Bay Area Updates
50 Mile “High-Speed” Rail (SF to San Jose) Moves a Step Closer
Bay Area Updates, Transportation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation The California high-speed rail governing board approved the final environmental documents Thursday for the San Jose-to-San Francisco section, completing clearance of the project’s Northern California leg. The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors approved the environmental impact report and statement for the roughly more...
Bay Area Whole Food Stores Installing Creepy Palm Scanners for Checkout
Bay Area Updates, Groceries / Supermarkets Thanks to SF Eater for sharing the news that Amazon is installing Amazon One palm scanners in at least half a dozen Whole Foods stores in the Bay Area. Amazon One is a free, contactless service that lets you use your palm to pay, enter, or identify yourself. In a Whole more...
Bay Area City Named “America’s Happiest City” for 2022
Bay Area Updates, East Bay Forget about leaving your heart in San Francisco. It turns out that Concord is America’s happiest city. An analysis released Thursday by HouseFresh.com, a site focused on improving residential air quality, placed Concord in the Number One slot. “The hometown of Tom Hanks is said to be a quiet and pleasant place more...
BART Testing New Unlimited Ride “Bay Pass”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation, Travel The Metropolitan Transportation Commission — in conjunction with BART and all other transit agencies participating in the Clipper fare payment system — this week launched a two-year pilot program to study the impact of a single pass that will provide some 50,000 Bay Area residents free access to all bus, more...
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus Around the Bay Area
Bay Area Updates, Health & Wellness, Outdoorsy Four days after Contra Costa County reported mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus, officials in Santa Clara County reported Tuesday that they too have found mosquitoes that have tested positive. The county’s Vector Control District announced plans to begin spraying insecticide from trucks Thursday night in neighborhoods where virus-positive mosquitoes were found more...
Downtown Berkeley’s New 12-Block Protected Bikeway
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, East Bay, Transportation By Rya Jetha, Bay City News Foundation A new protected bikeway along a 12-block stretch of Milvia Street from Hearst Avenue to Blake Street is now open, Berkeley city officials said. The bikeway is designed to increase rider mobility in the city while protecting riders through a corridor of parked cars more...
East Bay Roller Rink Will Remain Open, Reversing Planned Closure
Bay Area Updates, East Bay San Ramon’s The Golden Skate, one of the last remaining roller rinks in the Bay Area, was set to close on July 31, 2022, but after an outpouring of support, the 47-year old roller rink has decided to stay open, provided the support continues. The Golden Skate announced: “The over-whelming response from more...
Smoke From Yosemite Fire Possible in Bay Area Monday
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates, Outdoorsy By Tony Hicks Bay City News Service UPDATE: 10:15am Monday, July 25 2022: Drifting smoke from the massive Oak Fire burning near Yosemite will bring hazy skies to the Bay Area over the next few days, prompting air district officials to extend an air quality advisory through Wednesday. As of 9 a.m. more...
SF’s Massive “Pistahan” Filipino Parade & Festival Back for 2022
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates The Filipino American Arts Exposition host the return of their in-person celebration for the 29th annual Pistahan Parade and Festival for 2022. With the theme of “Homecoming: Reconnect with Our Roots and Community,” this year’s festivities will take place on Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 14, from 11 a.m. to more...
SF’s Treasure Island Museum is Growing
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions The Treasure Island Museum recently announced it’s completing a new and larger exhibit space in the historic Building One on Treasure Island. Visitors will enter through a proposed entrance from the new Building One plaza opposite the ferry landing and transportation center. A space of 3,500 to 4,000 square feet more...
BART Fares Just Went Up July 1st
Bay Area Updates, Transportation BART riders will see a small fare increase on Friday, July 1, 2022. The transit agency is raising prices by 3.4 percent, which will increase the average fare by about 15 cents, according to a BART news release. The rate was set to increase at the beginning of the year, but it more...
Big Basin Redwood Park Reopens July 22: Reservations Open July 1
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks just announced that Big Basin Redwoods State Park will partially reopen July 22 for limited day-use access through a reservation system. Reservations will be available starting July 1. Big Basin has been closed to the public since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire tore more...
A’s Moves Closer to New $12 Billion Oakland Waterfront Ballpark
Bay Area Updates, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News The Oakland A’s got one base closer to home in their effort to build a new waterfront stadium in their hometown following a vote by a little-known commission. Members of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted 23-2 in favor of removing 56 more...
BART Will Run Extra Trains for the 4th of July Fireworks
4th of July, Bay Area Updates, Transportation BART will run a Sunday schedule for 4th of July 2022 with extra trains for fireworks. On Monday, July 4th, 2022, BART will be running a Sunday schedule (8am-midnight). BART will run five-line service until 8pm and then three-line service after 8pm. Five-line service means all lines will be running including more...
BART Restrooms Now Open at Montgomery & Lake Merritt
Bay Area Updates, Transportation BART reopened two more underground restrooms on June 28th as BART continues to focus on improving the rider experience with new amenities. Gender-neutral restrooms at Montgomery Street Station in San Francisco and Lake Merritt Station in Oakland are now open for use with the addition of restroom attendants, who are on more...
