SF City Guides
5G and Seamless WiFI Coming to BART by 2023
Bay Area Updates Thanks to CNET for letting us know the latest updates about BART looking to get a serious connectivity upgrade with 5G and “seamless” WiFi coming to its tunnels and underground stations within the next three years. Earlier this year, BART unanimously approved a plan to improve cell phone connectivity across the more...
Muni’s Fare Inspectors Are Back This Week
Bay Area Updates The SFMTA announced that Muni’s transit fare inspectors will return to service, but with new approach. They’ll start with educating people on social distancing and mask policies, then move to doing fare inspections and issuing warnings and phase three later in 2020 will be returning to issuing citations. Rather than focusing more...
“The Great Food Truck Race” Returns to SF
Get Out: Events The Food Network returns to SoMa StrEat Food Park this week (September 22-23) to film an “All-Star Season” of the food truck series The Great Food Truck Race. The very best trucks from the last 12 seasons are rolling into SF to slice, dice, bbq, and fry their way to the more...
Rare Southwest Flight Deal: Free Companion Pass After 1 Flight
Deals, Freebies, Travel Southwest Airlines has an incredible deal on right now, for those that are ready to travel. If you book a flight before September 24, you’ll earn a free companion pass valid for two months. If you fly between September 22 and November 15, and you’ll earn a free promotional companion pass, more...
Free National Parks Day on “National Public Lands Day”
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Sometimes you’ve just got to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city to enjoy the serenity of a national park. In normal times, on certain “fee-free” days throughout the year, enjoy free entry to all national parks and monuments including Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park and free admission aboard all more...
Movie Theaters Reopen in Marin County
What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KPIX5 for letting us know that movie theaters have reopening in Marin County. Marin County announced last week that it was moving to “Tier 2, “or red status which allows movie theaters to open indoors with 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer. Read the full press release from County more...
Amazon’s New Huge Fulfillment Center Comes to Bay Area
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Amazon is opening a brand new 150,000 sqft. fulfillment center in east Contra Costa County in the city of Oakley. The City of Oakley announced that Amazon will be the first tenant of the new Contra Costa Logistics Center Complex which will have five buildings, totaling 2 million-square-feet, will house a more...
SF’s Toy Boat Dessert Cafe Reopens as “Toy Boat by Jane”
Brand New, Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open Thank you SF Chronicle for letting us know that SF’s nostalgic Toy Boat Dessert Cafe has reopened with baked goods from Jane the Bakery. Amanda Michael, the owner of Jane the Bakery, reopened the SF’s Toy Boat Dessert Cafe as “Toy Boat by Jane” on Saturday, September 17. Toy Boat has been a more...
SF’s “Aquarium of the Bay” at Pier 39 Opens Today
What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s “Aquarium of the Bay” at Pier 39 opens today (September 21st) at 1pm and plans full hours 11am to 6pm starting tomorrow. Other Aquariums California Academy of Sciences – SF (Golden Gate Park) – Currently Closed as of 9/21 Monterey Bay Aquarium – Road Trip (Monterey) – Currently Closed as of 9/21 What’s Opening When? 50 Bay Area more...
San Francisco’s Eviction “Tsunami” Begins in Today
Bay Area Updates, Causes, COVID-19 Updates Thanks to 48 Hills for letting us know that local courts will start to hear eviction cases today (Monday, September 21st). Although the state of California does not yet allow people to be evicted for nonpayment of rent due to COVID, there are many other grounds that landlords can use to more...
SF Buses are Packed; Is SF Doing Enough to Keep Everyone Safe?
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, Only in San Francisco Thank you KPIX5 for reporting about the increased overcrowding on San Francisco Muni buses. Ridership has gone up on Muni and the overcrowding has caused Muni operators and drivers to question, is the City is doing enough to keep drivers and riders safe? SFMTA claims that they are closely monitoring their bus more...
SF Offers 30-Days of Free PPE For Small Businesses
Brand New, Getting Help, Only in San Francisco San Francisco has secured a large shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) and the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) to support small businesses. The shipment includes hand sanitizers, surgical masks, and face shields. Our goal in providing this more...
SF Holds Candle Light Vigil for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Community A candle light vigil will be held tonight at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro to honor the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died at 87 today. Wear a mask, stay socially distant and bring candles 7pm – Harvey Milk Plaza / The Castro – Learn More Candlelight vigil more...
Oakland Venue The Uptown Permanently Closes After 15 Years
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Sad news from the East Bay, iconic Oakland nightclub The Uptown has announced its permanent closure. The venue had been closed for months due to the pandemic, and with no end in sight until live entertainment could resume, they have been forced to call it quits. It’s a heartbreaking loss for more...
The First 100% Affordable Housing Complex on Treasure Island
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Mayor London Breed Announces Groundbreaking of First 100% Affordable Housing Complex on Treasure Island Friday, September 18, 2020 Maceo May Apartments — part of 8,000 new homes under development on Treasure Island — will provide housing for 104 homeless and formerly homeless veterans once complete Mayor London N. Breed today announced the groundbreaking more...
