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Northern Fur Seal Pup Rescued in San Rafael After Crossing Road
Getting Help A northern fur seal pup was rescued over the weekend in San Rafael, where the animal flapped across a road and narrowly avoided being hit by cars, police said. The young marine mammal was first reported as an otter, in the area of East Francisco Boulevard and Grange Way on Saturday, more...
SF Street Cleaning Pilot Expands to Improve 311 Response Time
Green, San Francisco By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation In an effort to improve the efficiency of San Francisco’s 311 response service, Mayor London Breed announced that the city will expand on a pilot app for Community Benefit District street cleaners. The Connected Work App program will send referrals directly to CBD workers in more...
Check Out SF’s 26 New Filipino Lanterns in SoMa Alleyway
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco SF Parks Alliance and SOMA Pilipinas are excited to celebrate a new culturally inspired light installation on the historic 500 block of Stevenson Street in SOMA. The festivities will take place under the SkyBridge on Thursday, November 4th, and honor the 26 custom-designed, 3 foot tall, nickel lanterns strung across more...
Oakland’s New “Tiny Home Village” Opens at Lake Merritt
Brand New, Causes, Getting Help, Housing, Oakland By Keith Burbank Bay City News OAKLAND (BCN) Sixty-five homeless people will soon have warm, temporary shelter from winter rain and cold thanks to a new, tiny home village in Oakland, city officials said Monday. Lakeview Village at Second Avenue and East 12th Street will begin housing people early this month and a more...
Marin County Officially Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation As a result of Marin County’s COVID-19 vaccination rate rising, the Marin County Public Health lifted its indoor mask mandate for the county at noon on Monday, November 1, 2021. Marin County met the Bay Area-wide criteria for easing mask mandates, which means over 80 more...
Apartment Rents in SF Still 13% Below 2019 Numbers
City Insight, San Francisco By Keith Burbank, Bay City News The latest report out Friday on the recovery of the San Francisco economy presents a mix of good and bad as COVID-19 restrictions have been eased by officials. Overall, the city’s economic recovery has been slowed by the Delta variant, but some indicators show things improved more...
SF Tries Waived Fees to Lure New Small Businesses to Open
Getting Help, San Francisco A new permit-fee waiver program aimed at encouraging the growth of new small businesses in San Francisco launched Monday. The “First Year Free” pilot program will help businesses with less than $2 million in gross receipts that plan to open a new ground-floor location before Oct. 31, 2022. “Right now, opening a more...
Highway 1 Reopens After Rockslide Cleared Earlier Than Expected
Transportation, What's Closed / What's Open State Highway 1 through Big Sur reopened Saturday afternoon after crews cleared rock and dirt from the road just north of the line between San Luis Obispo County and Monterey County, Caltrans said. As of 3 p.m., the road was fully open again following a rockslide that was reported Wednesday a more...
SF’s New 12,000sqft Kid-Designed Nature Exploration Area Opens Nov. 1
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco City officials, children, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community will celebrate the opening of a 12,000-square foot Nature Exploration Area at Heron’s Head Park on November 1, 2021 with a ribbon cutting, speaking program, and fun designed to ignite creativity and imagination. The Nature Exploration Area was designed with input from local more...
U.S. Capitol’s Giant 84-Foot Christmas Tree Visits Bay Area on Nov. 1
Celebrations This year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree hails from Northern California, and Bay Area residents will get a chance to see it Monday as part of its three-week, multi-state trek to Washington, D.C. The free “People’s Tree” event is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal and more...
SF’s Sloooooow Economic Recovery from COVID-19
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco By Keith Burbank Bay City News The latest report out Friday on the recovery of the San Francisco economy presents a mix of good and bad as COVID-19 restrictions have been eased by officials. Overall, the city’s economic recovery has been slowed by the Delta variant, but some indicators show things improved more...
Couple Has Wedding Reception at Beachside Taco Bell in Pacifica
Bay Area Favorites, Wow Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know about a couple got married at San Francisco City Hall last week and then decided to have their wedding reception at the “coolest Taco Bell in the world“ a Taco Bell Cantina in Pacifica right on the beach. This unique Taco Bell is more...
SF’s FREE Halloween Comedy Fright Nights 2021
Get Out: Events, Halloween, San Francisco, Sponsored Get ready for SF’s 2nd Annual HellaSecret Halloween Weekend Comedy Fest – part of our pop-up series of comedy shows at unique outdoor spots all across the bay. We’ll take over a new venue and you’ll get an email with the secret location prior to the show. It’s an 70+ minute show with more...
SF Hosts 8 Free Halloween “Slow Street” Block Parties (Oct. 30-31)
Halloween, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Thanks to SFMTA and Eillie Anzilotti for this great roundup of neighborhood Slow Street Halloween parties in SF This Halloween season, Slow Streets are becoming Spooky Streets. All across San Francisco, community groups are transforming their local Slow Streets into neighborhood gathering places for trick-or-treating, costume parties and more. On October 31 from 3 more...
Oakland Zoo Rescues Injured Pelican from Lake Merritt
Getting Help, Oakland Thanks to the Oakland”me Zoo for rescuing an injured pelican from Lake Merritt. Locals noticed an injured pelican at the lake, and staff from the Oakland Zoo were able to capture the pelican and bring her back to their veterinary hospital. The pelican, which they named Merritt, had a large fishhook more...
