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SF Projected to Run Out of ICU Beds in 15 Days
COVID-19 Updates Thanks to CNN for reporting the frightening news that San Francisco health officials are predicting that The City may run of ICU beds in as little as 15 days. If the Covid-19 numbers continue to escalate at the current rate, the ICU capacity will be maxed out by December 27. As of more...
BART Asks Congress for Help Due to 90% Drop in Ridership
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard, Support the Bay BART ridership is down by 90% since the start of the pandemic, and they’re facing a $30 million budget deficit. KRON4 recently reported that on Wednesday, December 9, some of the country’s biggest transit providers, including BART, held a virtual rally in order to apply pressure towards the federal government to more...
The Year’s Best Meteor Shower is Coming
Outdoorsy, Things to Do The Geminids are widely recognized as the best annual meteor shower a stargazer can see, occurring between Dec. 4 to Dec. 17, with the best nights for viewing on Dec. 13 and 14. The Geminid rate will be even better this year, as the shower’s peak overlaps with a nearly new more...
Bay Area’s Dangerous I-680 Mountain Shortcut Closed for Good
Bay Area Updates Thanks to KPIX for letting us know that Morrison Canyon Road, a narrow street that turned into a dangerous commuter shortcut for traffic looking to bypass the I-680 has been permanently closed to cars. After a two-year temporary trial, last week the Fremont City Council voted unanimously to imposed a permanent more...
Outdoor Dining Still Happening in North Beach (Of Course)
Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s current stay-at-home order which specifically bans outdoor dining. But ABC7 reports that restaurants like Original Joe’s in North Beach appear to be violating the spirit of the rule by serving “to go orders” and then allowing people to eat at their outdoor dining area in their parklet where more...
San Francisco’s New Gun Buy-Back Event
Bay Area Updates, Causes Mayor London Breed Announces Gun Buy-Back Event Mayor Breed, San Francisco Police Department, and United Playaz will host a gun buy-back event in SoMa, this Saturday, December 12th from 8:00am until 12:00pm Mayor London N. Breed, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), United Playaz, George Floyd’s family member and friend, and anti-gun more...
SF Will Soon Receive its First 12,000 Vaccine Doses
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, Reopening, Uplifting, Vaccines As reported by the New York Times, Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine received approval from FDA advisers on Thursday afternoon which cleared the way to authorize its use. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced shortly after that the city will soon receive their first 12,000 vaccine doses which will go to frontline healthcare more...
85% of SF’s Downtown Restaurants Likely Closed
Goodbye, Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open SF Gate shared some depressing news that about 85% of the restaurants in San Francisco’s Financial District and SoMa are estimated to be at least temporarily closed. Downtown has been pretty much a ghost town since the beginning of the pandemic with most offices closed down and allowing people to work more...
Tahoe Shuts Down to Visitors on Friday
COVID-19 Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open If you’re thinking of a winter escape to Tahoe, think again. The California side of the Lake Tahoe region is shutting down to out-of-towners for three weeks starting Friday, December 11 as COVID cases rise, according to SF Chronicle. “Non-essential travel in and out is off-limits.” In March, while the governor’s more...
SF’s Cable Cars Are Decked Out for the Holidays
City Insight, Only in San Francisco San Francisco’s beloved cable cars are dressed up for the holidays. You can snap a photo of the iconic cable cars in their holiday finest every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday through the New Year, from 10am – 3pm. The historic landmark cable cars will be parked at Powell & Market, accompanied by more...
More Dazzling Winter Holiday Light Displays
Holiday Lights, Outdoorsy, Things to Do With the rising Covid-19 cases and current stay-at-home orders, we all could use a little extra holiday cheer to lift our spirits. Thankfully, the lights are still shining. We’ve rounded up even more holiday lighting displays for you to check out. Read our full list of Winter Holiday Lights Around The Bay. 5 More Bay more...
San Francisco’s Playgrounds Reopen Today
Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open It was announced on Wednesday that the California has revised the shelter-in-place restrictions in order to allow playgrounds to open. san Francisco says that the city’s guidelines will be updated and playgrounds will be open in San Francisco. Rec and Park’s 179 public playgrounds have signs reminding families of capacity limits more...
Oakland Zoo Helps Rescue 119 Animals from Cruel Roadside Zoo
Uplifting This week, The Humane Society of the United States recognized Darren Minier, Oakland Zoo’s Assistant Director of Animal Care for displaying an exemplary stand against animal cruelty. The Humane Society of the United States on December 7th honored nine law enforcement entities in Virginia with 2019 Humane Law Enforcement Awards. As more...
Is Anyone Enforcing Stay-at-Home Order in Bay Area?
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Many sheriff’s departments in Southern California have pushed back against their stay-at-home order and have publicly stated they will not be enforcing the order. Thanks to ABC7 for reaching out to each county here in the Bay Area to find out what level of enforcement is currently taking place for the more...
SF’s New “Cigarette Ban” Might Not Pass After All
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that after voting 10-1 last week to approve a “cigarette ban” ordinance aimed and curbing smoking inside apartment buildings, the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday reconsidered the matter and voted 6-5 to instead send the matter back to committee. The goal of the more...
