Arts & Entertainment California Will Allow Concert Venues and Theaters to Reopen April 15 With Restrictions State health officials announced Friday that indoor concerts, theater performances, and sports arenas will be allowed to reopen April 15 with restrictions — and capacities will be tied to how many attendees are vaccinated or show a negative COVID test.
Arts & Entertainment How Weird Street Faire Is On for 2021 — But Not 'Til Mid-September The now 22-year-old How Weird Street Faire is the latest to announce they will indeed be having an in-person celebration this year, but with some asterisks in their announcement.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink All About the Six Restaurants Debuting at La Cocina's New Tenderloin Food Hall Next Week La Cocina's much anticipated Municipal Marketplace is debuting Monday on one of the rougher corners of the Tenderloin — in the former U.S. post office at the corner of Golden Gate and Hyde.
Arts & Entertainment SF Street Artist Fnnch Paints 'Sister Honey Bear' Mural on SoMa's Powerhouse A new honey bear mural, this one with a nun's habit and white face paint, went up this week on the side of SoMa queer bar Powerhouse at the corner of Dore and Folsom, and it's a tribute to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — with prints being sold to help raise money for them.
SF News Burglaries Were Down Nationwide Last Year; In SF They Went Up 50% San Francisco's no good terrible pandemic year was indeed different, crime-wise, than in most other cities in America. But it was a whole lot less violent, as it turns out.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: CDC Updates Travel Guidance For Vaccinated The Solano County health officer is sounding COVID alarm bells over Easter weekend, dissecting the issues with Alison Collins' school district lawsuit, and the CDC has just announced (in case you were unaware) that vaccinated people can travel without worry.
SF News Day Around the Bay: California Has Given Out 18 Million Vaccine Shots Legal experts weigh in on SF School Board member Alison Collins' lawsuit, there may be rain in the forecast for next (but not much), and Gov. Gavin Newsom joined the 50+ crowd and got his vaccine today.
SF News As Hospitalizations Plateau and COVID Variants Spread In Some Parts of Bay Area, Health Officials Urge Vigilance COVID case numbers have been dropping and so have hospitalizations since January in the Bay Area. But the reason you're still hearing so much conflicting information is that there aren't enough vaccinated people yet to let our guard down.
Arts & Entertainment Springtime Palate Cleanser: ‘Swan Lake’ Outdoor Ballet on the SF Bay Another stunning outdoor ballet video from Post:ballet, as their interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ premieres today and pirouettes around the Golden Gate Bridge.
Business & Tech A Man Sued Facebook For Sending Him an Unwanted Text; Supreme Court Rules Facebook Didn't Break Any Laws Facebook's sending of an automated text message regarding a suspicious login to a person who had not opted in for such messages is not the equivalent of a robocall by a telemarketer, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously today.
SF Politics SF Sup. Dean Preston Doesn't Understand April Fool's, Tweets 'Joke' About Muni Going Fare-Free The worst day of the year on the internet is here, and some people are still acting like it's 2002 and fake news headlines are fun April Fool's jokes. One of them is San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston.
Bay Area Sports Oakland A's to Open Their Season Tonight With 12,000 Fans In the Stands On Thursday night, the Oakland Athletics will become the first professional sports team in the Bay Area to host thousands of fans at a game since the beginning of the pandemic, with Alameda County permitting the Coliseum to operate at 26% capacity.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Giants' Home Opener Cleared to Have 9,200 In Attendance SF is allowing the Giants' home opener to have 22% capacity or 9,200 fans next week, the suspect in the homicide of a Santa Rosa homeless woman has been arrested, and supporters of DA Chesa Boudin have set up a PAC to fight his recall.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Small Blaze Erupts Beneath 101 Overpass In SoMa Four people including an SFPD officer were injured in a multi-car crash on Market Street, a small fire erupted under the 101 overpass in SoMa, VP Kamala Harris is coming back to the Bay Monday, and learn about the upbeat music playlist at the Moscone Center vaccination site.
SF News Dead Gray Whale Washes Up at Crissy Field, Gets Towed to Angel Island for Necropsy It's whale season again, both in the Bay and along the NorCal coast, and unfortunately that also means it's dead whale season — and a deceased gray whale washed ashore at Crissy Field on Wednesday morning.
SF News Vaccine Hunters, Rejoice! New App Channel Aggregates Available Bay Area Appointments The MyTurn website is now accepting people ages 50 and up for vaccine appointments, but a new Telegram channel is blasting out available Bay Area vaccination appointments almost non-stop.
SF Politics New Poll Finds Newsom Recall Would Fail If It Were Held Today A new poll has found that a majority of Californians would vote against recalling Gavin Newsom as governor if the recall election were held today, and only 40% — mostly Republican voters — would vote in favor.
SF News Cruise Ship Industry Is Pushing to Sail Again in the U.S., But the CDC Says Not 'Til November One year on from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issuing a no-sail order for all ships coming to U.S. ports, the industry is pushing back and saying it's being treated unfairly.
Business & Tech SF-Based Dating App Adds Vaccination Status to Profiles An all-important criterion for singles on the prowl in the coming months will likely be whether or not a prospective mate has been vaccinated against COVID-19. And one San Francisco-based dating app has already added vaccination status as a profile item.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Bay Area Is #1 For Vaccine Demand In the U.S. An Oakland community center is seeking help after a Sunday fire damaged its building, Pfizer says its vaccine works well in kids ages 12-15, and there's more demand and less hesitancy about getting a vaccine in the Bay Area than anywhere in the country.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Asian Woman Robbed While Sitting In Car In Japantown An Asian American woman had her car window smashed and purse stolen while she was sitting in the car in Japantown on Monday, a man was injured chasing car burglars in the Inner Sunset, and Berkeley's beloved Corso is coming back to life under a new owner.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Tartine Workers Vote to Unionize In Tight 93-90 Vote Workers at Tartine Bakery and Tartine Manufactory are moving forward with unionization, despite a pandemic year that left some among them laid off and left the Manufactory open primarily for takeout only.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Rash of Russian Hill Wine Burglaries Suggest We’ve Got a Wine Thief on the Prowl Two successful break-ins, plus another attempt, show a pattern where the perpetrator is interested in stealing Italian wine — while leaving cash and other valuables untouched.
SF News Alameda County Goes 'Orange,' Four Bay Area Counties Remain 'Red' In Latest State Update Napa County remains in the "Red" tier as of Tuesday despite speculation over the last few days that both Napa and Alameda counties would be advancing to "Orange" status.
Bay Area Sports [Update] The Giants Are Expecting 9,200 Fans at Their Home Opener Next Week The San Francisco Giants are going to have 9,200 fans in the stands for their home opener against the Colorado Rockies on April 9, but everyone has to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test.
