COVID-19

Cal/OSHA fines three Bay Area employers for failure to protect workers from Covid-19

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued citations to three Bay Area employers for not protecting workers from Covid-19. The largest ...

By Bay City News3 days ago0

Bay Area

SF restaurants to open indoor dining with move to red tier

San Francisco, along with Napa and Santa Clara counties, moved to the less restrictive red tier in ...

By Jerold Chinn3 days ago

Coronavirus

Newsom highlights school reopening deal nearly one year after shutdowns

Gov. Gavin Newsom shared details about the state’s progress in the fight against Covid-19 during a press ...

By Nik Wojcik5 days ago

California

County opens East San Jose vaccination site to serve hard-hit community

As part of Santa Clara County’s efforts to reach disproportionally impacted communities, the county opened another vaccination ...

By Bay City News7 days ago

Coronavirus

Fry’s Electronics starts process of closing down stores nationwide

Fry’s Electronics, Inc. will permanently close its online and storefront shops, a response partly due to the ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 24, 2021

Bay Area

SFUSD unveils latest proposal in effort to safely reopen schools

San Francisco Unified School District officials on Tuesday unveiled their latest proposal to reopen the district’s elementary schools for in-person learning as the ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 23, 20210

Coronavirus

‘Stop AAPI Hate’ tracking project gets $1.4 million state funding boost

Organizations tracking anti-Asian violence and racism since the Covid-19 pandemic began last March received a $1.4 million ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 23, 2021

Bay Area

Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost

The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 22, 2021

Bay Area

Covid-19: Counties expand vaccine eligibility, Newsom battles Legislature on school proposal

A number of key developments emerged this week on vaccine and school reopening fronts throughout California and ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 19, 2021

Bay Area

Twenty-seven California counties get green light for outdoor youth sports

Outdoor youth sports will soon be allowed to resume in California counties that meet a threshold for ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 19, 2021

Bay Area

Muni to offer free rides for vaccination appointments

Beginning Tuesday, Muni will offer free rides to passengers heading to Covid-19 vaccination appointments, Mayor London Breed announced Friday. Passengers will be required to ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 19, 20210

Coronavirus

Marin County small business owners can soon apply for pandemic relief funds

Marin County small business owners will soon be able to apply for nearly $1 million in grants ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 18, 2021

Business

Grocers association sues San Leandro over hazard pay ordinance

A day after the San Leandro City Council voted on Tuesday to give grocery workers hazard pay, ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 18, 2021

Coronavirus

San Francisco opens third high-volume Covid-19 vaccination site in Bayview

San Francisco opened a new high-volume Covid-19 vaccination site Tuesday in Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood in partnership with ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 16, 2021

Coronavirus

Berkeley extends vaccine eligibility to grocery, education, childcare workers

The city of Berkeley will expand its coronavirus vaccine eligibility to grocery and convenience store, education and ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 15, 2021

Coronavirus

Santa Clara County hits vaccination milestone for residents at least 75 years old

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been difficult and is taking longer than expected, but finally Santa Clara County officials say they are seeing ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 15, 20210

Coronavirus

Dose shortage forces temporary pause at Moscone, City College vaccination sites

San Francisco will temporarily pause two of its Covid-19 mass vaccination sites this week due to a ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 14, 2021

Coronavirus

SF to expand vaccine eligibility, officials double down in school district lawsuit

San Francisco will expand its vaccine eligibility in two weeks, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 10, 2021

Coronavirus

Researchers find state’s first South African variant cases in two Bay Area counties

Genomics researchers at Stanford University have confirmed California’s first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 10, 2021

Coronavirus

MDUSD to discuss status of school reopening plans in virtual meeting

The Mount Diablo Unified School District Governing Board on Wednesday will discuss the status of plans to ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 8, 2021

Coronavirus

SF school district, unions resume negotiations over school reopening plans

Unions representing San Francisco Unified School District employees said on Friday they’re resuming negotiations with the district over returning to in-person learning, but ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 6, 20210

Coronavirus

State’s largest vaccination site opens next week at Levi’s Stadium

The largest Covid-19 vaccination site in the state is opening at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara early ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 5, 2021

Coronavirus

San Francisco to open second mass vaccination site at Moscone Center

The Moscone Center will open Friday as San Francisco’s second mass Covid-19 vaccination site, Mayor London Breed ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 4, 2021

Coronavirus

Oakland Coliseum to host mass vaccination site under state, federal partnership

The state of California plans to launch a pilot partnership with federal officials to establish a community ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 3, 2021

Coronavirus

SF school district pushes back on city officials for ‘petty’ lawsuit

San Francisco is suing its own school district and school board for failing to come up with ...

By Jerold ChinnFebruary 3, 2021

Coronavirus

Sonoma County addresses vaccine rollout confusion

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday discussed the county’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout after recent confusion over vaccination appointments made online. Urmila Shende, ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 2, 20210

Coronavirus

Vallejo police reopen headquarters lobby to public

The lobby at Vallejo police headquarters has reopened to the public effective Monday after closing in mid-December ...

By Bay City NewsFebruary 1, 2021

News

UC Berkeley warns of student Covid-19 case surge

The University of California at Berkeley on Sunday morning issued an advisory confirming a surge in student ...

By Bay City NewsJanuary 31, 2021

Coronavirus

City extends mental health resources to SF school district students, families

San Francisco Unified School District students and their families will now be eligible to receive mental health ...

By Bay City NewsJanuary 30, 2021

Education

‘As we rise again’: Breed talks recovery in State of the City address

Mayor London struck an optimistic tone about San Francisco’s future and Covid-19 recovery during her State of ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 28, 2021

Government

East San Jose launches Mexican Heritage Plaza vaccination site

The Santa Clara County Public Health Department is partnering with Gardner Health Services and The School of Arts & Culture to provide walk-in ...

By Bay City NewsJanuary 28, 20210

Coronavirus

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 ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 25, 2021

Coronavirus

Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600

The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 22, 2021

Bay Area

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 ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 21, 2021

Coronavirus

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 ...

By Jerold ChinnJanuary 19, 2021

Coronavirus

County appoints vaccine chief to oversee rollout of ‘most important tool’ in pandemic

Sonoma County on Friday named Dr. Urmila Shende as its Covid-19 vaccine chief, county officials announced. In that role, Shende will oversee the county’s ...

By Bay City NewsJanuary 17, 20210

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