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Dolores Park Crowd Does Good Social Distancing, Despite Spring Fever
The Memorial Day Weekend storming of Gay Beach posed great risk in the age of coronavirus, but the throngs who showed up at Dolores Park this weekend socially distanced pretty well. This despite that many of these barely-clothed hot people had not been sexually aroused by anything other than a
Watch ‘Prince & The Revolution: Live’ And Other Rad Livestreams
Dearly beloved…. Prince’s estate is releasing a vintage 1985 Prince & the Revolution concert that will be available all weekend long, a sign o the times as it will be a fundraiser for COVID-19 relief. A whole bunch of your other favorite weekly events and parties are providing online streaming
All the Best ‘May The 4th Be With You’ Livestreams And Other Rad Online Shows
We may be frozen in carbonite quarantine, but Star Wars-themed May the 4th Be With You livestreams and online meetups have red teams standing by even though everyone’s far, far away. A whole bunch of your other favorite weekly events and parties are providing online streaming alternatives too, as are
Bots are Stealing Food Orders on Instacart and Hurting Undocumented Workers
Instacart workers are on strike for May 1 today, along with frontline workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, and other delivery retailers. One reason Instacart workers are striking, is the heartbreaking exploitation of undocumented workers, bagged into a new exploit on that grocery delivery app. According to a report from TechCrunch,
How to Get a High Fashion Face Mask, Or Make A Mask Yourself
Wearing a mask is now mandatory in San Francisco. “Starting today, people in San Francisco are required to wear face coverings at essential businesses, in public facilities, on transit, and while performing essential work,” Mayor London Breed said in a Friday afternoon announcement. This creates an instant demand for homemade
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