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Drop-in vaccine clinic opens to serve Concord’s Monument Corridor
Contra Costa County opened a drop-in vaccination clinic along the Monument Boulevard corridor Thursday to get access to the Covid-19 vaccine for residents ...
Beyond SFBay
DHS extends Real ID deadline to May 2023 due to pandemic delays
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended its full enforcement of Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses from Oct. 1, 2021 to 2023 due ...
Bay Area
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 ...
Coronavirus
Contra Costa County to pass million vaccine dose goal well ahead of target date
Contra Costa County is likely this weekend to surpass 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, meeting the county’s goal more than a month ...
Coronavirus
Despite supply issues, city on track to vaccinate all residents by June 30
Three months after San Francisco public health officials announced the goal to vaccinate all eligible residents by June 30, city officials in charge ...
Coronavirus
AC Transit ends free shuttle service to Oakland Coliseum vaccination site
The last free shuttle to the vaccination site at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum will stop at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit announced on Friday ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
San Francisco and Santa Clara counties drop vaccine eligibility age to 16
Two days ahead of state’s schedule, San Francisco and Santa Clara County Tuesday opened Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to residents age 16 and older.
San ...
Coronavirus
San Francisco cancels 420 celebration for second year due to Covid-19
Coming as no real surprise, San Francisco Recreation and Parks officials announced Tuesday that the annual 420 celebration in Golden Gate Park will ...
Bay Area
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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, ...
Bay Area
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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."
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
Coronavirus
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 ...
California
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 ...
