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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

Why You Can’t Be Evicted During COVID & What To Do If You Can’t Pay Rent
San Francisco, along with most cities in the US, have enacted an ‘eviction moratorium’ due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that residential and commercial tenants cannot be evicted during the coronavirus outbreak, including for non-payment of rent. The eviction moratorium is currently effective through June 21, 2020 in San

The Best Music Videos Made During Quarantine
As the current theme goes, “we are all in this together” and that includes most of our favorite artists. Musicians across the world are also in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic and they are doing what they can to bring you the jams that make you happy while we’re all

It’s 415 Day! Celebrate by Supporting SF Restaurants!
Look at your calendar. You’ll notice that today is April 15th, aka 4/15. Not only is that San Francisco’s area code, it’s also the day The City was officially incorporated in 1850. This year April 15th is being used to launch Order415.com a new curated directory of San Francisco restaurants that