SF City Guides
Taco Bell’s Free Doritos Locos Taco Day
Freebies Taco Bell is giving away free Doritos Locos tacos to everyone on March 31, 2020. Taco Bell drive-thru guests across America will receive a free seasoned beef Nacho Cheese Doritos® Locos Tacos, no purchase necessary, from the comfort of their own cars at participating locations and while supplies last. Plus, if you more...
“Quarantine-O-Ween”: Halloween in March
Celebrations Time to break out the box of costumes and pick out your favorite. Halloween comes early this year. In these crazy times, we love this creative idea to make your day a little more fun while we’re all at home. March 31 is now Quarantine-O-Ween. How to participate? Decorate for Halloween and more...
Bay Area Distilleries Now Make Hand Sanitizer Instead of Booze
Brand New Say goodbye (for now) to your favorite Flanders Style Red Ale Beers or Botanica Spirits Gin. Say hello to small-batch, locally-made hand sanitizers made from booze. KRON4 shared with us that Bay Area distilleries like Falcon Spirits Distillery in Berkeley, Prohibition Spirits in Sonoma and Seven Stills Brewery and Distillery more...
Comcast Now Has Free Wi-Fi Hotspots for 60 Days
Brand New Did you ever think that the words “Comcast” and “generous” would be in the same sentence? But our poor experiences with them won’t stop us from giving them praise when it’s due. Comcast is giving access to Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots to everyone for free, even non-subscribers, for 60 days. So that means more...
Bay Area “Stay-at-Home” Order Extended to May 1
Brand New As first reported by NBC and KRON4, health officials in most Bay Area counties will be extending the Stay-at-Home/Shelter-in-Place order until May 1st. Seven Bay Area Jurisdictions to Update Shelter-in-Place Order in Coming Days The Public Health Order for people to shelter-in-place safely in their homes will soon be extended until at more...
Major Banks Waive Mortgage Payments for 90 Days
Brand New In the past few weeks, renters have gotten waivers to help them delay their rent payments. This week, the major banks jumped in to help California homeowners with their mortgages. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced at a press conference that homeowners in California who pay mortgages to JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, more...
The Bay Area’s Epic “TikTok Prom”
Brand New No one can stop the prom, even when you’re stuck in your house. The Chronicle shared with us a story of a Bay Area high schooler from Danville, Natalie Reese, who decided to throw a prom anyway. Together with her twin sister Brook, and her other sister Allison, supported by their parents, more...
How To Take a Virtual Tour of SF’s Top Museums
Brand New April is here and we’re still sheltering-in-place and running out of things to do. Had enough of Netflix binge and you know you ought to have a temporary social media detox from Facebook and Instagram. In these strange times, art gives us color, happiness and hope, reminding us that there is more...
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Now a Shelter
Brand New Not everyone is fortunate enough to stay at home during this pandemic. In order to help fight the spread of COVID-19 among some of our most vulnerable citizens, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds will soon become a temporary homeless shelter. The site currently serves as a drive thru COVID-19 testing site. However, more...
Happy 125th Birthday De Young
Artsy Fartsy Happy birthday to de Young! The museum celebrated being open 125 years on March 25, 2020. The museum got its start as the Fine Arts Building during the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park. After the exposition, the building was designated as a museum, the Memorial Museum, for the more...
Vehicular Access Closed At All State Parks
Outdoorsy As of today, California State Parks have announced it’s temporarily closing vehicle access at all 280 state parks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately because our citizens have not heeded the guidance to stay home and practice social distancing, our parks have been forced to close to vehicles. California Department of more...
Fun “Coronacation” Sign Brings Joy to East Bay Neighborhood
Artsy Fartsy We can all use a little whimsy to brighten our days lately, so one neighbor in Walnut Creek decked out her front yard with a big festive sign to help spread a little joy to her neighbors. She shared her photo on Nextdoor with the caption “Come on by….when you’re getting more...
School Closures Extended Until (At Least) May 1st
Brand New If you’re running out of creative ways to occupy your kids while home schooling them, you’ll need to make more lesson plans. Thanks to the SF Examiner for letting us know that the school closure, originally scheduled to end on April 6, has now been officially extended until May 1st. The more...
SF Hotels (Even the Fancy Ones) Offer 8,000+ Rooms to The City
Brand New Thanks to the SF Examiner for letting us know that hotels in San Francisco have offered up (for a price) about 8,500 hotel rooms to house the homeless and first responders – including some of SF’s fanciest like The Palace and the Mark Hopkins International. According to The Chronicle the more...
Watch 3-Hours of SF’s Bison Chilling in Golden Gate Park
Brand New Before it was postponed, Golden Gate Park’s 150th Anniversary and Community Day on April 4th was supposed to also be a celebration to introduce 5 new bison to the public. Nevertheless that won’t stop us from taking a virtual stroll through San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and view the wildest more...
