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SF Starts Offering 3rd Vaccine Dose to Immunocompromised
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines San Francisco Offers Third Dose Of Pfizer Or Moderna Vaccines To Immunocompromised People A third dose of the Pfizer and Moderna series is offered to people with certain medical conditions based on guidance from federal and state health authorities. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) today began offering a third dose more...
SF’s Bus Arrival Predictions Getting a Big Upgrade in 2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Transportation By Mariana Maguire, SFMTA When the SFMTA first partnered with NextBus more than twenty years ago to create NextMuni, the real-time transit vehicle arrival predictions system was state-of-the-art and revolutionary for its time. As technology has advanced and our transit system has grown, we are moving to a new system that more...
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Now Recommended for Immunocompromised
Brand New, Vaccines By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s advisory panel unanimously voted Friday to support COVID-19 vaccine boosters for immunocompromised people. The guidance, which CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is expected to formally support on Friday, applies to people who have received the two-dose series of more...
SF Requires Vaccine Proof for Indoor Businesses Starting Aug 20
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Only in San Francisco, Vaccines People entering a wide range of indoor businesses in San Francisco will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entering starting on Aug. 20, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday. Under the new citywide health order, patrons and employees at indoor bars, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, entertainment venues, and gyms will have more...
Sports Basement Stonestown Grand Opening Party (Aug 21)
Brand New, Groceries / Supermarkets, Outdoorsy Sports Basement celebrates their 11th Store Grand Opening from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Join us at Sports Basement Stonestown for: Incredible deals for Basementeers Raffles and giveaways throughout the day Vendors and sneak peeks Food and beer – Enjoy some beer from Sierra Nevada, on us and donate back more...
SF’s Central Subway Testing Anticipates 2022 Start of Service
Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco, Transportation The Central Subway Project is moving toward our goal of “substantial completion,” paving the way for the start of critical testing and certification of project elements such as station escalators, elevators, trackwork and radio communications. The next project stage will include rail activation to begin testing train operations, train control and more...
SF Gives $6 Million for 24-Hour Bathrooms Around the City
Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney on Thursday celebrated new funding that will allow for the city’s Pit Stop program to continue providing 24-hour access to public bathrooms throughout the city. Back in 2019, the city’s Department of Public Works, which operates the Pit Stop program, moved to make three of its more...
Oakland’s New Tiny Home Village for Unhoused Lake Merritt Residents Coming Soon
Brand New, East Bay, Getting Help, Housing, Oakland Construction began this week on a tiny home village city officials intend for homeless people on city-owned land at Lake Merritt. The property, located at East 12th Street, will eventually house 65 people in tiny homes and provide a comprehensive set of services to help residents transition to stable housing more...
SF’s New “Vax to You” Program Offers Free Vaccines in Your Home
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Only in San Francisco, Vaccines Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) recently announced that the City’s Mobile Vaccine Unit will vaccinate small groups of five to 12 people in their homes and workplaces by appointment when they organize groups of interested individuals. “Our COVID response continues to lead with more...
SF’s Newest Waterfront Park Opens August 25
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that Black Point Historic Gardens, SF’s newest waterfront park with amazing views, is set to open to the public for the first time ever on August 25, 2021. Once the 1-acre park and terraced native gardens opens, you’ll be able to access it more...
Bay Area Indoor Mask Mandate is Officially Back August 3
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Masks Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday San Francisco, CA – Vaccination continues to more...
Undoing the Harm of Geary Expressway to SF’s Japantown
Brand New, Community, Transportation By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation 50 years ago, the Geary Expressway tore apart the Japantown for anyone without a car. Now, San Francisco is trying to bring the neighborhood back together. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency just introduced a new crosswalk at Buchanan and Geary streets last week in an more...
SF’s “Street Overdose Response Team” Launches August 2nd
Brand New, Crime, Getting Help, Police Reform, Uplifting San Francisco will begin rolling out its newly formed Street Overdose Response Team (a.k.a “SORT”) starting Monday, August 2, 2021 to address non-fatal overdoses through a holistic approach, city officials said Friday. SORT will respond to overdose calls and provide an immediate response from San Francisco Fire Department paramedics, followed by more...
SF Hints At Vaccine Mandate Beyond City Workers
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines Currently all city employees of San Francisco and those who work in “high-risk” settings are required by the city to get the COVID vaccine, unless they have a religious or medical exemption. High-risk settings include acute-care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly, homeless shelters and jails. See more...
Watch SFMOMA’s Diego Rivera’s 30-Ton Fresco Getting Preserved
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New A team of conservators at the SFMOMA is currently working to preserve one of Diego Rivera’s historic murals. Visitors can watch them work in the Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1 for free. Although the timing can chance, the last time to watch the live preservation work is Thursday, July 29th. more...
