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SF Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing for People Exiting Homelessness
San Francisco city leaders on Thursday celebrated the groundbreaking of a future affordable housing complex in the city’s South of Market neighborhood that is set to provide housing for 96 people exiting homelessness. The $52 million project at 53 Colton St. is expected to completed by late 2022. “Projects like
1 IN 4 San Mateo COUNTY RESIDENTS Got FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE
As of Tuesday, 159,357 San Mateo County residents have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 24.8 percent of the county’s population age 16 and older who would be eligible for the vaccine.
The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!
As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon
SF Arts Commission Seeks People to Fill Advisory Committee on Monuments and Memorials
The San Francisco Arts Commission is seeking qualified candidates to participate in the Monuments and Memorials Advisory Committee, a body that will host public hearings and establish criteria and guidelines to determine the future of historic monuments in the city’s art collection. The creation of the committee of 11 to
Bay Area’s NASA Ames Research Center Played Major Roll in Recent Mars Landing
by Jana Kadah After launching nearly six months ago, NASA’s Perseverance Rover has finally landed on Mars on Thursday and the Bay Area’s NASA Ames Research Center played a big part in making it happen. The Perseverance Rover is the first of three missions aimed to collect Martian soil samples.
Oakland Names Street After Huey Newton, Co-Founder of the Black Panthers
The street sign for Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, in honor of the late activist, was unveiled on Ninth Street near Mandela Parkway.
There’s a Fight Brewing Over Golden Gate Park’s Ferris Wheel
The proposed four-year extension of 150-foot SkyStar Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park faces another hurdle Wednesday, when the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission will review the Recreation and Park Department’s request for a certificate of appropriateness. Installed last fall to honor the park’s 150th anniversary, the Ferris wheel is
California’s First Two Cases of South African COVID Variant Found in the Bay Area
By Eli Walsh Genomics researchers at Stanford University have confirmed California’s first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The 501Y.V2 or B.1.351 variant is one of several recent mutations of the virus, most of which involve changes
D.A. Boudin Announces New Program to Connect Residents with Prosecutors
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Thursday said a new Community Liaisons program being launched by his office will help create dialogue and strengthen ties between city residents and prosecutors. Under the program, teams made up of District Attorney’s Office staff members will be assigned to each of the