Bay Area Updates
SF’s Treasure Island Ferry Service Launches Today (March 1)
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation San Francisco celebrated the official launch of ferry service to and from Treasure Island today, marking a critical milestone in the redevelopment of the former Naval Station. “Today marks a significant step forward in realizing the transportation vision for Treasure Island,” said Mayor Breed. “This new ferry service will not only more...
101 Acres to be Donated to Mount Diablo State Park
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, East Bay, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches CEMEX USA announced today that after six years of collaboration and discussion, the company is intending to donate 101 acres of undeveloped land to the State of California which are expected to become part of Mount Diablo State Park. The tract of land that is intended to be donated is located more...
San Francisco is No Longer the Least Affordable City in the US
Bay Area Updates, Good News, San Francisco Thanks to KUSI News and iHeart for sharing the results from a recent study by real estate market researcher OJO Labs that found that San Diego has topped San Francisco as the least affordable city in the United States. Their study compared the ratio between the median home price to household more...
SF to Get New Zero-Emission Electric Ferry to Treasure Island
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) recently announced that it has been awarded $3.4 million by the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to build a zero-emission, electric ferry to connect San Francisco’s growing Treasure Island and Mission Bay neighborhoods. Investment in bringing zero-emission ferry technology to the more...
Over 650 of SF’s Bus Shelters to Lose Predictions on Feb. 22. Here’s Why
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Transportation Due to the nationwide AT&T 3G shutdown on February 22, 2022, over 650 NextMuni displays that are currently utilizing AT&T 3G modems will no longer be able to display real-time Muni vehicle arrival predictions or other information. The push-to-talk buttons at shelters using 3G modems will also be inoperable. This outage will not impact online real-time information provided on mobile and web formats. To address this situation, the SFMTA more...
Giordano Bros. Closing After 18 Years in SF
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to Mission Local for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Giordano Bros. (3108 16th St, San Francisco) will close on February 27. Having opened originally in North Beach in 2004 (a location that has since closed down) and the Mission location in 2011, Giordano Bros. says goodbye after 18 years more...
New State Bill May Save Oakland Schools from Closure
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Oakland, Support the Bay By Keith Burbank, Bay City News School closures in Oakland could be avoided thanks to a bill introduced Wednesday in the state Assembly. Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, introduced Assembly Bill 1912, which doesn’t stop the closure and consolidation plan Oakland school board members voted on Wednesday, but could pave the way more...
BART Likely Needs Additional Revenue Source Beyond Fare Revenue
Bay Area Updates, Transportation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation BART will likely need a new funding source in the coming years, the transit agency’s budget officials said Thursday, as relying mostly on fare revenue is not expected to support operating expenses through the end of the decade. BART’s fare revenue has been unable to more...
BART’s New Map Uses Colorful Names for Its Lines
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation, Wow BART recently took to Twitter to announce the change to its BART system map. BART will transition to identify its lines by a new color-coded system. You’ll notice the new map has a legend for the color lines. BART will still use both the original starting and endpoints system and the more...
SF’s 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill is Back for 2022
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco According to their post on Instagram, 420 at Hippie Hill plans to return for 2022 after being canceled for the past two years. They will have on-site cannabis sales and a special Hippie Hill menu. 420 at Hippie Hill is a well-known San Francisco tradition, bringing tens of thousands of people from more...
“The Shops at Tanforan” Mall Closing After 51 Years
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that the San Bruno mall, The Shops at Tanforan, will be closing. The 51-year-old mall originally opened in 1971. The mall was recently purchased by a Los Angeles-based developer who plans to transform the property into an office campus for biotech firm. Before the area more...
GG Park’s “Lighted Forest” Special Valentine’s Display (Feb. 11-14)
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Valentine's Day Golden Gate Park’s Entwined will feature a special Valentine’s Day display from Friday, February 11 to Monday, February 14. Take a walk with your loved ones and stop by Peacock Meadow to enjoy this illuminated art exhibit. An illuminating art installation in Golden Gate Park transforms Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of more...
SF Plans to Convert Downtown Hotel Into Housing Shelter
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved leasing a hotel Tuesday in the city’s downtown area to convert it into a semi-congregate shelter to help people exit homelessness. The vote will allow the city to lease the Ansonia Hotel at 711 Post St., transforming it into a semi-congregate shelter with 123 units more...
BART to Restore Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels on Feb. 20
Bay Area Updates, Transportation Later this month, BART will restore service to pre-pandemic levels by running trains until midnight every day of the week. Since the beginning of the pandemic, BART closed at 9 pm. Sundays to work on rebuilding projects. Starting Feb. 20, Sunday service will run from 8 a.m. to midnight, BART more...
Oakland to Close (Or Merge) Nearly a Dozen Schools by 2023
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Goodbye, Oakland The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education narrowly approved a measure to close or merge nearly a dozen schools during a contentious meeting that began Tuesday night and lasted into the early morning hours Wednesday. The measure is an effort to confront an expected budget deficit and has brought protests more...
