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Shared Spaces Permits Extending to Next Summer

Shared Spaces Permits Extending to Next Summer By Phillip Pierce More than 1,800 individual operators and counting are making the Shared Spaces Program a successful part of San Francisco’s economic recovery. Permits originally set to expire at the end of December may now be extended through June 30 and new applications are welcome. Mayor Breed has called for this extension as well as for exploring ways to make the program permanent. Shared Spaces allow merchants   to use sidewalks, full or partial streets,   and   other nearby outdoor spaces like parks, parking lots and plazas for restaurant pick-up and other neighborhood retail activities allowed under San   Francisco’s Public Health Orders. The program is a multiagency collaboration   born out of the city’s Economic Recovery Task Force .   White Cap’s Shared Space in the Outer Sunset. How to Renew Existing Permits: The process for renewing permits to June 30, 2021  depends on the type of Shared Space. Merchants may use the

Google’s antitrust case could benefit Microsoft’s Bing search engine

From at least 2007 through 2015, Microsoft lobbied lawmakers, funded private lawsuits, commissioned opposition research and academic papers and even ran TV commercials, all with the aim of getting regulators to bar what it viewed as anticompetitive practices by Google. Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!

In Pakistan, police and military in direct conflict over arrest of Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law

Opposition parties have alleged that the Sindh police chief was reportedly forcibly taken away by paramilitary forces from his home in Karachi in the wee hours of Monday and pressurised to order for the arrest of Sharif’s son-in-law. Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!

How to Take Better Pet Portraits

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UNICEF to stockpile half a billion syringes by year-end to prepare for COVID-19 vaccinations

Besides syringes, UNICEF is also buying 5 million safety boxes so that used syringes and needles can be disposed of in a safe manner by personnel at health facilities, thus preventing the risk of needle stick injuries and blood borne diseases Click here for more... from #Bangladesh #News aka Bangladesh News Now!!!

SFMTA Staff Recognized for Putting Riders First

SFMTA Staff Recognized for Putting Riders First By Bradley Dunn SFMTA staff were honored for their work to keep the city moving during the San Francisco Transit Riders’ Rider First Awards last Friday. The nonprofit organization that aims to better transit in San Francisco gave awards to several members of the SFMTA’s hard-working staff who put Muni customers first.  “It's as important as ever that we come together to show our appreciation for all those people working hard to make Muni better every day for riders, despite all the challenges,” the San Francisco Transit Riders said of the awards.  The San Francisco Transit Riders present awards to Perry Poole, Johnny Siu, Celso Abueg at West Portal Station. The Transit Riders presented awards to:  Myra Phillips and the Car Cleaner team for developing and instituting new cleaning protocols and systems in a quick and effective response to the pandemic,  Dickson Yee and the Personal Protective Equipment team for tireless work