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See Exact Moment Wildfire Camera Consumed by Flames
Fire Updates Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that you can see the exact moment that three Bay Area wildfire cameras were consumed by flames. “The Alert Wildfire camera system has become an integral tool in monitoring the outbreak of wildfires.” – SF Gate The image was from alertwildfire.org taken from Bonny more...
Goodbye Lyft? Not So Fast
Travel At 9am on Thursday, August 20, Lyft announced via blog post that it is suspending operations in California effective 11:59PM PT today. However, Lyft updated its blog post this afternoon and announced that Lyft is back on. “UPDATE: Rideshare is ON. The California court has granted our request for a further stay, more...
Large Animal Shelter Opens for Fire Evacuees at Solano County Fairgrounds
Fire Updates Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo has opened up as an evacuation center for large animals that are affected by the Hennessy Fire. At 4 am on Wednesday, August 19, the facility opened and by noon, they welcomed 60 horses, goats, cows, chickens as more...
Bay Area Air Quality Worst in the World Yesterday
Fire Updates Thanks to ABC7 and the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that on Wedensday, air quality in the Bay Area was the worst in the world due to the raging wildfires. On Thursday, the air quality improved slightly along the Peninsula but got worse in the East Bay. According to the more...
Bay Area Restaurants Close Outdoor Dining Due to Smoke
Fire Updates, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that various Bay Area restaurants, already struggling due to COVID, have had to close outdoor dining due to smoky air. The restaurant business was strongly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and are using outdoor dining as they struggle to provide jobs for their more...
Most East Bay Regional Parks Closed Due to Fire Risk
Fire Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Due to the extreme fire activity in the region, all East Bay Regional Parks are closed until further notice, except for some shoreline parks. The Park District is currently experiencing an unprecedented number of wildfires in parks, including Round Valley Regional Preserve, Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, Del Valle Regional Park, Sunol more...
SF’s “Igloo” Outdoor Dining is Back (Again)
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open In a quick turn of events, Hashiri has just announced that they have re-opened their “geodesic igloo” outdoor dining domes with modifications that were required by the San Francisco health department to allow for airflow on the sides. The domes had opened on August 5th with a $200 sushi tasting experience, more...
UPDATE: SF Will Not Come Off COVID “Watch List” Thursday
What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that in a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that San Francisco will likely be coming off the state’s COVID-19 “watch list.” UPDATE – Turns out the state reversed course on Thursday and decided not to remove San Francisco from the county more...
SF Says New “Outdoor Dining Domes” Must Come Down
Outdoor Dining 8/19 UPDATE: The Outdoor Dining Domes are Back – Late Wednesday afternoon Hashiri announced their domes were back after following modifications required by the health department. See the latest updates. Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know about the controversial outdoor dining domes put up on Mint Plaza (near 5th more...
SF’s Brand New “Francisco Park” Coming in Early 2021
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open We just got an exciting update from Francisco Park, the new 4.5 acre park, overlooking Aquatic Park is confirmed on track for opening in early 2021. This park, located on an unused 4.5 acre site of a former reservoir, was initially announced to open late 2020, but construction had been more...
Muni Metro is Back + 11 Bus Routes Return Aug 22
What's Closed / What's Open On Saturday, August 22, the SFMTA will launch their broadest and most complex service changes since the start of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order. This includes the restoration or expansion of 11 bus routes, increased frequencies on 13 bus routes, and the return of Muni Metro. Read more about the Major Muni more...
SF’s Smelliest “Corpse Flower” is Blooming Again
Get Out: Events Introducing the return of Terra the Titan! Terra bloomed at the Conservatory of Flowers in 2017 and is now blooming 3 years later. Amorphophallus titanum plants take an average of 7-10 years to bloom for the first time. After this initial bloom, they can re-bloom every 3-5 years thereafter. The plant is more...
Blue “Glow-in-the- Dark” Waves Seen in Monterey
Wow Thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for letting us know that this weekend blue their minds as bioluminescent waves filled with light-producing plankton ignited the surfline through the night all around Monterey Bay. What are Bioluminescent Waves? It is the light that is produced by a type of plant-plankton known as dinoflagellates more...
Berkeley’s DIY Pop-Up COVID-19 Test Sites are Back (Aug 18-23)
COVID Testing A self-administered COVID-19 Test Kiosk from Curative will be at Berkeley Adult School parking lot at 1701 San Pablo, Berkeley for a full week. Testing is available Tuesday, Aug. 18 through Sunday, Aug. 23, from 9 am to 12 pm and from 1 pm to 5:30 pm. Read the full more...
“Game of Shrooms” Mushroom Art Hunt Invades Bay Area
Fun & Games Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know about the fun international art scavenger hunt “Game of Shrooms” took place in the Bay Area on Aug 15, 2020. Main photo credit @trinket_succulents who found this adorable little knitted mushroom for Game of Shrooms 2020. Learn more about the artist who more...
