Bay Area Updates
SF Votes to Rename 44 Schools: Goodbye “Lincoln” & “Washington”
Bay Area Updates Thanks to NBC Bay Area and San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that the San Francisco Board of Education voted on Tuesday to rename 44 public schools. The board voted 6-1 following months of controversy on how to treat schools that were named after “iconic figures unworthy of the honor.” Among more...
How San Francisco is Prepping for Major Storm
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch San Francisco Stepping Up Efforts to Prepare for Stormy Conditions This Week COVID-19 Command Center, SFPUC, Public Works increasing storm prep operations while reminding residents of the efforts they can take to get ready San Francisco, CA–In anticipation of heavy wind and rain this week, San Francisco’s COVID-19 Command Center and City more...
Major “Atmospheric River” Coming Tonight to Bay Area: How to Prepare
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch The National Weather Service sent an update this morning saying that after a brief period of calm, now “is the time to prepare” for the “Atmospheric River” of rain and strong winds which they project to affect the Bay Area on Tuesday evening. Related: How San Francisco is Prepping for Major more...
1 Million Vaccines by July 4: Contra Costa County’s Goal
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Uplifting, Vaccines Contra Costa County has set lofty vaccination goal to vaccinate nearly the entire county’s population (of those 16+) by the 4th of July.* Similar to San Francisco’s goal of vaccinated the entire city by June 30 (and President Biden’s goal of 100 million doses during the first 100 days of his more...
Alameda County Opens Outdoor Dining “Immediately”
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Due to long-term projections for ICU bed availability and with the state’s Stay-at-Home order rescinded and the county being placed in the purple tier, Alameda County today said that activities and businesses may “resume operation immediately.” Read the full press release. That means outdoor dining is back throughout Alameda County effective today. @AlamedaCounty more...
California Ends 10pm Curfew, But SF Keeps It
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Reopening In big news this morning, Monday, January 25, California has announced that its lifting the regional Stay at Home Order for all regions across the state. Along with this news, California has also ended its 10 pm curfew. UPDATE: According to Eater SF, San Francisco will keep the 10pm curfew for more...
Bay Area ICU Capacity Tops 23%
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates Some positive news to start the week, the Bay Area has had a massive upswing in ICU capacity. Thanks to CBS Bay Area and KRON4 for sharing the uplifting news. As of Saturday, Bay Area’s ICU availability has reportedly experienced a significant increase in the past several weeks, jumping from just more...
San Francisco Reopening Outdoor Dining
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Following the news that the statewide “Stay-at-Home” order has been lifted, San Francisco Mayor London Breen tweeted that San Francisco will be moving forward with limited re-openings including outdoor dining and personal services (such has salons and barbers) as soon as San Francisco enters the “Purple” tier. UPDATE: San Francisco Will more...
California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order: What’s Next?
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open As new cases and hospitalizations decline, the state of California announced on Monday morning that the stay-at-home orders for all regions across the state have been lifted. Read the Press Release This means the easing of restrictions will no longer be based strictly on regional ICU capacity or projected 4-week ICU capacity, more...
Contra Costa County Has Vaccinated 6.7% of Population So Far
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines Contra Costa County has launched a brand new COVID vaccine dashboard so you can track how many people have been vaccinated. Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the new of the new live dashboard for the county. So far (as of January 22), 62,594 residents in the county have received their first dose more...
East Bay City Gives $1 Million to Its Restaurants & Bars
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Support the Bay The pandemic has hit restaurants hard, but one East Bay city is trying to help. Walnut Creek has just announced their new Restaurant Grant Program which will give $1 million to its local bars and restaurants who are struggling to stay afloat. Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news and the details more...
Oakland’s Drive-in Warriors Watch Party
Bay Area Updates, Drive-In Movies, Support the Bay We love this. So, when’s the next one? Warriors fans came together on Wednesday, January 20 for a socially-distanced drive-in watch party at Oakland’s Liberation Park. Oakland Forever#DubNation came together tonight for watch party at Liberation Park. pic.twitter.com/IfotNp5LDv — Warriors In The Community (@DubsCommunity) January 21, 2021
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...
