SF Bay Area
Rally at City Hall Saturday Will Urge Supervisors to Stop City College Layoffs
As many as 588 faculty members at City College of San Francisco are facing potential layoffs as early as May 15. The massive faculty loss is expected to impact several departments, forcing cuts to needed programs and classes. Students, staff and faculty attended a virtual rally Monday to push San
The Uptown Bar Is For Sale On Craigslist
This website is often cruising Craiglsist in search of Folsom Street Fair Missed Connections, obviously stolen items, or perhaps some COVID-vaccinated breast milk. But this weekend we found something for sale we did not expect to see — The Uptown bar in Oakland is for sale on Craigslist, in a
‘Dago Bagel’ to Open in North Beach. No Big Deal.
The Fremont born darling of San Francisco pizza is now opening a bakery and bagel shop in North Beach. But you might not want to say the name out loud, because you’ll sound like a bigot from the 1920s. ‘Dago Bagel’ is the new North Beach bagel brand, started by
The Fake Grassroots Newsom Recall Effort Passes Signature Threshold
Sixth time’s the charm if you’re the five guys trying to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. As of Monday, the “grassroots” effort surpassed the 1.5-million signature threshold to force a special election. Californians will now have to deal with this circus at the ballot box sometime between this summer and late
After 19 years, Van Ness Construction Project Nears Completion!
Van Ness street, the construction project that lasted a generation, is “near completion” according to MUNI this week, and by ‘near completion’, they mean ‘buses can use it probably some time in 2022’. Ah, San Francisco…in less than a year you oversaw the planning and construction of over 300 parklets,
New CA Bill to Make Parklets Permanent, Outdoor Drinks Too
Senate Bill 314 and 793 both help remove red tape, lengthy turnaround times and permit redundancies of the bar and restaurant industry, and they both passed through state senate committee this week with unanimous votes. They still need to be voted on by state legislature but here’s what they are
City Offers SF Music Venue Grants, $3M on the Table
San Francisco’s $3 million Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund opened for applications on 4/21, and the deadline to submit is May 5. The grants will be distributed in amounts of at least $10,000 to shuttered concert venues, clubs and other live entertainment venues. The fund is also accepting donations
The 1st Livable Planet Film Festival Is Here!
The venerable San Francisco Green Film Festival became a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns in 2020. But Bay Area filmgoing audiences who fear there will no longer be a local showcase for films speaking for the trees, the birds, and other parts of the ecosystem needn’t worry. The folks