City Insight
Four Cooling Centers Open in SF (Sept. 5-7)
City Insight Extreme heat coming this Labor Day Weekend and San Francisco have activated Weather Relief Centers at 3 SF Libraries and 1 Community Facility: San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street Chinatown Branch Library, 1135 Powell Street Mission Bay Branch Library, 960 4th Street Southeast Community Facility, 1800 Oakdale Avenue The centers are open between on more...
Stylist Backs Pelosi’s Claim SF Salon Visit Was a “Set-up”
City Insight, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that Nancy Pelosi has called her SF hair salon visit ‘a setup,’ and says the salon owes her an apology. Nancy Pelosi’s visit to an indoor salon this week in drew a lot of criticism. She was seen on camera getting her hair done more...
SF Announces $12.8 Million in Funding for The Arts
Causes, City Insight Mayor London Breed announced today that approximately $12.8 million in general operating support grants will fund 227 arts and cultural organizations that enhance the City’s cultural vibrancy. This year’s Grants for the Arts (GFTA) funding comes after an internal review of the City’s grantmaking to better support organizations embedded in and more...
It’s Over 100 Today. Cooling Centers in the Bay Area
City Insight It’s going to be super hot today with temperatures in much of the Bay Area reaching past 100. Here’s a list of some of the cooling centers in the Bay Area thanks to KRON4 and CBS. Please note that face coverings and social distancing are required at all cooling centers. Bay Area Cooling more...
Oakland Has a New Rapid Bus Line (And It’s Free For 90 Days)
City Insight, Freebies Thank you KPIX5 for letting us know that the brand new AC Transit ‘Tempo’ rapid bus system finally opened for riders this week after four years of construction. Tempot, an express bus line through Oakland, debuted on Sunday. The system cost $232 million to set up and serves 46 new platform more...
The 22 Fillmore Is About to Get Some Big Changes
City Insight The first phase of SFMTA’s 16th Street Improvement Project from Potrero to 3rd Street is nearly complete. And soon, the 22 Fillmore will have a brand new route, going to Mission Bay instead of Dogpatch. This means new signalized intersections, new transit islands and transit bulbs for safer and more efficient bus more...
“Asking Rents” in SF Down Nearly 20% From Peak
City Insight, Housing Thanks to Socketsite for letting us know that “asking rents” (i.e. the rent that landlords are hoping to get in their advertisements) in San Francisco are down nearly 20% from their 2015-era peak and still appearing to drop. While the current weighted average of $3,600 a month still isn’t “cheap,” it’s more...
“The Rock” Turns 86 Today: Alcatraz’s Anniversary
City Insight Alcatraz, the former federal island prison that once held the likes of gangster Al Capone, offers national park visitors a close-up look at a maximum-security, minimum-privilege life. COVID Update: Alcatraz Island is currently open for outdoor-only day tour visits. (The interior of the prison is currently closed to the public). Boats more...
SF Renters May Finally Have More Negotiating Power
City Insight, Housing Thanks to KPIX for letting us know that the COVID rental market has shifted things in the Bay Area and that the rental market has “come back to earth.” “The balance of power has absolutely shifted” – Jeff Tucker, economist, Zillow According to Zillow, current lease holders and renters have more leverage more...
SF Jury Trials in Federal Courts Postponed Until October
City Insight Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted the San Francisco federal court to postpone jury trials until October. Jury trials in civil cases have also been postponed. But, if both sides agree, judges can conduct trials remotely without a jury. While more...
SF’s “Sinking” Millennium Tower Finally Has a Fix
City Insight Thanks to SFGATE for letting us know that after sinking 18 inches, SF’s 58-story Millennium Tower finally has a fix. At 645 feet tall, the Millennium Tower was the tallest residential laughing stock in San Francisco. After sinking 18 inches and leaning 14 inches, cracking and popping. Its permits and approvals more...
SF’s New “Homelessness Recovery Plan” Aims to Help 6,000
City Insight Mayor London N. Breed announced last Tuesday a plan to support investments in housing and shelter as part of a broader Homelessness Recovery Plan that will help the City create more housing and shelter for homeless residents as San Francisco endures and eventually emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full more...
New Skateboarding “Speed Bumps” Added to Dolores Street
City Insight Thank you KRON4 and SFGATE for letting us know that the annual “Hill Bomb” skateboarding event raised concerns about public safety and led the SFMTA to install speed bumps at the foot of Dolores Street hill to try to stop skateboarders. Update: SF Examiner reports that a 23-year-old bicyclist was killed more...
Breakdown of SF’s Rental Market by Neighborhood
City Insight, Housing Thanks to SFGATE for letting us know how the plunge in the San Francisco rental market breaks down by neighborhood. Zumper National Rent Report for July 2020 shows that one-bedroom rents are down 11.8% across the city, (June 2019 to June 2020) beating the previous month’s record of largest decline ever more...
SF’s Record-Breaking Rent Drop. Prices Down 11.8% from 2019
City Insight, Housing Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that San Francisco rents are continuing to drop by a record pace as companies embrace remote work. According to Zumper, Rents for one-bedroom apartments in San Francisco have dropped by 11.8% since June 2019. That’s the largest year-over-year decline, beating last month’s record. Read the more...
