Microtransit options booming in San Francisco post-pandemic
If it seems like you're seeing more and more electric scooters and bikes out on the roads you're not wrong.
Parents embrace back-to-school preps minus mandatory COVID restrictions
This school year, masking is still encouraged in most South Bay districts, but not mandated.
President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again, according to his tweet Saturday morning.
Hospitals brace for monkeypox, COVID, flu triple threat
Hospitals are preparing for COVID and monkeypox outbreaks as we approach the fall and winter months with flu season approaching.
Tenderloin jazz club pillaged, owners disappointed with SFPD response
Surveillance video shows how thieves took their time stealing from a San Francisco Tenderloin jazz club early Tuesday after a man shattered the glass of the club's front door with a skateboard. He's also captured on video.
BART will reinstate its mask mandate until Oct. 1
The BART Board of Directors voted on Thursday to reinstate its mask mandate until October.
San Francisco restaurants are moving away from tips, but it's a challenge
Some San Francisco restaurants no longer allow customers to tip, and instead have raised prices or added a flat surcharge to a final bill.
Saratoga High students back home after stranded overseas
A group of Bay Area high school students found themselves in the throes of travel chaos after they were stranded overseas due to canceled flights.
Ghislane Maxwell transferred to low-security Florida prison offering yoga, pilates
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is off to Florida to serve a 20-year prison sentence in a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee that offers classes and activities including painting, art, yoga, Pilates, softball, and an inmate talent show.
San Francisco deferring 2nd dose of monkeypox vaccine until supply increases
San Francisco Department of Public Health on Friday announced they will defer the second dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine in order to inoculate as many people from broader at-risk populations as demand outweighs supply.
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild’ symptoms, WH says
The president has “very mild” symptoms and is taking Paxlovid, the drug used to treat COVID-19, according to the White House.
CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults
Health officials say U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax.
BART mask mandate to expire Monday
Starting Monday, BART riders will not be required to wear a mask. In April, officials voted to require face coverings as a temporary measure, and that rule was effective until July 18.
COVID Variant Myths: Debunking misconceptions about new coronavirus variants such as "BA.5" or "Ninja"
America may want the coronavirus pandemic to be over, but new numbers show the infection is far from done with us, thanks in part to new variants BA.5, otherwise known as "ninja" variant. But, what exactly do we know about them?
Shark attack survivor released from hospital
A Central Coast man who was attacked by a great white shark has been released from the hospital.
Judge orders California to stop denying rent relief applications
A judge has ruled the California Department of Housing and Community Development must stop denying applications for COVID-19 rent relief money, amid a lawsuit filed by tenants’ advocates, who argue the state has unfairly withheld money from low-income renters.
White House updates response plan for infectious COVID variants; pushes boosters
“If you’re over 50 and you haven’t gotten the shot this year, you should go get a shot," said White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha. "It’s going to save your life.”
COVID-19 omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 could be ‘worst’ so far, doctors say
Subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are more transmissible, and early evidence shows both are capable of evading immune responses from previous infection as well as current COVID-19 vaccines.
Beijing mandates COVID vaccines to enter some public spaces
The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can enter some public spaces including gyms, museums and libraries, drawing concern from city residents.
San Francisco's tourism upswing creates economic optimism
July 4th has come and gone, but many of the visitors to San Francisco are still here. The tourism industry is saying while tourism isn't back to pre-pandemic levels it is on the upswing.