First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has 'mild' symptoms

First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while vacationing in South Carolina, the White House said Tuesday. It comes weeks after the president's recovery.

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.

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. 

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.