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Oakland’s New Giant “All Black Lives Matter” Mural
Causes, Murals Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know about the new mural circling the street near Oakland’s Lake Merritt over the weekend. Photo credit, John Kirkmire of LakeMerritt.org The text reads “All black trans queer nonbinary women’s disabled imprisoned lives matter“ The East Bay Center for Queer Art organized the art installation on more...
San Francisco Archbishop Holds Exorcism in Golden Gate Park
Causes, Healing Thanks to CBS Bay Area for letting us know that over the weekend, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who has been very critical of the protesters, performed an exorcism at the site in Golden Gate Park where the Father Junipero Statue was toppled because “evil is present there.” Read more at CBS Bay more...
Oakland Zoo at Risk of Closure
What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the East Bay Citizen for letting us know that the Oakland Zoo says that it’s running out of money and at risk of closing down. County officials have been working with the zoo to figure out a safe reopening plan (including closing indoor exhibits and rides) but the county more...
SF’s Iconic Ghirardelli Square Sign Going Dark for 2 Months
Community Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that the huge Ghirardelli Square sign in San Francisco is about to “vanish.” The sign, originally built in 1915 and restored in 1964 is being taken down, replicated one letter at a time and will be back “brighter than ever.” The iconic sign more...
Illegal Fireworks Cause 2.5 Acre Fire in Oakland Hills
Bay Area Updates Thanks to the East Bay Times for letting us know about the three-alarm brush fire on Sunday in the Oakland hills near 580 that the fire department believes was caused by illegal fireworks. It took 56 firefighters to put out the 2.5 acre fire. There was no damage to any structures more...
SF’s Pink Triangle Can Be Seen From Space. NASA Will Prove it.
Pride Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know that this year’s pink triangle for Pride is so bright it can be seen from space. On Saturday, SF’s “Pink Triangle” illuminated with 2,700 Pink Lights. A beloved beacon of hope and inclusion, has long been at the center of the city’s annual SF more...
Oakland to Send “Crisis Team” to Some 911 Calls Instead of Cops
Community, Police Reform Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that Oakland is planning to launch a new mobile crisis response unit for Non-Violent 911 calls to help free up police officers to patrol their neighborhoods. This new approach is modeled after Eugene, Oregon’s CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets). A CAHOOTS more...
Contra Costa County’s July 1 Reopening Might be Postponed
What's Closed / What's Open Thank you KTVU for reporting that an uptick in COVID-19 cases could delay July 1 reopening in Contra Costa County. Any change to the timeline would immediately affect businesses and activities that are currently scheduled to resume July 1, including indoor dining, bars, gyms, hotels and some personal care services, including nail salons more...
SF’s “Pink Triangle” Illuminated with 2,700 Pink Lights in 2020
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting On Saturday June 27th at 9:00pm (PST), a historic community-led effort will take place to Illuminate The Pink Triangle, Patrick Carney’s iconic public art installation celebrating its 25th anniversary atop Twin Peaks, with 2,700 LED nodes of pink light. A Grand Lighting is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, starting at 9 more...
New Huge Drive-in Theater Coming to Oakland Coliseum?
Drive-In Movies, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Oaklandside.org for letting us know that plans are in the works to turn the massive parking lot at the Oakland Coliseum complex into an outdoor drive-in entertainment venue. “We are going to make it happen,” said District 7 Councilmember Larry Reid, who is also the chair of the Coliseum more...
SF Giants Will Have “Fan Cutouts” in Empty Oracle Park
Bay Area Updates The baseball season is finally scheduled to be begin on July 23rd or 24th, but intially MLB will be playing in empty stadiums without any fans. But the stadium may not be that empty after all. ABC7 reports that the Giants sent a letter to season ticket holders letting them know more...
See SF’s New “Say Her Name” Mural in Union Square
Artsy Fartsy, Causes, Healing, Murals Check out the new “Say Her Name” mural on Hotel Abri by artist Kate Tova. The Union Square Business Improvement District partnered with Paint the Void to bring this mural to a local business that is closed due to the COVID-19 Shelter in Place. Where is the mural? Hotel Abri is located more...
7 Fun Pride-Themed Food & Drinks in San Francisco Bay Area
Pride Pride weekend may look a little different this year, but restaurants and breweries are offering new ways to celebrate. Know of any we missed? Let us know at events_crew@funcheap.com Pride Cakes Noe Valley Bakery (San Francisco) A special rainbow layered chiffon cake filled with vanilla whipped cream and frosted in vanilla buttercream. Decorated with more...
SF City Hall Lights up Rainbow for 2020 Pride
Uplifting San Francisco’s City Hall and its 220+ state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures will illuminate in rainbow to celebrate the 2020 Pride Day. City Hall 2020 Pride Lighting Schedule June 5 – Pride Kick-off June 22-24 – Pride Week June 27-28 – Pride Weekend The schedule is always tentative for the holiday lighting and subject to change when there are special events and the building is more...
SF’s Huge 21-Foot “Pride” Banners Just Went Up at Civic Center
Pride Although the Pride festival and parade have been canceled for 2020, that doesn’t mean Pride goes away in San Francisco The Asian Art Museum in Civic Center just put up their massive Pride banners on June 1st. Normally they just go up for Pride week, but this year they’ll be up more...
