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AMEX Gives You $50 to Shop Small
Freebies, Support the Bay Thanks to The Points Guy for tipping us off that Amex has brought back its popular Shop Small promotion. Typically, the Shop Small program kicks off on Small Business Saturday, which is held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, encouraging customers to do their shopping with small, local businesses instead of big more...
UCSF Starts 1st-in-the-Nation COVID Testing at 24th St. BART
COVID Testing Thanks to Mission Local and KRON4 for letting us know that UCSF and the Latino Task Force has launched a first-in-the-nation low barrier testing site at a transit hub at 24th Street BART. UCSF and the Latino Task Force launched a COVID-19 Testing site every Wednesday and Friday at the 24th more...
SF May Close 42 Streets for Outdoor Dining
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFGATE for letting us know that 42 San Francisco streets have been requested to be closed to traffic for outdoor dining. As part of the city’s Shared Spaces program, restaurants and bars across San Francisco have filed requests for at least 42 street closures. Restaurants are requesting to add more...
San Francisco Priest Claims COVID News is “Largely Unreal”
COVID-19 Updates Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that a San Francisco pastor has claimed that “news reports on COVID are largely unreal.” The Rev. Joseph Illo of Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Geary and 8th Ave. in the Inner Richmond wrote in a church website bulletin (which has more...
SF Jury Trials in Federal Courts Postponed Until October
City Insight Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted the San Francisco federal court to postpone jury trials until October. Jury trials in civil cases have also been postponed. But, if both sides agree, judges can conduct trials remotely without a jury. While more...
Sir Francis Drake Statue Removed in Larkspur
Causes After a petition was circulated a controversial statue of Sir Francis Drake near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal was taken down earlier this week. According to the city of Larkspur, the statue removal was temporary in response to potential protests planning: “The removal is in response to planned demonstrations to tear down more...
SF to Vote on “Overpaid Executive Tax” This November
Brand New Thanks to Fox Business for letting us know that San Francisco voters will get to consider an “Overpaid executive tax” on the ballot this November. If approved, it’s reported that the tax will focus on companies that pay their CEOs at least $2.8 million a year if the CEO salary is more...
Tadich Grill, SF’s Oldest Restaurant, Closes (For Now)
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that just a month after reopening for takeout, Tadich Grill, San Francisco’s oldest restaurant dating back to 1849, has shut down operations and plans to reopen when indoor dining is allowed. The 171-year-old restaurant announced on Facebook and Instagram that it will temporarily more...
SF’s “Sinking” Millennium Tower Finally Has a Fix
City Insight Thanks to SFGATE for letting us know that after sinking 18 inches, SF’s 58-story Millennium Tower finally has a fix. At 645 feet tall, the Millennium Tower was the tallest residential laughing stock in San Francisco. After sinking 18 inches and leaning 14 inches, cracking and popping. Its permits and approvals more...
NEW: $8,000 Grants Open for Bay Area Artists
Getting Help If you’re an artist or performer living in the Bay Area, then you might be eligible for a grant up to $8,000. The Investing in Artists grants program by the Center for Cultural Innovation is designed to support diverse working artists in the Bay Area in the performing arts and media more...
Oakland’s “Fairyland” Is About to Get Much More Diverse
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Support the Bay Thank you to The Oaklandside for letting us know that the Children’s Fairyland plans to reopen safely and with more diverse representation. America’s first storybook theme park (which predates and partially inspired Disneyland) Children’s Fairyland will mark its anniversary in September, but it might take a little bit more magic to more...
369 Restaurants Permanently Closed in SF Bay Area
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate and KRON4 for letting us know about Yelp’s recent economic impact study which reported a rather grim picture for businesses in the Bay Area. The study from March 1 to July 10 showed that the San Francisco metro area (SF-Oak-Hayward) has seen 369 permanent restaurant closures. Among more...
The “Big Gay Car Wash” Comes to SF
Brand New Thank you Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that a Big Gay Car Wash is coming to wipe down some hardtop. Grab your leaky hose and get ready for Suds and Studs “A Socially Distanced Big Gay Car wash”, happening on Saturday, August 1 from 12 noon to 3 pm at more...
SF’s New “Homelessness Recovery Plan” Aims to Help 6,000
City Insight Mayor London N. Breed announced last Tuesday a plan to support investments in housing and shelter as part of a broader Homelessness Recovery Plan that will help the City create more housing and shelter for homeless residents as San Francisco endures and eventually emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full more...
Mobile Anti-Facebook Billboard Tours SF & Bay Area
Causes A mobile billboard that reads “Don’t Let Facebook ZUCK UP Our Elections” and other messages toured San Francisco and the Peninsula yesterday, a day before Mark Zuckerberg testified in Congress and three days before the official end of the Stop Hate for Profit advertiser boycott of Facebook and less than more...
