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Supervisor Dean Preston pushes for free Muni for the rest of the pandemic
The District 5 supervisor is lobbying the SFMTA to eliminate fare until COVID-19 blows over, “to restore ridership and put money into struggling San Franciscan’s pockets when they need it most.” Read More
San Jose
Spate of shootings draw attention to underground clubs, speakeasies in San Jose
A spate of shootings in San Jose has shined a spotlight on underground clubs and speakeasies allegedly taking place at area businesses, including one that recently sold an $18 million lottery ticket. Read More
San Francisco Civic Center Mid-Market Tenderloin
Tenderloin's La Cocina food hall prepares for spring opening
The Tenderloin’s Municipal Marketplace, led by Mission-based nonprofit La Cocina, expects a soft opening this spring starting with take-out and delivery options, after facing construction and safety delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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San Francisco Design District Potrero Hill
Amazon submits plans for proposed six-acre warehouse at Potrero Hill Recology site
The online retailer hopes to demolish everything that’s currently on seven lots along Seventh Street, and build a three-story delivery and distribution station. Read More
San Francisco Divisadero Fillmore Hayes Valley Lower Haight
Bay Area Tigray community hosts teach-in about ongoing crisis in Ethiopia today
The Bay Area Tigray Community is hosting a virtual event this afternoon to raise awareness of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. Read More
San Jose
New fees, capacity limits, and name change for newly public Palo Alto park
After decades of being strictly accessible to only people with a Palo Alto address, the 1,440-acre park is now open to the public. Since its opening in late December, the park’s popularity has soared among hikers and sightseers across the Bay Area. Read More
San Francisco
The Cliff House's mini-museum of SF artifacts is up for auction and history buffs hope some of it stays together
A local group of history buffs and conservators is hoping that the collection — at least some of it — can remain together and available for public view, even after the Cliff House potentially becomes a different restaurant. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown
Teens create a full, virtual replica of San Francisco's Chinatown in Minecraft
Shelter in place won’t block a youth-led tour group from giving Chinatown tours, as they’ve rebuilt the neighborhood in the virtual world of Minecraft. Read More
Oakland
Large stretch of West Oakland street renamed in honor of Black Panther Party co-founder
Last Wednesday, a three-block stretch of West Oakland's Ninth Street was renamed to pay homage to the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Dr. Huey P. Newton — another example of recent acts honoring the legacy of the Black Panther movement. Read More
San Jose
Black Muslim Food Week delivers special offers at Black-owned eateries, with a side of community organizing
This weekend, the Bay Area Halal Foodies group is celebrating Black History Month with an event spotlighting Black Muslim-owned restaurants in the area. Read More
San Francisco Chinatown North Beach
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights Booksellers, dies at 101
Legendary North Beach poet, publisher, and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has died. He was 101 years of age. The beloved literary icon died peacefully in his San Francisco home surrounded by loved ones, "holding the hands of his son and his son’s girlfriend, 'as he took his last breath,'" his son Lorenzo Ferlinghetti said on Tuesday. Read More
San Francisco Bernal Heights Mission
Virgil's Sea Room closes permanently while next door El Rio reopens for to-go drinks
Two bars, two different fates. Over in Bernal Heights/La Lengua, next-door bars El Rio and Virgil's Sea Room, which almost share a backyard were it not for a fence, have arrived at diverging moments in this COVID year. Read More
San Francisco Castro Duboce Triangle
During COVID year, Castro business owners report over $120,000 in smashed windows
Since the Castro Merchants launched a broken-window recovery initiative and survey last Thursday, neighborhood business owners have reported 72 incidents of vandalized and broken windows at a cost of $135,472.74. Read More
