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SF May Take On Lyft With A City-Owned Bikeshare Program
Bikeshares in urban areas can be a great thing — but not when they’re run by Lyft or the Ford Motor Company, when they catch on fire mid-ride, or when the company running them sues San Francisco for threatening their monopoly status. But that’s what we have right now with
Cliff House Restaurant To Return, But Probably Won’t Be Called ‘Cliff House’
When the Cliff House announced its permanent closure in mid-December, they blamed their landlord, who happens to be the National Park Service. But now the National Park Service service says they’re determined to see another restaurant there. The Chronicle reports that the site of the Cliff House will probably be
Warriors Suddenly Hyping Oakland, After Kicking Oakland To The Curb
If you watched last night’s Warriors game that was nationally televised on TNT, you may have noticed that the team was wearing “Oakland” jerseys instead of their normal Golden State Warriors jerseys. That’s funny, because the Warriors completely ditched Oakland after the 2018 season, giving a middle finger to the
How To Tip During a Pandemic
Here we are heading into a full year of living during a pandemic and there are still so many situations we don’t quite know how to navigate. Things are ever-evolving when it comes to dealing with Covid and each day presents a new challenge. Just when we finally get used
CVS Expands Vaccine Distribution As State Contends With Spread of West Coast Variants
Just about one week after regional stay-at-home orders were lifted in California, all but four counties remain in the state-designated purple tier, indicating pervasive community spread of COVID-19. While most of the state is still weighed down by the pandemic, there has been some optimism over a decline in new
The Oakland Homicide Rate is Not All That Sudden or Unique
Oakland is experiencing an alarming spike in violent crimes. The city recorded 15 homicides in the first month of 2021, a stark contrast from the one murder in all of January 2020. Tuesday, the Oakland Police Department released ShotSpotter for the last week of January, reflecting a 137 percent increase
Secretary Mayor Pete Makes History, But Can He Do the Job?
Like him or hate him, there’s no denying that Pete Buttigieg has shaken the norms in the political sphere. His path from reelection as an openly gay mayor in the midwest to his historic cabinet confirmation has served as a feel-good story we didn’t know we needed. But we’ll need