Bay Area Updates
13 San Mateo County Parks Reopen Today
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Thank you KRON4 for informing us that San Mateo County will reopen 13 parks today, May 4. After being closed since March 27, the San Mateo County Parks Department will reopen trails in 13 of its 23 parks today Monday, May 4. Visitors will be required to: Hike single file on narrow more...
Happy 168th Birthday Oakland!
Bay Area Updates Happy Birthday to the City of Oakland! Incorporated on May 4, 1852, the largest city in the East Bay turns one year older. On its birthday, let us go over and fall in love with some of the wonders that have put Oakland on the map: Lake Merritt & The “Oak-ness” Monster Lake more...
“Fruit Jesus” Bike Delivery is Back in SF
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting Thank you SF Eater for sharing the wonderful news that the “Fruit Jesus” is once again bringing produce to the people – rolling around town on his bike to deliver fresh fruit to your doorstep. “FruitRollup is an attempt to connect local farmers with urban consumers, solving the problem of the more...
Muni’s “M” Community Shuttle Bus Starts May 4
Bay Area Updates Muni is slowly adding service back. Starting Monday, May 4, the M Bus will return to partial service as a “Community Shuttle” between Balboa Park and West Portal stations. The M-L bus transfer point will be at Ulloa and West Portal. This service update is based on ridership trends, staffing availability, and more...
Timbuk2 Turns 10,000 Donated MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL T-Shirts into Face Masks
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting Thanks to NBC Bay Area for letting us know that Bay Area bag maker, Timbuk2, has shifted production from commuter bags to masks – working to donate 50,000 cloth face coverings and bandanas to Bay Area organizations. They have teamed up with NBC Sports, together with its partners MLB’s San more...
SF Artists Receive First Round of $1.5 Million Grants
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting On Thursday, Mayor London Breed Announced that San Francisco artists and organizations have received $1.5 million in first round of grants. The Arts and Artists Relief Fund’s rapid response of financial support to the arts community provides help for those most vulnerable due to loss of income from the COVID-19 more...
Free Sourdough Starter From Bay Area’s “Phantom Baker” Until Sunday Only
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting It’s like the gold of 2020. Thanks to News24-680 for letting us know about the “Phantom Baker” sharing free sourdough starter in Walnut Creek. Last Tuesday a mysterious baker with a talent for making sourdough bread decided to share it with the neighborhood. Outside the entrance to Buena Vista Elementary off more...
Free Bags of Groceries for 1,000 Families in The Mission
Bay Area Updates, Uplifting The Latino Task Force and Carnaval SF and joining forces to do some good on Cinco de Mayo. They are pledging to feed the community with free bags of groceries so that they can cook a meal and celebrate “en la casa” They have food donated by GOYA foods, Wagyu Steaks, more...
8 Stunning Free Bay Area Park Zoom Backgrounds
Bay Area Updates Take your Zoom call from boring to soaring by transporting you and your video-chat-mates to sites around the Golden Gate National Parks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the calming greenery of Muir Woods, or the refined masonry of Fort Point. Download these beautiful Bay Area Backgrounds You can now download free more...
SF’s Updated Map for New Car-Free Streets
Bay Area Updates The SFMTA’s new “Slow Streets” program is designed to limit through traffic on certain residential streets and allow them to be used more as a shared space for foot and bicycle traffic. The implementation has already begun and this map will show you the progress so far. When will these changes more...
SF’s “How Weird” Festival Goes Online May 3 w/ Six Simultaneous Live Streams
Bay Area Updates, Community San Francisco’s 2020 festival season sure is weird! The How Weird Street Faire would have had its 21st event on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The faire is known for bringing many people together creating a very diverse community. During the pandemic, art and culture and community are still needed. Since people more...
SF Golf Course Re-Opens May 4th. No Longer Public Park
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open It was a short, great ride. During the initial part of the shutdown, the 145-acre Presidio Golf Course was turned into a public park open for families, walkers and joggers. Just announced on April 30th, the Presidio course will re-open for golf on May 4th with the state and city’s approval. So more...
California Will NOT Be Closing Beaches Statewide (For Now)
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open Nothing has been made official yet, but according to many media reports (Fox News, NBC, CBS), Governor Newsom is expected to announce a statewide closure of all California beaches and state parks effective Friday, May 1st. Update: Beaches across California are not being closed state-wide. The only beaches being closed are more...
The Shins “Oh, Inverted World” Ballet on YouTube for Just 48 Hours
Bay Area Updates Thanks to SFWeekly for letting us know about The Shins Ballet “Oh, Inverted World” streaming for 48 hours on YouTube. Smuin Contemporary Ballet presents Trey McIntyre’s hit Oh, Inverted World as the next installment of its Hump Day Ballets series. An intoxicating pop ballet is set to music by influential indie more...
Bolinas Tests All 1,800 for COVID-19. But No One Tests Positive.
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates Last week, (April 20-23) one Bay Area city attempted to become among the first towns in the world to test every resident for COVID-19 and then formulate a plan to contact trace and quarantine to fight the virus. 1844 residents and first responders were tested in the secluded North Bay town more...
