Hello Readers:
Lots of news today – reopening is first up. There are loads of caveats and capacity rules, but it may be that the city is reopening for good this time. I’ve been looking over older coverage and have gotten through at least one opening and closing cycle. It’s harsh and some places don’t make it.
- Revolution Cafe and Virgil’s Sea Room are now among the places that we have lost.
- A new study shows the isolation and quarantine hotels helped the city prevent chaos in the hospitals.
- Dance Mission Theater’s Dance In Revolt(ing) Times (D.I.R.T.) Festival 2021 begins on March 5.
- The tracker’s numbers are a reminder that we aren’t out of this yet: Though new cases have fallen 82 percent since January, they are still twice the number the City had when the fall-winter surge began.
- Plans for a native American village on Julian Avenue are moving along.
- Can you shame Walgreens into keeping a store open? Neighbors near the Walgreens at 1900 Bush St. are giving it a try.
Stay safe and enjoy the weather and being able to go to a few places you couldn’t visit last month.
— Lydia
Stories
SF shifts reopening tiers on Wednesday, businesses to reopen as early 8:00 a.m.
Indoor dining and gyms will open Wednesday, March 3 at 8 a.m. – if anyone is up that early.
New study shows ‘isolation and quarantine hotels’ helped free up hospital space, reduce Covid-19 spread
The health benefits of having a residence that enables one to self-isolate serves as another example of why San Francisco should address the urgent need for housing, the study asserts.
Revolution Cafe has closed
Revolution Cafe, on the corner of 22nd and Bartlett streets and long a well-known and popular venue for live music, has closed after 15 years of business.
Covid Tracker: 34,114 cases, 422 deaths
New cases, the R Number and the Citywide positivity rate continue to plateau.
Happiness is Harriet’s Gun
There’s a whole lot to unpack in Dance Mission Theater’s Dance In Revolt(ing) Times (D.I.R.T.) that starts on Friday.
Plans for an American Indian cultural and resource hub finalize, fundraising begins
“We know that we’re not just building for now; that will be here for generations…”
‘Shame on Walgreens,’ neighbors petition store plagued by shoplifting not to close
Locals responded to the imminent closure of a Walgreens store plagued by frequent shoplifting by launching a campaign to keep it open.
Nice work on Valencia
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