SF Bay Area

24 Aug 2020

How to Keep Smokey Air Out of Your House, Car & Lungs

If you want to know how the air quality is where your are, up to the hour, visit current air quality index for the Bay Area.  Measuring the air quality in the Bay is literally what they do all day: Monday, 8am conditions: If you live near the coast, the

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21 Aug 2020

Need to Evacuate Your Livestock? The Cow Palace Has You Covered.

The Cow Palace has been the site of an unfathomable variety of events. Concerts for The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Elvis? Check! The Great Dickens Christmas Fair? Check! Roller Derby, Heavyweight Boxing Championships, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Check, check, check! The original intention behind building the  Cow Palace

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21 Aug 2020

What it’ll Be Like Attending Burning Man via Virtual Reality This Year

It’s technically been years in the making, but with only two weeks left before Burn Week it’s also time to finalize 3D models, particle effects, and interactions from dozens of theme camps participating in the BRCvr virtual world, as part of the globally-connected virtual Burning Man in 2020.

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20 Aug 2020

San Francisco Supervisor Gordon Mar Tests Positive for COVID

The office of Supervisor Gordon Mar just put out a press release announcing that the District 4 Supervisor has received a positive test for COVID-19. Luckily his case is mild and he will be able to continue working from home, serving the City and his constituents. Earlier today Mission Local

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20 Aug 2020

UPDATED! Lyft is Officially Stopping Rides in California at Midnight Tonight AVERTED

Update: CA appeals court grants Uber and Lyft a temporary reprieve following threats to shut down in California.  

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20 Aug 2020

The Best Bay Area Fire Trackers & Maps

The Bay Area is surrounded by forests, once you leave the cities in any direction other than west, you will run into forest areas, and those forests are currently on fire.  The closest forest fire is in Point Reyes, but there are 4 major zones to keep an eye on.

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19 Aug 2020

A Recipe for Revolution When Government is Willing to Let Us Starve

By Sunny Dell People talk of revolution like they make New Year’s resolutions. They all sound so committed and serious at first, and then the idea fades away as the days tick by and inconvenience settles in. But what happens when it’s more inconvenient to not revolt, when we have

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19 Aug 2020

Nearly 150,000 Acres Have Burned in Bay Area Wildfires

Fire, lightning, rain, a scorching sun and thunderous clouds. It’s hot, sleepless nights and air thick enough with smoke to chew on. It’s the constant threat of power blackouts. It’s having nowhere to escape the heat — malls, movie theaters and indoor restaurants still all shuttered in the midst of

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