Bay Area Updates
Bay Area Sees Rare Snow: Photos & Videos
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch, Wow Weird and wild weather was seen all around the Bay Area on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Rare snow was seen as low as 2,500 feet on top of Mt. Diablo over in the East Bay and Mt. Hamilton in the South Bay. While hail pelted down in Alameda and San Jose, more...
SF’s “Walt Disney Family Museum” Reopens (Sort of) on March 19
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The Walt Disney Family Museum in The Presidio today announced the opening of the new special exhibition, The Walt Disney Studios and World War II, on Thursday, March 18 for museum members and to the general public the following day, on Friday, March 19, 2021. Please note this is part of a more...
Planned Parenthood’s New $22 Million Flagship Opens in SF
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco Thanks Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news that Planned Parenthood has just opened their brand new flagship health center in downtown San Francisco. Planned Parenthood Northern California’s brand new, state-of-the-art $22MM flagship health center, located at 1522 Bush Street, was funded entirely by more than 800 individual donations. It offers access to more...
Alameda County Now In Red Tier
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the Temescal Telegraph Business Improvement District for giving us the full details that the State of California announced yesterday that Alameda County has met the metrics for the Red Tier for two weeks, and effective today, Wednesday, March 10, activities and businesses permitted in the Red Tier per the State’s Blueprint for more...
SF’s Maven in Lower Haight Closing
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks lowerhaightsf for sharing the unfortunate news that after 10 years in the neighborhood, Maven is closing its doors at the end of the month. Their last service will be Monday, March 29, 2021. Until then, Maven will cook delicious food and spin inspired cocktails with the same passion as when more...
SF Plans New “Crisis Team” Ambulances for Summer 2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Getting Help, Police Reform San Francisco has a new type of ambulance; it’s specifically for the Street Crisis Response Teams, which launched in November 30, 2020. And thanks to Jacob Ward with NBC News, now you can get an inside look at the team in action. There’s currently two teams that respond to 911 calls more...
Ocean Beach Fire Pits Are Back
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Ocean Beach’s fire rings are back. They’ve just been reinstalled following changes to public health guidelines. Fires are only allowed between 6am-9:30pm in the 16 provided fire rings between Stairwells 15 and 20. The rings are available to visitors for free on a first-come, first-served basis. PS: This is an old photo more...
Palace of Fine Arts Swan ‘Blanche’ Returns Home
Adorable, Bay Area Updates, Uplifting Some good news… Blanche, the beautiful Palace of Fine Arts swan, is heading home. Thanks to San Francisco Recreation and Park Department for sharing the uplifting news and showing the cute video of her waddling back home after a clean bill of health. Unfortunately, Blanche and her partner Blue Boy were both more...
Goodwill Closing 8 Bay Area Stores
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Sadly, KTVU just shared the news that Goodwill is closing 8 stores around the Bay, and laying off 61 employees due to the ongoing pandemic. Throughout most of the pandemic, the nonprofit second hand stores have been closed. Employees that have been let go received a severance package of week of more...
Alcatraz Reopens Cellblock Tours After Nearly a Year
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Just announced, Alcatraz is fully reopening on March 15, 2021. Thanks to Marin Independent Journal for sharing that Alcatraz is reopening for the first time for indoor cellblock tours since March 14, 2020. Alcatraz reopened for outdoor tours only in August, but closed again on December 6 when cases surged. The more...
Contra Costa County Nearing Red Tier
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Reopening Thanks KRON4 for sharing the news that Contra Costa County is nearing close to moving into the Red Tier. With the new tier, indoor dining would be allowed at 25% capacity. Contra Costa County would join 5 other Bay Area counties currently in the Red Tier. The county is averaging just more...
SF’s Only City Outdoor Pool Reopens March 8
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, Swimming / Waterparks, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s Mission Pool reopens on Monday, March 8, 2021 after receiving a brand new boiler. Lap swim times are currently posted for the March 8 to 20 session. Registration for this session opened on Friday, March 5 at 8 a.m. Open Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. -5:30 p.m. (Closed Sundays) Registration more...
Awesome Beach Wheelchairs Come to Santa Cruz
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Support the Bay, Uplifting Walking in the sand is tough, but rolling a standard wheelchair across the sand can be impossible. Thankfully, thanks to a grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy, five new beach wheelchairs are now available, doubling the total available for use at any of eight state beaches in Santa Cruz more...
SF Residents Will Get About $190 Back from Recology Scandal
Bay Area Updates, Deals, Only in San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera just announced that Recology San Francisco, the contractor for the City’s waste and recycling collection, will lower rates and reimburse ratepayers for overcharges that were unearthed as part of a wide-ranging investigation into public corruption tied to former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and others. The more...
Oakland A’s Tickets On Sale March 23
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Just minutes after the big news today that the state of California updated the rules to allow stadiums to host fans earlier than expected, the Oakland A’s have announced that tickets for the 2021 season will be going on sale on March 23rd. Seats will likely be available in “pods” more...
