City Insight
Every Bay Area Grocery Store with a “Senior Hour”
City Insight Since our seniors are our most vulnerable community members these days, many grocery stores have stepped up and created “seniors only” shopping hours in the morning. Here’s the current list with many thanks to SF Gate, Eater, and USA Today for their initial research and many help from our followers on more...
Amazon’s 100k New Jobs & Pay Increase
City Insight As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Amazon’s business is booming and they’re gearing up to hire 100,000 new workers to help with the increased demand for online deliveries. To help everyone get their much needed deliveries, Amazon is looking to bring on additional roles in their fulfillment center and delivery network. more...
SF Giants Donate $1 Million for Their Event Staff
City Insight Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Major League Baseball’s 2020 season has been postponed for at least 8 weeks, due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation for the postponement or cancellation of any events with 50 or more people. Therefore, Opening Day will be postponed until Mid-May more...
Safeway is Hiring 2,000 Workers
City Insight If you’re looking for work, you can be of great service to our community to help keep us all fed by keeping our grocery shelves stocked. Local Bay Area supermarket chain Safeway, based in Pleasanton, CA, is looking to immediately hire 2,000 new workers since stores have been inundated with shoppers more...
Yes, Most Farmers Markets Are Open
City Insight Yes, Farmers Markets are still allowed to be open. Certified farmers markets are exempt from the “Shelter in Place” order. Farmers markets are critical to community food security and are listed among places individuals may leave their residence to conduct “essential business,” along with grocery stores and food banks. – more...
Dollar General’s Brand New “Senior Hour”: Exclusive Shopping Time
City Insight In an effort to help curtail COVID-19 and protect our most vulnerable members of our community, Dollar General is launching “Senior Hour” dedicated exclusively to seniors, so they can shop in peace, away from the crowds, and also in a more clean environment. In addition, the stores shortening their opening hours; more...
Muni / BART / Caltrain / SamTrans Still Operating
City Insight With Monday’s “Shelter in Place” order, all of the major Bay Area transportation services are still operating either at regular service, or slightly reduced. Latest updates as of 3/16/20 at 5:05pm Muni Starting Tuesday, March 17, Muni will reduce commuter bus service. Muni Metro rail service is currently running normal schedules. Bus and more...
SF Approves Extra Paid Sick Leave for 25,000: Who Gets It?
City Insight Mayor Breed Announces Plan To Provide Paid Sick Leave For Workers Impacted By Coronavirus $10 million Workers and Families First program will grant private sector workers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic an additional week of paid sick leave On Monday, March 16, 2020, Mayor London N. Breed announced a Workers and Families First more...
Caltrain Supsends “Baby Bullet” + Reduced Service Starting March 17
City Insight In response to a significant decline in ridership stemming from efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Caltrain will be adjusting its weekday service, effective Tuesday, March 17. So that means longer rides up and down the Peninsula. Morning and afternoon peak hour service will no longer feature Baby more...
PG&E + San Francisco Suspend Power & Water Shutoffs
City Insight San Francisco To Suspend Power And Water Shutoffs, Waive Penalties And Interest For Delinquent Payments Both SFPUC and SFMTA implement policies as part of City’s Local Emergency response to COVID-19 pandemic Mayor London N. Breed on Saturday, March 14th announced that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will no longer shut more...
Say Hello to SF’s Newest Child Care Center
City Insight On Friday 3/13 San Francisco announced that all 28 branch libraries and 37 rec and park facilities would be turned into free pop-up child care centers for parents who are healthcare workers, disaster service workers or part of low-income families through at least 3/31. While most of the K-5 Child Care more...
SF Announces 30-Day Moratorium on Evictions
City Insight Mayor London Breed Announces Moratorium On Evictions Related To Covid-19 Pandemic Order will go into effect immediately to prevent evictions of any resident who suffers a loss of income related to COVID-19 San Francisco, CA – On 3/13 at 2:59pm, Mayor London N. Breed announced a moratorium on residential evictions related to more...
List of SF Event Cancellations Due to Coronavirus
City Insight Many events and venues are considering closing out of an abundance of caution with regard to coronavirus. News is changing very rapidly and we’ll do our best to provide you with the latest updates. California State Rules – No Events Over 250 People (as of 3/12) Mayor Gavin Newsom ordered Californians to more...
Late Night Groceries: 24 Hour Supermarkets of The Bay
City Insight Please note, things are changing rapidly. Unfortunately, many of these stores are no longer open 24 hours (especially since the Shelter-in-Place ordinance took effect). Many stores have updated their hours to close early to clean the store and restock the shelves. Please check your local store for updated hours. Looking to more...
Ocean Beach Bonfires Return for 2020
City Insight For the first time in four months, it’s finally legal again to have a bonfire at Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end of February), bonfires are not allowed, but starting March 1, 2020 bonfires are back through the end of October more...
