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SF’s Muni Might be Free for 3 Months This Summer
Bay Area Updates, Freebies Two San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday proposed legislation to fund a three-month pilot program providing free public transit to boost San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ridership, which plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation, authored by supervisors Dean Preston and Matt Haney, would provide one-time funding for the program and aims more...
SF Is Opening Its First “Drug Sobering Center” in SoMa
Brand New, City Insight, Getting Help San Francisco city officials on Wednesday announced plans to move forward with opening a “drug sobering center” under a pilot program for people under the influence of drugs such as methamphetamine or fentanyl. The lease for the new Howard Street location will first need to be approved by the San Francisco more...
San Jose to Open City’s First Park Honoring Filipino-Americans
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open By Jana Kadah Bay City News Foundation The San Jose City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved naming a new park Delano Manongs as a tribute to the city’s Filipino American community and farmworker justice movement. Delano Manongs Park, on Gimelli Way near North Capitol Avenue in East San Jose, is the first more...
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...
