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
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
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!
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.
