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State removes capacity limits on places of worship, cultural cermonies
California public health officials updated the state’s guidance for places of worship and cultural ceremonies Monday, removing capacity limits for both indoor and ...
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Counties partner with state to keep Oakland Coliseum vaccination site open
The “mega-vaccination site” at the Oakland Coliseum and three mobile units will continue administering Covid-19 vaccines under a new state-county partnership.
A joint statement ...
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Albany mass vaccination site books appointments for county residents 16 and older
Appointments for first dose Covid-19 vaccinations are available Tuesday through Friday for Alameda County residents age 16 and older and those who work ...
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Oakland Coliseum vaccination site opens to all eligible Contra Costa County residents
Contra Costa County residents age 16 and older can now get vaccinated for Covid-19 at the Oakland Coliseum, county health officials said Saturday.
Contra ...
California
State ad campaign hopes to ease vaccination fears in Black communities
The state’s Department of Public Health has launched an advertising campaign intended to encourage the Black and African American communities to get the ...
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Game on: San Francisco rolls out plans for live indoor events
As San Francisco Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations remain relatively low, city officials are rolling out plans to resume indoor live ticketed events, with ...
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SF school board unanimously votes to reopen all in-person classes in fall
The San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to commit to return all public school students to in-person learning in August, ...
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Officials eye June 15 to fully reopen state as vaccinations surpass 20 million mark
California is poised to eliminate its tiered reopening system on June 15 as coronavirus case rates fall and vaccinations increase, Gov. Gavin Newsom ...
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West Contra Costa Unified ratifies agreement for limited in-person classes
Underscoring the patchwork of reopening plans emerging even among adjoining districts, West Contra Costa Unified School District students will be able to return ...
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Giants to welcome fans back to Oracle Park even as city cases slowly climb
San Francisco Giants fans were given reason to celebrate with a team announcement Thursday that Oracle Park will open at limited capacity for ...
California
Senators push to keep Oakland Coliseum, Cal State LA vaccination sites open
California’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday they have requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency work with local and state governments to keep ...
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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 ...
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Contra Costa County offers vaccine to all residents 16 and older
Contra Costa County health officials announced Tuesday that Covid-19 vaccines are now available to all those age 16 and older who live or work ...
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Mobile vaccination units to serve Chinatown seniors, Treasure Island residents
Late next week, San Francisco’s mobile vaccination team will start administering Covid-19 vaccines to seniors living in Chinatown’s largest public housing complex, city ...
California
All California residents age 16 and up eligible for vaccine on April 15
"It will take time to vaccinate all eligible Californians. During this time, we must not let our guard down."
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Community groups partner with Umoja Health in Saturday Oakland vaccine drive
Community groups and faith-based organizations have partnered with the organization Umoja Health Bay Area to offer free Covid-19 vaccinations in Oakland on Saturday ...
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Ahead of injunction decision, SFUSD updates reopening timeline
San Francisco Unified School District has released an update to its plan to resume in-person classes next month, two days after a judge ...
Business
Supes extend eviction protection for Contra Costa small business tenants
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to continue through June 30 the temporary prohibition on evictions of ...
Bay Area
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 ...
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Contra Costa County extends vaccine eligibility to all residents age 50 and older
Beginning this week, all Contra Costa County residents age 50 and older are eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine.
News of the change came ...
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Non-essential offices could soon reopen as San Francisco eyes move to orange tier
San Francisco will most likely advance next week to the orange tier in California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which will allow non-essential ...
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Oakland airport offers pre-travel Covid-19 tests for nonstop flights to Hawaii
As interstate traveling restrictions ease, Oakland International Airport announced Thursday that it is offering multiple daily flights to Hawaii and pre-travel coronavirus testing ...
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San Leandro district reaches tentative agreement with teachers’ union
Following months of distance learning, members of the San Leandro Unified School District and San Leandro Teachers Association announced Thursday they reached a ...
Bay Area
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 ...
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Board holds special meeting to discuss MDUSD tentative agreement
Mount Diablo Unified School District and its teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement on plans that could soon allow campuses to reopen ...
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California landlords, tenants can now apply for unpaid rent assistance
California’s Covid-19 rent relief application portal went live on Monday, which will help eligible landlords and tenants cover unpaid rent from the past ...
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To curb hesitancy, health officials tout safety, effectiveness of all three vaccines
Health officers in 10 counties in the greater Bay Area on Monday emphasized the safety of the three available Covid-19 vaccines in an ...
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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 ...
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Stanford University welcomes upperclassmen back to campus
Junior- and senior-year students will be invited to return to campus when the spring quarter at Stanford University begins March 29, the university ...
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SF expands on state vaccine guidance for vulnerable residents
San Francisco officials Friday said they will expand Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to persons between the ages of 16 to 64 with eligible underlying ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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MDUSD delays school reopening decision as negotiations continue
The Mount Diablo Unified School District Governing Board on Wednesday night again put off a decision on how and when to reopen schools ...
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San Francisco adopts $5 hazard pay ordinance for grocery, drug store workers
By unanimous vote Tuesday, San Francisco supervisors ensured many grocery and drug, or pharmacy, store workers will soon see a $5 per hour ...
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Supe pushes to temporarily pause graffiti citations on property owners
A member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors plans at Tuesday’s meeting to introduce legislation that would temporarily suspend citations to businesses and ...
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Santa Rosa offers $2,000 grants for musicians facing pandemic hardship
Santa Rosa’s musicians now can apply for $2,000 grants if they are facing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city announced ...
