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Lawrence Hall of Science reopens doors just in time for Halloween fun
The University of California, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science is reopening this weekend for some spooky Halloween fun after a 19-month Covid-19 shutdown. Visitors are encouraged to come in...Read More
Dentists descend on city for Moscone Center conference comeback
San Francisco officials welcomed dental professionals back en masse for the first Moscone Center conference since the pandemic shut down events large and small in March 2020. The California...Read More
San Francisco to adopt state’s June 15 reopening guidelines
San Francisco will align with California’s June 15 reopening guidelines, city officials said during a virtual meeting addressing local businesses Wednesday. The City’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Susan Philip,...Read More
San Francisco City Hall reopens its doors with Pride
After being closed to the public for nearly 15 months, San Francisco City Hall came bustling back again Monday with nuptials and the annual raising of the Pride flag...Read More
San Francisco City Hall reopens next month for in-person services
After more than a year of closure due to the pandemic, San Francisco City Hall will reopen to the general public on June 7, city officials announced Wednesday. Mayor...Read More
San Francisco’s indoor bars to reopen with move to yellow tier
San Francisco expects to move next week into the yellow tier of the state’s reopening blueprint, which means bars can finally serve thirsty patrons indoors beginning Friday. Indoor bar...Read More
Oakland to resume more in-person classes next week
An Oakland Unified School District spokesman says additional city schools will offer full in-person instruction on Monday, as planned, as the district and its teachers’ union continue discussing impacts...Read More
Covid-19 restrictions loosen in Alameda County Wednesday with move to orange tier
Alameda County was moved Tuesday from the red tier into the more lenient orange tier in California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy reopening guidelines. County officials said that as...Read More
Oakland district, union reach late-night tentative agreement to reopen schools
Oakland schools will begin reopening before the end of March, after leaders from the teachers’ union and the school district reached a deal Sunday after weeks of negotiations. The...Read More
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
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, wineries and distilleries have...Read More
Tier, vaccine access at core of tentative SF school reopening agreement
The San Francisco Unified School District took a major step Saturday toward reopening schools by reaching a tentative agreement with a group of labor unions on health and safety...Read More
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 stay-at-home orders that were...Read More
Alameda County pauses reopening plans with jump in new daily Covid-19 cases
Public health officials in Alameda County on Thursday decided to temporarily pause further openings to the economy following an increase in the county’s Covid-19 case rate and the rise...Read More
San Francisco pauses reopening plans amid case, hospitalization uptick
In a sudden shift Friday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a temporary pause on The City’s reopening efforts due to an uptick in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. The...Read More
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. Around noon on Tuesday,...Read More
SF lets some non-essential workers return to offices next week
A limited number of San Francisco's non-essential workers can once again return to their office desks Tuesday, but they may have some dusting off to do after seven months...Read More
San Francisco reopens playgrounds with modified health and safety guidelines
San Francisco Wednesday reopened playgrounds to children after more than seven months of closure caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 180 public playgrounds reopened under new health and...Read More
Concord playgrounds reopen, city suggests 30-minute time limits
The city of Concord announced Wednesday that it will open its 19 playgrounds on Thursday following new guidance from state public health officials. As of Monday, all public playgrounds...Read More
Five East Bay parks to allow limited day use, camping, boating
The East Bay Regional Park District announced Sunday it is reopening day use, camping and boating at some parks on Oct. 2 with capacity limitations in place after closing...Read More