for many of them including jeannette, it's the second time living through a shutdown. area businesses like the ra ma da express tr also hurting. the hotel which relies an nasa customers, the traffic and business say it's lost 40 percent at that hotel because of the shutdown. >> why you can't go to alcatraz but listen to blue grass. the shutdown has taken a bite out of a lot of people's outdoor plans. joe shows us why music is at the top of the list. >> reporter: throughout the day visitors from far and wide turned up at san francisco's cliff house only to be turned away. >> we drove all the way and the cliff house is closed. >> reporter: the cliff house is among bay area park sites like alcatraz closed by the federal shutdown. donna tailor had a thought about that. >> i think we need to fire everybody up there and bring the regular people and let us handle it. >> reporter: for others the money was the last thing anyone was thinking about in golden gate park as the 13th annual free hardly strictly blue grass festival got under way. just to emphasize the hardly, things g

. >> reporter: jeannette is nor careful about when and where she uses her phone. next week the glow will shine an hour earlier. >> i will carry my flashlight. >> reporter: when daylight savings last year robberies went up. >> we realized that people's commutes were during hours of darkness we wanted to advise the public. >> reporter: with a dark rush hour days away, police will hand out fliers in commuter corridors tomorrow morning hoping to shine a light on the dangers in the dark. >> when is it dark, is it harder for people to keep track of everything. it's harder to see. you're less likely to be aware. >> sfpd will be more visible, hoping to discourage thieves who want to take advantage of the earlier opportunities. >> police tell me one strategy they have is to conduct more traffic stops near the transit hubs. but they are not just looking for criminals but for people who are violating traffic laws. jean ellie, nbc bay area news. >>> now to the weather. bundle up. things are about to get chilly in the bay area. a frost advisory will take affect this week in th