SF City Guides
Caltrain Now Has On Demand Bike Parking for 5¢ / Hour
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Travel The Caltrain Board of Directors voted today, January 7, 2021, to make changes to the agency’s bike parking fees and the price of the 2021 Go Pass that will make the system more accessible and equitable. Caltrain is in the process of installing electronic bicycle lockers throughout the system. The standard more...
“Stay-at-Home” Order Likely Extended, But No Official Word Yet
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The three-week “Stay at Home” order that was triggered for the Bay Area on December 18 after ICU capacity for the region fell below 15% was originally supposed to be revisited starting January 8th, but there has been no official word from the State of California. A region is supposed to more...
Monster Pho Gives Away $25k in Free Pho…Thanks to Steph Curry
Eat & Drink, Freebies, Support the Bay, Takeout / Delivery, Uplifting East Bay Vietnamese restaurant Monster Pho, which has locations in Oakland and Emeryville, just got the surprise of a lifetime. Steph & Ayesha Curry surprised owner Tee Tran on the Tamron Hall TV show with a $25,000 check in honor of his work to help feed the hungry through the pandemic. Tee more...
Kamala Harris Special at Home of Chicken & Waffles
Eat & Drink, Takeout / Delivery Oakland’s Home of Chicken and Waffles is offering a fun special during Oakland Restaurant (and More) Week in honor of Vice President-elect and hometown hero Kamala Harris. Kamala’s Collard Greens Chicken Lasagna ($19.95) Green Salad Choice of dessert and beverage $1.00 from each meal sold will be donated to the Oakland LGBTQ Center Home of more...
Japantown’s Cherry Blossom Trees Were Vandalized
Jerk Alert Sadly, there won’t be any cherry blossoms in San Francisco’s Japantown this year. A mean spirited person decided to destroy the Cherry Blossom trees in front of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California in the early morning on Tuesday, January 5. They made sure there wouldn’t be any blossoms more...
San Francisco Outdoor Dining Guide: 320+ Patios & Restaurants
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open UPDATE: Mayor London Breed announced that Outdoor dining may resume in San Francisco beginning 8am on Thursday, January 28, 2021. It is limited to up to 6 people total from up to two households at a table. Live entertainment is allowed except for singing or brass or wind instruments. It took more...
San Francisco Rent Dropped 27% in 2020
City Insight, Housing Thanks to SF Gate and Apartment List for letting us know that rents declined 27% in 2020. San Francisco rents went down sharply (2.7%) in December 2020, and are down sharply by 27.0% in comparison to the same time last year. Currently, Apartment List says median rents in San Francisco stand at more...
BART Stops Adding New Trains for at Least 3 Months
Bay Area Updates Thanks to the Mercury News for letting us know that BART has paused their delivery of new “Fleet of the Future” trains due to software glitches and reliability issues putting it’s $2.6 billion effort to swap out a decades-old fleet of trains on hold. Thanks to glitches in the on-board automatic more...
Southwest’s $29 Flight Sale
Deals Southwest is offering a bevy of discount fares from SFO, San Jose and Oakland with $29 fares to west coast destinations. Fare deals valid January 26 through May 26, 2021. It’s the usual fine print… fares can change at anytime, you need to book by 1/7/21 9:59 p.m. Pacific Time, there’s blackout more...
NHL Planning Outdoor Hockey Games at Lake Tahoe (Feb. 20-21)
Brand New Thanks to The Athletic for letting us know the details of the NHL’s plans to build a pop-up ice rink for two pro hockey games on the shore of Lake Tahoe in February 2021 for an “Outdoor Weekend” showcase. The NHL is planning to build its own rink on a golf more...
SF’s 100-year-old “Far East Cafe” Postpones Closure (For Now)
Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open After 100 years in business, Chinatown’s oldest banquet restaurant, the “Far East Cafe” was set to close on New Year’s Eve. Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that the restaurant has received an extension of sorts, at least for another week. Thanks to participating in San Francisco’s more...
California Has Best View of First Meteor Shower of 2021
Wow The “Quadrantids” is 2021’s first major meteor shower. Unfortunately for 2021 a bright moon close to the radiant of the shower will light up the sky on the expected peak night (late January 2 until dawn January 3) Read more at earthsky and timeanddate Typically this meteor shows can produce 50-100 meteors more...
Oakland’s New Massive Cranes Sail Under Bay’s Bridges
Brand New Thanks to ABC7 for providing great aerial footage and letting us know that Oakland’s brand new massive 400-ft tall cranes sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge on their way to the Port of Oakland. The cranes, among the largest in the world, needed to have their booms lowered in order to more...
SF Extends “Stay at Home” Order “Indefinitely”
Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to ABC for letting us know that the city of San Francisco has extended the stay-at-home order “indefinitely” as December 31st. The original stay-at-home order was supposed to end on January 7th, depending on how ICU capacity fares for the Bay Area and would be lifted by the state if more...
Cliff House’s Iconic Sign Taken Down
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the SF Bay Times for letting us know that the iconic “Cliff House” sign is scheduled to be removed today at Noon. Related Stories 157-Year-Old “Cliff House” Restaurant Closes Temporarily – 7/20/20 SF’s Historic 157-Year Old Cliff House is Closing Permanently – 12/14/20 Read more at cliffhouse.com After days of negotiations which appeared more...
