Bay Area Updates
SF’s Pop-up Waterfront Drive-in Movie Theater is Back
Bay Area Updates, Drive-In Movies, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s first drive-in movie theater, Fort Mason Flix, returns in February. Fort Mason Flix is a pop-up drive-in theater on the waterfront showing hit movies six days a week, from family favorites and cult classics to blockbusters and art house cinema. The theater features an oversized 40’ x 20’ high definition more...
New Cherry Blossoms Coming to Japantown
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting Thankfully, it looks like progress is being made to bring in new cherry blossom trees to Japantown after two of the trees were vandalized earlier this year. Thanks to Reddit user gamefem for sharing the recent photo outside of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California. At the start of more...
CCSF Opens Friday as SF’s First “Mass” COVID Vaccine Site
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines San Francisco’s Department of Health and Supervisor Matt Haney announced that San Francisco’s first “mass” vaccine distribution site will be opening on Friday, January 22, 2021 at CCSF’s Ocean Campus on Frida Kahlo Way in partnership with UCSF, Dignity Health and One Medical. Read more from the Mayor’s office – San more...
San Francisco Won’t Run Out of Vaccines This Week
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced that the city’s health department is no longer projected to run out of vaccines this week. Earlier this week it was announced that San Francisco had already allocated all of its 31,655 vaccines and was scheduled more...
SF Sets Lofty Goal: Vaccinate Every Resident by June 30th
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Only in San Francisco, Uplifting, Vaccines San Francisco just set an ambitious goal: vaccinate every San Francisco resident by June 30, 2021. District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney took to Twitter to announce the big news that SF Department of Public Health just announced their vaccination goal in a recent COVID-19 vaccine rollout hearing held on January 20. SF more...
Warriors Give VP Kamala Harris “Madame VP” Jersey
Bay Area Updates, Election, Uplifting Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that Vice President Kamala Harris received a very special gift from her hometown team. The Golden State Warriors gave her a signed team jersey which says Madame VP. The framed jersey has a plague that states “Vice President Kamala Harris for representing the spirit of more...
50+ Restaurants Sue Gov. Newsom Over Outdoor Dining Ban
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining Thanks to SFGate and KTVU for letting us know about the recent lawsuit filed against Governor Newsom over the outdoor dining ban. Over 50 restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms and suppliers in Napa and Sonoma counties have bonded together to launch a lawsuit against the Governor for his most recent ban on more...
Marin County Vaccinated 1,200+ School Teachers & Staff on Sunday
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines Marin County is rocking and rolling with their COVID-19 vaccinations. Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that on Sunday, January 17, Marin County began vaccinating teachers and school staff members. 1,248 school staff received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Marin County prioritized their teaching staff and support staff because more...
Oakland to Resume Residential Parking Permit Tickets on Feb. 1
Bay Area Updates Don’t get a ticket. Make sure you have a valid residential parking permit or be prepared to move your car. Residential parking time limits in Oakland return on February 1. The City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) will resume the enforcement of residential permit parking (RPP) areas beginning February 1, more...
Pacifica’s Pier Damaged by King Tides, Closes Immediately
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Everything South City for letting us know that effective immediately Pacifica’s pier is now closed. The city of Pacifica recently released the following press release: Recently, the Northern California Coast experienced King Tides and large swells which affected Pacifica’s coastline. A combination of the high tides and large waves have more...
East Bay City Says “Nope” to Chick-Fil-A
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink Chick-fil-A wanted to open a new location in the East Bay in Castro Valley but the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council and Alameda County rejected the proposal. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news and the council’s report that stated “With regard to the General Plan policies for Castro Valley’s Central more...
6 SF Spots Make Esquire’s “100 Restaurants America Can’t Afford to Lose”
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SFGate for letting us know San Francisco is well featured in Esquire’s 100 Restaurants America Can’t Afford to Lose round up, including two classic Chinatown restaurants. The Esquire editors focused on restaurants that are the essence of America and our communities; they note “We’re raising a toast to these more...
SF’s Dungeness Crab Season Finally Begins
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to CBS5 for letting us know that after a long delay to the commercial Dungeness crab season in the Bay Area, the season has finally begun. But fisherman report that the initial catches have been disappointing. Typically crab fishermen will see 10-25 crabs per pot, but so far this year more...
SF Wants Your Input: Shared Scooter Permits Expire April 2021
Bay Area Updates The SFMTA is seeking public input as we prepare for the next round of Powered Scooter Share Program permits. We are holding an online meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 14th and also have an online survey (open until January 29) for feedback. The current permits for Scooter Share expire in April 2021. We expect more...
Giants, 49ers, A’s Stadiums Might Become Mass Vaccination Centers
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines California is expanding its vaccination efforts, and Bay Area teams including the A’s, Giants, 49ers and Sharks have proposed the possibility that their stadiums become mass vaccination centers. San Francisco Chronicle noted that the A’s and 49ers’ stadiums have large parking lots which could work well to handle a large turnout. more...
