8,000: number of crab, shrimp, and black cod traps lost by 30 crabbers as a result of the May 23 fire at Pier 45. . . 1,712: number of Sheriffs and Police Department employees who... Read More
The second summer of the city’s “Museums for All” initiative has evolved to fit in with pandemic-era needs for social distancing and distance learning. The program,... Read More
The movement to remove vehicles from streets expanded to The Presidio in June, the latest development in an effort to give people safe places for exercise and other outdoor activi... Read More
The San Francisco fireworks on Pier 39 have been canceled this year, along with its concert. “Due to the City & County of San Francisco’s Health Order prohibiting large ga... Read More
Jest Jewels in Cow Hollow is open for curbside pickup. Friends and family enjoy Washington Square Park inside their socially distanced circles. Friends enjoy a socially dist... Read More
As states begin to open up, more and more folks will require mental health support. How do I know? As a “former” anorexic, I’ve experienced life under strict, somewhat arbit... Read More
Around 4 a.m. on May 23, locals were awakened by multiple fire engines called to put out a large fire at a warehouse on Fisherman’s Wharf’s Pier 45. As many as 130 firefighter... Read More
1.16: percentage increase in available job listings in California since May 8, according to TOP data . . . 3.65: percentage increase in available job listings nationwide since May... Read More
For the week of May 11–17, there were five robberies reported by Northern Police Station, bringing the year-to-date total to 127, the exact same number as the 2019 year-to-date ... Read More
If a new bill proposed in Sacramento is adopted, small businesses and commercial landlords would be able to modify leases in light of the economic devastation wrought by Covid-19.... Read More
It started in Oakland — a move to close streets temporarily to vehicular traffic to allow pedestrians and cyclists more space to be physically distanced while getting exercise o... Read More
Send us your shelter-in-place stories and photos to [email protected]. We’ll publish selected content next month in print and online. A rock in the community for nea... Read More
50: percentage of San Francisco restaurants not expected to reopen once the pandemic is over, according to the Golden Gate Restaurant Association . . . 43.9: percentage of Califo... Read More
Restaurants and small shops were struggling in this high-cost, high-regulation city even before the pandemic hit; the enforced closure or radical change in business practices for ... Read More
How’re we all doing? Congratulations are due us all for staying home (for the most part), respecting social distancing when not, and not inflicting mayhem on each other. And whi... Read More