Seven Bay Area counties issue indoor mask orders effective Tuesday
Effective Tuesday, seven of the nine Bay Area counties will again require that all people wear face masks in indoor public spaces. The joint order …
California keeps indoor school mask mandate despite CDC’s relaxed guidance
State public health officials announced Friday that they will release updated guidance for the fall school semester next week encouraging schools to return to full …
Despite new CDC guidance, Alameda County advises residents to keep masking
Fully vaccinated Alameda County residents are advised to continue to wear masks if they don’t know whether the people around them are vaccinated, county public …
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 Covid-19 vaccine. …
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 16 to 64 with eligible underlying health conditions …
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 move to the red tier in the state’s …
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 serving meals regardless of their county’s tier. Breweries, …
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 changes follow a state decision to lift regional …
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 change moves …
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 goal to vaccinate the more than 900,000 people …
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 officials said Tuesday at a Covid-19 press conference. …
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 but luckily, none of those vaccines have been …
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-directed stay-at-home order effective Thursday at midnight. Several …
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 officials …
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 regions drop below 15 percent intensive care unit …
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 the spread of the coronavirus will be inevitable …
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 to welcome fans anytime soon, county leaders said. …
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 businesses as the county is still in Tier …
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 to be …
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 technical issues with the state’s electronic laboratory reporting …