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SF Finally Allows Everyone 16+ to Get a Vaccine
COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation San Francisco opened COVID-19 vaccine eligibility Tuesday to all residents age 16 and older, joining several other Bay Area counties in opening vaccine availability before the state’s expansion later this week. Read the Mayor’s press release. The expansion comes one week after the city expanded more...
UPDATE: Eight Bay Area Counties Pause J&J Vaccines
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation UPDATE At least eight Bay Area counties paused administrations Tuesday of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after a handful of people across the country developed blood clots less than two weeks after the shot. Public health officials in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, more...
SF’s 420 in the Park is Canceled (Again) for 2021
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open For the second year in a row, due to the ongoing concerns around COVID and avoiding large crowds, the annual 420 Hippie Hill celebration on April 20, 2021 in Golden Gate Park has been officially cancelled by the city. City officials scheduled a press conference at 11:30am on April 13 to discuss plans more...
SF’s Mission Bay Will Have 3 Huge Breweries By Year End
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open With both the Giants and Warriors playing in the neighborhood, breweries are betting big on Mission Bay. Thanks to Eater for sharing the news that Mission Bay will have three massive breweries by the end of the year. Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing just opened on April 9 coinciding with Giants’ Opening Day. The more...
Four Grey Whales Found Dead in SF Bay in Just 8 Days
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation At least one grey whale died this week in the San Francisco Bay Area after being struck by a boat, the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center said Friday. This is one of four whales found dead in the Bay Area in just over a week. The more...
SF’s First Indoor Pools Re-Open April 20
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Reopening, Swimming / Waterparks, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco just announced that the first of its indoor pools are set to reopen. Plus, SF Rec and Park intends to reopen all pools citywide by summer. Two of San Francisco’s indoor pools are poised to welcome back lap swimmers with reservations and all pools will re-open by mid-June, the San more...
Late-Night BART Trains Coming Back This Fall
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation BART will re-expand its train schedules later this year, offering more frequent trips and later service as riders are expected return to public transit as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, agency officials said Thursday. Since March of last year, the agency stopped both weekday and weekend more...
Check Out This Adorably Tiny “Little Free Art Gallery” in Berkeley
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Community First there was the Little Free Library. Now there’s the Free Little Art Gallery. Looking to inspire others to share their artwork, a Berkeley actress and screenwriter has started a Free Little Art Gallery in front of her home on Forest Lane between Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Keeler Avenue. All the art more...
Big Sur’s Highway 1 Reopens April 30
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Travel, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFGate and Fox News for sharing the news that California Highway 1 along Big Sur will reopen soon. The beautiful scenic highway along Big Sur washed away in January, due to a landslide near Rat Creek, by Mile Marker 30. 150 feet of the iconic road that fell into the more...
The “Cheapest” Gas in the Bay Area: Where to Find $3.37/Gallon
Bay Area Updates, Deals Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that gas prices are now averaging over $4 a gallon in the Bay Area. According to AAA which tracks daily gas prices, the average gallon of gas in the San Francisco Bay Area is now $4.05 up from $3.92 a month ago and up more...
Warriors Welcome Fans Back to Chase Center April 23
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Regulations to Allow Up to 35% Capacity; Warriors Become First Sports Team to Provide Free, At-Home Molecular COVID-19 Tests for Fans The Golden State Warriors announced on April 8 that Chase Center has been approved to host fans for the team’s remaining nine regular season home games, beginning April 23, when more...
Big Rockslide Closed Hwy 50 Near Lake Tahoe This Weekend
Outdoorsy, Travel Thanks to SF Gate and KRCA for letting us know that a rockslide Friday morning completely closed down Highway 50 at Echo Summit just outside of South Lake Tahoe for a few hours. The rock slide forces drivers to instead circle around to Highway 80 through Truckee or Highway 88. After blasting more...
14 Artists Create Oakland’s Pop-Up “Chinatown Mural Festival”
Artsy Fartsy, Community, Uplifting Join 14 artists at Madison Park, 810 Jackson St this weekend, grab some lunch to support #oaklandchinatown restaurants and watch the magic. And if you’re inspired to pick up a brush, join in. There will be open panels for the community to share their wishes and blessings. Chinese translation support provided more...
SF Expands Vaccines to All Adults (In 8 Zip Codes)
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines In advance of all adults 16+ being eligible for vaccines in California starting April 15, the San Francisco Department of Health announced Friday afternoon that people living in eight “high impact” neighborhoods will have a head start and are eligible immediately for vaccines Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know. People who more...
SF’s First “H Mart” Korean Supermarket + Food Hall Coming Soon
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that Korean-American grocery store, H Mart seems to be getting closer to the long-awaited opening of their first San Francisco location – a plan that’s been in the works since 2018. Just this week, H Mart announced on their website that more...
