oakland’s newest testing facility, located at the old Kaiser Convention Center parking lot, expands beyond testing our healthcare workers to include more of our essential workers who are also vulnerable, working the front lines. While currently there’s not enough tests for everyone who’d like to be tested, the city’s initial goal more...
As many restaurants have shut their dining rooms and pivoted to delivery and/or take out only, so have some of the top restaurants in the country. If you’ve always wanted to dine at a Michelin-starred restaurant, but couldn’t get a reservation or didn’t want to drop the dough, now’s your more...
Our roads are pretty empty nowadays thanks to everyone doing their part to stay home. One positive aspect of the shelter-in-place ordinance means that with fewer cars on the roads, there’s fewer accidents and in turn, fewer auto insurance claims. On Monday, April 6, two auto insurance companies have said they more...