Bay Area Updates
Bay Area “January 6th Candlelight Vigil for Democracy” Rallies
Bay Area Updates, Causes One year after the attack on the capitol, Americans across race, place, party, and background are holding candlelight vigils and voter actions to urge Congress and the President to pass federal legislation to protect our right to vote and our democracy Bay Area January 6th Rallies (2022) Dates/times/locations subject to change See the more...
Every Free COVID-19 Testing Site in San Francisco
Bay Area Updates, COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates Anyone living or working in San Francisco can get tested for coronavirus at various locations in the City. There are 23 sites in San Francisco where you can get tested for no charge. Updated January 7, 2022 – Please note this list can change rapidly. Check sf.gov for updates. Some places offer more...
SF’s AIDS Mural in Castro Defaced. Will Cost $50k to Fix
Bay Area Updates, Crime, Jerk Alert, Murals Thanks to KTVU for sharing the news that sadly, Castro’s beloved large-scale mural at the corner of Market and 16th Street has been defaced by large black graffiti. The 23-year old mural, entitled Hope for the World Cure, honors those lost to the AIDS crisis. The beloved artwork created in 1998 more...
You Can Now Buy Fresh Off-the-Boat Dungeness Crab at SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco A new pilot program will allow local fishers to directly sell freshly caught Dungeness crab to the public at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf starting on Wednesday, December 29, officials with the Port of San Francisco said. The one-year pilot program was approved by the Port Commission last month and authorizes “off-the more...
Walnut Creek Debuts Awesome Huge New Flower Mural
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Murals Walnut Creek has a brand new mural entitled “Flowers for Walnut Creek” outside the former home of Mel’s Diner located at 1394 North Main Street. The huge bright mural is painted by Berk (Berkvisurals) and features images of iconic Walnut Creek public artworks like the controversial love-it-or-hate-it Fountainhead, Hand of Peace, more...
5 Bay Area Counties Update Mask Rules: No More Indoor Mask Exceptions
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma and Alameda counties announced Wednesday that they will no longer allow indoor mask mandate exceptions for small settings like college and fitness classes in which everyone is fully vaccinated. The four counties — along with the city of Berkeley, which operates more...
“King Tides” of 7+ Feet Coming to San Francisco Bay (Jan. 2-3)
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The next “King Tides” are coming to the Bay Area on January 2-3 with tides expected as high as 7.22 feet. According to tide-forecast.com the peak tides should occur around 10:16 am on Sunday. January 2 and again around 11:07 am on Monday, January 3. What are King Tides? According to the NOAA, “A more...
SF’s Very First Magnolias of 2022 Are Blooming
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Thanks to San Francisco Botanical Garden for sharing the news that the first of their beautiful magnolias are blooming. One of San Francisco’s most breathtaking natural marvels, the annual bloom of more than 200 rare and historic magnolias with trees reaching 80 feet, is typically at its peak from mid-January through March at the SF Botanical Garden. Velvety more...
Rare Snow Falls on Mt. Hamilton with More Expected
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Storm Watch By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Snow fell on Mt. Hamilton and likely on other higher elevations of the Bay Area overnight and more could be on the way, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service said Monday morning. The weather service does not have cameras tracking snowfall but alertwildfire.org does and more...
SF’s 24-Hour Diner “Sparky’s” To Be Demolished
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, San Francisco Sadly, SF Gate has shared the news that one of San Francisco’s favorite late-night diners, and queer meeting spaces, is set to be demolished. Sparky’s 24 Hours Pizza & Diner, the 24-hour diner on Church Street, closed its doors abruptly in 2016 and has sat vacant since. Plans have just been more...
SF May See Its Coldest Morning in Nearly 5 Years
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that San Francisco is expected to be very chilly on Tuesday morning. On Tuesday morning, Downtown San Francisco may see temperatures under 40 degrees according to the National Weather Service Bay Area. NWS took to Twitter to announce an interesting fact that it would more...
This is SF’s Wettest Year in 38 Years
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, San Francisco By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation The National Weather Service said, as of 5 p.m. Sunday, San Francisco has had 15.01 inches of rain since Oct. 1, making this year the wettest during that same time span since 1983 (15.7 inches). Overall, this year’s amount to date is the 8th most more...
Popular SF Brunch Spot Dottie’s True Blue Cafe Closes
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco Sadly, a San Francisco brunch institution, Dottie’s True Blue Cafe, has closed its doors for good after nearly 30 years. The SoMa cafe, located at 28 6th St., was featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Patrons would often wait for hours in line outside the busy restaurant to more...
Caltrain is Free on New Year’s Eve 2021/22
Bay Area Updates, Freebies, New Year's Eve In order to ensure that those needing a safe ride home at the end of their evening will have one, Caltrain will provide free rides starting at 8 p.m. on December 31, 2021 until the end of service as it has in years past. SamTrans also finally announced that they will offer more...
Which SF Bars & Restaurants Now Require Booster Shots
Bars, Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Indoor Dining, San Francisco, Vaccines With Omicron spreading faster, it was only a matter of time until bars and restaurants started requiring booster shots instead of just proof of vaccine for entry. So far as of 12/22/21 we’ve found only two restaurants with the booster requirement (Zuni Cafe and Cassava in SF) but it’s likely that more...
