Bay Area Updates
4 Bay Area Counties Not Joining Lockdown (Yet)
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open While five Bay Area counties are choosing to impose “Stay-at-Home” orders, four Bay Area counties are sticking to the state’s guidelines which keeps current businesses and restaurants open as long as the ICU capacity in the Bay Area region remains over 15%. Governor Newsom’s new criteria for restrictions, imposing a Regional Lockdown, more...
Last Day for Haircuts in San Francisco (Until 2021)
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open With the new shelter-in-place order starting at 10pm tonight, Sunday, December 6th is your last chance to get a legal haircut in San Francisco. All “personal services” are required to close operations both indoors and outdoors through at least January 4, 2021 – Establishments offering personal care services including hair and more...
California Closing Down State Campgrounds
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that California State Parks announced on Friday they will temporarily close down campgrounds in regions affected by the state’s new stay-at-home order. This shutdown affects only overnight camping. For the time being, “day use” outdoor areas of most state parks (beaches and trails) more...
2 Bay Area Hospitals Among 1st in US to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Uplifting, Vaccines A COVID-19 vaccine is on the way, and two San Francisco hospitals will be among the first in the country to receive them when they become available. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news that Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco are two of the seven more...
Barack Obama Boulevard May Be Coming to San Jose
Bay Area Updates A proposal is moving forward in San Jose to rename a downtown San Jose corridor after 44th President Barack Obama. NBC Bay Area shared the news that a coalition of community advocates have been working for over 3 years to rename connecting parts of Bird Avenue, South Montgomery Street and Autumn more...
New Mandate: 14 Day Quarantine Required for Santa Clara County Travelers
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, Travel Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that there’s a new health ordinance in Santa Clara County that requires travelers to self quarantine for 14 days upon entering or returning to the county. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department issued the directive which states that anyone (residents and visitors) returning more...
St. Mary’s Cathedral in SF is Now a Homeless Shelter
Bay Area Updates, Community, Getting Help San Francisco Announces 2020-2021 Interfaith Winter Shelter Program Opening Monday, November 30, 2020 The Interfaith Winter Shelter Program opened today, November 30, increasing shelter capacity for people experiencing homelessness during the winter season Mayor London N. Breed, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), the San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC), and Episcopal more...
Dungeness Crab Season Delayed (Again)
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed (again). The season has a new start date of December 16, 2020 – but even that date is tentative. “Our hope is both quality testing and additional marine life survey data more...
Check Out West Oakland BART’s Brand New Design
Bay Area Updates, Brand New West Oakland BART station is about to look a whole lot different. Thanks to San Francisco Business Times for sharing the news about the upcoming changes coming to West Oakland. Recently, the Oakland Planning Commission approved a new mixed use residential and commercial development that will replace 451 BART parking spaces more...
San Francisco Zoo’s Beloved Gorilla “Zura” Died at 39
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye The San Francisco Zoo shared some sad news on November 20th. One of their gorgeous Western lowland gorillas had died. Named “Zura,” she was a 39-year-old gorilla that had been at the zoo since 1982 and lived in the Jones Family Gorilla Preserve, one of the largest and most exceptional habitats more...
SF’s Ferris Wheel Shuts Down Again
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open After sitting unused for 7+ months, then being open for about a month, Skystar will need to shut down starting Sunday, November 29th as part of San Francisco’s move to the Purple tier which means that attractions like ferris wheels must close. The SkyStar Observation Wheel features 36 fully enclosed, climate-controlled more...
SF’s Major Museums Closing Down Again
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Now that San Francisco has moved into the “purple” tier, the state mandates that all indoor museums shut down. So far the SFMOMA, Asian Art Museum, Legion of Honor and de Young have all announced on Saturday afternoon that they are temporarily closing down again starting November 29th. We expect many more...
H&M Closes Its Massive Union Square Store
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco has lost another major retailer in its downtown Union Square shopping district due to the ongoing pandemic. SFGate has reported that Swedish fast fashion brand H&M has permanently closed its West Coast flagship store in downtown San Francisco. The massive 35,000 sqft two-story shop opened in 2005 on Powell Street. more...
Celebrity Chef Martin Yan’s M.Y. China Closes SF Restaurant
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Eater for breaking the news that unfortunately M.Y. China has permanently closed its doors due to the ongoing pandemic. Celebrity Chef Martin Yan, who you might remember as host of the ’80s cooking show Yan Can Cook and also more recently an Iron Chef judge, opened his signature restaurant more...
SF’s Massive Ferris Wheel Opens Today (Oct. 21)
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open After sitting unused for 7+ months, a new 150-foot illuminated Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park will be ready to ride starting Wednesday, October 21. The wheel, which provides riders with sweeping views from the ocean to downtown San Francisco, celebrates Golden Gate Park’s 150th anniversary. Hours: Bookings for Skystar can more...
