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You Can Now Text BART Police
Brand New The BART Police Department is launching a new initiative that gives riders another way to request assistance from officers while they’re in the system. Text BART Police allows riders, employees, and others to directly contact the BPD Dispatch Center. The launch builds on the success of the BART Watch app, which more...
Tenderloin’s New “Black Trans Lives Matter” Mural
Brand New, Causes, Murals Thank you SFIST and Do the Bay for letting us know about the new Black Trans Lives Matter Mural located at Turk and Taylor in the Tenderloin. The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. Preserving the legacy of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots of 1966, the more...
Tahoe Ski Resort “Squaw Valley” Changing Its Name
Brand New, Causes Popular North Lake Tahoe ski resort “Squaw Valley” today announced that it will be changing its name out of respect for Native American groups. The term “squaw” is uniformly considered offensive and derogatory by the vast majority of modern dictionaries, sources and references. “While we love our local history and the more...
SF’s Brand New “Francisco Park” Coming in Early 2021
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open We just got an exciting update from Francisco Park, the new 4.5 acre park, overlooking Aquatic Park is confirmed on track for opening in early 2021. This park, located on an unused 4.5 acre site of a former reservoir, was initially announced to open late 2020, but construction had been more...
SF Parking Lot Might Become New 2-Acre Park & 1,100 Homes
Brand New Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors appear likely to approve a construction project on the 17-acre site of the former Balboa Reservoir that will bring 550 new affordable housing units to San Francisco along with a new 2-acre park. After decades more...
SF Main Library Reopens Today with “Front Door Pickup”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open Starting August 10, 2020 the San Francisco Public Library is launching their SFPL To Go service which will enable cardholders to pick up and return their materials at select library locations throughout the City. SFPL To Go is Front Door Pick-up Service that safely delivers requested library materials to patrons at more...
This Outdoor Dining Parklet in SF Speaks the Truth
Brand New, Outdoor Dining Here’s what Maggie McGarry’s Irish Bar in North Beach painted on the side of their outdoor sidewalk parklet on Grant Avenue a few days ago. Yup. That about sums it up. Painting our outside at the moment. Hope you like the color. pic.twitter.com/HpkTmnrqXz — Maggie McGarry’s (@MaggieMcGarrys) August 6, 2020
Brand New Curbside Pickup Comes to SF Public Libraries
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Public Library is launching their SFPL To Go service which will enable San Francisco Public Library cardholders to pick up and return their materials at select library locations throughout the City. SFPL To Go is a service that safely delivers requested library materials to patrons at select library more...
New Professional NBA Team Coming to Walnut Creek
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Walnut Creek, California is trending on Twitter today. News broke this morning that a new professional basketball team is coming to the Bay Area. The brand new NBA G League team‘s home is expected to be at the Ultimate Fieldhouse sports complex in Walnut Creek, which is where Warriors allstar Steph Curry more...
SF to Vote on “Overpaid Executive Tax” This November
Brand New Thanks to Fox Business for letting us know that San Francisco voters will get to consider an “Overpaid executive tax” on the ballot this November. If approved, it’s reported that the tax will focus on companies that pay their CEOs at least $2.8 million a year if the CEO salary is more...
The “Big Gay Car Wash” Comes to SF
Brand New Thank you Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that a Big Gay Car Wash is coming to wipe down some hardtop. Grab your leaky hose and get ready for Suds and Studs “A Socially Distanced Big Gay Car wash”, happening on Saturday, August 1 from 12 noon to 3 pm at more...
SF’s First African American Small Business Loan is Now Open
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Only in San Francisco Are you a Black business owner impacted by COVID-19? The City’s African American Small Business Revolving Loan Fund will deploy loans up to $50,000 at 0% interest to support San Francisco Black-owned businesses. There are no fees and no collateral requirements. Long-standing Black-owned businesses and those most severely impacted by the more...
$1,000 Grants for California Artists
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New The California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners is distributing $920,000 from the CAC’s general fund in the form of $1,000 grants to help artists and cultural practitioners (including fine and performing artists, teaching artists, culture bearers, and maker-based sole or collective creative entrepreneurs) who comprise the various and diverse more...
SF Announces New Community Learning Hubs
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates Mayor London N. Breed announced on Thursday, July 23rd that San Francisco will transform facilities around the city into supervised Community Learning Hubs to support distance learning for high need San Francisco Unified School District students starting this fall. Additionally, the city will extend its emergency child and youth care more...
Meet SF Giants “Fans” E-40, Tony Bennett & Metallica at Oracle Park
Brand New Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and strict implementation of social distancing rules, SF Giants fans have to stay home and watch opening day at Oracle Park when the Giants host the San Diego Padres at 6:45pm on July 28th. In their place, seats will be filled up with large cardboard more...
