Bay Area Updates
Oakland’s “Safe Exchange Zones” for Buying/Selling Online Goods
Bay Area Updates, Community, Oakland By Victoria Hsieh, Bay City News Foundation The Oakland Police Department offers its community members two Safe Exchange Zones during the holiday season in front of the department at 455 7th St. The zones are intended to be an alternative to meeting in an unfamiliar location for buying and selling online more...
Union Square Closing Streets for the Holidays
Bay Area Updates, Crime, San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that after the recent brazen looting incidents, San Francisco announced that it will be limiting vehicle access in Union Square. The news was shared during a joint press conference with Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott. Breed announced that, more...
BART’s Late Night New Year’s Eve Service Returns
Bay Area Updates, New Year's Eve, Transportation BART’s late-night service for New Year’s Eve returns this year. For New Year’s Eve we will run standard Friday service but with an extended closing time to allow people to enjoy fireworks in San Francisco or other festivities ringing in the New Year. The regular last trains of evening (Yellow, Blue, and more...
Bay Area’s Worst Times to Drive Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Bay Area Updates, Thanksgiving, Transportation, Travel Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the worst times for Bay Area drivers to hit the road over Thanksgiving weekend. INRIX, in collaboration with AAA, predicts Thanksgiving travel to rebound almost to pre-pandemic levels. Airports and roads may seem jam-packed this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people to travel for more...
SF Might Create Mega “Gardens of Golden Gate Park” Attraction
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Officials with San Francisco Recreation and Park Department on Monday announced a proposal to merge three separate attractions at Golden Gate Park into one, creating the new “Gardens of Golden Gate Park.” The proposal would bring together the Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco Botanical Garden, and the Conservatory of Flowers — more...
SF Will Soon Let You Buy Live Crab Fresh Off the Boat
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that when crab season kicks off, you’ll now be able to buy live Dungeness crabs directly off the boat at Fisherman’s Wharf. On Tuesday, November 9, San Francisco’s Port Commission approved the sale of whole live crabs from fishermen’s boats. Previously, Fisherman’s Wharf more...
Downtown San Jose’s Controversial Statue to be Removed
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Controversy, Goodbye By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation The controversial Thomas Fallon statue, which stood in downtown San Jose for about 30 years, is finally coming down. On Tuesday, the city council unanimously approved to decommission the bronze structure that sat at the intersection of West Julian and West St. James streets. The more...
Oakland May Stop Cannabis Testing Its Employees
Bay Area Updates, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Tuesday on an ordinance to end the testing of city employees for off-the-job cannabis use considering the crisis the city is facing recruiting and retaining employees, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan’s office said. The Public Safety Committee’s vote more...
Oakland Museum Partially Closed Due to Damage from October’s Big Storm
Bay Area Updates, Oakland, What's Closed / What's Open The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) has temporarily shut down its special exhibition hosted in the Great Hall gallery due to damage sustained from the big storm in October. OMCA says… “Due to extraordinary weather conditions on Sunday, October 24, OMCA experienced some water damage to our campus. Leaking occurred from the more...
Bay Area Expects 45 Mph Winds on Monday Night
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for most of the Bay Area from 7 p.m. Monday to 3 a.m. Tuesday. The forecast calls for south winds from 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts of up to 45 mph for the North and East Bays, San Francisco more...
SF’s Brand New “Central Subway” Finally Gets Fare Gates
Bay Area Updates, Transportation By Enrique Aguilar, SFMTA In October, crews began installing and testing fare gate and ticket vending machine equipment at new underground stations that hundreds of Muni customers will use to pay for Muni fares once the Central Subway opens next year. In addition to the new equipment being put into place at more...
The Worst Roads in the Bay Area? It’s Pacifica
Bay Area Updates, Transportation According to a recent study by Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Cupertino has the “best” roads in the Bay Area, with Pacifica the worst. Looking county-by-county, overall San Francisco had the best quality roads (followed by San Mateo, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara counties) with Napa and Sonoma counties both considered to more...
5-Year-Olds Will Have To Show Vaccine Cards in San Francisco Soon
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Vaccines Thanks to Politico for sharing the news that soon children aged 5 and up will be required to present their COVID-19 vaccination card for entry to certain indoor spaces in San Francisco. The city mandate currently requires people aged 12 and older to show their proof of vaccination before entry to more...
New Ferry Service to Treasure Island Coming January 2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation Thanks to the SF Chronicle for sharing news that a brand new ferry service is launching between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Treasure Island. The new service is set to begin in January 2022. The reason for the brand new ferry service is the new 8,000 housing development slated to more...
BART’s “Fleet of the Future” Delayed Until Spring 2023
Bay Area Updates, Transportation Thanks to KTVU for sharing the news that BART’s “Fleet of the Future,” is looking like it’s going to be coming well into the future. Like many other industries, unfortunately, the project suffered numerous delays due to technical issues and COVID. BART’s 775 car “Fleet of the Future” was expected to more...
