Bay Area 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...