San Francisco Supervisors to vote on ordinance ensuring high-rise owners comply with ventilation standards

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is set to vote on an emergency ordinance on Tuesday that would require owners of high-rise buildings with large office spaces to comply with local ventilation regulations.

Bay Area traffic nears pre-pandemic levels

As pandemic restrictions begin easing up, more people are stepping on the gas and hitting the roads.

Pfizer vaccines for teens 12 and older expected by summer, Stanford to begin trials on kids 5 and younger

As vaccine eligibility expands to Californians 16 years and older by April 15, on Friday Pfizer jumpstarted the process for even younger teens to soon be eligible too, requesting emergency use authorization by the United States Food and Drug Administration to vaccinate this age group.

Out of state visitors enjoy California's Monterey Bay

AAA reports a boost in travel, signaling "a little bit of normalcy returning to the travel industry."

US intelligence report paints a grim picture of a post-COVID-19 world

An assessment from the U.S. National Intelligence Council painted a dark picture for a post-COVID-19 world fraught with economic inequality, strained government resources and fanned nationalist sentiments.

Contra Costa County reaches vaccine milestone, more than 800,000 residents vaccinated

On Friday, Contra Costa County surpassed a new vaccine benchmark: 803,000 doses administered. Approximately a third of the County's residents are fully vaccinated, and more than half are partially vaccinated.

3 women charged with illegally obtaining over $1.2M in unemployment benefits in names of inmates

Three Inland Empire women were arrested and charged this week for illegally obtaining COVID-related unemployment benefits in names of prison inmates and scamming the California Employment Development Department out of a combined $1.2 million, federal prosecutors allege.

‘Shocking imbalance’: WHO says 87% of COVID-19 vaccines have gone to wealthy countries

Wealthy countries have received the largest supply of the world’s COVID-19 vaccines, while poor countries have only received 0.2% of the global supply, the World Health Organization announced Friday.

Woman who coughed on cancer patient gets 30 days in jail

A judge in Jacksonville also ordered Debra Hunter to pay a $500 fine, serve six months probation and participate in a mental health evaluation along with anger management.

CDC says Johnson & Johnson shots can continue in North Carolina after reports of adverse reactions

Federal health officials say it’s safe to continue administering Johnson & Johnson shots at three vaccination sites in North Carolina that had an increase in reports of adverse reactions on Thursday.

Arizona GOP congressman introduces No Vaccine Passport Act

Vaccine passports are a method some have purposed to demonstrate whether or not an individual has been vaccinated from the deadly coronavirus.

Japan enacts more coronavirus measures in Tokyo ahead of Summer Olympics

Japan says it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Summer Olympics.

A comeback story sponsored by the goodwill of an East Bay community

An East Bay hairstylist who lost her job because of COVID is now opening up her own salon, due in large part to the generosity of community members.

An old problem presents new challenge in effort to end pandemic

Santa Clara County health officials are allowing residents ages16 and older to make vaccination appointments. But they admit, administering the shots is dependent on supply, which is becoming more restricted.

Bay Area reopening: Museums, parks and other attractions you can visit

After more than a year of being nearly shut in because of coronavirus, parks, museums and attractions are slowly beginning to reopen around the Bay Area. For now, masks and social distancing are still required.

Sunlight, humidity ‘unlikely’ impacts on how COVID-19 spreads, Homeland Security study finds

Researchers at the Department of Homeland Security sought to determine how various environmental conditions impact the spread of COVID-19 and other variants and determined that the coronavirus survived in most heat and humidity.