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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 reopening blueprint. In a...Read More
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 California’s reopening blueprint as of Tuesday. Among other welcome changes, the designation...Read More
Millbrae Pancake House closes business temporarily for first time in 61 years
A landmark Millbrae restaurant, which has been serving up breakfast every day without interruption since 1959, is the latest business establishment to shutter operations because of restrictions caused by...Read More
Covid-19 update: Breed ‘sounding the alarm’ in SF, five Bay Area counties now in most restrictive tier
In response to surging cases, San Francisco has slipped back two tiers in the state’s four-tiered reopening guideline, requiring city officials to tighten restrictions on many businesses and activities. ...Read More
San Francisco shuts down indoor dining in effort to tamp down Covid-19 surge
After Friday, San Francisco restaurants will no longer be permitted to serve diners indoors, a change to local health guidelines prompted by an increase in Covid-19 cases. City officials...Read More
Contra Costa County tightens capacity limits amid rise in Covid-19 cases
In the face of rising Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations in Contra Costa County over the past week, county public health officials on Wednesday tightened restrictions on business openings and...Read More
San Francisco restaurants open doors to indoor diners
San Francisco restaurants are now allowed to serve indoor meals. As of Wednesday, Restaurants can reopen at 25 percent capacity with up to no more than 100 people. Safety...Read More
San Francisco restaurants could offer indoor dining within weeks
Thursday marked six months since stay-at-home order swept across several Bay Area counties, shutting down most indoor business sectors, including the restaurant industry. While many restaurants scrambled to set...Read More
Covid-19 update: SF lays out school reopening plan, state passes last-minute tenant protection
Though the Bay Area has been understandably distracted by recent severe weather and rampant wildfires, the Covid-19 situation still lies under the surface. Despite seven of nine counties still...Read More
Immediate California orders near second shutdown
Responding to growing Covid-19 hospitalization and test positivity rates, Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday issued strict statewide and county-specific orders that come close to a broad shutdown of most indoor...Read More
SF again pauses reopening plans as Covid-19 cases spike
San Francisco is hitting pause on yet another reopening phase that would have allowed restaurants to resume indoor dining and bars to serve customers outdoors as of July 13....Read More