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SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, May 27, an attempted kidnapping took place at the intersection of 17th and Sanchez Streets in San Francisco’s Castro District, the police department announced. A 44-year-old man was arrested and charged for the attempted abduction of two young boys, ages 2 and 4, who he tried to take from the backseat of a car. The attempted kidnapping...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, May 27, the city announced the “Right to Recover” program, which will offer wage replacement to San Francisco residents living paycheck to paycheck who contract COVID-19 and cannot access unemployment insurance. The financial relief program will give any eligible resident two weeks-worth of San Francisco's minimum wage, amounting to around $1,285. It will reportedly begin providing assistance...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, May 27, the San Francisco Police Department announced in a press release that they arrested five individuals in connection to several shootings. The arrests were made on Tuesday, May 26, after serving search warrants in seven different cities; San Francisco, South San Francisco, Vallejo, San Jose, Concord, Pittsburg and Sacramento. The search warrants were executed by the...

SAN FRANCISCO—Last week the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, gave permission for places of worship to reopen again, as long as the right safety measures were followed. However, despite this allowance to reopen, many Bay Area churches are choosing to keep services online.  “We will not have in-person worship on Sunday,” said the Very Rev. Malcolm Young of Grace Cathedral...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, May 26, the California Academy of Sciences indicated 75 percent of their staff will be impacted as they are planning on fighting through a $12 million loss in revenue for the upcoming year. Dr. Scott Sampson, the Executive Director of the California Academy of Sciences, shared the news to the academy staff during a virtual all-staff...

CALIFORNIA—The state of California is allowing barbershops and hair salons in most California counties to reopen to customers again. While California Governor Gavin Newsom has let much of the state open up barbershops and hair salons, the only Bay Area counties that can open up those services immediately are Solano, Sonoma and Napa. The rest of the Bay Area, including San...

SAN FRANCISCO—In April, local San Francisco artist Amos Goldbaum painted a San Francisco street scene that was displayed on a boarded-up clothing and gift shop known as The Woods, located in the Mission District. Goldbaum partnered with “Paint the Void,” an organization that was launched to create murals and help brighten up closed businesses around the Bay Area. A few...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, May 26, the city of San Francisco announced the launch of a new program called Shared Spaces. The program will allow local businesses to utilize public spaces such as sidewalks, full or partial streets, plazas, and parks for restaurant or retail pick-up and other related activities. While restaurant dine-in is currently not allowed by San Francisco’s...

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco County is one of 11 counties in California that will not be transitioning into “Phase 2.5” of Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to reopen the state after being shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 47 California counties entering Phase 2.5 are permitted to reopen in-person retail stores and dine-in restaurants to the public....

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, May 27, a service known as Text-to-911 was announced by the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The service enables people at the airport to get in touch with SFO 911 dispatchers through text message if they are unable to make a phone call. It will be operational on Monday, June 1. According to the Airport Director, Ivar...