State ad campaign hopes to ease vaccination fears in Black communities
The state’s Department of Public Health has launched an advertising campaign intended to encourage the Black and African American communities to get the ...
SF expands on state vaccine guidance for vulnerable residents
San Francisco officials Friday said they will expand Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to persons between the ages of ...
State to move Contra Costa, Sonoma counties into red tier Sunday
Contra Costa and Sonoma counties will finally join the rest of the Bay Area Sunday in a ...
State lets all breweries, wineries, distilleries reopen in varying capacities
State public health officials released updated reopening guidelines Thursday, allowing breweries, wineries and distilleries to operate without ...
SF plans Thursday morning reopening under new state guidelines
San Francisco will once again allow outdoor dining and other limited activities to resume Thursday morning. The ...
Despite vaccine scarcity, some Bay Area counties jump to reopen as state lifts order
Effectively immediately, California has lifted its regional Covid-19 stay-at-home and curfew orders, though individual counties retain the right to impose further restrictions.
The ...
SF sets goal to vaccinate 900,000 people by end of June
Public health officials said Wednesday at a Board of Supervisors committee hearing that they have set a ...
SF health officials warn they will soon run out of vaccine doses
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health could run out of vaccine doses as early as Thursday, city ...
County officials say problematic Moderna lot not administered
A specific lot of the Moderna vaccine for Covid-19 has caused a “higher-than-usual” number of allergic reactions ...
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the ...
State reverses course, allows outdoor playgrounds to reopen under stay-at-home order
California public health officials have backtracked on a decision to close outdoor playgrounds under the state’s stay-at-home order announced Thursday.
Parents, state and local ...
Four of five California regions could trigger stay-at-home order within two days
The state of California announced a regional stay-at-home order Thursday afternoon, which goes into effect “promptly” after ...
Experts warn Covid-19 outbreaks unavoidable as schools reopen
As schools inch closer to reopening campuses in some parts of California, medical experts are warning that ...
Santa Clara County calls state decision to open sporting events to public ‘quite dangerous’
Despite state guidelines allowing audiences at professional sporting events, teams in Santa Clara County won’t be able ...
State pauses Marin County’s expected move to Tier 2
Marin County was notified Monday night that the state of California has delayed the reopening of more ...
Covid-19 update: Heat wave causes concern for mask, gathering orders
As a heat wave engulfs the Bay Area, public health departments are reminding the public that Covid-19 is still around and residents need ...
Covid-19 update: Case totals increase with backlog data, court moves jury selection to event center
Bay Area county health departments are starting to receive some of the backlogged Covid-19 data caused by ...
Newsom says Trump’s unemployment plan puts state in perilous budget position
The state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House’s plan to ...
Covid-19 update: State data issue leads to case undercount, Contra Costa records 27 deaths in eight days, San Mateo County gets tough with mask fines
Even with a state data reporting issue, the number of cases in the Bay Area has risen ...
High school athletes have to wait on fall, winter sports due to pandemic concerns
The California Interscholastic Federation announced Monday that fall and winter school sports across the state will tentatively ...
Child care workers contend with small but growing number of Covid-19 cases
California child care facilities are reporting five times as many coronavirus cases as of this week than they were a little more than ...
Immediate California orders near second shutdown
Responding to growing Covid-19 hospitalization and test positivity rates, Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday issued strict statewide and ...
Districts struggle with school reopening plans amid growing pandemic
California school superintendents are negotiating an obstacle course of regulations, parental angst and safety concerns as they ...
State orders Alameda County restaurants to suspend outdoor dining
Revised state guidance forced Alameda County public health officials on Friday night to suspend outdoor dining at ...
More than 70 percent of Sonoma County Covid-19 case come from Latinx community
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Thursday discussed the county’s plan for tackling its increase in ...
State grants SF variance approval to accelerate reopening
San Francisco residents will finally be able to get that haircut as soon as Monday.
Officials said Thursday that the California Department of Public ...
Pending variance approval, SF looks to accelerate reopening schedule
San Francisco is hoping to accelerate its reopening schedule pending approval of a variance by the California ...
California issues broad face covering mandate
The California Department of Public Health Thursday issued a new guideline requiring that all Californians wear ...
Make masks optional for students in reopened schools, says draft state guidance
Students should not be required to use face coverings when schools reopen, according to draft "interim guidance" ...
Nearly 50 counties get okay to reopen salons, barbershops
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that 47 counties across the state, including Solano and Napa counties, can ...
State issues guidelines to reopen places of worship during pandemic
The state of California announced new guidelines Monday allowing places of worship to resume operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Places of worship will be ...
Newsom urges public to answer recruiting call for contact tracers
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the launch of a public awareness campaign for the state’s Covid-19 ...
State grants Napa, Solano counties approval to reopen more businesses, including dine-in restaurants
Napa and Solano counties have received state approval to begin reopening various sectors of their economies such ...
SF extends Covid-19 testing to all skilled nursing facility residents, staff
Starting next week, San Francisco will begin testing all skilled nursing facility residents and staff.
The City has ...
Covid-19 update: SF breaks down zip code data, state tackles digital divide, Trump announces immigration halt
The John Hopkins global Covid-19 database has tracked nearly 2.5 million cases of confirmed Covid-19 infections as ...
Health department breaks down state Covid-19 case demographics
The California Department of Public Health announced Saturday that the total number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the state had reached 20,615, with ...
