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SF To End Most Vaccine Mandates on March 11
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco, Vaccines San Francisco and Berkeley announced big news today: The cities will no longer require proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter certain indoor public settings. Individual businesses may choose to be more restrictive than SF’s guidelines; requirements remain in effect for indoor “mega” events of over 1,000 people. Will the more...
SFO Gets New Airline with $99 East Coast Fares
Brand New, San Francisco, Travel The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) welcomed an announcement today from U.S. low-fare airline Breeze Airways detailing plans to launch four new routes from SFO starting May 25th. The airline, which is the first new domestic carrier at SFO since 2007, plans to launch the Airport’s first nonstop flights to the more...
SF’s “Low-Income” Jurors Can Now Earn $100/Day
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Getting Help, Only in San Francisco A new pilot program just went into effect on March 7 that will compensate low to moderate-income jurors for their service — the first of its kind in California — city officials said. Starting on Monday, March 7, the “Be The Jury” program will provide jurors $100 per day of service more...
This is Redwood City’s New Fishing Pier
Brand New, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The Port of Redwood City on Thursday hosted a community ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly completed public fishing pier. The pier is located in the main channel of Redwood Creek and replaces the old wooden pier built in the 1960s. The new pier includes wire cables for optimal waterfront viewing, more...
Popular Japanese “Marugame Udon” Chain Opens New East Bay Spot (March 9)
Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink The popular Japanese restaurant Marugame Udon is opening up its third location in the Bay Area. The newest location opens on Wednesday, March 9 in the East Bay, in City Center Bishop Ranch at 6000 Bollinger Canyon Rd. Suite #120, San Ramon. The restaurant specializes in made-to-order Udon bowls and freshly more...
SF Just Opened a Brand New 26,000sqft Public Park in SoMa
Brand New, New Parks, San Francisco City leaders, arts organizations and community groups recently celebrated the grand opening of Brookfield Properties’ transformative 5M mixed-use cultural arts district with ceremonies at The Parks at 5M, downtown San Francisco’s newest park. “I am so excited to open 5M just as we are seeing more residents, workers, and visitors coming more...
SF’s Treasure Island Ferry Service Launches Today (March 1)
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation San Francisco celebrated the official launch of ferry service to and from Treasure Island today, marking a critical milestone in the redevelopment of the former Naval Station. “Today marks a significant step forward in realizing the transportation vision for Treasure Island,” said Mayor Breed. “This new ferry service will not only more...
Bathrooms at 19th St. Oakland BART Station Have Reopened
Brand New, Oakland, Reopening, Transportation BART just recently reopened the restrooms at Oakland’s 19th Street Station. On Friday, February 25, 2022, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee helped mark the reopening of the newly remodeled 19th Street/Oakland Station restrooms, a project for which she played a major role in securing funding. Restrooms at 10 of BART’s underground stations have more...
Golden Gate Park’s Free Shuttle Expands Service
Brand New, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park will see new improvements within the next few days — improvements aimed at making the park more accessible for elderly visitors and those with disabilities — city officials said. According to both the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, more...
New Mural Honors SF’s First Black Firefighter
Brand New, Murals, San Francisco San Francisco city officials on Friday unveiled a new mural in the city’s Fillmore District commemorating the city’s first Black firefighter Earl Gage Jr. The new mural is located at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located at 1501 O’Farrell Street. Gage began serving with the San Francisco Fire Department in 1955, becoming more...
101 Acres to be Donated to Mount Diablo State Park
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, East Bay, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches CEMEX USA announced today that after six years of collaboration and discussion, the company is intending to donate 101 acres of undeveloped land to the State of California which are expected to become part of Mount Diablo State Park. The tract of land that is intended to be donated is located more...
This Might Be SF’s New Buchanan Street Mall
Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Parks & Beaches The Western Addition community has been weaving a new reality for Buchanan Street Mall since 2014. A Vision Plan was published in March 2017 and the conceptual design for all five blocks was approved in April 2020. With the passing of the Health and Recovery Bond in November 2020, a joint more...
Muni’s New Electric Buses Just Hit the Streets of SF
Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced the first of three battery-electric buses have entered revenue service achieving a major milestone in the agency’s greater goal of an all-electric fleet and a carbon-neutral San Francisco by 2040, as explained in the SFMTA’s Sustainability and Climate Action Program. The three new Battery more...
SF to Get New Zero-Emission Electric Ferry to Treasure Island
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco, Transportation The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) recently announced that it has been awarded $3.4 million by the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to build a zero-emission, electric ferry to connect San Francisco’s growing Treasure Island and Mission Bay neighborhoods. Investment in bringing zero-emission ferry technology to the more...
Meet SF’s Cutest New Members of the San Francisco Fire Dept.
Brand New, Getting Help, San Francisco Marley and Sadie are the newest and cutest crew members of the San Francisco Fire Department. Marley is a 16-month-old Red Fox Labrador Retriever and Sadie is a 20-month-old Yellow Labrador. The job of each dog is to help firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other first responders unwind and relieve more...
