Bay Area Updates
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...
Here’s Why Seagulls Abandoned Oracle Park This Summer
Bay Area Updates Thanks to SF Gate for figuring out where all the seagulls went during the Giants baseball season at Oracle Park since there weren’t any fans in the stands leaving left-over garlic fries for them to munch on. A Giants spokesperson noted that the gulls never showed up all summer (other than more...
SF’s “Conservatory of Flowers” Reopens Oct. 1
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open The Conservatory of Flowers will reopen to visitors beginning Thursday, October 1 with modifications in place to ensure public safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Guests will be required to wear face coverings and the Conservatory will limit the number of visitors to 25 percent of its normal capacity to more...
Juneteenth is Now an Official Public Holiday in Santa Clara County
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Holidays Thank you ABC7 for letting us know that Santa Clara County is the first in the state to declare Juneteenth a paid public holiday. Juneteenth also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, or Emancipation Day is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the more...
SF Announces New Outdoor Concert Plan
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London Breed Announces Program for Outdoor Entertainment and Amplified Sound as Part of City’s Reopening Friday, September 25, 2020 The Entertainment Commission’s JAM or “Just Add Music” permit will regulate entertainment and amplified sound at Shared Spaces locations, private business property, and other outdoor settings. Permit is available at no cost. Photo more...
20ft Big Waves Coming to Bay Area Beaches
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy Thanks to SFGate for tipping us off that big swells are expected to pound the shores along the Central Coast on Thursday. It’s the first big swell of the season, and Bay Area beaches are expected to have waves up to 20-ft, starting on Thursday night, 9/24 until Friday, 9/25 at more...
Huge Bridge Protest Planned for Thursday Night
Bay Area Updates, Causes In response to the results of Wednesday’s grand jury results in the Breonna Taylor case, a huge car caravan protest is planned for three Bay Area bridges on Thursday evening. Please note details may change. See the latest updates at @wallofmany, @vigilfordemocracy, @bayarea.protests According to the organizers, the intention is the drive more...
2020 Census Deadline Is Sept. 30: What’s at Stake for SF?
Bay Area Updates San Francisco Launches “Census Week of Action” September 24-30, 2020 Citywide effort is underway to count every resident in advance of September 30th deadline. Census Week of Action includes safe community outreach events, phone banking, and public service announcements from the San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors. Mayor London N. Breed on Wednesday launched more...
SF Has Lowest COVID Death Rate of Any Major U.S. City
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates Thanks to SFGATE for letting us know why SF has the lowest COVID-19 death rate of any other major city. Dr. Bob Wachter, the Chairman of UCSF Dept of Medicine shared the latest chart of the Morbidity and mortality from Covid-19 in selected cities from the United States. The chart shows that more...
5G and Seamless WiFI Coming to BART by 2023
Bay Area Updates Thanks to CNET for letting us know the latest updates about BART looking to get a serious connectivity upgrade with 5G and “seamless” WiFi coming to its tunnels and underground stations within the next three years. Earlier this year, BART unanimously approved a plan to improve cell phone connectivity across the more...
Muni’s Fare Inspectors Are Back This Week
Bay Area Updates The SFMTA announced that Muni’s transit fare inspectors will return to service, but with new approach. They’ll start with educating people on social distancing and mask policies, then move to doing fare inspections and issuing warnings and phase three later in 2020 will be returning to issuing citations. Rather than focusing more...
