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One Bedroom Rent Prices Plummet Across Bay Area In June

As renters continue an exodus from San Francisco amidst the Coronavirus pandemic one-bedroom rents have fallen by more than double digits in San Francisco from June 2019 to June 2020. They are down 11.8% and the average one-bedroom is now $3,280.00 a month - still the most expensive in the country... Read More

Gov. Newsom Orders Shut Down Of All Indoor Activities In 3 Bay Area Counties

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered all 19 counties that have been on the state’s COVID-19 watchlist for at least three days (including Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Solano counties in the Bay Area) to shut down all indoor activities for at least three weeks. He also says those counties must end indoor... Read More

Bay Area Beach Parking Lots To Close For 4th Of July Weekend

Effective for the 4th of July weekend all state beach parking lots in the Bay Area and in southern California are ordered to be closed. The beaches will remain open, but the move is to deter crowds from gathering at beaches to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. JUST IN: Bars must now close in all... Read More

Californians Can Now Get 8 Weeks Of Paid Family Leave

Starting today (July 1, 2020) Californians are eligible to receive eight weeks of paid family leave, as opposed to the previous six weeks. This time can be used to take care of a new child, or an ill family member. Parents in California will have more time to spend with newborn babies thanks to a... Read More

Oakland Zoo Reportedly Facing Permanent Closure If It Can't Reopen Soon

The East Bay Citizen is reporting that Oakland Zoo Executive Vice President, Nik Dehejia, informed the Alameda County Board of Supervisors that the zoo is facing a permanent closure due to "financial distress". The zoo has been losing $2.5 million in revenue each month since their mid-March closure... Read More

Oakland A's Introduce Fan Cutout Program To Fill Stands For 2020 Season

Following suit of the San Francisco Giants , the Oakland A's are allowing fans to submit photos of themselves to be used on cardboard cutouts placed around the Coliseum for games there during the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season. Repping the Town at the Coliseum while safe at home? --... Read More

California Gas Tax To Rise On July 1st Pushing It Above 50 Cents A Gallon

On Wednesday July 1st the Golden Gate Bridge toll will rise & so will the California gas tax. It'll go up 3.2 cents a gallon to increase the total tax to over $.50 a gallon. California’s gas tax is the highest in the nation. In the midst of a recession and pandemic, at a time when thousands... Read More

Netflix's 'Ozark' To End With 14-Episode Fourth Season

Netflix announced on Tuesday that 'Ozark' will be ending with an expanded fourth & final season featuring 14 episodes. They're going to go out with a bang. Ozark will be back with an expanded 14-episode final season. pic.twitter.com/otIoUeTXyH — Netflix (@netflix) June 30, 2020 The season will... Read More

Every Bay Area Fireworks Display Canceled For Fourth Of July 2020

Despite clear skies and the newfound prevalence of drive-in movies, all Bay Area fireworks displays are canceled for 4th of July 2020. All fireworks shows cancelled in Bay Area https://t.co/AYdbfYxQiJ pic.twitter.com/wFsCXMxAtv — SFGate (@SFGate) June 29, 2020 The displays have been canceled to... Read More

Steph And Ayesha Curry Plan To Distribute 2 Million Meals To Oakland Residents In Need

Back at the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis in March, Steph & Ayesha Curry teamed up with the Alameda County Food Bank to help feed Oakland children who wouldn't be able to get their usual meals they rely on at school. Since then the couple has joined forces with 100 Oakland restaurants to... Read More