Bay Area Updates
Oakland’s “Fairyland” Is About to Get Much More Diverse
Bay Area Updates, Causes, Support the Bay Thank you to The Oaklandside for letting us know that the Children’s Fairyland plans to reopen safely and with more diverse representation. America’s first storybook theme park (which predates and partially inspired Disneyland) Children’s Fairyland will mark its anniversary in September, but it might take a little bit more magic to more...
Oakland Curbs Lake Merritt’s Huge Parties As COVID Cases Spike
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates Thanks to CBS Bay Area for letting us know that health officials are saying that large gatherings at Lake Merritt have led to spiking COVID-19 cases in Oakland. UPDATE: Roots Community Health Center says that while cases are spiking due to large gatherings and parties, they have not connected the spike more...
Berkeley is the First City to Remove Police from Traffic Stops
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard, Police Reform Thank you KRON4 for letting us know that Berkeley became the first city in the US to remove armed police officers from traffic stops. The Berkeley City Council voted early Wednesday morning on July 15, after a long 9 hour City Council meeting, to make sweeping changes to the police department more...
Help Keep Funcheap Alive: GoFundMe Launched
Bay Area Updates Funcheap wants to continue to be a great community resource for those of us who aren’t millionaires, especially during these unprecedented times. But the truth is, revenue has dried up. We’re not a “start-up” with deep pockets, but just a homegrown locally-run passion project with no backing or funding. And more...
SF Giants Resume Workouts After Negative COVID Tests
Bay Area Updates Thank you Mercury News for letting us know that all July 4th SF Giants COVID-19 tests return negative and the team will resume workouts at Oracle Park on Wednesday. A day after the Giants announced they were temporarily suspending workouts because players, coaches, and staff who were tested on Saturday had more...
Overall Crime in SF Down 17.2% in 2020
Bay Area Updates Thanks to a user named re4343 on Reddit for letting us know the San Francisco Crime Dashboard, run by the SFPD, shows an overall decrease of 17% in reported crime of year-over-year. The stats run from January 1 to July 5 and are updated weekly. Although homicide shows an increase of more...
Swamped SoCal Sending COVID-19 Patients to Bay Area Hospitals
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates The Mercury News reported that hospitals in Imperial County in Southern California are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients that they’re being transferred to Bay Area hospitals. More than 15 patients have been flown to local hospitals including Stanford and UCSF, which received 3 patients this week. Imperial County, located east of San more...
San Francisco is Now the Most Gentrified City in the U.S.
Bay Area Updates Thanks to USA Today for letting us know that in a recent survey, San Francisco-Oakland was named the most intensely gentrified city in the U.S. According to the most up-to-date study from 2020 by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition that San Francisco was the most intensely gentrified city in America from more...
SF Gets $80+ Million From California for Affordable Housing
Bay Area Updates Mayor London N. Breed announced on July 2nd that the City of San Francisco has received more than $130 million in state funding from the State’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program and the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program to fund: More than 350 affordable homes Transit projects, including Balboa Park BART Plaza more...
SF Leasing 145 New Housing Units For the Homeless
Bay Area Updates Last week, the Board of Supervisors approved Mayor London N. Breed’s resolution to lease 833 Bryant, which will provide 145 units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for people experiencing homelessness. Read the full press release. Previously a surface parking lot in SoMa, 833 Bryant is currently under construction. When complete in fall more...
Your Bay Bridge Toll May Soon Be $9
Bay Area Updates Thanks to the Mercury News for letting us know that a state appeals court has held up a voter-approved plan to raise the Bay Bridge toll by $3 over six years. The plan to raise the Bay Bridge toll $1 each year until it reached $9 in 2025 was approved as more...
Illegal Fireworks Cause 2.5 Acre Fire in Oakland Hills
Bay Area Updates Thanks to the East Bay Times for letting us know about the three-alarm brush fire on Sunday in the Oakland hills near 580 that the fire department believes was caused by illegal fireworks. It took 56 firefighters to put out the 2.5 acre fire. There was no damage to any structures more...
SF’s “Pink Triangle” Illuminated with 2,700 Pink Lights in 2020
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting On Saturday June 27th at 9:00pm (PST), a historic community-led effort will take place to Illuminate The Pink Triangle, Patrick Carney’s iconic public art installation celebrating its 25th anniversary atop Twin Peaks, with 2,700 LED nodes of pink light. A Grand Lighting is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, starting at 9 more...
SF Giants Will Have “Fan Cutouts” in Empty Oracle Park
Bay Area Updates The baseball season is finally scheduled to be begin on July 23rd or 24th, but intially MLB will be playing in empty stadiums without any fans. But the stadium may not be that empty after all. ABC7 reports that the Giants sent a letter to season ticket holders letting them know more...
Watch the Steiner Bridge Be Demolished in Time-Lapse Video
Bay Area Updates Geary and Steiner has a new look. To improve crosswalks and medians, the circa-1962 pedestrian overpass at Geary and Steiner was permanently demolished over Memorial Day weekend. The Steiner bridge demolition is part of the Geary Rapid Project, which aims to improve 38 Geary bus service and bring much-needed safety improvements more...
