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SAN FRANCISCO—A new program has been created to connect homeless individuals with volunteers. Miracle Friends is a phone buddy system used to connect with individuals to make them feel less alone. The demographic they are working with are those that are being sheltered in hotels at this time. The "buddies" who are connected with each other can call or...

SAN FRANCISCO—As local restaurants in San Francisco have re-opened with outdoor dining restaurants, some are facing getting a permit to serve alcohol. No outdoor dining establishment in San Francisco has been granted a state permit to serve alcohol, despite customer’s requests. In order to allow outdoor restaurants to serve alcohol, the city of San Francisco needs to apply for...

SAN FRANCISCO—A pod of blue whales were sighted in San Francisco Bay on June 13, with consistent sightings throughout the past few weeks. As a result of these common sightings, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a warning to boaters to remain on the look out, and to maintain distance and slow speeds to avoid harming the whales. The whales are...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, June 24, executives of the San Francisco-based computer software company Fleetsmith announced that the company has been acquired by Apple Inc. This acquisition is the next step in Apple’s recent pivot to expand its target audience to enterprise clients, rather than just marketing devices to individual customers. The technology giant has also partnered with IBM, SAP, and...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, June 24, the Golden State Warriors and Uber Eats jointly launched an initiative called “Golden Giveback,” intended to support some of the restaurants in San Francisco and Oakland that experienced financial setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each week for the next six weeks, the Warriors will promote a selected restaurant on their social media platforms starting...

SAN FRANCISCO—As confirmed in court documents that were unsealed on Wednesday, June 24, the U.S. Department of Justice charged San Francisco building contractor Wing Lok “Walter” Wong with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The complaint was filed by U.S. Attorney David Anderson in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Wong, 70,...

SAN FRANCISCO—The damage that occurred on Friday, June 19, in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park during a Juneteenth demonstration will cost the city $20,000. The amount does not include any damage done to the park's statues. The cost of the damage to the statues will be determined by the city’s art commission. On Friday, a group of approximately 100 protesters...

UNITED STATES—Hello Toni: Yesterday, a representative from Medicare called my mother asking all types of personal questions to provide her with testing supplies for COVID-19 and specialized masks which can protect her more than the ones bought at the store.  I just happened to be at her house and was able to take the call. I told them that she...

CALIFORNIA—The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team will not be able to bring their equal pay lawsuit to the U.S. Appeals Court in San Francisco due to a ruling by a federal judge in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday, June 23. Legal battles relating to equal pay on the national soccer teams began more than four years ago. On March 30,...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, June 23, at its weekly meeting, the Board of Supervisors unanimously endorsed a law that would allow for the establishment of supervised injection sites (SIS)—nonprofit facilities where drug users in recovery could inject or consume illegal drugs in a supervised, sanitary environment in order to reduce overdoses. The policy brought forward at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting...