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Headliner Stevie Nicks Drops Out of BottleRock 2021
COVID-19 Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Legendary singer Stevie Nicks announced yesterday that she was dropping out of her headlining Friday night slot at Napa’s BottleRock festival that was scheduled for September 3rd due to COVID concerns. The Fleetwood Mac star said that while she is vaccinated she wants to be “extremely cautious” and is cancelling all more...
Ten Cute Baby Ducks Rescued from Evil Storm Drain in San Mateo
Adorable, Uplifting By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation Ten baby ducklings were trapped in a San Mateo storm drain until the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA saved them and reunited them with their mother on Monday. A concerned resident called the PHS/SPCA after spotting a mother duck pacing next to a storm more...
Alameda County Offers $210k Loans to First-Time Homebuyers
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Uplifting By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Alameda County announced the opening of applications Monday for more than $12 million in down payment assistance loans for residents seeking to buy their first home. Applications for the AC Boost loan program, which will disperse loans of up to $210,000 to chosen recipients, will more...
BART Ridership Still Only 22% of 2019 Numbers
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation Bay Area Rapid Transit ridership numbers are coming back to pre-COVID levels slowly but steadily, according to its latest ridership report. Riders took 2.25 million trips this July, according to the report, which analyzes ridership numbers from the past year. This only makes up 22 more...
‘Hamilton’ Returns to SF on August 10 + $10 Lottery Tickets
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The hit Broadway musical Hamilton returns to San Francisco for a limited run after a 17 month intermission. The show at the 2,200 capacity Orpheum Theater is this first Hamilton production to reopen in North America. There will be a limited run of 4 weeks from August 10 to September 5, 2021. There was more...
Here’s Every Street SF Will “Deep Clean” Through June 2022
Bay Area Updates Popular Deep-Cleaning Operation Set to Expand with Intensive Focus on San Francisco’s Neighborhood Corridors San Francisco Public Works CleanCorridorsSF street cleaning crews will begin deploying on Thursday to a different commercial district weekly, tackling grime and graffiti to create a more welcoming environment San Francisco last week kicked off an expanded CleanCorridorsSF more...
SF’s Central Subway Testing Anticipates 2022 Start of Service
Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco, Transportation The Central Subway Project is moving toward our goal of “substantial completion,” paving the way for the start of critical testing and certification of project elements such as station escalators, elevators, trackwork and radio communications. The next project stage will include rail activation to begin testing train operations, train control and more...
San Jose Home of World Famous Doobie Brothers Poised to be Historical Landmark
City Insight, Museums / Cultural Institutions By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation The San Jose home that started it all for the world-famous rock band Doobie Brothers is on its way to becoming a historical landmark. On Wednesday night, San Jose’s Historic Landmark Commission unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council make the designation for the more...
South San Francisco Schools Fully Reopen August 11
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Reopening By Astrid Casimire, Bay City News Foundation The South San Francisco Unified School District will reopen for traditional, in-class instruction this coming Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Home to one adult school and 15 schools at the elementary, middle and high school levels, SSFUSD serves the communities of Daly City, South San more...
“The Great Dickens Christmas Fair” Postpones Until 2022
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party is the first major event of 2021 we’re aware of to officially cancel in person and postpone until 2022. 2021 Great Dickens Christmas Fair Cancelled It is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s in-person Great Dickens Christmas Fair. more...
SF Gives $6 Million for 24-Hour Bathrooms Around the City
Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney on Thursday celebrated new funding that will allow for the city’s Pit Stop program to continue providing 24-hour access to public bathrooms throughout the city. Back in 2019, the city’s Department of Public Works, which operates the Pit Stop program, moved to make three of its more...
11 More SF Library Branches Fully Reopening By August 17
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London N. Breed and City Librarian Michael Lambert today announced that San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) will reopen 11 neighborhood branches for full in-person service by August 17, beginning today with the Park and West Portal locations. After the Labor Day holiday, the Main Library will also resume its pre-pandemic hours, more...
Zeitgeist Shuts Down Drinking Indoors Again
Bars, Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco dive bar Zeitgeist recently announced that it’s shut down its indoor seating again which only fully opened a few weeks back on July 13. Could this be a sign of things to come for other bars? Thankfully, Zeitgeist has a big outdoor beer garden that remains opens. However, they announced more...
SF’s Great Highway Reopens for Cars August 16
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, Transportation, What's Closed / What's Open Starting Monday, August 16th, the Great Highway will have an adjusted operational plan tied to the pandemic emergency closure. The Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Blvd will be open for weekends and holidays for pedestrian and bicycle use only, and open to car traffic on weekdays. The timing of more...
SF’s Cotton Candy Sunset on Tuesday
Artsy Fartsy, Outdoorsy, Wow Thanks to photographer Stu Berman for capturing and sharing this spectacular sunset over the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday, August 3. The beautiful sky resembled purple, pink and orange cotton candy. Did you see it? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stu Berman 📷 San Francisco (@stuinsf)
