Bay Area Updates
Massive Fire at SF’s Pier 45. Historic WWII Ship Saved
Bay Area Updates A major fire struck San Francisco near Fisherman’s Wharf this morning destroying a large warehouse at Pier 45, but firefighters were able to save the historic WWII liberty ship, the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. @FitzTheReporter reports there were 100 firefighters and 40 vehicles deployed @MuseeMecSF says the Musée Mécanique has survived and there more...
See’s Candies is Back!
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KTVU for letting us know that after two months, See’s Candies is back ramping up production. Back in March, See’s Candies shut down their production lines, for the first time since WWII, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Now they are back and slowly ramping up production in the Bay more...
More Parks in SF Get 10-Foot “Picnic Circles”
Bay Area Updates Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know that San Francisco has drawn social distancing circles at more parks To ensure visitors stay safe from the coronavirus, San Francisco Parks are painting social distancing circles on the grass. Park workers are using the same kind of chalky paint to mark off baseball more...
On Memorial Day, SF & Bay Area Get Two Air Force Flyovers
Bay Area Updates Funcheap Needs Your Help Our goal is to stay open during the crisis and, more importantly, when we come out of this. If you love Funcheap, can you help us stay alive? Learn more at GoFundMe The 129th Rescue Wing will perform two flyovers between 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday, May more...
SF Now Closing 13 More Streets to Cars
Bay Area Updates Funcheap Needs Your Help Our goal is to stay open during the crisis and, more importantly, when we come out of this. If you love Funcheap, can you help us stay alive? Learn more at GoFundMe Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that San Francisco is closing more streets to more...
Oakland Dive Bar “Stork Club” Closes After 102 Years
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Funcheap Needs Your Help Our goal is to stay open during the crisis and, more importantly, when we come out of this. If you love Funcheap, can you help us stay alive? Learn more at GoFundMe Sad news from SF Gate that the Stork Club, the longstanding Oakland dive bar operating since more...
SF Landmarks “Go Green” Tonight to Honor Parks Workers
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting San Francisco landmarks will glow green at sunset on May 21st in support of park workers on the front line around the world. City Hall, SFO, Coit Tower, Salesforce Tower and the Conservatory of Flowers will join the Empire State Building and other New York monuments as part of #GoingGreenforParkies, a tribute more...
SF’s Oldest Gay Bar “The Stud” Closes
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open According to a press release sent out late Wednesday by Honey Mahognay, The Stud (399 9th Street in SoMa), SF’s oldest Gay Bar dating back to 1966 is shutting down. The bar is the country’s only cooperatively owned LGBT venue and has been in operation for 54 years. The Stud was more...
Win a Gorgeous Japanese Face Mask from SF’s Asian Art Museum
Bay Area Updates, Freebies Protect yourself with these fashionable and comfortable face masks from Japan, sold at cost from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Sanitary cloth masks like these have been used widely in Japan for almost 100 years: against allergenic pollens in the spring and throughout the year to shield against more...
Check Out Dolores Park’s New “Social Distance” Circles
Bay Area Updates Thanks to @johnfromsf for letting us know that this morning, social distance circles popped up at Dolores Park, presumably to help with social distancing and safe use of the park in advance of Memorial Day weekend. SFGate has lots more photos. View this post on Instagram ?? A post shared by John S more...
SF’s New “Great Plates” Free Restaurant Meal Delivery for Seniors
Bay Area Updates Mayor London N. Breed this week announced the launch of Great Plates Delivered SF, an emergency food assistance program for seniors sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will deliver three free restaurant meals a day to seniors, who are at high-risk from COVID-19. The program is more...
SF’s First “Drive-Thru” Food Pantry Opens Next to Oracle Park
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting Thanks to SF Gate and Fox News for letting us know about the first drive-thru food pantry in SF that opened last Friday. San Francisco opened its first drive-thru food distribution site at “Seawall Lot 337”, otherwise known as the Oracle Park parking lot. It’s one of a kind, serving those more...
The Panhandle is Getting a New Dedicated Bike Lane
Bay Area Updates Thanks to the SF Bicycle Coalition for letting us know that SFMTA will be installing a parking protected bike lane on south side of Fell Street along the Panhandle to help increase safe social distancing during COVID-19. This parking protected bikeway will be paint and safe-hit post construction only. Any construction more...
BART’s Brand New San Jose & Milpitas Stations Open June 13
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open On Saturday, June 13, 2020, BART service will finally connect to San Jose, the most populous city in the Bay Area as two new stations will open – Milpitas and Berryesssa/North San Jose. BART opened for service in 1972 and with the opening of these two new stations will have 50 more...
SF’s New Updates on Childcare & Summer Camps Coming Friday
Bay Area Updates Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that the Mayor of San Francisco will be providing updated on San Francisco’s childcare and summer camp options this Friday. San Francisco Mayor London Breed gave an update on the coronavirus pandemic. She said that the city was preparing to announce new childcare and more...
