Health

Treasure Island is home to the third-largest black and Latino communities in all of the city's neighborhoods. 

If one looks at the data for American wages in 2020, which shows that they grew historically fast, this fact may seem to be cause for celebration. But a closer look at the data paints yet another picture of stark inequality and of the "K-shaped recovery."

Alameda County will remain in the red tier of California's reopening plan for at least another week, a health official said Tuesday.

Intermittent outages over several days caused many unemployed Californians to be unable to access their online accounts or certify their claims.

Indiana's governor announced Tuesday he would lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks.

Capitol Corridor trains and buses will start operating on a new schedule next week to reflect an uptick in ridership amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Capitol Corridor officials said Tuesday. 

A group of California assembly members have called for a reversal of a health guidance limiting spectators to youth sporting events to one per player, calling the rule "outrageous" and lacking scientific justification.

The move to orange means more businesses can reopen for the first time and the ones that are already open can expand their capacity indoors.

State health inspectors said at the time, the VTA did not require or ensure the use of face coverings at all times by employees at the facility and while operating the buses. Cal-OSHA also said that the VTA did not provide "effective training and instruction to employees," including training on how the virus is spread and measures to avoid infection. 

The combination of spring break, widespread re-openings, and pent-up demand have experts alarmed.

San Francisco public school students have been learning remotely for almost a year and the City Attorney's Office is applying pressure to get schools to reopen. The city filed a lawsuit last month, asking a judge to force the district to act faster. 

Officials said the eligibility is open to anyone ages 50 and older, who lives or works in the county, regardless of whether they have an underlying health condition.

Three more Bay Area counties; San Francisco, Santa Clara and Marin, this week, are expected to move into the orange tier. That's the second least restrictive tier in the state COVID-19 Blueprint for a Safer Economy and is great news for businesses and residents alike.

Cal/OSHA fined Sutter Health's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center for COVID-19-related workplace safety issues, including the death of a registered nurse last summer.