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13 Iconic SF Buildings Light Up for Nationwide COVID-19 Memorial
Healing San Francisco will be participating in the National Memorial to Lives Lost to COVID-19 by lighting buildings across the city in amber and gold. The memorial will take place in Washington D.C. and nationwide on January 19, 2021 starting at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30pm on the West Coast) and continuing more...
Nationwide COVID-19 Memorial: Candle Lighting at Home
COVID-19 Updates, Healing Americans across the country are invited to shine a light for those we’ve lost for the COVID Memorial, A National Moment of Unity and Remembrance, to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19, on January 19 at 5:30pm (local time). COVID-19 Memorial A National Moment of Unity and Remembrance The Presidential Inaugural more...
SF’s City Hall Lights Up Gold: Nationwide COVID Memorial
Causes, Only in San Francisco San Francisco’s City Hall will honor and memorialize American lives lost to COVID by lighting up Gold on January 19. 2021 as part of a national moment of unity and remembrance. You can participate at home by lighting a candle (or other type of light) and putting it in your more...
SF City Hall Lights Up for Presidential Inauguration
Artsy Fartsy, Causes, Election, Only in San Francisco San Francisco’s City Hall celebrates the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States by illuminating its 220+ state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures in red, white and blue on January 20, 2021. It’s a great photo opportunity to capture San Francisco’s iconic dome lit up for the occasion. The schedule is always tentative for the holiday lighting and subject more...
Marin County Vaccinated 1,200+ School Teachers & Staff on Sunday
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines Marin County is rocking and rolling with their COVID-19 vaccinations. Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that on Sunday, January 17, Marin County began vaccinating teachers and school staff members. 1,248 school staff received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Marin County prioritized their teaching staff and support staff because more...
Oakland to Resume Residential Parking Permit Tickets on Feb. 1
Bay Area Updates Don’t get a ticket. Make sure you have a valid residential parking permit or be prepared to move your car. Residential parking time limits in Oakland return on February 1. The City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) will resume the enforcement of residential permit parking (RPP) areas beginning February 1, more...
Check Out Smitten’s New “MVP” Ice Cream Honoring Kamala Harris
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Election Smitten Ice Cream is saluting the county’s first female Vice President and Bay Area local Kamala Harris with a brand new ice cream flavor – MVP i.e. Madam Vice President. As a female-founded Bay Area small business, we’re ecstatic to welcome our country’s FIRST-EVER FEMALE VICE PRESIDENT, who also happens to more...
SF Celebrates MLK Day 2021
Celebrations San Francisco celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, albeit a little bit differently in 2021. A few of the usual annual events unfortunately won’t be taking place this year like the Martin Luther King, Jr. Labor & Community Breakfast, the MLK2021 Commemorative March and the commemorative transit which provides free transit more...
SF City Hall Lights Up for MLK Day
Holidays, Only in San Francisco San Francisco’s City Hall celebrates Martin Luther King’s Day by illuminating its 220+ state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures in red, green & black. It’s a great photo opportunity to capture San Francisco’s iconic dome lit up for the occasion. The schedule is always tentative for the holiday lighting and subject to change when there are special events and the building more...
See Pro Surfer Catch an Insane Monster Barrel Wave at Mavericks
Wow Thanks to KQED for sharing the awesome aerial footage by Ari Kapoor on Surfline of the homogenous waves this year at Mavericks, the famous surfing spot just north of Half Moon Bay. This winter has produced some of the best surf conditions in the past 30 years at surf spots all more...
Pacifica’s Pier Damaged by King Tides, Closes Immediately
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Everything South City for letting us know that effective immediately Pacifica’s pier is now closed. The city of Pacifica recently released the following press release: Recently, the Northern California Coast experienced King Tides and large swells which affected Pacifica’s coastline. A combination of the high tides and large waves have more...
SF Adds Permanent Water Taps for Homeless Population
Brand New, City Insight, Community, Getting Help Thanks to San Francisco Public Press for sharing the news that San Francisco is expanding the access to clean drinking water for some of our most vulnerable citizens. Earlier in the pandemic, SF put in temporary water taps in three neighborhoods to help our homeless population have access to fresh water. more...
East Bay City Says “Nope” to Chick-Fil-A
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink Chick-fil-A wanted to open a new location in the East Bay in Castro Valley but the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council and Alameda County rejected the proposal. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news and the council’s report that stated “With regard to the General Plan policies for Castro Valley’s Central more...
6 SF Spots Make Esquire’s “100 Restaurants America Can’t Afford to Lose”
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFGate for letting us know San Francisco is well featured in Esquire’s 100 Restaurants America Can’t Afford to Lose round up, including two classic Chinatown restaurants. The Esquire editors focused on restaurants that are the essence of America and our communities; they note “We’re raising a toast to these more...
Oakland Coliseum Could Be Mass COVID Vaccine Site in February
COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines Although a formal announcement has yet to be made, KRON4 is reporting that following days of speculation, the Oakland Coliseum could become a mass coronavirus vaccination site as soon as February. The county’s board of commissioners voted Friday to create a task force to oversee the transition. The San Francisco Chronicle more...
