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SF Tries Waived Fees to Lure New Small Businesses to Open
Getting Help, San Francisco A new permit-fee waiver program aimed at encouraging the growth of new small businesses in San Francisco launched Monday. The “First Year Free” pilot program will help businesses with less than $2 million in gross receipts that plan to open a new ground-floor location before Oct. 31, 2022. “Right now, opening a more...
Oakland Zoo Rescues Injured Pelican from Lake Merritt
Getting Help, Oakland Thanks to the Oakland”me Zoo for rescuing an injured pelican from Lake Merritt. Locals noticed an injured pelican at the lake, and staff from the Oakland Zoo were able to capture the pelican and bring her back to their veterinary hospital. The pelican, which they named Merritt, had a large fishhook more...
Candlestick Park’s New Vehicle Triage Center for Homeless
Brand New, Getting Help, Housing, San Francisco A new temporary vehicle triage center in San Francisco’s Candlestick Point State Recreation Area for people living out of their vehicle to safely park will move forward after it was approved by the California Department of Parks on Thursday. The center will be located in the park’s Boat Launch parking lot, more...
CA Jurors Might Get $100/Day Starting in 2022
Brand New, Getting Help San Francisco city officials on Tuesday applauded a state bill recently signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that would increase pay for low-income residents serving on jury duty. Assembly Bill 1452, authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would establish the “Be The Jury” pilot program through a partnership with the more...
New CA Law: Free Menstrual Products in Schools
Brand New, Freebies, Getting Help Public schools and colleges in California must provide free menstrual products in their restrooms starting in the 2022-23 school year under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), expands her 2017 law requiring low-income schools in areas designated as more...
SF Will Now Give You 72 Hours Before Towing Your Car for Unpaid Parking Tickets
Getting Help, Housing A San Francisco Superior Court judge this week ruled in favor of the city of San Francisco after the judge acknowledged recent changes made to the city’s vehicle towing policies, bringing a nearly three-year lawsuit over towing practices to a close. The nonprofit Coalition on Homelessness filed a lawsuit against the more...
SF Expands Its Street Overdose Response Team
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help San Francisco announced an expansion of the Street Overdose Response Team (SORT) to include a follow-up team of health care specialists in substance use who can provide long-term, continual care for drug overdose survivors to support them on the path toward wellness. Like many communities throughout the country, San Francisco has more...
Santa Clara County’s Plan to Cover Rent for Homeless Families for Next Decade
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Housing By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Foundation Santa Clara County officials, in collaboration with nonprofit housing partners and the city of San Jose are looking to house 1200 homeless families within the next year. The program, launched Monday, is called HEADING HOME. It utilizes federal stipends that will cover rent for homeless more...
Which Neighborhoods Are in SF’s First “Eviction Free Zone”
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Housing, Only in San Francisco With California’s eviction moratorium now expired and leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants who can’t pay their rent vulnerable, San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston on Friday declared his district an “Eviction Free Zone.” Preston’s district includes neighborhoods like Hayes Valley, the Fillmore, Japantown, Lower Pacific Heights, Western Addition, Cole Valley, more...
SF Announces $12+ Million in New Funding for Arts Organizations
Artsy Fartsy, Fairs & Festivals, Getting Help, San Francisco San Francisco just announced over $12 million in general operating support grants to fund arts and cultural organizations. This year’s Grants for the Arts (GFTA) funding is primarily dedicated to the general operating support for arts organizations and also aims to support community parades and festivals to help restore the more...
SF Now Has a $2,000 “Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant”
Brand New, Getting Help, Only in San Francisco San Francisco recently launched its new Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant program, which provides up to $2,000 in financial relief to restore and repair damages from vandalism at neighborhood storefronts. The program launches during a time when many small businesses are recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Storefront Vandalism more...
SF Opens New Treatment Center for Alternative Sentencing
Brand New, Getting Help, San Francisco San Francisco Mayor London Breed and other city officials this week celebrated the opening of a new facility that will serve as an alternative to incarceration and provide counseling, career development and other services for more than 80 people. The Treatment, Recovery and Prevention Academy, located at 630 Geary St., is more...
Steph Curry Converts Bus to Serve Oakland Families
Brand New, Getting Help, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News A bus for books, food and play launched in Oakland courtesy of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry, their foundation announced Wednesday. The Eat. Learn. Play. Bus aims to provide nutritious meals, groceries, books and more to Oakland children and families more...
SF Had A Big Outage Impacting 911 Calls Today
Brand New, Getting Help UPDATE – 10:38AM: the SFPD Southern Station reports that the 9-1-1 issue has been corrected. UPDATE – 9:55AM: Power has been restored and 911 calls are coming in normally. City agencies are working to bring all affected networks back online and restore regular operations. We will continue to provide updates as more...
Volunteers Hike In 350 Gallons of Water to Rare Tule Elk in Pt. Reyes
Getting Help, Outdoorsy Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that volunteers carried water for miles this weekend to help the rare Tule Elk on the Point Reyes National Seashore who have been suffering from drought conditions. On Saturday, August 28, nearly a hundred people gathered to execute an emergency water drop to a more...
