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SF’s “Lucky 13” Dive Bar Closing Down for Good
Goodbye, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that according a long-time bar worker, Lucky 13 is closing down for good. Lucky 13, located on Market Street between Sanchez and Church, has been on the chopping block for a while now, with long-standing rumors of being torn down and being replaced more...
SF Reports First COVID Deaths in 9 Days
COVID-19 Updates San Francisco today (12/4/20) updated their COVID-19 data and reports which showed two new deaths attributed to the Coronavirus bringing the total number of deaths in the city to 162. Related: San Francisco COVID Cases & Latest Stats (Updated Daily) – 12/4/20 It’s unclear when these deaths took place (the data doesn’t more...
2 Bay Area Hospitals Among 1st in US to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Uplifting, Vaccines A COVID-19 vaccine is on the way, and two San Francisco hospitals will be among the first in the country to receive them when they become available. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news that Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco are two of the seven more...
New Lockdown Likely for Bay Area “Mid-December”
COVID-19 Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open In a Thursday press conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom laid out the new guidelines for determine a more restrictive lockdowns inclusion the shutdown of outdoor dining. The Regional Stay Home Order, announced December 3, 2020, will go into effect within 48 hours in regions with less than 15% ICU availability. It more...
Barack Obama Boulevard May Be Coming to San Jose
Bay Area Updates A proposal is moving forward in San Jose to rename a downtown San Jose corridor after 44th President Barack Obama. NBC Bay Area shared the news that a coalition of community advocates have been working for over 3 years to rename connecting parts of Bird Avenue, South Montgomery Street and Autumn more...
SF Mayor London Breed, “This criticism is fair”
COVID-19 Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open After facing criticism for getting “caught” dining out at French Laundry, San Francisco Mayor London Breed tweeted out on Thursday morning that “This criticism is fair.” The mayor dined out in Napa County on November 7th, when the county was in the Orange tier and both indoor and outdoor dining was more...
Brand New Warriors’ Community Court Coming to Oakland
Brand New The Golden State Warriors just announced that a brand new court, built just for the community, is coming to Oakland in spring 2021. Only a sneak preview was released in this video; details of its location or its design have not been released yet. We called Oakland home for 47 seasons, and more...
Manny’s “Victory Booths”: Phone Bank for Georgia & Sip Free Mimosas
Causes, Election, Have Your Voice Heard SF’s Manny’s in The Mission is hosting a phone bank every weekend for the Georgia Senate Race. Settle in to help out and be rewarded with a free mimosa. Join us at Manny’s Victory Booths to phone bank to Georgia for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. The fate of the Senate more...
SFO Gets New “Surf’s Up” Rock ‘N Roll Exhibit
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco Instrumental surf music swept across the United States like a great sonic wave during the early 1960s. Energetic and melodic with little or no vocal accompaniment, instrumental surf music originated in Southern California along with a booming interest in surfing and the subsequent pop-cultural craze. The first wave of surf more...
New Mandate: 14 Day Quarantine Required for Santa Clara County Travelers
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, Travel Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that there’s a new health ordinance in Santa Clara County that requires travelers to self quarantine for 14 days upon entering or returning to the county. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department issued the directive which states that anyone (residents and visitors) returning more...
More Rollbacks Coming This Week to SF
COVID-19 Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Mayor London Breed and Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of Public Health disclosed that further rollbacks will be taking place with the first rollbacks likely to be announced as early as Wednesday. Possibilities mentioned include further limiting capacity of indoor activities, further limiting the size of more...
SF Grandma Flips Table to Defend Restaurant from Angry Customer
Jerk Alert, Outdoor Dining, Takeout / Delivery Thanks to NBC Bay Area for letting us know about a bad ass San Francisco grandmother who flipped a table in order to protect Panchita’s restaurant in the Mission from an angry customer. The incident took place at Panchita’s restaurant on 16th Street in San Francisco on Friday night after a more...
Free Starbucks Coffee for Frontline Responders Every Day in 2020
Brand New, Freebies Starbucks announced today that it will offer a free tall brewed coffee (hot or iced) to front-line responders at participating U.S. Starbucks stores throughout the month of December to show appreciation for those keeping our communities safe during COVID-19. Here are the details: Starting December 1 through December 31, any customer who more...
St. Mary’s Cathedral in SF is Now a Homeless Shelter
Bay Area Updates, Community, Getting Help San Francisco Announces 2020-2021 Interfaith Winter Shelter Program Opening Monday, November 30, 2020 The Interfaith Winter Shelter Program opened today, November 30, increasing shelter capacity for people experiencing homelessness during the winter season Mayor London N. Breed, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), the San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC), and Episcopal more...
SF Now Sends “Crisis Team” to Some 911 Calls Instead of Cops
Brand New, Police Reform San Francisco’s New Street Crisis Response Team Launches Monday, November 30, 2020 Partnership between the Department of Public Health and Fire Department begins with first SCRT Team on the street today with more teams to come as pilot ramps up. SCRT offers a non-police response to calls related to people suffering from more...
