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How to Get a High Fashion Face Mask, Or Make A Mask Yourself
Wearing a mask is now mandatory in New York state. Essential businesses can refuse you service in Los Angeles if you don’t have a mask on, and Sonoma County also declared you need to be wearing a mask if you leave the house. Pressure is building on SF and Mayor

The Heartbreaking Ways COVID is Impacting Food Service Workers
In 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that the food service industry employed 5.4 million workers. That number was almost certainly higher at the start of 2020, but has greatly diminished since restaurants, bars, cafes, caterers, and school lunch programs across the country have reduced service or

Whole Foods Now Checking Temperatures of Employees
Whole Foods Market has instituted a policy that sees all employees having their temperatures taken before they start their shifts. If employees have a temperature higher than 100.4 degrees, they are asked to go home. Grocery store employees are also asked to wear masks throughout there shifts. A grocer who

How to behave in Grocery Stores According to Grocery Workers
The rules and sanitation standards are constantly being updated in your neighborhood grocery stores during the COVID pandemic. Knowing your store’s rules and safety practices will help you stay safe, and help keep our grocery store workers safer, while they keep the country supplied. For the official COVID safety practices

Mission District Landlord Still Kicking Out Small Businesses During Eviction Moratorium
Mayor Breed declared a moratorium on commercial evictions shortly after shelter-in-place went into effect, a bold move to help shut-down small businesses survive when unable to pay rent on April 1. Well, April 1 came and went and most businesses still have a glimmer of hope for survival to someday

How to Stay Safe When No one is on the Streets
With so much information being shared on how to keep ourselves, and one another, healthy during COVID-19, it can feel overwhelming – believe me, I am inundated. With many of us existing in a world of seclusion, and rarely leaving our houses, physical safety seems like an afterthought. However, it

Can I Mail You A Really Ridiculous Postcard?
Remember back in December when I sent out the incredibly ridiculous postcard above? Then remember in July when I sent out the one below? Yeah, that was pretty awesome. It’s all part of my Postcards in the Mail program. Everyone who is a member of my Patreon at $6 or