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Thanks to CBSN Bay Area and KTVU for sharing the news that Berkeley’s city council voted to enact sweeping changes to the police with the goal of reducing racial disparities. The city council voted unanimously to approve a package of reforms including stricter protocols and more thorough background checks for officers. New protocols more...
San Francisco International Airport is getting a brand new 3-story mural dedicated to Harvey Milk. The SF Arts Commission just approved the proposal by artist Craig Calderwood that will celebrate the legacy of Harvey Milk. It will be located in Terminal 1’s most trafficked intersection – the escalator atrium where passengers may more...
Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that Costco will now offering COVID-19 vaccinations. Costco announced their pharmacies will be administering COVID-19 vaccines, usually Moderna, as soon as they are available, in accordance with CDC and state guidelines. As of February 22, 2021, the only store in the Bay Area administering vaccines is more...
Rainbow Grocery has just launched curbside pick up beginning February 22, 2021. Their curbside pickup will be available 4 days a week, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Rainbow Grocery’s Announcement: Here at Rainbow, we’ve been working hard to create better ways for our loyal customers to be able to shop at Rainbow while more...
San Francisco will once again have a Jollibee, the world famous fast food chain that hails from the Philippines. Its previous SF location, near Moscone Center, closed in 2011. With roughly 1,300 restaurants worldwide and over 40 in the US, the chain is famous for its unique comfort food favorites, like more...
The San Francisco Arts Commission is seeking qualified candidates to participate in the Monuments and Memorials Advisory Committee (MMAC), a body that will host hearings with community members and establish the criteria and guidelines by which to determine the future of historic monuments in the City’s art collection. The MMAC’s charge more...
Contra Costa Health Services today updated its eligibility policy for COVID-19 vaccine to extend vaccination eligibility to residents who work in the education and childcare sector, food and agriculture workers, and emergency services workers as defined by California’s vaccination plan Phase 1B . Residents in these groups, as well as county more...
Santa Clara County officials announced today that healthcare providers across the County will expand access to COVID-19 vaccination to workers in education and childcare, emergency services, and the food and agriculture industries, starting February 28, 2021. As vaccine access expands to these additional groups, focusing vaccination efforts on the most impacted more...
Bartable just announced on Twitter this morning that Clipper is going mobile. A new Clipper app will be released on Apple Pay and Google Pay in the spring. No further details have been released yet, so we’re not entirely sure what the app will be capable of. Will you load your more...
Thanks to Biz Journal for sharing the news that Oakland’s historic Parkway Theater might be become an entertainment center that’s not only a theater, but also a restaurant and cannabis lounge. Oakland’s City Planning Commission will have a hearing next week to determine approval of the high-density assembly use permit for more...
Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that California has just expanded who will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. Starting March 15, adults aged 16-54 with underlying health conditions will be eligible for the vaccine. Vaccine Prioritization (as vaccine supply allows) 1) Currently vaccines may be distributed to populations identified in Phase more...
A beautiful new mural has popped up in the East Bay dedicated to the late comic Robin Williams. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news of this beautiful tribute which you can find in the Bay Street Shopping Center in Emeryville in the former Old Navy location. The mural was commissioned by more...
Newly Renovated Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground and Clubhouse Opens in Time for Lunar New Year Friday, February 12, 2021 New open space in Chinatown will provide safe, clean place for kids and their families to play, and newly renovated clubhouse will operate as a Community Hub in March Mayor London N. Breed today announced more...
The Tenderloin will become first entire neighborhood in San Francisco with a 20mph speed limit. The SFMTA is undertaking two new traffic safety improvements as a part of the Tenderloin Traffic Safety project: (1) prohibiting vehicle turns on red at approximately 54 intersections (2) reducing vehicle speed limits to 20 miles per hour on more...
Celebrate Lunar New Year by hunting for murals throughout Chinatown. There’s 12 murals hidden throughout Chinatown, each one depicting one of the Chinese Zodiac animals. Find and snap of photo of each one, and share to Instagram to be entered to win their raffle. Chinatown Mural Hunt SF Chinatown Up through the end of more...