Dear weekly readers:
There’s loads to read here. An excellent piece on the decision to rename schools, a second look at the tech exodus and more!
Here is the latest from us – I’ve folded in Sunday since you may have missed it.
Stay safe,
— Lydia
Covid Tracker: 31,111 cases, 324 deaths
January 31, 2021
The drop in case numbers slows as vaccinations in California continue to roll out slowly […]
Coalition tests 200 people at 18th St. and Mission: ‘They’re going to be taken care of’
January 31, 2021
Over 200 people were tested for Covid on Saturday at 18th St. and Mission.
New space for street and graffiti artists to open on Valencia Street
January 30, 2021
It was a beautiful October day of “beautiful people” and “beautiful art” on the corner […]
Amid news of ‘tech exodus,’ why so many are staying and still arriving
January 30, 2021
Renting spacious homes in Miami. Avoiding a state income tax in Austin. Escaping high rent […]
New venture Here/Say Media won’t disclose who its donors are. Experts say that’s concerning.
January 29, 2021
The founders of Here/Say Media won’t say who is funding the operation, an anomaly among […]
Neighborhood Notes: A new flower shop, a talk on queer aviation pioneers, and more
January 29, 2021
As the first major winter storm of the season wraps up, here are some fun […]
UCSF Grand Rounds: Decreasing Covid-19 case counts, vaccine rollouts, and understanding new variants
January 29, 2021
Dr. Wachter and a panel of experts discuss strategies for San Francisco’s vaccine rollout to […]
The San Francisco School District’s renaming debacle has been a historic travesty
January 29, 2021
These are complex times. Even the question “How are you doing?” is complex. But this […]
California extends the eviction moratorium to June, and rental assistance is on the way
January 29, 2021
The California legislature voted Thursday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium until June 30. It […]
Lolinda now offering family meals to go!
January 28, 2021
Just a quick note to let you all know that Lolinda has started making family […]
Sales during the pandemic
January 27, 2021
85-year-old man dies after being struck by driver in SF’s Mission
January 27, 2021
An 85-year-old man died after he was struck by a driver last Tuesday at the […]
Cases, hospitalizations and positivity rates (Citywide) continue downward while the R Number falls below .9
SF supe introduces legislation to create first city-run ‘public bank’
January 27, 2021
Recognizing the economic hurt that the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on low-income San Francisco residents, […]
‘These should be going to the people that we serve:’ Young, non-frontline workers vaccinated at city nonprofit
January 27, 2021
And yet, in addition to the Institute on Aging’s client-facing workers, a number of non-frontline […]
People We Meet: Josefina Vasquez
January 26, 2021
From the corner of Bryant and 24th streets, where Josefina Vasquez sells flowers, “everything has […]