Bay Area Updates
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...
San Francisco Will Likely Be in Yellow Tier Next Week
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that San Francisco will likely be in the Yellow Tier next week. UPDATE – San Francisco officially enters Yellow Tier with expanded reopenings on May 6 Thanks to the changes to the state’s blueprint for reopening metrics, to reach the Yellow Tier, they’ve adjusted the more...
CA Set to Follow CDC’s New Relaxed Mask Mandate
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Outdoorsy, Reopening Thanks to SFGate for sharing that California is examining the new CDC guidelines and aiming to relax the statewide mask mandate that’s been in place since June 2020. On Tuesday, April 27, Gov. Newsom announced that if you’re fully vaccinated, you will no longer be required to wear a mask if more...
East Bay Declares Stage 1 Drought
Bay Area Updates By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation The East Bay Municipal Utility District officially declared a stage one drought Tuesday and is asking customers to cut water use by 10 percent after California experienced its driest winter since 1977. “This is very prudent as a first step in getting us on drought more...
Big Basin State Park Plans for Limited Reopening by Memorial Day
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Causes, Fire Updates, Getting Help, Healing, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening By Julie Cart – CalMatters In the annals of California history, no one has ever had to put a broken state park back together. There’s no guidebook, no rules. So now state officials and conservationists are attempting a complex and extraordinary Humpty Dumpty project: The reawakening of Big Basin Redwoods State more...
“Outside Lands” Daily Lineups + Single Day Tix on Sale 4/29
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Outside Lands, the largest independent music festival in the country, will now take place October 29-31 on Halloween weekend. The festival organizers announced that 3-day GA and VIP tickets are sold out, with only a “handful” of 3-Day Golden Gate Club tickets (at a whopping $3,995 each) still remaining. Single Day more...
100+ Pollinator & Native Plant Gardens in San Francisco
Bay Area Updates, Green, Outdoorsy Check out this spectacular map with hundreds of pollinator garden sites throughout SF thanks to the San Francisco Department of the Environment. Click on the different colored pins on the map for more info or go to the main map to learn more. April 2021 is Climate Action Month Join the San Francisco community for a more...
“Bearsun” Life-Size Teddy Bear’s Final Day in San Francisco
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Uplifting, Wow Bearsun, the life-size teddy bear (aka Jessy Larios) who planned to walk 380 miles from LA to San Francisco in an adorable bear costume is finally made it after 482 miles. According to the SF Chronicle, Jesse Larios left LA on April 12th carrying his phone, charger a flashlight and a more...
CA Closer to Parklets & Outdoor Drinking Forever
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink Could the popular outdoor dining and parklets become a permanent fixture in California? Will outdoor drinking become commonplace across the state? Thanks SFist and Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news that Senate Bills 314 and 793 have passed unanimously in committee, with bipartisan support. Next up, they’ll move out of committee and more...
SF Sets Goal to Be Carbon Neutral by 2045
Bay Area Updates, Green In honor of Earth Day, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a series new citywide climate goals, including an ambitious plan to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next 24 years. The city’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2045 includes hitting key environmental targets like providing all residents with more...
Missing 150-Foot Section of Big Sur’s Highway 1 Reopens Today
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open, Wow After being closed for nearly 3 months, a 150-foot section of Highway 1 in Big Sur is set to reopen Friday, April 23rd at Noon. The roadway at Rat Creek (about 50 miles south of Monterey) was washed away during heavy rains on January 28th. Related Stories Big Sur’s Highway 1 Set more...
SFMTA Says Van Ness Will Be Ready “Early 2022”
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open After years of planning and construction, SFMTA gave an update yesterday saying that work on the Van Ness Improvement Project is progressing rapidly and the “end is in sight.” Construction is projected to be finished by the end of this year, with Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service running on Van Ness Avenue more...
11 Ducklings Rescued from East Bay Storm Drain
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help A Hayward animal control officer managed to coax 11 ducklings out of a storm drain they had fallen into, Hayward police said Wednesday. A dozen ducklings were following their mother across the Chabot College campus when 11 of them fell through a grate and into the storm drain, police said. “The mama more...
SF’s New “Floating” Fire Station Set to Open Summer 2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fire Updates, Only in San Francisco We’re closer than ever to the opening of a first-of-its-kind floating fire station on the San Francisco Bay. The new Fire Station 35, which will serve as a base for fireboats, is berthed at Pier 22½ just north of the Bay Bridge. Exterior construction on the new station was completed on April more...
SF’s “F” Market Street Car is Back in May
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Just announced, San Francisco’s “F-Market & Wharves” historic street car line returns in May. But the F may only run its full route for a couple of months. It will run from the Castro to Fisherman’s Wharf until September, when “Better Market Street” construction begins which might disrupt service around Powell more...
