Bay Area Updates
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...
Iconic SF Skyscraper Co-Owned by Trump is for Sale
Bay Area Updates The iconic 555 California skyscraper is looking for a new owner. The building, which was formerly the tallest building west of the Mississippi, is partially owned by Trump. The 52-story building served as the headquarters for Bank of America, and its current tenants include Microsoft, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. Towering more...
SF’s Reopening Phase Scheduled for 6/29 Postponed
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open SF Mayor London Breed held a press conference on this morning on Friday, June 26, to announce that San Francisco’s next reopening phase, scheduled for Monday, 29, has been postponed. Originally announced just earlier this week, hair salons, barbers, museums, zoos, outdoor public pools, tattoo parlors, massage establishments, nail salons and more...
Oakland & SF Schools Defund Police
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard, Police Reform ABC7 recently shared that on Wednesday, June 24, the Oakland school board voted unanimously to abolish the district’s police department in a historic measure. The resolution, George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate the Oakland Schools Police Department, reallocates $2.5 million budget for the police department to students. The board’s new safety plan more...
SF’s Only Outdoor Mini Golf Course Reopens Today
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Stagecoach Greens reopens today, June 25th. San Francisco’s only outdoor Mini Golf located in Parklab Gardens with food trucks and a beer garden is open Thursdays through Sundays from 1 pm to 9 pm. While it is all fun and games at Parklab Gardens, your safety is the utmost priority. Face more...
Suspected Arson Fire Damages SF’s “Spire” in The Presidio
Bay Area Updates Thanks to KPIX5 for reporting that the Famed Presidio Wooden ‘Spire’ Sculpture was damaged by an early Tuesday morning fire. Tuesday, an early brush fire erupted among the cypress groves in San Francisco’s Presidio damaging renowned artist Andy Goldsworthy’s wooden 100-foot-tall ‘Spire’ sculpture. According to park officials, “The ‘Spire’ stands, though badly more...
UCSF Tested 4,000 in Mission for COVID: Here Are the Results
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that UCSF released the final results from the mass testing of nearly 4,000 people in a Mission District in late April – testing both residents of the Mission as well non-resident people who work in the Mission. According to UCSF, test results more...
SF Announces $1.5 Million in Loans to Black-owned Businesses
Bay Area Updates, Causes In partnership with the San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Launch to establish a new loan fund to support Black-owned businesses that have been deeply impacted by the pandemic. The City has announced Friday, June 19th, the establishment of the African American Small Business Revolving Loan more...
