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Pink Seesaws on US Border Wall Win Top Design Award
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates Two Bay Area professors just won a coveted design award for their playful art installation on the US-Mexico border wall. Ronald Rael, a UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design professor and Virginia San Fratello, a professor and Chair of the Department of Design at San José State University professor collaborated with more...
11 East Bay Parks Closed Until Friday Due to High Winds
Storm Watch, What's Closed / What's Open Extreme Weather / Wind Park Closures Ridgeline Parks from Wildcat Canyon to Lake Chabot Due to High Winds Due to high winds, the ridgeline parks below are closed Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. to Friday, January 29 at 8:00 a.m. due to safety concerns and cleanup needs. High winds can more...
SF Votes to Rename 44 Schools: Goodbye “Lincoln” & “Washington”
Bay Area Updates Thanks to NBC Bay Area and San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that the San Francisco Board of Education voted on Tuesday to rename 44 public schools. The board voted 6-1 following months of controversy on how to treat schools that were named after “iconic figures unworthy of the honor.” Among more...
Oakland Zoo’s “Glowfari” Lantern Festival is Back (Feb. 5)
Get Out: Events, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open After a nearly two month closure, the Oakland Zoo’s Glowfari festival is coming back with an extended run now that the stay-at-home order has been lifted. The new lantern festival was originally supposed to run from November 20 to January 17th, but was cut short in early December due to the more...
Oakland Zoo Set to Reopen February 3
Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open After a nearly two month closure, the Oakland Zoo is planning on reopening to the public on February 3rd for daytime visits and its popular “Glowfari” Lantern Festival will reopening for evening visits starting February 5th Online reservations / ticketing system for daytime reservations will be live on Monday, February 1st more...
SF Temps Dipped Into the 30s This Morning
Storm Watch, Wow Yes, it really was that cold this morning in advance of the big “atmospheric river” storm that’s expected this evening. According to weather.com, certain parts of San Francisco (at least where we are in Duboce Triangle) dipped as low as 39° Fahrenheit on Tuesday morning with a wind chill making it more...
How San Francisco is Prepping for Major Storm
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch San Francisco Stepping Up Efforts to Prepare for Stormy Conditions This Week COVID-19 Command Center, SFPUC, Public Works increasing storm prep operations while reminding residents of the efforts they can take to get ready San Francisco, CA–In anticipation of heavy wind and rain this week, San Francisco’s COVID-19 Command Center and City more...
Major “Atmospheric River” Coming Tonight to Bay Area: How to Prepare
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch The National Weather Service sent an update this morning saying that after a brief period of calm, now “is the time to prepare” for the “Atmospheric River” of rain and strong winds which they project to affect the Bay Area on Tuesday evening. Related: How San Francisco is Prepping for Major more...
1 Million Vaccines by July 4: Contra Costa County’s Goal
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Uplifting, Vaccines Contra Costa County has set lofty vaccination goal to vaccinate nearly the entire county’s population (of those 16+) by the 4th of July.* Similar to San Francisco’s goal of vaccinated the entire city by June 30 (and President Biden’s goal of 100 million doses during the first 100 days of his more...
Alameda County Opens Outdoor Dining “Immediately”
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Due to long-term projections for ICU bed availability and with the state’s Stay-at-Home order rescinded and the county being placed in the purple tier, Alameda County today said that activities and businesses may “resume operation immediately.” Read the full press release. That means outdoor dining is back throughout Alameda County effective today. @AlamedaCounty more...
Outdoor Dining is Back in San Francisco On Thursday
COVID-19 Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco To Reopen Some Activities In Response To State Lifting Regional Stay At Home Order With the State lifting the Bay Area Regional Stay at Home Order, San Francisco on January 28 will reopen key sectors allowed by the State’s purple tier, with some additional safety precautions given the City’s more...
California Ends 10pm Curfew, But SF Keeps It
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Reopening In big news this morning, Monday, January 25, California has announced that its lifting the regional Stay at Home Order for all regions across the state. Along with this news, California has also ended its 10 pm curfew. UPDATE: According to Eater SF, San Francisco will keep the 10pm curfew for more...
Bay Area ICU Capacity Tops 23%
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates Some positive news to start the week, the Bay Area has had a massive upswing in ICU capacity. Thanks to CBS Bay Area and KRON4 for sharing the uplifting news. As of Saturday, Bay Area’s ICU availability has reportedly experienced a significant increase in the past several weeks, jumping from just more...
San Francisco Reopening Outdoor Dining
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Following the news that the statewide “Stay-at-Home” order has been lifted, San Francisco Mayor London Breen tweeted that San Francisco will be moving forward with limited re-openings including outdoor dining and personal services (such has salons and barbers) as soon as San Francisco enters the “Purple” tier. UPDATE: San Francisco Will more...
California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order: What’s Next?
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open As new cases and hospitalizations decline, the state of California announced on Monday morning that the stay-at-home orders for all regions across the state have been lifted. Read the Press Release This means the easing of restrictions will no longer be based strictly on regional ICU capacity or projected 4-week ICU capacity, more...
