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Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking
This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as young as 12 years old and loosening of federal mask guidance, though...Read More
U.S. Postal Service commemorates May the Fourth with ‘Star Wars’ droid stamps
The U.S. Postal Service began selling “Star Wars”-themed stamps Tuesday — May the Fourth — to commemorate Disney’s philanthropic programs and a nonprofit dedicated to expanding STEM learning for...Read More
Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement with federal guidance on use of the Johnson &...Read More
At least five Bay Area counties pause J&J vaccine in response to rare blood clot cases
At least five Bay Area counties paused administrations Tuesday of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after a handful of people across the country developed blood clots less than...Read More
Death row inmate dies Thursday in San Quentin cell
An inmate on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County has died, state corrections officials said. Lumord Johnson, 56, was found unresponsive in his cell at...Read More
San Francisco, Santa Clara and Marin counties loosen restrictions under orange tier
San Francisco is seeing its lowest number of Covid-19 hospitalizations and daily new cases since the winter surge. That progress enabled The City’s Tuesday move to the orange tier...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: One year after shelter-at-home orders
Exactly one year ago, six Bay Area counties joined forces in a shelter-at-home order in an effort to curb the growing number of Covid-19 cases. On this day in...Read More
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 500,000. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris planned a Monday...Read More
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 and interest-free loans from the county’s pool of federal Covid-19 pandemic relief...Read More
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 than 24 million Americans have been infected and in excess of 411,000...Read More
Second magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes Bay Area within 24 hours
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck early Thursday morning off the shore of San Francisco and Marin County, with people reporting feeling the shaking through much of the North Bay...Read More
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 counties had voluntarily implemented...Read More
Officials issue stay-at-home order ahead of state direction in most Bay Area counties
"We cannot wait until after we've driven off the cliff..." Read More
More than 800 Covid-19 patients in Bay Area hospitals as state inches closer to lockdown
California could soon face another near lockdown if alarming Covid-19 case and hospitalization rates keep pace. Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered the somber update Monday, pointing out that the number...Read More
San Francisco now subject to purple tier restrictions, joining 99 percent of state
As anticipated, San Francisco officially entered the most restrictive purple tier in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, requiring capacity reductions and additional business closures beginning Sunday at...Read More
Four-year-old girl drowns at McClures Beach on Thanksgiving
A 4-year-old girl died Thursday after she was swept into the ocean by a wave at McClures Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore, the park said Friday. A 911...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
High tides threaten to flood parts of Marin County as early as Friday
Marin County officials are warning residents that high tides may bring localized flooding to certain low-lying areas as soon as this Friday. Tides could be high enough to cause...Read More
Officials say Election Day voting ‘smooth sailing’ across Bay Area counties
Elections officials say so far, so good at the polls Tuesday, as Election Day 2020 has launched smoothly in the Bay Area’s nine counties. By 11 a.m., counties reported...Read More
Millions of Bay Area ballots cast before Election Day polls open
Tuesday is Election Day! Polls in California officially opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Bay Area voters are already off to a big start with...Read More