Bay Area ICUs nearly full as capacity dips below 1 %

Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a regional look at ICU levels around the state on Monday, which showed the Bay Area's ICU capacity nearly full, at 0.7%. 

Rep. Speier urges McCarthy to enforce mask rule following congresswoman's COVID diagnosis

Rep. Speier fires off letter to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to enforce mask rule after a congressmember tests positive for COVID and blames other lawmakers who didn't wear masks during lockdown.

Congresswoman blames unmasked lawmakers during Capitol lockdown for COVID diagnosis
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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman has tested positive for COVID-19 and is blaming her diagnosis on unmasked GOP lawmakers who she was forced to shelter with during the Capitol lockdown last week.

49ers offer Levi's Stadium as mass vaccination site
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President of the San Francisco 49ers Al Guido offered Levi's Stadium as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site. On Monday, he wrote a letter to a Santa Clara County supervisor to offer his state-of-the-art facility.

Santa Clara Co. calls for more transparency, better coordination with vaccine distribution

Santa Clara County said it has no way of knowing how nearly half of its residents will get their COVID-19 vaccine, prompting a new proposal that calls for more transparency and better coordination.

Patient contradicts Kaiser’s claim; says she wasn't notified of Christmas COVID outbreak

Jori Buriani and her husband have since tested positive. And her accusations raise questions about how many other patients might not have been notified and spread the disease to others.

Gorilla troop at San Diego Zoo tests positive for COVID

The park’s executive director, Lisa Peterson, told The Associated Press on Monday that eight gorillas that live together at the park are believed to have the virus and several have been coughing.

California closes in on 30,000 deaths during pandemic

California is closing in on 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic as hospitals scramble to find beds for severely ill patients during a continuing spike in COVID-19 case numbers.

UC campuses to resume in-person classes for fall 2021 semester

The University of California announced Monday that it is planning to return to in-person instruction for the fall 2021 semester at all 10 of its campuses.

President-elect Biden receives 2nd dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden publicly received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, part of an ongoing effort to instill confidence in its effectiveness.

Civil rights activists blast coronavirus outbreaks at Santa Rita Jail

The activists are demanding a state takeover of the jail, better testing and medical care, and the release of more eligible inmates, among other demands. 

Freshman and sophomores can't return to Stanford for winter quarter

Less than 48 hours before winter quarter begins, students received an email from the university president that freshmen and sophomores will not be able to return to campus. The email cited the continuing surge in COVID-19 cases, lengthening public health restrictions and how those restrictions likely will affect the on-campus undergrad experience.