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The Presidio’s Brand New Pedestrian Trail Opens
Brand New, New Parks, San Francisco On December 18, 2020, the Presidio Trust unveils to visitors seven acres of restored tidal marshland and a new pedestrian trail near San Francisco Bay, marking a significant milestone in the 20-year revitalization of one of San Francisco’s original watersheds. Update: The new pedestrian path is located adjacent to, but not more...
Goodbye to BART’s Paper Tickets
Brand New, Goodbye BART has successfully transitioned all stations to offer Clipper as the only fare product available for purchase. BART began eliminating the sales of paper tickets in August of 2019 when a 4-station pilot program was launched. The conversion was accelerated during the pandemic with one or more stations transitioned each week throughout 2020. Systemwide conversion more...
SF Gave First COVID-19 Vaccine to Health Care Workers Today
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, Uplifting, Vaccines San Francisco Administers First Covid-19 Vaccine To Health Care Workers Doctor at San Francisco General Hospital is first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in San Francisco First round of vaccines in San Francisco to be allocated to acute care facilities, in accordance with the State of California’s vaccine prioritization plan San Francisco, CA — Mayor London more...
The Presidio Unveils Its Brand New Trail & Restored Wetland Ecosystem
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy The Presidio is getting a massive makeover that’ll be completed in fall 2021, but its newest section is opening this week. On December 18, the Presidio Trust will unveil to visitors seven acres of restored tidal marshland and a new pedestrian trail near San Francisco Bay, marking a significant milestone in more...
SF’s Newest Beach & Waterfront Park Now Open
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Discoveries, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy A brand new park has opened in San Francisco. Linking the Mission Bay and Dogpatch neighborhoods, Crane Cove Park is a 7-acre bayfront park in the Port’s Southern Waterfront that’s transformed an inaccessible industrial shoreline into a stunning vista. The park is part of the Blue Greenway, a necklace of waterfront public more...
SF’s New “Cigarette Ban” Might Not Pass After All
Bay Area Updates, Brand New Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that after voting 10-1 last week to approve a “cigarette ban” ordinance aimed and curbing smoking inside apartment buildings, the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday reconsidered the matter and voted 6-5 to instead send the matter back to committee. The goal of the more...
Shake Shack’s New Oakland Spot Opens Dec. 8
Brand New, Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open Shake Shake is opening their doors in Uptown Oakland on December 8th for takeout only serving up all the classics plus their Bay Area exclusive, the Golden State Double. The new spot is located at 1954 Telegraph Ave. Oakland right next to 19th St. BART and open from 11am to 7pm. more...
Bay Area Halal Restaurant Week 2020 (Dec. 9-13)
Brand New, Eat & Drink The Bay Area Halal Foodies (BAHF) are preparing their palates for the first-ever Halal Restaurant Week coming this December. For an entire week, restaurants that sell Halal food will be featured in an event coordinated by Halalfest, Inc, and Abbas Mohamed, the founder of the BAHF Facebook Group (7,5K+ members). Bay more...
SF’s Brand New Floating Fire Station
Brand New, Fire Updates, Only in San Francisco, Wow San Francisco has a new fire station that may be the first of its kind in the world as NBC Bay Area recently reported. Firestation 35’s new two-story floating fire station is berthed at Pier 22½ just north of the Bay Bridge. The new Fireboat Station 35 started to come to life more...
Brand New Warriors’ Community Court Coming to Oakland
Brand New The Golden State Warriors just announced that a brand new court, built just for the community, is coming to Oakland in spring 2021. Only a sneak preview was released in this video; details of its location or its design have not been released yet. We called Oakland home for 47 seasons, and more...
SFO Gets New “Surf’s Up” Rock ‘N Roll Exhibit
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco Instrumental surf music swept across the United States like a great sonic wave during the early 1960s. Energetic and melodic with little or no vocal accompaniment, instrumental surf music originated in Southern California along with a booming interest in surfing and the subsequent pop-cultural craze. The first wave of surf more...
Free Starbucks Coffee for Frontline Responders Every Day in 2020
Brand New, Freebies Starbucks announced today that it will offer a free tall brewed coffee (hot or iced) to front-line responders at participating U.S. Starbucks stores throughout the month of December to show appreciation for those keeping our communities safe during COVID-19. Here are the details: Starting December 1 through December 31, any customer who more...
SF Now Sends “Crisis Team” to Some 911 Calls Instead of Cops
Brand New, Police Reform San Francisco’s New Street Crisis Response Team Launches Monday, November 30, 2020 Partnership between the Department of Public Health and Fire Department begins with first SCRT Team on the street today with more teams to come as pilot ramps up. SCRT offers a non-police response to calls related to people suffering from more...
Check Out West Oakland BART’s Brand New Design
Bay Area Updates, Brand New West Oakland BART station is about to look a whole lot different. Thanks to San Francisco Business Times for sharing the news about the upcoming changes coming to West Oakland. Recently, the Oakland Planning Commission approved a new mixed use residential and commercial development that will replace 451 BART parking spaces more...
Bruce Lee History Exhibition Coming to SF in 2021
Brand New, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco San Francisco getting a brand new Bruce Lee History exhibit which will debut in fall 2021 at the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco. The exhibit, We Are Bruce Lee: Under The Sky, One Family celebrates the remarkable life of a Chinese American icon, who transcended race, geography, and more...
