California PSA: 'Wear a mask, slow the spread' ahead of July 4

For instance, Cal-OSHA has sent notices to over 350,000 businesses informing them they must comply with COVID-19 and social distancing rules.

How California went from success story to virus hot spot

As July 4th approaches, the mood has soured. Infection rates and hospitalizations are rising fast. Most bars have been ordered closed along with inside dining at restaurants.

SF supervisor launches program to provide wages for COVID-19 positive workers

The Right to Recover program would guarantee two weeks of paid wages to anyone who tests positive and doesn't have alternative access to income or benefits during their recovery period.

Two East Bay nursing homes struggle with coronavirus

An East Bay Times report has revealed a potentially dangerous practice in the Orinda Care Center nursing home where at least four residents died.

President Trump supports new round of direct coronavirus payments

President Trump also said he wants payments larger than the $1,200 the government sent to most individuals earlier this year.

Half Moon Bay and Pacifica beaches, parking lots will close 4th of July weekend

San Mateo County sheriff's deputies will be stationed at Half Moon Bay's closed beaches, their parking lots and the coastal trail to enforce the closures.

Trump says he looks like Lone Ranger in a mask and likes it

After long resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger — and he likes it.

California prison officials blasted over San Quentin COVID-19 outbreak

California lawmakers questioned state prison officials and heard from public defenders, non-profit groups, inmates and prison reform advocates following COVID-19 at several prisons including San Quentin where more than 1,100 inmates and 112 staff members have been infected.

Mysterious donor helping San Francisco businesses survive during COVID-19 crisis

Business owners in one San Francisco neighborhood are thanking a mysterious benefactor who is making it possible for them to open their doors and take their business out onto the street.

Oakland Zoo says it's losing $2.5 million a month, at risk of permanently closing

An Oakland Zoo spokeswoman says they've been hard hit by the pandemic and are losing $2.5 million a month since the COVID-19 closures. Now they are sounding the alarm that the closure could be permanent. 

Stanford researchers to start clinical trial of COVID-19 drug in pill form

Stanford researchers are hopeful soon-to-start clinical trials will result in a drug in pill form that will lessen the effects of COVID-19 on patients.

McDonald’s halts dine-in service reopening plans due to spike in US COVID-19 cases

The announcement from the fast-food chain comes as multiple areas across the country are reinforcing lockdown restrictions in efforts to clamp down on surging COVID-19 cases.

Frozen foods are having a culinary moment thanks to the pandemic

Frozen foods have proven to be no-fuss items that are quick to get on the table. They're affordable options that last a long time. And they can be healthy alternatives, especially when other options don't exist. That might be why at the beginning of the pandemic, some frozen foods were so tough to get.

Full briefing: Gov. Newsom announces business must close again 19 California counties
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday tightened coronavirus restrictions one-third of California's counties as a COVID-19 surge has been escalating ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.