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East Bay Parks Says It Won’t Shoot & Kill Cats Anymore
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard ABC7 recently reported that, thankfully, the East Bay Regional Parks District will stop shooting its feral cats. ABC7’s I-Team had initially investigated a little-known policy that allowed the park staff to shoot and kill cats that pose a threat to wildlife. The East Bay Regional Park staff had enacted this policy more...
BART Asks Congress for Help Due to 90% Drop in Ridership
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard, Support the Bay BART ridership is down by 90% since the start of the pandemic, and they’re facing a $30 million budget deficit. KRON4 recently reported that on Wednesday, December 9, some of the country’s biggest transit providers, including BART, held a virtual rally in order to apply pressure towards the federal government to more...
Manny’s “Victory Booths”: Phone Bank for Georgia & Sip Free Mimosas
Causes, Election, Have Your Voice Heard SF’s Manny’s in The Mission is hosting a phone bank every weekend for the Georgia Senate Race. Settle in to help out and be rewarded with a free mimosa. Join us at Manny’s Victory Booths to phone bank to Georgia for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. The fate of the Senate more...
What Are Voting Lines Like in SF?
Election, Have Your Voice Heard, Only in San Francisco If you’re in San Francisco and plan to vote in person, there’s a handy website that lets you know the current wait times at the polls using the Voting Site Wait Times Lookup Tool. Voters can use the Voting Locations and Wait Times Tool to find information about their assigned polling more...
“Walk the Vote” San Francisco Parade to the Ballot Box
Election, Have Your Voice Heard #walkthevote is a local voting “parade” where you and your neighbors take your ballots to the box. Voters of all ages, backgrounds and party affiliations in San Francisco are invited to participate in #walkthevote parades on Saturday, Oct. 31 and Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 12pm to personally deliver their ballot to more...
Should Twin Peaks’ View Be Open to Cars?
Have Your Voice Heard, Only in San Francisco Have your say about Twin Peaks’ future. Should Twin Peaks be open to cars? Twin Peaks is a beautiful and unique destination for San Francisco residents and visitors alike. The Twin Peaks Boulevard gates were closed early in the pandemic to reduce crowding at the lookout point parking lot. The gates more...
Lyft Offers Free Rides to Polls & Ballot Boxes Thru Election Day
Election, Freebies, Have Your Voice Heard NAACP is partnering with Lyft to offer free rides to the polls & official drop boxes now through election day. During the last presidential election, it’s estimated that 15 million eligible voters didn’t go to the polls in large part because they didn’t have a way to get there. This year, more...
SF’s New Public Trash Cans
Brand New, Have Your Voice Heard, Only in San Francisco Thank you SF Chronicle for letting us know about the search for the city’s next official public trash can. Vote on your favorite new trashcan design Public Works, in collaboration with the industrial designers at the Institute for Creative Integration (ICI), has narrowed the design of the City’s new public trash cans more...
Tahoe Locals Protest Against Tourism This Weekend
Have Your Voice Heard, Travel While the pandemic continues on, many people are looking for a mini vacay and heading to Tahoe for an escape. Although, the governor’s Stay-at-Home order is still in effect, Tahoe has seen visitors coming in droves. Tahoe Daily Tribune reported that Tahoe residents are fed up and feel the area has more...
Berkeley is the First City to Remove Police from Traffic Stops
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard, Police Reform Thank you KRON4 for letting us know that Berkeley became the first city in the US to remove armed police officers from traffic stops. The Berkeley City Council voted early Wednesday morning on July 15, after a long 9 hour City Council meeting, to make sweeping changes to the police department more...
Salesforce Makes Election Day a Company-wide Holiday
Have Your Voice Heard Salesforce just made it easier to vote for its employees. Marc Benioff took to Twitter to announce that Election Days are honored as company holidays for all employees in their respective companies at Salesforce. Salesforce is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and has 66 office locations across 28 countries. At @Salesforce, we’ve more...
Awesome Aerial Video of 1st Ever Twin Peaks Skateboard Protest
Have Your Voice Heard In case you missed it, hundreds of skateboarders gathered on June 11th at the top of Twin Peaks for the first-of-its-kind protest in San Francisco, “Bomb Hills 4 Black Lives,” which aimed to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. Check out the report and more images from SFGATE. Watch the more...
Juneteenth Now Company Holiday at Twitter & Square Forevermore
Have Your Voice Heard, Uplifting Thanks to People for letting us know about Jack Dorsey’s latest announcement for making Juneteenth an official company holiday forevermore. Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted on June 9th the news that Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the freeing of slaves in Texas in 1865, is now a company holiday more...
Oakland & SF Schools Defund Police
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard, Police Reform ABC7 recently shared that on Wednesday, June 24, the Oakland school board voted unanimously to abolish the district’s police department in a historic measure. The resolution, George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate the Oakland Schools Police Department, reallocates $2.5 million budget for the police department to students. The board’s new safety plan more...
Every Bay Area Women’s March for 2020
Have Your Voice Heard It’s time for the Women’s Marches for 2020. At these non-partisan, peaceful events throughout the Bay Area join in and get counted. Oakland Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 10am to 5pm at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. Featuring a huge community action fair. 10am for coffee, poster making and music. 11am march more...
