Bay Area Updates
Cute Santa Cruz Turtles All Swaddled Up
Adorable, Bay Area Updates, Healing Adorable turtles were caught in traps at Glenwood East Preserve in Santa Cruz County and put in cute swaddles. They were having CT scans of their shells to check for deficits that may have been caused by a novel fungal pathogen. They were released back into the preserve that same day. Thanks more...
“Nash Bridges” Reboot Filming in SF
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco Thanks to JR Stone at ABC 7 News and KTVU for sharing that a reboot of “Nash Bridges” has started filming in San Francisco. USA Network’s former police procedural TV show “Nash Bridges” is getting the movie treatment with Don Johnson and Cheech Marin reprising their original roles. The revival has been more...
SF Supervisor Pushes to Keep Ferry Service to Angel Island
Bay Area Updates, Parks & Beaches With the Blue & Gold Fleet possibly ending its ferry service from San Francisco to Angel Island, Supervisor Gordon Mar on Tuesday called for a resolution supporting continued service to the island to honor the estimated one million immigrants who were once detained there. Blue & Gold Fleet announced in December more...
Crossing SF’s Geary Street Just Got a LOT Safer
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Insight Thankfully, SF’s hideous pedestrian bridge at Geary & Steiner has been replaced with accessible crosswalks. The Steiner pedestrian bridge was originally built in 1962, before the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) set standards to ensure that public spaces are accessible to people of all abilities. The ramps to access the bridge more...
SF’s Lighted Pink Triangle Coming Back June 1
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco On June 1, Illuminate will again light the Pink Triangle. One year after creating a sensation in San Francisco with a full acre of pink light above the city, Illuminate will again bring (night) life to Patrick Carney’s epic canvas triangle on Twin Peaks. And this year, the Triangle will remain more...
SF’s Historic Roxie Theater Reopens May 21
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s historic Roxie Theater is finally reopening. In March 2020, our doors closed to the public and we’ve spent the past year and nine weeks waiting to finally make this announcement. The Roxie will reopen Friday, May 21st with limited showtimes and seating capacity. For the reopening day, Roxie Theater is more...
SF Officially in Yellow Tier on May 6
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open As expected, San Francisco entered the “Yellow Tier” today which allows for many expanded reopenings. Originally, San Francisco had planned to wait until May 7 to allow further reopenings, but today Mayor London Breed announced the timeline would be moved up a day to May 6. San Francisco Reopens and Expands more...
SF Library Reopens to a Standing Ovation (Sound On)
Adorable, Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, Uplifting, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Main Library reopened yesterday for the first time in 14 months. A big thanks to journalist Peter Hartlaub for filming the heartwarming scene as library staff gave a standing ovation to the patrons who had lined up outside and first first to enter around 10am. Omg the library just more...
Family Amusement Park “Gilroy Gardens” Reopens May 22
Bay Area Updates, Fun & Games, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open After being closed since January 5, 2020, Gilroy Gardens is finally reopening on May 22. Unfortunately, the park would have celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020, but had to postpone its birthday celebration due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The park never reopened in 2020. Gilroy Gardens is excited to announce our 2021 Opening more...
Point Reyes’ “Drakes Beach” Closes for 4 Months
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Drakes Beach, a favorite summer destination with sweeping views of the bay by the same name and of the Point Reyes National Seashore, will be closed for nearly four months starting on Monday, May 3 to accommodate road repairs and wetland restoration. A large part of the beach’s parking lot, which was more...
SF Officially Adopts New Relaxed Outdoor Mask Rules
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Outdoorsy, Reopening The California Department of Public Health today announced new outdoor masking rules which the city of San Francisco has adopted according to a press release issued by the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (SFDEM). These changes mean fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people can forgo mask-wearing while engaging in outdoor activities more...
30MPH Winds Topple Tree in Downtown SF Park, Trapping One
Bay Area Updates, Parks & Beaches One person was injured late Saturday afternoon in San Francisco after being trapped by a tree that toppled, likely a result of high winds that reached up to 30 MPH. San Francisco fire officials said the tree fell down just before 4 p.m. near Front and Jackson streets in downtown San more...
You Can Now Handle Produce Again at the Farmers’ Market
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Groceries / Supermarkets Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association (PCFMA) just sent out an update that you can now pick out your own produce at the farmers’ market again. To Our Loyal Farmers’ Market Customers We appreciate your cooperation in helping keep our markets safe by following the measures we have installed during the pandemic. These measures were more...
Sushi Boats & Buffets Can Return in SF on May 6
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Reopening San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney announced on Twitter that the City will enter the least restrictive Yellow Tier on May 7, 2021. May 6, 2021 – UPDATE – San Francisco is allowing Yellow Tier reopenings a day earlier, on May 6. He notes that “Under state guidelines, in the yellow tier: Restaurants, movie theaters, more...
SF Indoor Bars Can Open May 6
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney announced on Twitter that the City will enter the least restrictive Yellow Tier on May 7, 2021. May 6, 2021 – UPDATE – San Francisco is allowing Yellow Tier reopenings a day earlier, on May 6. He notes that “Under state guidelines, in the yellow tier: more...
