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Sunday BART Trains Now Run Until Midnight Starting Feb. 20 (Finally!)Sunday BART Trains Now Run Until Midnight Starting Feb. 20 (Finally!)
By - posted 1/13/2022
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

BART’s schedule will change on Monday, February 14, 2022, with significant improvements to Sunday service. With this schedule change, BART will operate midnight service every night of the week. Highlights include: Extend service to midnight on Sundays Run 5-line service every day (except for single-tracking Sundays) until about 9pm Consistent 3-line service every day more...

SF Will Now Text You A Warning Before Towing Your CarSF Will Now Text You A Warning Before Towing Your Car
By - posted 1/13/2022
Brand New, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

On January 13, 2022, SFMTA announced “Text Before Tow,” a first-of-its-kind program where customers can sign up to receive a text message notification prior to having their vehicle towed. This pilot program applies to four categories of tows: (1) parking more than 72-hours (2) blocked driveways (3) construction zones and (4) temporary more...

San Jose to Require Vaccine Booster for Indoor Events (Feb. 4)San Jose to Require Vaccine Booster for Indoor Events (Feb. 4)
By - posted 1/12/2022
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation People attending events at facilities like the SAP Center and San Jose Convention Center will soon be required to show proof that they have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose following a vote Tuesday by the San Jose City Council. The ordinance, which the council more...

SF Might Get Free Admission to Conservatory of Flowers & Japanese Tea GardenSF Might Get Free Admission to Conservatory of Flowers & Japanese Tea Garden
By - posted 1/12/2022
Brand New, Freebies, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Parks & Beaches

Mayor London N. Breed today proposed legislation to make admission to the Conservatory of Flowers and Japanese Tea Garden free for San Francisco residents. The proposal, which will go before the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on January 26, would remove resident admission fees at both attractions, opening more...

Oakland To Require Proof of Vaccination at Indoor Public Locations (Feb. 1)Oakland To Require Proof of Vaccination at Indoor Public Locations (Feb. 1)
By - posted 1/12/2022
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Oakland, Vaccines

Effective February 1, 2022, proof of vaccination will be required for people 12 years and older to enter the following indoor public locations in Oakland: Establishments or events where food or drink is served including restaurants, bars, coffee houses, clubs, and banquet halls Entertainment venues, theaters, concert venues, museums, and recreation facilities Gyms, more...

SF to Require Boosters at 500+ Indoor “Mega Events” on February 1stSF to Require Boosters at 500+ Indoor “Mega Events” on February 1st
By - posted 1/12/2022
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco

Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that the San Francisco Department of Health has changed their health order and will now require boosters for people attending indoor events with 500+ attendees starting on February 1st. This is a change in the definition of what is considered a “mega-event” by the more...

SF's New "Battery Bluff" Park Opens in the Presidio Spring 2022SF’s New “Battery Bluff” Park Opens in the Presidio Spring 2022
By - posted 1/12/2022
New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

This spring, The Presidio is getting ready to unveil a new visitor destination on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels along Lincoln Boulevard near San Francisco National Cemetery. As part of the project, they’re also restoring surrounding parklands from the new 6-acre Battery Bluff down to Cavalry Bowl and the more...

SF's MLK Jr. March & Parade CancelledSF’s MLK Jr. March & Parade Cancelled
By - posted 1/12/2022
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Festival Updates

The annual march and parade in San Francisco honoring the late Martin Luther King Jr. has been cancelled for 2022 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The website of the San Francisco-based Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation has an alert postponing until 2023 the parade and more...

SF's Betty White 100th Birthday Tribute at Balboa TheatreSF’s Betty White 100th Birthday Tribute at Balboa Theatre
By - posted 1/11/2022
Free Movie Screenings, San Francisco

The historic Balboa Theater (built in 1926) is celebrating Betty White with a 6-hour Golden Girls marathon on the big screen. Mask and proof of vaccination required for entry. Betty White 100th Birthday Tribute Monday, January 17, 2022 | 1-7p Balboa Theatre, 3630 Balboa St., San Francisco FREE – First come first serve seating As more...

Sonoma County's New Ban on Large Events & Voluntary Stay-At-Home Order Thru Feb. 11Sonoma County’s New Ban on Large Events & Voluntary Stay-At-Home Order Thru Feb. 11
By - posted 1/11/2022
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates

By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation In response to the increasing transmission of COVID-19 throughout the county, Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase on Monday issued an appeal for community members to stay at home voluntarily for the next month. Mase recommends residents to only leave their house for necessary more...

Unauthorized COVID Test Sites Pop Up in SFUnauthorized COVID Test Sites Pop Up in SF
By - posted 1/11/2022
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has been alerted to unauthorized COVID-19 testing sites that have been popping up around the city. KRON4 and Mission Local shared the news that an unauthorized testing site offering free PCR tests has popped up on the sidewalk with a pop-up tent in Dolores more...

SF Cuts Hours at 4 City COVID Test SitesSF Cuts Hours at 4 City COVID Test Sites
By - posted 1/11/2022
Bay Area Updates, COVID Testing, San Francisco

Four COVID-19 testing sites in San Francisco are temporarily reducing hours due to staffing shortages and increased demand on laboratories, health officials said Monday. The new hours will mean 250 fewer tests per day, or about 4 percent of the average 6,000 tests now being administered daily by sites affiliated more...

SF's Colorful Golden Gate Park Show Wins "Best Fireworks" Design AwardSF’s Colorful Golden Gate Park Show Wins “Best Fireworks” Design Award
By - posted 1/11/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

Judy Chicago’s multicolored, site-specific Atmospheres performance: Forever de Young just won Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022’s Best Fireworks award. The artist performed the open-air smoke sculpture performance outside the de Young museum on Saturday, October 16, 2021 in Golden Gate Park, in celebration of the artist’s exhibition Judy Chicago: A Retrospective, now more...

SF Mourns Bob Saget at "Full House" HomeSF Mourns Bob Saget at “Full House” Home
By - posted 1/10/2022
Goodbye, San Francisco

Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that a memorial in honor of Bob Saget has popped up at one of the famous Painted Ladies, the Full House home located at 1709 Broderick Street. The actor/comedian who played Danny Tanner on the ’90s hit tv show Full House sadly passed away more...

SF is Home to the Oldest Aquarium Fish in the WorldSF is Home to the Oldest Aquarium Fish in the World
By - posted 1/10/2022
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco

Thanks to ABC7 and BoingBoing for sharing the news that the oldest living aquarium fish in the world resides right here in San Francisco. Methuselah, an Australian lungfish who’s at least 90 years old, lives at the California Academy of Sciences. In 1938, Methuselah arrived by boat from Queensland, Australia to her more...