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Contra Costa launches walk-in Covid vaccine clinics in hard-hit areas
The county will operate multiple pop-up sites with the ability to administer 500 to 700 vaccines per day.Read More
All Californians over age 16 now eligible for Covid vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opened statewide Thursday to everyone age 16 and older.Read More
Officials warn Santa Cruz County stay-at-home order may last ‘well into January’
Santa Cruz County is likely to remain under a coronavirus-related stay-at-home order “well into January,” the county’s health officer said Thursday. The state’s stay-at-home order will go into effect...Read More
After Ocean Beach party, supe calls on city to investigate all large gatherings
After more than 1,000 people crowded onto San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to celebrate Burning Man, city Supervisor Catherine Stefani on Tuesday urged the city attorney and district...Read More
Ocean Beach parking lots close after large crowd gathers to celebrate Burning Man
Parking lots at Ocean Beach in San Francisco are closed Sunday following a large gathering there on Saturday, Mayor London Breed announced on her Facebook and Twitter accounts, expressing...Read More
Burning Man kicks off on virtual playa, offers catharsis without dust
This same time last year, tens of thousands of Americans were determining what they wanted to bring to an unforgiving desert and set on fire. It could have been...Read More
District, teachers union reach tentative agreement on distance learning standards
The San Francisco Unified School District and the United Educators of San Francisco announced Friday that they reached a tentative agreement for distance learning for the upcoming school year....Read More
SF parking meters return to near pre-pandemic rates Monday
Demand for on-street parking space is on the rise now that fewer people are relying on public transit. In response, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is reinstating parking...Read More
The Stud falls victim to Covid-19, will close doors by end of month
San Francisco’s oldest LGBTQ bar, The Stud, is closing its doors after 54 years in business. The owners said they no longer pay rent on a building that has...Read More
Oakland airport reports nearly 100 percent passenger drop in April
Oakland International Airport on Thursday reported a nearly 100 percent drop in passenger volumes as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. With much of the country still under...Read More
Newsom signs order to bolster overwhelmed EDD, announces undocumented persons relief fund
"Many Californians are one paycheck away from losing their homes or from being able to put food on their tables, and COVID-19 has only made these challenges worse."Read More
Berkeley pop-up diagnostic lab to help process Covid-19 tests this week
The University of California at Berkeley said Monday that its Innovative Genomics Institute is creating a pop-up novel coronavirus diagnostic lab with the capacity to process more than 1,000...Read More
Three more coronavirus-related deaths reported in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County reported three more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 202 additional known confirmed cases Monday. The previous count was 25 deaths and 646 confirmed cases of...Read More
Attorney calls Almena’s release denial ‘miscarriage of justice’ in light of coronavirus spread
A judge on Monday denied a defense motion asking that Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena be released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin because his health is deteriorating...Read More
District urges public to follow guidelines in effort to keep open spaces available during shelter order
In an effort to keep trails and preserves open to the public, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is asking the public to follow current health directives to help...Read More
Mountain View passes $800,000 Covid-19 relief package
Ten days after passing a $500,000 rent relief package, the Mountain View City Council passed another $800,000 relief package Friday night to help local small businesses, local homeless and...Read More
Second Laguna Honda Hospital patient tests positive, bringing facility total to nine
A second patient at Laguna Honda Hospital has tested positive for novel coronavirus, city officials said in an announcement Sunday morning. The tally of confirmed cases is now seven...Read More
Santa Cruz County reports first coronavirus-related death
The Santa Cruz County Public Health Division on Sunday announced the county’s first death due to novel coronavirus. The victim, who died Saturday, was a man in his early...Read More
Seven staff, one patient confirmed Covid-19 positive at quarantined Laguna Honda Hospital
Seven staff members and one patient at San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, city officials said in an update Saturday. All are in...Read More
Group needs healthy volunteers to deliver meals, prescriptions to high-risk people
Santa Clara County Helping Hands called on healthy residents Friday to volunteer to bring meals and prescriptions to local seniors and people who are immunocompromised during the novel coronavirus...Read More