Bay Area restaurants, salons prepare to reopen after state loosens restrictions
Bay Area restaurant and salon owners prepare to reopen this week after the state lifted regional stay-at-home orders on Monday.
Target giving $500 pandemic bonuses to 375,000 frontline employees
Target has handed out bonuses before during the pandemic, and this latest one gives $500 to hundreds of thousands of frontline workers.
San Francisco yoga studio owner sued by landlord over rent ordinance dispute
Ngan Pham says her dream business the Yoga Phamily studio opened in San Francisco's Mission District in 2019, but a year later, with the pandemic she was unable to keep up with her $6,000-a-month rent.
8th grader bakes mom’s cookie recipe for food bank fundraiser
Harrison Hatlo Porter, an 8th grader at Valley Christian Junior High in San Jose, was determined to raise money for his local food bank, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.
Stimulus checks and your 2020 taxes: All of your questions, answered
The federal government has delivered two stimulus checks to tens of millions of Americans as part of an effort to blunt the economic pain triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, but many are wondering how the payments could affect your 2020 taxes as filing season approaches.
Judge orders Pacifica yoga studio that held mask-free classes to shut down
Violations at Pacifica Beach Yoga, located at 1615 Oceana Blvd., included holding indoor “mask-free” yoga classes when gyms and yoga studios are under state health orders to close indoor operations. The studio's owner had already been fined more than $3,700.
Vandals hit San Francisco businesses already struggling to stay afloat during COVID
Some of the business owners said it couldn't have come at a worse time.
Biden signs more executive orders, targeting COVID-19 economic relief
Joe Biden’s ambitious opening bid, his $1.9 trillion American Rescue economic package, will test the new president’s relationship with Congress.
New report warns of looming California eviction crisis
Since last March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to surge across the country and local and state governments implemented stay-at-home measures in an attempt to slow its spread, about 1.1 million California households have fallen behind on rent, according to the report released Thursday.
Bay Area restaurants, wineries file lawsuit over outdoor dining ban
A coalition of Bay Area restaurants and wineries filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against California’s ban on outdoor dining, calling the restriction "arbitrary, capricious, and untethered to evidence."
California unemployment fraud could top $9.8 billion
California may have paid out nearly $10 billion in phony coronavirus unemployment claims — more than double the previous estimate — with some of that money going to organized crime in other countries.
‘Feed Alameda’ program benefits local business and communities in need
Alameda is about to launch a new program where the city will pay one local restaurant a week to prepare 90 hot, nutritious meals for people who are homeless or escaping domestic violence.
'American Rescue Plan': Here's what's in Biden's COVID-19 relief plan
President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jump-start the economy.
$15 an hour minimum wage: Biden pushes for urgent increase amid COVID-19 pandemic
During his announcement of the “American Rescue Plan,” President-elect Joe Biden pushed for the minimum wage in the United States to be raised to at least $15 an hour.
Biden unveiling $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, including $1,400 stimulus checks
President-elect Joe Biden is unveiling a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speed up the vaccine roll out, and provide financial help to individuals.
Unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as resurgent virus takes toll
The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus has likely escalated layoffs.
California restaurants want to recover fees paid while closed during COVID
A Southern California attorney is suing on behalf of restaurants across the state saying the establishments shouldn't have to pay the regular business and license fees while being shut down.
Schumer pledges quick delivery of $2,000 stimulus checks: 'We will get that done'
Senate Democrats plan to make another coronavirus relief package — including sending an additional stimulus payment to many Americans — one of their top priorities for the year once they assume control of the chamber.
Mill Valley calls for reversal of outdoor dining ban under state's COVID-19 order
The Mill Valley City Council is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to reconsider the ban on outdoor dining under the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order.
New COVID relief plan will provide $62M to small businesses in SF
Mayor London Breed is expected to announce $62 million in COVID relief during a virus update with Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax.