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SF’s Brand New “Navigation Center” Opens for Bayview’s Unhoused
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Getting Help, Only in San Francisco, Support the Bay, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco just opened the brand new “Navigation Center” in Bayview, and its first tenants have already moved in. It’s The City’s 7th SAFE Navigation Center which began housing people on January 25, 2021. With the new opening, San Francisco now supports more than 14,000 unhoused people. As with the City’s other more...
Could BART’s Future Include a 2nd Transbay Crossing?
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Travel Thanks to SFGate for sharing the latest proposal from Bay Area Council Economic Institute which envisions the future of the Bay Area transit. One of the main features of their grand plan is to unlock the transbay bottleneck with a new transbay rail crossing between Oakland and San Francisco. A new transbay more...
SF Considers Starting a City-Run Public Bank
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco The city of San Francisco is considering starting a municipal public bank; it would be the first city in the nation to have a public bank. Thanks to 48Hills for letting us know about the city’s ambitious initiative. The measure introduced by Supervisor Dean Preston, was recently approved by 6 SF supervisors, more...
The Air On BART is About to Get Better
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Travel After a successful pilot, BART will install denser filters throughout its fleet of train cars, part of a multilayered plan for stepped-up system safety as the pandemic plays out. New Filters Air filtration has an important role in preventing transmission of the coronavirus, along with vigilant mask-wearing. Filters on BART are in more...
New Mass Vaccination Site Opens in Mountain View
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines Santa Clara County recently opened a brand new mass vaccination site that can accommodate up to 1,000 people per day, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 5 days a week. Thanks to KTVU for sharing the news of the new vaccination center located at the Mountain View Community Center. For now, vaccinations will more...
Southwest Launches New Route: Oakland to Santa Barbara
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Travel Southwest Airlines just launched a brand new nonstop route from Oakland International Airport to Santa Barbara, California. Daily Boeing 737 flights begin April 12 and seats are now on sale at Southwest.com with low fares from just $39 one-way. Southwest Airlines published the following schedule: Southbound Depart Oakland 11:45 a.m. – Arrive Santa more...
Oakland Airport Now has a COVID-19 Test Kit Vending Machine
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID Testing Oakland International Airport has just rolled out their first vending machine for COVID-19 home test kits. Thanks to ABC7 for announcing the news about Wellness 4 Humanity’s new vending machines. The vending machines will dispense EUA-authorized rapid antigen and RT-PCR saliva tests. Kits are little pricey, starting at $130, but users can more...
California Ends 10pm Curfew, But SF Keeps It
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Reopening In big news this morning, Monday, January 25, California has announced that its lifting the regional Stay at Home Order for all regions across the state. Along with this news, California has also ended its 10 pm curfew. UPDATE: According to Eater SF, San Francisco will keep the 10pm curfew for more...
CCSF Opens Friday as SF’s First “Mass” COVID Vaccine Site
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines San Francisco’s Department of Health and Supervisor Matt Haney announced that San Francisco’s first “mass” vaccine distribution site will be opening on Friday, January 22, 2021 at CCSF’s Ocean Campus on Frida Kahlo Way in partnership with UCSF, Dignity Health and One Medical. Read more from the Mayor’s office – San more...
SF May Try Non-Police Response to Homeless
Brand New, Community, Police Reform Thanks to the Mercury News and San Francisco Examiner for letting us know about a proposal from community advocates to reduce police responses to homelessness issues The mission of CART (Compassionate Alternative Response Team) is to provide an alternative to a police response to homelessness in San Francisco. The program is supported more...
Check Out Smitten’s New “MVP” Ice Cream Honoring Kamala Harris
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Election Smitten Ice Cream is saluting the county’s first female Vice President and Bay Area local Kamala Harris with a brand new ice cream flavor – MVP i.e. Madam Vice President. As a female-founded Bay Area small business, we’re ecstatic to welcome our country’s FIRST-EVER FEMALE VICE PRESIDENT, who also happens to more...
SF Adds Permanent Water Taps for Homeless Population
Brand New, City Insight, Community, Getting Help Thanks to San Francisco Public Press for sharing the news that San Francisco is expanding the access to clean drinking water for some of our most vulnerable citizens. Earlier in the pandemic, SF put in temporary water taps in three neighborhoods to help our homeless population have access to fresh water. more...
Berkeley’s New Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing Sites
Brand New, COVID Testing You now have more places to get a COVID-19 test in Berkeley to help more quickly identify whether you or your loved ones should isolate and quarantine to stop the virus’ spread. Our first pop-up sites will rotate between downtown locations as well as sites in south and west Berkeley. By increasing more...
What’s Coming to SFMOMA in 2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco Spring at SFMOMA: A New Year with New Possibilities’ New year, new beginning. Despite the unrest that has kicked off 2021, hope, excitement, and shared experiences are on the horizon. This year, we intend to bring you the art of our time in ways that inspire. From the ahead-of-the-curve media installations more...
Caltrain Now Has On Demand Bike Parking for 5¢ / Hour
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Travel The Caltrain Board of Directors voted today, January 7, 2021, to make changes to the agency’s bike parking fees and the price of the 2021 Go Pass that will make the system more accessible and equitable. Caltrain is in the process of installing electronic bicycle lockers throughout the system. The standard more...
