SF Bay Area
How to Buy Your Favorite Bar a Drink, During the Crisis
The kind of joints who have owners that work behind the bar themselves, the kind of businesses that have actual character built over years of serving a certain neighborhood.
Cafe Du Soleil Closes Forever
Earlier this week I heard rumblings that the lovely Lower Haight spot, Cafe Du Soleil, was in danger of closing. My buddy Josh Gelfand told me there was a post on Nextdoor saying the landlord was refusing to sign a new lease, and then Sarah Lund sent me this screenshot via Instagram:
Local Love Online Art Gallery Combines Fresh New Works With Fundraising For Artists
Everything is cancelled as far as the eye can see, but a new online art gallery lets your eyes see new work from Bay Area artists from the comfort of your shut-in shelter in place. The creative studio Musepop just launched the Local Love online art exhibit, a rotating weekly
Bay Area Curve Stays Flattened, UCSF ER Stays Quiet
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 surge in other cities in the US, the Bay Area is experiencing an incredibly low rate of new cases by comparison. For example, as of March 30th, New York City has 33,768 confirmed COVID-19 cases while San Francisco has 340 confirmed cases. John Hopkins University
Cheer On Healthcare Workers From Your Doorstep Tonight
Yesterday my birthday twin, Silvi from The Poetry Store, sent this my way and I just had to share it with you because it’s awesome. Tonight (Friday 3/27) at 7pm San Franciscans will be standing at their front doors or windows cheering for the healthcare workers who are risking their
UCSF ER Relatively ‘Quiet’, Flattening the Curve is Working in SF, For Now
We spoke with a UCSF Emergency Room Doctor in San Francisco during his shift at the UCSF Parnassus.
Open Letter from a Mother with Coronavirus in the Bay Area
This is an open letter from a Mother in the Bay Area who has lived with Covid-19 for weeks now. She, understandably wishes to remain anonymous, but we have spoken with her on the phone, and verified her story. What she says is the truth, and it is important. It
TOMA Offering “Buy One, Give One” Meals to Help Feed SF Students
Despite the absolute insanity that’s going on right now with regard to coronavirus, it’s incredible to see the community step up and help each other. This came across my desk the other day and I thought I’d share. The folks at TOMA are doing a “Buy One, Give One” meal