FDA approves 2nd COVID-19 vaccine booster for those 50 and older
U.S. regulators are allowing people 50 and older to get another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Ruby Princess sails away from San Francisco without passengers who tested COVID positive
One passenger is worried that COVID testing seems to be on an honor system. She suspects some passengers may not have tested to avoid having to quarantine and miss out on all the cruise activities.
'Virus of Theseus": Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he caught COVID again
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that he has contracted COVID-19 for the second time but was feeling well.
Convoy protesting COVID mandates rolling on to California
A group of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 mandates on roads and highways around the Washington, D.C., area in recent weeks will head to California next, an organizer announced Sunday night.
China puts most of Shanghai on COVID-19 lockdown
Shanghai's Pudong financial district and nearby areas will be locked down from early Monday to Friday as citywide mass testing gets underway.
Princess Cruises ship docks in San Francisco with multiple COVID cases
A cruise ship that went to the Panama Canal has docked in San Francisco with multiple COVID cases onboard.
Big sports weekend for the Bay Area; something for everyone
This weekend offers Bay Area sports fans; NCAA basketball, BMX racing, soccer and a sailing championship.
'An enormous disabling event': Long COVID could have inequitable impact on Californians
It's been two years since Angela Meriquez Vazquez was infected with COVID-19, but some of her most debilitating symptoms remain.
Famed Hearst Castle to reopen after two-year pandemic closure
California’s famous Hearst Castle will reopen to the public in May after a two-year closure due to the pandemic and severe rainstorm damage that prompted a $13.7 million renovation.
VIDEO: Mountain lion runs around busy shopping plaza in Irvine
Irvine Police had what they called a "purr-ty scary situation" earlier this week, as a mountain lion led officers on a chase through a local shopping center.
Multi-day cannabis culture celebration tied to 4/20 coming to San Francisco
Evergreen San Francisco is a promotion of tourism in the city through a cannabis connoisseurs' lens. The nine-day celebration of San Francisco's regulated marijuana industry will be held April 16 to 24.
Mt. Diablo Unified Schools giving students COVID-19 tests to take before returning from spring break
The Mt. Diablo Unified School District wants its students to come back from spring break as healthy as possible.
Airline CEOs, travel groups urge White House to lift mask rules on flights
The CEOs of Delta, American and United Airlines, and others are urging the White House to end a federal mask mandate on airplanes, along with international pre-departure testing requirements.
South Bay business owners cry foul against county fines from COVID lockdown days
It has been more than two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some Santa Clara County business owners are sickened. Not by the virus, but by fines levied against them by their county government.
March Madness comes to San Francisco's Chase Center and business owners are ready to 'win'
Excitement is building as NCAA action is set to get underway in San Francisco. Chase Center will host the West Regional Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, and fans are already pouring into the city.
Hillary Clinton tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
“Well, I've tested positive for COVID," Clinton tweeted.
New COVID-19 variant popping up in Europe, Asia worries scientists of uptick in US
Scientists worry that a contagious coronavirus variant may soon push cases up in the United States just as it has in Europe and Asia.
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, tests positive for COVID-19
Psaki said she recently had two socially-distant meetings with President Joe Biden, but he is not considered a "close contact" and has tested negative.
San Francisco to deploy mobile COVID-19 testing vans as cases continue to drop
As COVID-19 cases continue to drop in San Francisco, city officials on Monday announced a new strategy to continue making COVID-19 resources available to neighborhoods that need them the most, via mobile testing vans.




















