Bay Area Updates
SF Announces Lots of New Updates for Reopening
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco Continues Reopening with Expanded Business Operations and Activities Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Now that San Francisco is assigned to the State’s Yellow tier, the City will move forward on reopening offices and expanding capacity at business, including fitness, dining, places of worship, personal services, recreation, and more Mayor London N. Breed more...
Driverless Vehicles (Without Any Humans) Coming to SF
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicles will be soon be cruising the streets of San Francisco – sans humans. The California DMV issued a permit on Thursday, October 15, to allow their vehicles to drive without any human backup drivers. Cruise expects their cars to be on the roads driving solo by more...
Record High Temperatures Set in Oakland & Richmond on Thursday
Bay Area Updates, Wow Thursday, October 15 was a scorcher across in The Bay. It was unusually hot for an October day; five record highs were set or tied across the Bay Area. Downtown Oakland set a new record high for 92° F; the previous record was 90°F set in 1974. Richmond hit a new more...
SF Opens Four “Weather Relief” Centers (Oct. 15-16)
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco The National Weather Service is heat advisory warning, predicting above normal temps in San Francisco, October 15-16, with afternoon temperatures peaking in the high 80s to low 90s. Even during heat waves, we must continue to protect ourselves and our community from COVID-19. Stay home when possible. If it feels too more...
Last Chance: 2020 U.S. Census Deadline is Tonight
Bay Area Updates Thanks to NPR for letting us know that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration request to end counting in the 2020 census. In response, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it will accept responses online at My2020Census.gov through Oct. 15 until 11:59 p.m. Hawaii time. (That’s 2:59am Friday in the more...
SF’s Animal Care & Control Joins A&E’s “Live Rescue” TV Show
Bay Area Updates San Francisco Animal Care & Control announced today that it has joined A&E’s live original documentary series, “Live Rescue,” which airs Friday and Saturday nights at 9pm PT. Hosted by Matt Iseman (America Ninja Warrior), “Live Rescue” follows EMTs, paramedics and fire fighters across the country as they bravely put their more...
“Karla The Fog” Rolls Into SF After “Karl” Goes Silent
Bay Area Updates With 355,000 Twitter followers and a sassy take on San Francisco weather, @KarlTheFog has gone mysteriously silent since January of 2020 right around the time the 49ers were in the Super Bowl and when COVID started to dominate the news. After 10 months of silence, a new twitter voice of the more...
SF’s 150-Foot Ferris Wheel Opens October 21
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open A huge observation wheel intended to be a centerpiece of Golden Gate Park’s 150th Anniversary celebrations on in April has sat dormant after being partially constructed at the beginning of COVID-19. The 150-foot, illuminated Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park will be ready to ride starting Wednesday, October 21. The wheel, more...
Muni Says 90% of Riders Wear Masks
Bay Area Updates Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that despite push back from some riders, Muni reports that 90% of riders comply with mask rules. For Muni in San Francisco, the rules are simple. No mask, no entry. While mask compliance is high, Muni says that there are reports of operators being verbally more...
AC Transit Resumes Fare Collection on Oct. 19
Bay Area Updates AC Transit will resume fare collection on Monday, October 19. Fare collection was suspended because of COVID-19. AC Transit introduced multiple changes in the wake of COVID-19. They included rear-door boarding and no fare collection in order to facilitate social distancing and help protect the safety of riders and operators. In addition, more...
Bay Area May Require Telecommuting, Even After COVID-19
Bay Area Updates Thanks to NBC and the Daily Mail for letting us know that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (a regional government agency in the Bay Area) voted last week to require people who work in offices for large companies to work from home three days a week. The goal of the proposed more...
SF Going Electric in 2021 w/ New Battery-Powered Muni Buses
Bay Area Updates, Brand New In May 2018, the SFMTA announced its commitment to having an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. Starting in early October, the SFMTA will take a big leap forward in implementing its Sustainability and Climate Action Program by installing nine new charging stations at Muni Woods Division to power the agency’s first battery electric buses more...
SF Extends Commercial Eviction Ban Through Nov. 30
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates Mayor London Breed Announces Extension of Commercial Eviction Moratorium Through End of November Tuesday, September 29, 2020 San Francisco’s commercial eviction moratorium now applies to rent due from March 17, 2020 through November 30, 2020, prohibiting evictions for late rent payments on commercial properties Mayor London N. Breed today authorized a 60-day extension more...
SF’s Huge 150-Foot Ferris Wheel Opens “Late October”
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open A huge observation wheel intended to be a centerpiece of Golden Gate Park’s 150th Anniversary celebrations on in April has sat dormant after being partially constructed at the beginning of COVID-19. Because there was no great place to store a 15-story wheel, it was decided the best move was to install it more...
California Academy of Sciences Reopens Oct. 23
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open After a 214-day temporary closure, the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park will reopen to members and donors on October 13 and the general public on October 23. Member and donor tickets will be available to reserve online beginning October 5, and public tickets on October 14. All guests more...
