In the past few weeks, renters have gotten waivers to help them delay their rent payments. This week, the major banks jumped in to help California homeowners with their mortgages. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced at a press conference that homeowners in California who pay mortgages to JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, more...

No one can stop the prom, even when you’re stuck in your house. The Chronicle shared with us a story of a Bay Area high schooler from Danville, Natalie Reese, who decided to throw a prom anyway. Together with her twin sister Brook, and her  other sister Allison, supported by their parents, more...

April is here and we’re still sheltering-in-place and running out of things to do. Had enough of Netflix binge and you know you ought to have a temporary social media detox from Facebook and Instagram. In these strange times, art gives us color, happiness and hope, reminding us that there is more...

If you’re running out of creative ways to occupy your kids while home schooling them, you’ll need to make more lesson plans. Thanks to the SF Examiner for letting us know that the school closure, originally scheduled to end on April 6, has now been officially extended until May 1st.  The more...

Thanks to the SF Examiner for letting us know that hotels in San Francisco have offered up (for a price) about 8,500 hotel rooms to house the homeless and first responders – including some of SF’s fanciest like The Palace and the Mark Hopkins International. According to The Chronicle the more...

Before it was postponed, Golden Gate Park’s 150th Anniversary and Community Day on April 4th was supposed to also be a celebration to introduce 5 new bison to the public. Nevertheless that won’t stop us from taking a virtual stroll through San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and view the wildest more...

San Mateo County Parks Closes All Parks To Slow The Spread Of Covid-19 San Mateo County Parks closed all parks at 6 p.m. Friday, March 27, to slow the spread of COVID-19. County parks will remain closed until further notice. The decision comes following a surge in visitors last weekend and observations more...

SF Park and Rec announced that the parking lots at Ocean Beach, Beach Chalet, and Marina Green, including Little Marina, are currently closed for COVID-19, coronavirus, health precautions. Please remember to stay safe and reduce the risk of spreading the virus by practicing social distancing. “This is not the time to more...

According to an alert from SF Rec and Park, Twin Peaks Road Closed; Updated List of Closures Twin Peaks Road is currently closed until further notice for health precautions around COVID-19, the coronavirus. Here’s an updated list of all park-related closures: + Twin Peaks Road + Parking lots at Ocean Beach, Beach Chalet, Marina Green more...

San Francisco Police announced that it will be controlling the overcrowded hot spots this weekend and may shift their focus from education to enforcement. “For those who have been warned repeatedly, there will come a time when we will have to enforce that’s just a fact of life,” San Francisco Police more...

Thanks to the LA Times for letting us know that See’s Candies, based in South San Francisco, is shutting down production during the coronavirus outbreak. See’s is always focused on bringing joy to our customers. We are very sorry to have to say that sees.com is not taking orders at this more...

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, in response to guidance from the Marin and San Francisco county health departments, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As of March 26, 2020, Golden Gate National Recreation Area will offer more...

Mayor Breed Announces Three New Drive-Thru/Drop-In Covid-19 Testing Sites For The Public And Additional Prioritized Testing For First Responders And Health Care Workers Prioritized COVID-19 testing for front line first responders and health care workers will serve as an interim step to help preserve San Francisco’s capacity to serve the public more...