Bay Area Updates
Rare Sight: 80 Ft. Blue Whales Spotted Swimming in Monterey Bay
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Wow Thanks to SFist for sharing the news that the largest animals on the planet have been seen swimming in Monterey Bay this week. The whale watching tour boat company, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, has seen more than a dozen blue whales out on one recent tour, in addition to two blue more...
SF School District Aims to Spend $2.9 Million for Air Purifiers
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates, Only in San Francisco San Francisco Unified School District officials are looking into spending $2.9 million on portable air purifiers to combat poor air quality from wildfires, district officials said on Monday. Most classrooms rely open windows to prevent the spread of COVID-19 — a main concern as in-person learning resumed just last week — more...
SF’s Cliff House to Reopen as a New Restaurant in 2022
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, Reopening The National Park Service is looking for a new tenant to open up a restaurant at the iconic Cliff House, which will tentatively open in late 2022. In a News Release, the National Park Service noted: In an effort to find a new food and beverage provider for the Lands End Restaurant more...
BART & Muni’s Mask Rule Extended to 2022
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Transportation By Jonathan Streeter, SFMTA Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Muni customers have consistently demonstrated a strong willingness to comply with health safety mandates, in particular with wearing masks. As a reminder, the Federal requirement to wear a mask while riding, boarding and waiting for Muni vehicles remains in place, and has been more...
UPDATED: Every Bay Area Bar & Restaurant Requiring Proof of Vaccine
Bars, Bay Area Updates, COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, Indoor Dining, Outdoor Dining, Vaccines After the 300-member SF Bar Owners Alliance officially stated its position that a vaccine card (or negative COVID test within 72 hours) should be required for any patron wishing to dine inside on of their member establishments, many bars in San Francisco have confirmed they will be The recommendations apply only more...
BART Offers 50% Off All Clipper Fares in September
Bay Area Updates, Deals, Transportation BART will offer a special promotion of 50% off all fares on Clipper for the entire month of September 2021. The discount will apply to all fares on Clipper and will be stackable with other Clipper discounts. That means 50% off will be given on top of already discounted Clipper cards more...
SF Starts Offering 3rd Vaccine Dose to Immunocompromised
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines San Francisco Offers Third Dose Of Pfizer Or Moderna Vaccines To Immunocompromised People A third dose of the Pfizer and Moderna series is offered to people with certain medical conditions based on guidance from federal and state health authorities. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) today began offering a third dose more...
Castro Street Fair Returns October 3, 2021
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening Although the Fair may look a little different this year, pending potential guidance from SFDPH, the Castro Street Fair returns in person on Sunday, October 3, 2021. 2021 Fair details are still forthcoming. The Fair is always the first Sunday in October from 11 am to 6 pm. History of Castro Street more...
6,000+ in 3 Bay Area Counties May Lose Power Tuesday in PG&E Power Shutoff
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates PG&E has expanded the scope of a planned power shutoff that will affect parts of the North Bay and elsewhere in Northern California starting Tuesday night. The Public Safety Power Shutoff, PG&E’s term for its action to shut off power in certain areas to try to prevent its equipment from starting more...
SF Opens New High Volume Testing Site in SoMa on August 18
Bay Area Updates, COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates After scaling back on its high volume COVID-19 testing sites earlier this year, San Francisco city officials said on Monday they will once again open a large testing site as cases continue to climb. The new high volume testing site opens on Thursday at Seventh and Brannan streets, in the city’s more...
SF’s August Hall Music Venue Reopens August 27
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open A historic venue near Union Square, August Hall, which was originally built in 1911, is finally reopening after closing due to the ongoing pandemic. Sublime with Rome will be at August Hall for two nights, August 27th & 28th. Join in for their reopening weekend and help welcome back live music to more...
CA State Parks Considering Reservation System
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that California State Park officials are considering a reservation system to access the parks. Throughout the pandemic, the state parks have been extremely impacted. The parking lots often fill up by mid mornings on weekend, and cars are either turned away or left more...
Caltrain Ridership Soars; Increases Service to Highest Levels Ever
Bay Area Updates, Transportation Beginning on Monday, Aug. 30, Caltrain will increase their service to the highest level it has ever been. In addition to running 104 trains per weekday, including hourly all-stop trains and baby bullet express trains, Caltrain will discount all non-go pass fares by 50% during September. During peak commuting hours from 6 more...
SF’s Bus Arrival Predictions Getting a Big Upgrade in 2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Transportation By Mariana Maguire, SFMTA When the SFMTA first partnered with NextBus more than twenty years ago to create NextMuni, the real-time transit vehicle arrival predictions system was state-of-the-art and revolutionary for its time. As technology has advanced and our transit system has grown, we are moving to a new system that more...
Oakland Honors Rapper Shock G w/ Huge Celebration on August 21
Bay Area Updates, Celebrations, Oakland The Oakland City Council has declared August 25 Digital Underground Day in the City of Oakland in honor of the late Gregory ‘Shock G’ Jacobs who passed away suddenly on April 22, 2021. August 25th is also Shock G’s birthday. Digital Underground Celebration is August 21 A few days before “Digital Underground Day,” the digital underground family and friends, more...
