Sonoma County supervisors consider fining mask scofflaws

Third District Supervisor Shirlee Zane, a proponent of greater enforcement, says the proposal doesn’t go far enough.

Prison officials turned down free COVID-19 testing for San Quentin

On two different occasions offers by a group of scientists at UC Berkeley for free rapid COVID-19 testing at San Quentin were denied by California prison officials.

Reusable shopping bags permitted again in Marin County

Marin County residents are allowed to use reusable shopping bags again as long as they carry them or leave them in a shopping cart and then bag their own items at the checkout, county officials said Wednesday.

Uncertain future for airlines amid COVID-19 crisis

Some 17,000 of the world's 22,000 commercial passenger planes been grounded due to COVID-19. Many will never fly again. 

Newsom: More masks procured, plan for a surge in hospitalizations

"As we open the economy, we need to maintain the level of safety and level of confidence" for healthcare workers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. 

Oakland extends freeze on evictions indefinitely amid patchwork of varying rules

The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to extend the city’s eviction moratorium until the state of emergency expires, which means that renters cannot be evicted in most cases, including COVID-related nonpayment, but will have to pay the owed rent when the state of emergency is over.

San Francisco ramping up COVID-19 testing to meet increased demand

San Francisco is still seeing an increase in infection and hospitalization rates and the city says it is taking the next steps to bring those rates down, but they need the help of every resident. 

Tesla picks Texas site for second US vehicle assembly plant

The new factory will build Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck pickup and will be a second U.S. manufacturing site for the Model Y small SUV, largely for distribution to the East Coast.

Tesla makes $104M profit in 2Q despite factory shutdown

Tesla overcame a seven-week pandemic-related shutdown at its U.S. assembly plant to post a surprising $104 million net profit for the second quarter.

Full briefing: President Trump holds coronavirus briefing as virus deaths exceed 144K
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President Trump on Wednesday held a coronavirus briefing at the White House and said COVID-19 outbreaks were "coming down" in California, Florida and Texas, despite California surpassing New York for the most cases in the US and setting a new record for daily infections.

US labs buckle amid testing surge; world virus cases top 15M

Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually undercutting the pandemic response.

Fauci says he doesn’t see ‘us eradicating’ the coronavirus as US battles rising COVID-19 infections

Speaking during a webcast on Wednesday, July 22, with TB Alliance, a tuberculosis treatment nonprofit, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said that the coronavirus is here to stay.