This is just a snapshot of downtown San Francisco a couple days prior to the reopening of businesses and other places on June 15, 2021, after the more-than-a-year mandatory closing due to COVID19 in 2020. Perhaps there is nothing espectacular about these photos, other than streets, façades and life as it was recently while walking … More 15 Streets of San Francisco Before Reopening
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By Lupita Franco Peimbert (San Francisco) – What business owner Manny Yekutiel and the Valencia Corridor Merchants Association set up to achieve months ago, came to fruition on Friday night, May 7, 2021. A popular destination in San Francisco’s Mission District, Valencia Street is now adorned with LED street lights –giving it a cozy, welcoming … More Joyful Gathering Lights Up San Francisco
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By Lupita Franco Peimbert (San Francisco) – Before the pandemic, Valencia Street was bursting with people, restaurants and local shops; it was one of the “must-go-to” destinations in San Francisco. Like it happened with many amazing areas in the City throughout the pandemic, vendors and locals saw it go silence and quiet, for what it … More Today: Valencia Street Lights Up and Welcomes Visitors!
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor Museum separately announced that, beginning on Sunday, November 29th at 5:00 PM, they will be temporarily closed again. The art institution said they are following the City and County of San Francisco’s Health Department directions. These follows California … More San Francisco Museums Temporarily Closed Again Due to COVID-19.
It was shocking to see San Francisco without tourists and almost no one on Market Street when I took a walk in October 2020. I had to make this video to document just a bit of what I saw. Please note the video is in Spanish, but I think the images and sounds speak for … More San Francisco was “Muy solo,” and “Sin turismo,” this October 2020. (Bilingual Post)
By Lupita Franco Peimbert Uncertainty, the pandemic, the Holidays…I am not crazy when I assert that millions of people have worries about the current state of the world, in every town and city. I am talking about regular people who can handle many things in life. I am one of those and if you are … More Why it is extremely important to go to SFMOMA or any art museum these days.
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