Bay Area Updates
Muni Brings Back More Routes & Buses Starting June 13
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Beginning Saturday, June 13, the SFMTA will increase Muni service and frequency, add select routes into service and extend some current routes to continue to support essential trips. These service changes will improve transit access through Chinatown, SoMa and the Excelsior neighborhoods, identified by the Muni’s Service Equity Strategy as neighborhoods more...
Outdoor Dining Officially Coming to SF This Friday
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London Breed Announces Outdoor Dining in San Francisco Starting This Weekend Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Restaurants may begin outdoor service beginning Friday, June 12, with proper health and safety protocols in place. City’s Shared Spaces Program to assist businesses by providing flexible use of sidewalks, streets, and other public spaces to more...
Oakland Protest Turns Into Huge Street Dance Party
Bay Area Updates Thanks to Thizzler On The Roof for posting the video of the protest turned dance party last Wednesday night in Oakland. A peaceful demonstration in Oakland turned into a huge street dance party. Here’s a clip from Thizzler On The Roof. Here’s a video posted by Robb Benson via YouTube.
The Presidio Gets “Slow Streets” Starting June 8
Bay Area Updates Presidio Slow Streets starts today, a companion to the City’s efforts to create more space for everyone to get outside and walk, run, and bike safely. From June 8 to 30, (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) select streets in the park will be closed so visitors can recreate while more...
SF to Resume Street Sweeping Tickets on June 15th
Bay Area Updates Back in March, the city of San Francisco put a temporary moratorium on issuing parking tickets for street sweeping in order to help out people who were isolating at home or not able-bodied enough to move their cars each week. But that “free pass” on street cleaning day is now officially more...
California to Allow Bars & Gyms to Reopen Friday 6/12
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that starting Friday, June 12th, bar and gyms, along with schools, pro sports and day camps, are allowed to reopen with certain modifications. There have not been any guidelines yet made available. Please note that typically these kind of announcements mean that counties will be more...
How SF Can Get a $10,000 Grant You Don’t Have to Pay Back
Bay Area Updates Mayor London Breed announced this week that the next round of funding, with $6.5 million in grants and loans for small businesses, sole proprietors, and independent contractors. To date, the City has identified $15.5 million in grants and loans to support small businesses. This $6.5 million includes $1.5 million for the more...
San Francisco’s 8pm Curfew Will be Lifted Thursday
Bay Area Updates San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday afternoon that the curfew would be ending effective June 4th at 5am. Read the full statement. Starting tomorrow morning at 5am we will be lifting the curfew in San Francisco. The protests we have seen in this city and across the country are more...
Face Mask Vending Machines Coming to BART
Bay Area Updates Thanks to KCBS and ALT 103.5 for letting us know that face mask vending machines are coming soon to a BART station near you. In an interview with BART General Manager Bob Powers told KCBS Radio that “If you’re in the BART system, it’s a given that you have to have more...
“Take a Knee” Protest at SF City Hall Monday to Honor George Floyd
Bay Area Updates A kneeling protest is planned at San Francisco City Hall on Monday at 11am in honor of George Floyd. For more details and updates visit Facebook. Live Footage from Reuters From San Francisco City Hall Why is Funcheap posting about this? Funcheap wants everyone to be safe so we are simply reporting more...
Point Isabel Reopens June 1, But Dog Leashes Required
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open The East Bay Regional Park District is set to reopen Point Isabel Regional Shoreline on Monday, June 1, 2020, with special restrictions to keep dogs on leash. Point Isabel was closed on Thursday, April 2, 2020, due to updated local health agency “shelter in place” orders requiring the closure of more...
What’s Opening Monday in San Francisco – June 1st
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open According to the timeline issued by the Mayor on May 28th, a few new business types are allowed to open today, June 1st. Starting today, child care (ages 0-5) is allowed, plus botanical gardens, outdoor museums and historical sites, plus outdoor curbside retail for services with minimal contact (like shoe repair, more...
Marin County Opens for Outdoor Dining Starting Today
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Marin County is moving into the next round of its COVID-19 pandemic response, with further reopenings under the shelter-in-place order. Outdoor retail, office space, outdoor dining, and curbside library services join child care and summer/sports camps as business sectors allowed to reopen to patrons and employees as of June 1 more...
A Summer Pop-Up Drive-in Movie Theater is Coming to The Bay Area
Bay Area Updates, Drive-In Movies, What's Closed / What's Open The Alameda County Fair has announced they will start a pop-up drive-in movie theater at the fairgrounds in Pleasanton starting June 12th. The Bay’s New Pop-Up Drive-in Movie Theater Here’s what we know/don’t know so far – please note details may change Starts Friday June 12th (new date – was originally June 5th) Every more...
SF Implements Curfew Tonight Starting at 8pm
Bay Area Updates Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco is implementing a citywide curfew starting Sunday night, May 31st. The curfew is from 8pm to 5am and is effective immediately. Exemptions will be healthcare workers, public safety workers and homeless/unhoused. How long with the curfew last? The official press release from the Mayor only more...
