Bay Area Updates
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...
SF Requires Vaccine Proof for Indoor Businesses Starting Aug 20
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Only in San Francisco, Vaccines People entering a wide range of indoor businesses in San Francisco will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entering starting on Aug. 20, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday. Under the new citywide health order, patrons and employees at indoor bars, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, entertainment venues, and gyms will have more...
Bay Area County Gives $100 For Every Vaccine Referral
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Contra Costa Health Services launched a COVID-19 vaccination incentive program Wednesday in which residents and organizations can receive $100 for every person they convince to get fully vaccinated. The county launched the Helping Hands Referral Program in an effort to encourage more residents to get more...
SF’s Belgian Cafe Frjtz Closes After 20 Years
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate and Eater for sharing the news that Belgian cafe Frjtz, known for their tasty Belgian fries, plus burgers and crepes, has sadly shut its doors for good in the City. In 2019, the cafe shifted to delivery-only model, located at 60 Morris St. However, as of July more...
Someone Keeps Feeding Coyotes in SF
Bay Area Updates, Jerk Alert, Outdoorsy San Francisco Animal Care and Control on Wednesday reminded residents to avoid feeding coyotes after a woman was recently captured on camera feeding the animals at Bernal Heights Park. Animal Care & Control has received reports of feeding in multiple areas and is now in need of immediate help identifying more...
Alameda County Offers $210k Loans to First-Time Homebuyers
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Uplifting By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Alameda County announced the opening of applications Monday for more than $12 million in down payment assistance loans for residents seeking to buy their first home. Applications for the AC Boost loan program, which will disperse loans of up to $210,000 to chosen recipients, will more...
BART Ridership Still Only 22% of 2019 Numbers
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation Bay Area Rapid Transit ridership numbers are coming back to pre-COVID levels slowly but steadily, according to its latest ridership report. Riders took 2.25 million trips this July, according to the report, which analyzes ridership numbers from the past year. This only makes up 22 more...
‘Hamilton’ Returns to SF on August 10 + $10 Lottery Tickets
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The hit Broadway musical Hamilton returns to San Francisco for a limited run after a 17 month intermission. The show at the 2,200 capacity Orpheum Theater is this first Hamilton production to reopen in North America. There will be a limited run of 4 weeks from August 10 to September 5, 2021. There was more...
Here’s Every Street SF Will “Deep Clean” Through June 2022
Bay Area Updates Popular Deep-Cleaning Operation Set to Expand with Intensive Focus on San Francisco’s Neighborhood Corridors San Francisco Public Works CleanCorridorsSF street cleaning crews will begin deploying on Thursday to a different commercial district weekly, tackling grime and graffiti to create a more welcoming environment San Francisco last week kicked off an expanded CleanCorridorsSF more...
