Stimulus checks: IRS says next batch of payments will be disbursed in coming days

Officials from the IRS and U.S. Treasury said Monday the next batch of COVID-19 stimulus payments will start hitting bank accounts later this week. Mailed checks will start going out as well.

CDC review of COVID-19 guidance from 1st year of pandemic found some didn’t meet scientific standards

The CDC recently reviewed COVID-19 documents from the first year of the pandemic and found three were not “grounded in science” or “free of undue influence” that have since been either removed from the website completely or replaced.

Growing evidence links COVID-19, hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo, researchers say

Researchers say there is mounting evidence suggesting that hearing loss and other auditory issues are strongly associated with COVID-19 infection, according to a systematic review.

Miami Beach: Over 1,000 arrested, emergency curfew extended amid unruly spring break crowds

Miami Beach officials stressed this isn’t the typical spring break crowd. They said it’s not college students, but adults looking to let loose in one of the few states fully open during the pandemic.

Santa Clara, San Francisco counties expect to enter orange tier within days

Santa Clara County and San Francisco County are expecting to join San Mateo County and move into the orange tier next week, as COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward.

Arkansas Gov. aims to end mask mandate at month’s end

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will take place as planned at the end of the month.

COVID testing differences has Stanford coach, others upset

Add COVID-19 testing to the differences between the women's and men's tournaments that has coaches and players unhappy about what they say is a growing list of inequities.

Travel industry poised to rebound as restrictions loosen
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Travelzoo Senior Editor Gabe Saglie talked to Mornings on 2 on Sunday about what spring and summer travel will look like.

California adopts 3-foot distancing rule for classrooms

Students in California classrooms can sit 3 feet apart instead of 6 under new guidelines adopted by the state as school officials figure out how to reopen campuses closed for a year during the coronavirus pandemic.

Rally in Golden Gate Park calls for JFK Drive to be permanently car-free

Barriers kept cars from driving along JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. Many call it an unintentional blessing brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now there's a call to keep it that way permanently.

Interview with UCSF Prof. Yulin Hswen
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Interview with UCSF Prof. Yulin Hswen about her study examining how hashtags can shape public opinion

San Rafael elementary schools set to resume classroom instruction on March 29

As the CDC issues new guidance on school desk placement, San Rafael elementary schools are a step ahead with plans for students to resume classroom instruction beginning March 29.

Thousands of vaccine appointments canceled for Kaiser members in the South Bay

Santa Clara County officials canceled vaccination appointments for thousands of Kaiser Permanente members blaming limited supplies from the state.

State health department now allows cheerleaders on the sidelines

In a swift reversal on California state guidelines that prohibited sideline cheer for cheerleaders at youth sporting events, California Department of Public Health clarified on Friday that the activity is allowed as a "moderate contact sport."

Here's how the pandemic has dramatically impacted the homeless population
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The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected people who are homeless nationwide, but particularly in the San Francisco Bay area. KTVU's Gasia Mikaelian spoke with Jennifer Friedenbach who is the head of the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco, to learn what's changed.