Last week, the public health departments in San Francisco and Marin counties announced changes to COVID-19 face mask requirements in indoor settings. On Friday, the softened mandates went into effect.

In both counties, an exemption allows people to remove their masks in some indoor settings where stable groups of fully vaccinated people gather. Think of these settings as places where the same group of people get together again and again, such as yoga classes or office settings.

Those places include offices, gyms, fitness centers, employee commuter vehicles, religious gatherings, college classes and other indoor gatherings, not exceeding 100 people.

The employer, or the host of the indoor gatherings, is required to control access and verify that everyone present is fully vaccinated. They must also ensure proper ventilation, no recent COVID-19 outbreaks, and that guests and children under 12 are not present, among other safety measures, the counties said.

The new exemption does not apply to public indoor settings such as retail stores, bars and restaurants or other places of businesses that are open to the public. People can continue to remove their masks temporarily in restaurants and bars to eat or drink.

San Francisco specifically noted that masks are still required in “shared indoor areas such as common areas of a building, [including] elevators, lobbies and restrooms, where people from different workplace settings could interact.”

• For more information on SF’s revised mandate, visit sfmayor.org.
• For more details on Marin’s softened mandate, visit marincounty.org.

When will SF and Marin and other Bay Area counties fully lift the indoor mask mandate?

Last week, San Francisco and Marin — along with six other Bay Area counties, including Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma and Napa — also presented three criteria for when mask mandates can be lifted entirely.

First, a county must reach the “moderate” (yellow) tier of case rates, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s data tracker, and remain there for three weeks. Marin is the only county in the state in the yellow tier; it moved into this lower-risk position two days ago.

Second, the county’s health officer must determine that COVID-19 hospitalizations are “low and stable.”

Finally, 80% of a county’s total population must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or eight weeks after a COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for children ages 5 to 11. As of Thursday, 75% of San Francisco’s population and 81% of Marin’s population is fully vaccinated.

Marin is the only county in the Bay Area that is close to meeting the criteria for lifting the mask mandate. “We want to see fewer people hospitalized with COVID-19 before lifting the mandate,” said Dr. Matt Willis, the county’s health director. “Last week, there were 15 total COVID-19 hospitalizations in Marin. So we set that as the metric — we’ll want to see less than 15 people in the hospital for COVID-19 before lifting the mandate.”

While Marin’s move into the yellow tier is promising, it needs to remain at that level for 21 consecutive days. “Three consecutive weeks in yellow will mean we’ve maintained fewer than 18 new cases per day on average,” Willis explained. “That’s among the lowest rates in the state, and California’s rates are the lowest in the nation. We’re in a good place to peel back restrictions. We’ve talked about following the science as we place new restrictions, and the local mask mandate helped control the fourth wave.As we moved out of lockdown in the past, we saw evidence that we can safely lift restrictions when conditions allow.With over 90 percent of our eligible community fully vaccinated, we’ve earned another margin of normalcy. “

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OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – A federal judge is set to ease decades of federal oversight of the Oakland Police Department. While even one of the department’s harshest critics says progress has been made, others are skeptical of the possible move.

For nearly 20 years, a federal monitor has been overseeing the department. “The Riders” police scandal in the early 2000s led to the arranged federal oversight agreement, and the city paying out millions to plaintiffs because of police misconduct.

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Bishop Bob Jackson has been leading a church congregation in East Oakland for nearly 40 years. He’s seen how street violence has torn the community apart.

“The bullets are flying everywhere. Innocent people being hit a lot of times. I mean, it’s almost like Ukraine right about now,” said Jackson.

He believes recent changes within the Oakland Police Department are making a difference.

“It’s better now because they’ve added a new district and added more police officers so they’re able to do more with fighting crime,” said Jackson.

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Bishop supports the removal of the federal oversight and thinks that money can be better spent to support communities like East Oakland.

But Kat Brooks, who founded the Anti-Police Terror Project after the killing of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale BART Station in 2009, is wary of the move.

“They’re not capable of stopping their officers from brutalizing our community members, and I have concerns,” Brooks told KPIX 5. “There’s a whole global movement around policing in America and the brutality of it.”

Civil rights attorney John Burris, whose work helped set up the federal oversight arrangement, told KPIX 5, “I think the department is on the right track. It’s a department with a lot of different moving parts. It’s not perfect and it probably never will be perfect.”

Burris said OPD has addressed issues like racial profiling, unnecessary use of force, and other requirements under the federal agreement.

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When asked how the department is today compared to the 10, 20 years ago, Burris said, “It’s a different department in that sense. They have policies and procedures in place to hold people accountable, when in fact they don’t follow the basic rules.”

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Find an updated count of COVID-19 cases in California and by county on our tracker here.

Friday, October 8

10:02 a.m.: San Francisco Bay Area Counties will be easing indoor mask mandates soon

Counties in the San Francisco Bay Area will start easing their requirements for people to wear masks inside many public spaces, according to the Associated Press.

A group of eight counties in the region said that the rules will be dropped when overall vaccination rates are above 80% and COVID-19 transmission rates and hospitalizations are low.

In San Francisco, where places like gyms and offices already require people to show proof of vaccination, some will be allowed to drop masks next week.

The Bay Area has the highest vaccination rates and lowest case rates in the nation. In August, counties had reinstated the indoor mask mandate as infections surged because of the highly contagious delta variant.

9:27 a.m.: Training delayed due to COVID-19 contributed to accident that killed nine Marines

A new military investigation found the coronavirus pandemic curtailed training in 2020 and contributed to nine service members drowning off San Diego’s coast.

According to the Associated Press, the findings released Wednesday were from the latest investigation into the sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle on July 30, 2020.

It was one of the Marine Corps’ deadliest training accidents in recent years. A previous investigation by the maritime branch found the sinking off San Clemente Island was caused by inadequate training, shabby maintenance of the 35-year-old amphibious assault vehicles, and poor judgment by commanders. The latest probe looked at the troops’ readiness.

9:18 a.m.: Health officials sounding the alarm again about a possible ‘twindemic’ of flu and COVID-19 this winter

With a second pandemic winter approaching, there are promising signs that the worst of the delta surge has run its course, but the short-staffed and backlogged American hospitals are still a cause of concern.

As reported by NPR, many hospitals are staring down a tough stretch of cold months with the threat of a potentially bad flu season combined with an influx of patients trying to catch up on delayed care and a depleted workforce that’s had little time to regroup from the latest surge of COVID-19 infections.

“It’s like a perfect storm, right? High volume, high acuity and low staff,” says emergency physician Dr. Gregg Miller, the chief medical officer for health care staffing group Vituity. “Winters are already tough for hospitals and emergency departments.”

And while some of the leading COVID-19 modeling suggests the U.S. will be spared another major COVID-19 onslaught during the holiday season, recent history has shown hospitals that nothing is predictable with this virus.

Thursday, October 7

10:11 a.m.: Kaiser Permanente puts 1% of employees on leave until they are vaccinated

Health care giant Kaiser Permanente has put about 1% out of 216,000 total employees nationwide — around 2,220 people — on unpaid leave for refusing all coronavirus vaccines.

According to the Associated Press, the company says the employees have until Dec. 1 to get vaccinated, and those who choose not will be terminated.

The company said that since announcing the requirement on Aug. 2, the vaccination rate among employees has gone from 78% to 92%. The mandates have proven to be successful, with many companies and employers seeing high compliance rates.

Kaiser did not disclose how many exemptions it has approved for religious and medical reasons.

10:03 a.m.: Despite deadly month, state health officials say COVID-19 trends in Nevada are improving

September was the third-deadliest COVID-19 month in Washoe County since the pandemic began, as reported by the Associated Press.

But Nevada state health officials have said that coronavirus trends are continuing to improve in Reno-Sparks, Las Vegas, and across most of the state after a summer surge in cases and hospitalizations began to plateau late last month.

The 14-day average for new daily cases statewide fell to 620 on Wednesday, the lowest it’s been since mid-July.

The 14-day average for the positivity rate statewide dropped to 8.5% on Tuesday. It was nearly double that much in August and hovered above 10% during most of September. Now, it’s 6.7% in Clark County and 13.5% in Washoe county.

9:45 a.m.: Pfizer asks US government to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11

Pfizer is asking the U.S. government to allow the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, according to the Associated Press.

If regulators agree, shots could be arriving within a matter of weeks. The pharma giant has already announced that a lower dose of its vaccine worked and appeared safe in a study of young children.

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech officially filed its application with the Food and Drug Administration. FDA advisers are scheduled to debate the evidence later this month. Until now, the vaccine was available only for children as young as 12.

The AP reports that many parents and pediatricians have been clamoring for protection for younger kids.

Wednesday, October 6

10:24 a.m.: While vaccines are effective at preventing illness, vaccinated people can still transmit COVID-19, according to UC Davis study

A new study by UC Davis researchers shows no significant difference in the amount of virus shed by vaccinated and unvaccinated people who develop COVID-19.

The study appears to confirm what other research has found — that while vaccines are still effective at preventing illness, vaccinated people can still infect others.

“Vaccines still protect you from getting sick,” said David Coil, a researcher on the project. “This doesn’t say anything about that. It’s just that the people who do get sick, they still have similar viral loads to people who weren’t vaccinated.”

The study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, also shows asymptomatic people shed similar amounts of virus to those with symptoms.

“Public health recommendations need to not give people a free pass because they’ve been vaccinated or just because they’re asymptomatic,” Coil said.

In high-risk areas, people should still consider continuing mask usage and giving crowds and others enough space.

10:14 a.m.: Yosemite National Park drops reservation system for park visitors

A fall trip to Yosemite has become a little easier to arrange, as reservations are no longer required to visit the national park.

For months, the National Park Service has required reservations even to drive into Yosemite or to make a day trip. The goal of the reservation system was to reduce the number of visitors due to COVID-19 safety protocols but also to avoid overwhelming the reduced staff and services.

Now, the NPS has lifted the requirement. Entrance fees of $35 per vehicle can be paid online or at any park entrance station. Admission is good for seven consecutive days.

Masking wearing is required everywhere in the park, regardless of vaccination status. As it was in the “before times,” campsite or lodge reservations are still highly recommended — if you can get one.

9:46 a.m.: City of Los Angeles looking to enforce strictest vaccine mandate in the country

Los Angeles leaders are poised to enact one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates — a sweeping measure that would require shots for everyone entering a bar, restaurant, nail salon, gym or even a Lakers basketball game.

The City Council is scheduled to consider the proposal, and most members have said they support it as a way of preventing further COVID-19 surges.

Critics say the measure raises concerns about enforcement and will sow confusion because a similar but less-sweeping vaccination mandate is scheduled to take effect next month in LA County as a whole and only applies to bars, breweries and nightclubs.

Tuesday, October 5

9:57 a.m.: Nevada adds COVID-19 rapid test results to COVID infection tally

Nevada health officials are now counting results from rapid antigen tests in the coronavirus data that they present to the public instead of only counting the traditional molecular tests processed in the laboratories, according to the Associated Press.

The state updated its health response dashboard on Monday and added more than 600,000 tests to its count. Before Monday, only Nevada and Maryland did not publicly display probable case data from rapid tests in their online tallies.

Nevada health officials say the change will give them a more comprehensive picture of the pandemic as the rapid tests become increasingly common in the United States.

9:49 a.m.: Johnson & Johnson is looking to get US clearance for booster shot

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans.

According to the Associated Press, J&J said it filed data with the Food and Drug Administration on giving a booster dose between two to six months after vaccination.

The U.S. government last month authorized booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine in vulnerable groups. A panel of FDA advisers meets next week to consider boosters for both J&J and Moderna vaccines. It’s part of an all-out effort by the Biden administration to boost protection amid the delta variant and potential waning of vaccine strength.

9:31 a.m.: Parents still worried over their children attending school

A year and a half in, and the pandemic is still agonizing families.

As reported by the Associated Press, the pandemic adds weight to the exhaustion of worrying about exposure to COVID-19 itself and the stress of policies at schools and daycares where children spend most of their time.

The spread of the more infectious delta variant, particularly among people who refuse vaccinations, has caused a big increase in infections in children. But there’s also COVID-19 exposures and illnesses — and even minor colds — at schools and daycares that mean children get sent home, forcing parents to scramble for child care.

For many parents, deciding what’s OK for children to do and what isn’t can feel fraught.

Monday, October 4

11:09 a.m.: Nevada will require COVID-19 vaccines for employees at all public universities and colleges

Employees at all public universities and colleges in Nevada are required to get their COVID-19 vaccinations by Dec. 1 or face potential termination.

According to the Associated Press, all new hires also will have to prove their vaccination status under the new policy. Meanwhile, coronavirus case trends are improving in urban areas but have worsened in most rural parts of the state, where vaccination rates are the lowest.

The 14-day moving average for newly confirmed cases has fallen to 321 per 100,000 residents in Clark County, including Las Vegas.

That compares to 1,704 in all counties outside Carson City, Clark and Washoe counties, including Reno-Sparks.

11:01 a.m.: Doctors and front-line health care workers are exhausted of COVID-19 denial and misinformation

Front-line medical workers are growing weary of COVID-19 denial and misinformation in treating unvaccinated patients during the delta-driven surge, according to the Associated Press.

Some doctors report being constantly asked to prescribe an unproven parasite drug, and patients sometimes lash out when they’re told no.

The AP reports that some doctors are hearing patients telling them that microchips are embedded in DNA mutating vaccines, that the vaccines are killing people and not COVID-19, and much more.

One doctor found themselves resorting to showing patients a list of Twinkies ingredients, reminding those who are skeptical about the makeup of vaccines, are also consuming everyday products that have a lot of safe additives that they may not understand.

Such misinformation has been a significant driver of vaccine hesitancy that has contributed to the deadly delta surge and lifted the COVID-19 death toll past 700,000.

10:25 a.m.: Las Vegas sees protests against state coronavirus vaccine and mask mandates

A weekend protest of coronavirus vaccine and mask mandates drew several hundred people to the Las Vegas Strip, where marchers with signs and t-shirts declaring “freedom of choice” snaked around sidewalks and into some resorts.

According to the Associated Press, police did not immediately report any citations, arrests, damage or injuries during the Sunday evening demonstration against Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates.

Sisolak last month ordered mandatory vaccination for state workers, including those working with at-risk populations in state-operated detention and health care facilities.

State university regents last week said employees at all public universities and colleges in Nevada must COVID-19 vaccinations by Dec. 1 or face the loss of their jobs.

Sunday, October 3

1:16 p.m.: The U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths

In 3 ½ months, the U.S. went from 600,000 to 700,000 COVID deaths—driven by the delta variant’s spread through unvaccinated Americans.

An estimated 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated, even though vaccines have been available to all eligible Americans for nearly six months and the shots overwhelmingly protect against hospitalizations and death.

Read more here.

Saturday, October 2

12:56 p.m.: California’s COVID-era eviction moratorium expired at midnight Thursday

California’s COVID-era eviction moratorium expired at midnight Thursday, meaning Californians behind on their rent are now in danger of being kicked out of their homes.

“It turns out that about one out of every seven renters are currently behind in rent,” said Hans Johnson a demographer at the Public Policy Institute of California, which examined Census Bureau surveys. “Meaning that they are not paid up through the current month.  And that amounts to over one million renters in California.”

Half of those people say they believe it’s likely they’ll be evicted, which could add up to half a million people to California’s unhoused population, at least temporarily. 68% of those surveyed are at least two months behind on rent.  More than a quarter are five months or more behind.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development is offering assistance, as is the City of Sacramento. Qualified renters who apply for assistance are automatically protected from eviction through March of next year, and landlords must apply on their tenants’ behalf before beginning eviction proceedings.

Friday, October 1

9:56 a.m.: Chico hospital is experiencing another coronavirus surge

Enloe Medical Center in Chico said it’s experiencing another coronavirus surge, according to the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marcia Nelson.

She said the hospital’s first COVID-19 surge began after the 2020 Fourth of July holiday weekend. The second was after Thanksgiving and lasted through the Christmas holiday. This latest surge started about two months ago, coinciding with the rise of the delta variant.

“That means we’ve had more admissions — more people on ventilators — than we’ve had over the several months prior,” Nelson said.

The hospital said it was caring for 83 patients with COVID-19, with 20 of them in intensive care. Nelson said this is the most COVID-19 patients they’ve had in the ICU since the start of the pandemic.

She’s concerned about Chico residents who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 since she said they end up spending more time hospitalized than vaccinated patients.

“If you are unvaccinated, your length of stay will be about a half to a full day longer than somebody who is unvaccinated,” she said. “So, people who are unvaccinated are sicker when they come into the hospital.”

Nelson said most of their COVID-19 patients are not fully vaccinated.

9:44 a.m.: Nevada gambling is returning to pre-pandemic levels

Nevada state regulators say casinos continued to ride a hot streak in August, recording more than $1 billion in house winnings for the sixth straight month as gambling statewide returns to pre-pandemic levels.

According to the Associated Press, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday that casinos statewide said they’re taking in almost $1.2 billion in August, following a record nearly $1.4 billion in July.

Overall, casino winnings were up 22% compared with August 2019. The solid winnings tally came despite the restoration of indoor mask mandates for vaccinated and unvaccinated people due to the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant.

The report shows the state reaped $74 million in revenues based on the August monthly winnings.

9:29 a.m.: New Merck pill regiment may cut the worst effects of COVID-19

Pharmaceutical giant Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.

According to the Associated Press, this could potentially be a leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic. The company said it will soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize the pill’s use.

A decision from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could come within weeks after that. If cleared, the drug would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19. All COVID-19 therapies now authorized in the U.S. require IV or injection.

The results have not been peer-reviewed by outside experts. An independent group of medical advisers monitoring the trial recommended stopping it early because the interim results were so strong.

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San Francisco will become the first major city to require that patrons at indoor establishments where food or drink is served be fully vaccinated. Facebook has delayed its return-to-office date until January. San Francisco’s latest COVID surge is affecting males significantly more than females

Latest updates:

Santa Cruz County mulling indoor mask mandate: Dr. Gail Newel, the county’s health officer, said during a briefing Thursday that due to a 10-fold jump in cases over the past month, that officials may need to reinstate some virus mitigation measures. “If our health care system experiences further strain, local orders may need to be placed for mandatory masking and other restrictions on business or others,” Newel said. “We’re hoping not to do this, but we’re counting on our community to follow recommendations.”

SFUSD and teachers union reach reach tentative agreement on health and safety standards: The San Francisco Unified school district and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement on updated health and safety standards Thursday, just days before schools are set to reopen on Aug. 16. The deal lasts through July 2022, and states that SFUSD will meet all current public health guidelines for schools. Starting Sept. 7, San Francisco school officials will also require teachers and other staff to be vaccinated or face weekly testing for the coronavirus. “We have committed to putting into place the highest safety standards and protocols at every campus to welcome our students back for the 2021-22 school year,” Superintendent Vincent Matthews said in a release.

When will S.F.’s fourth COVID surge end? There’s ‘some indication’ of relief
: With San Francisco’s coronavirus case rate among the worst in California, the city’s health director said Thursday there may be some relief in sight. “There’s some indication that things are starting to level off a little bit but I think it’s too early to really determine whether that’s going to be maintained or not,” Grant Colfax said at a press briefing.

Unvaccinated children at high risk for infection as schools reopen, experts say: In a Grand Rounds event with Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, two of the nation’s top infectious disease experts said Thursday the delta variant has presented an “unprecedented change” in virus reproduction rates. That puts kids who are not eligible for vaccination at high risk for infection as in-person learning resumes. “It’s so transmissible,” said Shane Crotty of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Carlos del Rio, associate dean at Emory, added: “I’m worried that a lot of kids are going to get infected. I’m already seeing it.”

San Francisco has among the highest coronavirus case rates in the Bay Area. Here’s a possible explanation: For a long time, San Francisco prided itself on low coronavirus case rates relative to the rest of the region and state. That has changed — and experts have some theories, which this article explores.

San Francisco’s latest COVID surge is affecting males way more than females: COVID-19 has sickened and killed men and boys at higher rates than women and girls in San Francisco. This article looks at possible reasons why.

Facebook delays a return to its U.S. offices until January: Facebook said Thursday it will push its date for returning to the office back to January for workers in the U.S. The company joins a host of other locally-headquartered tech companies, including Uber, Lyft and Roblox, that have delayed their return to the office. Read the story here.

‘At this point, you’re either vaccinated or you’re going to catch delta,’ says infectious disease expert: The delta variant of the coronavirus is so contagious that it is becoming unstoppable, said Shane Crotty, professor at the Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research at La Jolla Institute for Immunology, during a Grand Rounds discussion of COVID-19 developments hosted by UCSF Thursday. “This is possibly an unprecedented change in terms of the amount of the R-naught shift,” he said, referencing a term that describes the infectiousness of a virus. He said experts do not fully understand why delta has become so dominant. “It really wasn’t anticipated,” Crotty said, adding that that the real-world impact of the virus is “way out ahead of the virology at this point.”

California GOP recall candidate Elder says ‘nope’ to S.F.’s vaccine mandate plans: Larry Elder, who leads the field of Republican candidates hoping to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s upcoming recall election, expressed opposition to San Francisco’s announcement that it will become the first major U.S. city to require full COVID-19 vaccination for many indoor activities. The conservative talk show host, who has outpaced most of his rivals in fundraising, shared a Chronicle story detailing San Francisco’s plans on Facebook and commented, “Nope. When I win I will fight any and all vaccine and mask govt mandates at state and local level.”

Less than 3% of U.S. adults eligible for booster shots: Federal officials are poised to OK an additional dose of coronavirus vaccine for people with weakened immune systems, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing another dose for vulnerable people who have already received the two recommended doses of the Pfizer and Moderna shots, including cancer patients, organ transplants recipients and others, according to Dr. Rochelle Walensky. She stressed a small proportion of the population would be eligible for the extra doses — less than 3% of adults

Coachella promoter announces vaccination requirement for all its U.S. venues: AEG Presents, which operates several iconic venues and festivals in the United States, announced Thursday that it will require proof of vaccination for all patrons and staff. Among the company’s holdings are the Great American Music Hall and Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, New York’s Webster Hall and Brooklyn Steel, and the Roxy and El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. AEG also produces the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Coachella Music & Arts Festival, among others. The venues will not accept negative coronavirus tests as a substitute to proof of vaccination. The requirement goes into effect Oct. 1.

Britain reports most new cases since late July: The country’s health department reported 33,074 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily figure since July 23. The numbers are fueled by the delta variant, the Associated Press reports, with many public health experts in the U.S. looking at the country’s trajectory to help forecast when the fourth wave of the pandemic will peak in this country. Officials says Britain needs to achieve a much higher level of vaccination if it hopes to control the disease. About 60% of the U.K. population has been fully vaccinated, compared to about 50% of the U.S. population, according to data from the CDC.

Bay Area restaurateurs say that the feared backlash for requiring vaccination has not materialized: For the most part, many of the restaurateurs who started vaccinated-only policies — before San Francisco announced a mandate for proof of vaccination — have found a pleasant surprise: It’s gone exceedingly well. Customers largely haven’t pushed back, at least those who are showing up in person. Read the story here.

San Francisco to mandate vaccines for indoor activities: San Francisco will become the second major U.S. city, after New York, to require people attending indoor venues like restaurants and bars to be vaccinated. Read the story here.

203 cases of COVID-19 linked to Lollapalooza music festival: Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet linked to any hospitalizations or deaths, the Associated Press reports. The four-day music festival, which started two weeks ago, drew about 385,000 people to a lakefront park. Festival goers had to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative coronavirus test and city officials said about 90% were vaccinated. The number of positive cases included those who tested positive after or during Lollapalooza, which could include people who might have arrived already infected, officials said.

Berkeley to require vaccinations for city employees: The city of Berkeley is moving to require COVID-19 vaccinations for its 1,500-plus employees, according to a news release Wednesday in which Health Officer Dr. Lisa Hernandez encouraged vaccine requirements among employers citywide: “Increasing vaccinations in any workplace will strengthen its ability to stay open and keep employees healthy,” she said. “Mandating vaccination and verifying proof of vaccination in the workplace is a best practice and I recommend it.” According to Berkeleyside, City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley told employees in a message Wednesday that discussions with unions are underway on a policy that would require city workers to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15. Limited exemptions reportedly would be made for certain medical conditions or religious beliefs.

3-month-old with COVID placed on ventilator in Louisiana: A quarter of all children diagnosed with COVID-19 at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans have required treatment in intensive care units, WDSU News reported. Some children as young as seven weeks old are testing positive and a 3-month-old child is on a ventilator.

COVID vaccine boosters likely needed for all down the line, Fauci says: Top White House infectious disease adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday morning that while the rollout of coronavirus vaccine boosters for some immunocompromised people is imminent, eventually such boosters are likely for everyone. Fauci told “CBS This Morning” that federal health agencies are studying the durability of the shots and will issue guidance on boosters when the level of protection gets “to a certain level,” CNN reported. The Food and Drug Administration could authorize approval of a third shot for some people with weakened immune systems as early as Thursday.

Is it hard to find a COVID-19 test right now in San Francisco? I tried. Here’s what happened: Demand for coronavirus tests has skyrocketed in San Francisco amid the delta variant surge, with the seven-day average number of tests collected in the city nearly doubling last month. But many are complaining that tests and appointments are harder to come by, especially since San Francisco closed its mass testing center at the Embarcadero when the state reopened in mid-June. To get a sense of the current situation in San Francisco, a Chronicle reporter tried to find a test on Monday.

San Francisco’
s latest COVID surge is affecting males way more than females: Since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 has sickened and killed men and boys at higher rates than women and girls in San Francisco. A Chronicle analysis found that the city’s most recent delta-driven surge is once again affecting males more than females — and the gap appears to be getting wider. Read the story here.

Here’
s how S.F.
’
s coronavirus curve compares to some of the biggest U.S. cities right now: In San Francisco case rates that stayed consistently low compared to the rest of the country are now reaching levels last seen during the winter surge — despite the city’s relatively high vaccination rates. So how does San Francisco’s coronavirus situation compare now to other major U.S. cities? Read the story here.

California virus cases increasing mainly among the unvaccinated: For the week ending August 7, the average daily coronavirus case rate among unvaccinated Californians climbed to 51 per 100,000 people — compared to 33 per 100,000 the previous week. But among vaccinated people it was far lower, at 8.2 per 100,000, up from 7 the week before. The vast majority of new cases are among the unvaccinated, with with their case rates 600% higher than for those who are vaccinated.

Stanford to require weekly testing for students regardless of vaccination status: Citing the ongoing threat of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, Stanford University unveiled several safety measures ahead of its return-to-campus beginning Aug. 15. In addition to mandating face masks and vaccines for all, students living on campus or in off-campus housing provided by the school will be required to take an entry coronavirus test and also undergo weekly tests — a highly unusual requirement. Unvaccinated international students will additionally be asked to arrive seven days before in-person activities resume to complete entry testing, vaccination, and a period of restricted activity. Stanford is also recommending vaccination and testing for spouses, partners and children of students. Read the full story here.

California teachers to face vaccination-or-testing requirement: Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California teachers will be required to get vaccinated or submit to testing. Read the story here.

With delta variant, is outside still the safer place to be?: The highly infectious delta variant has spurred a new look at that tenet that outdoor settings are generally safer for coronavirus transmission than indoors — especially following recent outbreaks tied to large outdoor music festivals in Oregon and Michigan. Bay Area experts say the risk of infection outdoors may be a bit higher than in prior stages of the pandemic — but they offer a few caveats. No surprise, it’s really all about behavior. Read the full story here.

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CBS San Francisco Mitarbeiterbericht

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Mit der wachsenden Nachfrage nach COVID-19-Impfungen kommen die Informationen, die Sie wissen müssen, schnell und wütend. Hier ist eine Zusammenfassung der COVID-Geschichten, die wir am Wochenende veröffentlicht haben.

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Gesundheitsbeamte, die auf 10 Postleitzahlen in der Bay Area abzielen, um COVID-19-Impfungen am härtesten zu treffen
SAN FRANCISCO – Laut Gesundheitsbehörden werden 40 Prozent der staatlichen Impfstoffversorgung für mehr als 400 vorrangige Postleitzahlen in einkommensschwachen Gegenden vorgesehen, in denen der Bedarf am größten ist. In der San Francisco Bay Area werden nur etwa 2 Prozent der Postleitzahlen enthalten sein. Unter ihnen sind Oaklands Fruitvale District, North Richmond und San Franciscos Tenderloin District. Kein einziger befindet sich in den Landkreisen Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma oder Marin. Mobile Impfeinheiten besuchten an diesem Wochenende Stadtteile wie South Hayward. Fast 1.000 Menschen wurden in zwei Tagen geimpft. “So viele Menschen können nicht reisen, um den Schuss zu bekommen”, sagte Jaime Gaines. „Ich komme offiziell aus San Francisco und es gibt so viele im Außenbereich, die es einfach nicht bekommen können. Es ist also sehr, sehr wichtig, in die Nachbarschaft zu kommen. “ Weiterlesen

COVID-19-Impfstoffknappheit zwingt Sutter Health dazu, Termine neu zu planen
SAN FRANCISCO – Ein Mangel an COVID-19-Impfstoffen hat Sutter Health gezwungen, die Verabreichung von Erstaufnahmen vorübergehend einzustellen und Termine für Tausende von Zweitaufnahmen neu zu planen. Anfang dieser Woche sagten Beamte, sie hätten begonnen, Termine abzusagen – bis zu 90.000 -, weil es an Impfstoffen mangele. In einer E-Mail an KPIX 5 am Freitagabend sagten Sutter-Beamte, dass sie erwarten, in den nächsten zwei Wochen genügend Impfstoffsendungen zu erhalten, um die abgesagten Termine für den zweiten Schuss zu verschieben. Auf seiner Website sagt Sutter: “Aufgrund des äußerst begrenzten Angebots planen wir keine Termine für die erste Dosis.” Weiterlesen

Folgendes können Sie von dem 1,9 Billionen US-Dollar teuren Senats-Konjunkturpaket erwarten
SAN FRANCISCO – Nach einer Marathonsitzung hat der US-Senat das 1,9 Billionen US-Dollar teure COVID-19-Konjunkturpaket genehmigt. Der Gesetzgeber nahm im Laufe der Gesetzgebung mehrere Änderungen vor, von denen jedoch drei besonders bemerkenswert waren: Einschränkung der Berechtigung für die Konjunkturüberprüfungen, Kürzung des föderalen Anstiegs des Arbeitslosengeldes und Nichterhöhung des föderalen Mindestlohns auf 15 USD pro Stunde. Ein Großteil der Gesetzgebung des Senats spiegelt jedoch weitgehend das 1,9-Billionen-Dollar-Paket wider, das vom Repräsentantenhaus genehmigt und im Januar von Präsident Joe Biden ausgearbeitet wurde. Die demokratischen Führer des Senats standen vor weiteren Hürden bei der Weiterentwicklung der Gesetzgebung, da es sich die Partei aufgrund der 50: 50-Spaltung in der Kammer nicht leisten kann, ein einziges Mitglied zu verlieren. Außerdem müssen sie die strengen Regeln der Versöhnung einhalten, nach denen sie den Gesetzentwurf ohne republikanische Unterstützung genehmigen. Weiterlesen

Grafschaften in ganz Kalifornien wollen aus dem von Blue Shield verabreichten Impfprogramm aussteigen
SAN FRANCISCO – Grafschaften in ganz Kalifornien fordern zunehmend, sich von dem von Blue Shield durchgeführten zentralisierten Impfprogramm des Bundesstaates abzumelden, was den Plan von Gouverneur Gavin Newsom, die verwirrende und unzusammenhängende Einführung von Coronavirus-Impfstoffen auszugleichen, weiter verkompliziert. Keiner der 58 Bezirke des Bundesstaates hat einen Vertrag mit dem Versicherungsgiganten unterzeichnet, obwohl der Bundesstaat Pläne verfolgt hat, ab dieser Woche 10 Landkreise im Landesinneren von Zentral- und Südkalifornien unter die Aufsicht von Blue Shield zu bringen, berichtete die Los Angeles Times am Samstag. “Das Zögern und die Unsicherheiten erstrecken sich auf städtische, vorstädtische und ländliche Teile des Staates”, sagte Sarah Dukett, Anwältin der Legislative für die Vertreter des Rural County in Kalifornien. „Es ist nicht immer so, dass alle im selben Boot sitzen. Ich hoffe, der Staat hört sich das an, aber sie scheinen wirklich volle Kraft voraus zu sein. “ Weiterlesen

College-Studenten aus der Bay Area sprechen über das Erleben von antiasiatischem Rassismus
SAN FRANCISCO – Studenten der San Francisco State University sprechen angesichts der jüngsten Angriffe über ihre eigenen Erfahrungen mit antiasiatischem Rassismus. Die englische Dozentin Maureen Fitzgerald sagte, als sie kürzlich ihre Schüler aufforderte, über eine Erfahrung während der Pandemie zu schreiben, schrieben mehrere Schüler über rassistische Beleidigungen oder Diskriminierung. Der Neuling Joshua Luna beschrieb, als zwei weiße Kunden in einem San Jose Home Depot, in dem er arbeitet, auf ihn zukamen und ihn verspotteten. „Sein Freund hat beschlossen, auf mich zuzukommen und mit mir Nachahmung von Chinesisch zu sprechen, und ich habe das nicht beleidigt, weil ich kein Chinese bin, ich bin ein philippinischer Amerikaner, und damit er das einfach schon für mich annimmt… an einem Arbeitsplatz Wo ich professionell bleiben und keine Szene verursachen muss, habe ich mich wirklich verletzt gefühlt “, sagte Luna. Weiterlesen

Von der Pandemie inspirierte Kunst begrüßt Besucher der neu eröffneten Museen in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO – Einige der führenden Kunstmuseen von San Francisco wurden am Sonntagmorgen mit einem Geschenk für die Öffentlichkeit wiedereröffnet: Eintritt frei und die Möglichkeit, wieder ein bisschen normales Leben zu erleben. Und zu diesem Zeitpunkt wird sogar die Kunst selbst von der Pandemie beeinflusst. „Oh mein Gott, das ist so ein Vergnügen. Dies ist das erste Mal seit Beginn der Pandemie, dass meine Kinder irgendwo drinnen waren “, sagte Wendy Armstrong. Sie und ihre beiden Kinder gehörten zu denen, die Kunst in der Stadt willkommen hießen, als das SF Museum of Modern Art zum ersten Mal seit dem Anstieg des Coronavirus nach Thanksgiving seine Türen für die Öffentlichkeit öffnete. Weiterlesen

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East Bay Entrepreneurs begierig auf Red Tier Easing zur Steigerung des Geschäfts
OAKLAND – Viele Unternehmen in der East Bay bereiten sich bereits am Mittwoch auf den Betrieb in Innenräumen vor. Die Gesundheitsbehörden von Alameda und Solano County glauben, dass der Gouverneur sie am Dienstag in die Rote Stufe bringen wird, wenn ihre aktuellen COVID-Fallzahlen weiter sinken. “Wir werden endlich wieder zu einer Normalität zurückkehren”, sagte Kyle Conner, dem das Alameda Theatre und das Cinema Grill Restaurant nebenan gehören. „Im Restaurant haben wir jetzt wahrscheinlich 25 Prozent, vielleicht 30 Prozent unserer Mitarbeiter wieder. Wir werden es wahrscheinlich auf fast 50 Prozent bringen, sobald wir das Essen im Innenbereich eröffnet haben. Er sagte, es sei aus logistischer Sicht einfach, das Essen im Innenbereich wieder zu eröffnen, aber für ein Theater sei es viel komplizierter. Selbst wenn der Gouverneur die Wiedereröffnung von Indoor-Theatern ab Mittwoch zulässt, wird Conner noch einige Wochen brauchen, um sich zu öffnen. Weiterlesen

COVID-19 Fiscal Woes zwingt Goodwill zur Schließung von acht Einzelhandelsgeschäften in der San Francisco Bay Area
OAKLAND – Die anhaltenden steuerlichen Probleme, die durch die anhaltende COVID-19-Pandemie ausgelöst wurden, haben Goodwill Industries aus der Greater East Bay gezwungen, die Schließung von acht Einzelhandelsgeschäften in den Landkreisen Alameda, Contra Costa und Solano sowie die Entlassung von 61 Mitarbeitern anzukündigen. Die Standorte schließen in Oakley, Dublin, Livermore, Durant Square in Oakland, Albany, Berkeley, Dixon und Vallejo. “Wir mussten aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen eine schwierige Entscheidung treffen”, sagte Mike Keenan, Präsident und CEO von Goodwill Industries in der Greater East Bay. “Unsere Mitarbeiter haben für uns oberste Priorität und wir werden weiterhin alles tun, um sie in dieser schwierigen Zeit zu unterstützen und die Goodwill-Mission in unseren verbleibenden Filialen und Einrichtungen zu erfüllen.” Weiterlesen

Bay Area DJs drehen für asiatisch-amerikanische Unterstützung
SAN FRANCISCO – Eine neue Kampagne mit dem Titel „Liebe verbreiten, Hass stoppen“ zur Bekämpfung von Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Rassismus wurde an diesem Wochenende online gestartet. 40 DJs aus der ganzen Welt, darunter DJ D Sharp von Golden State Warriors, treten 3 Tage lang auf der Twitch-Plattform auf. „Als ich in Oakland aufgewachsen bin, bin ich mit asiatischen Freunden aufgewachsen. Weißt du was ich meine und ich wurde in asiatische Häuser gebracht, du Ich weiß, was ich meine, und ich hatte asiatische Mahlzeiten, und ich meine, meine Kinder sind halbasiatisch, deshalb war mir das wichtig “, sagte DJ D Sharp. Die Spendenaktion sammelt Geld für das Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center, das seit Beginn der Pandemie Fälle von Hass gegen asiatische Amerikaner verfolgt und dokumentiert. Weiterlesen

Starkes Auftreten während des ersten Wochenendes von San Francisco Indoor Dining
SAN FRANCISCO – Zum ersten Mal seit dem Herbst war in vielen Restaurants in San Francisco sowohl draußen als auch drinnen viel los. Die Eigentümer sagten, die starke Wahlbeteiligung habe ihnen das Vertrauen gegeben, dass sich die Bay Area in die richtige Richtung bewege. Das neu eröffnete peruanische Restaurant Jaranita in der Steiner Street im Marina District sagt, dass sie vor diesem Wochenende einige Gäste abweisen mussten, weil sie im Freien voll waren. Aber an diesem Samstagabend konnten sie zum ersten Mal Gäste in ihrem Raum begrüßen. “Ich fühle mich großartig und ich habe das Gefühl, dass wir zur Normalität zurückkehren, als würden sich die Dinge wieder normalisieren”, sagte General Manager Kenzeo Mpoyi. Weiterlesen

Marin County konzentriert sich auf den Neustart von Schulen bei Lehrerimpfungen ‘Super Pods’
SAN RAFAEL – Marin County hat sich ein ehrgeiziges Ziel für die Wiedereröffnung seiner Schulen gesetzt und seine gesamte Bildungsgemeinschaft bis Mitte April gegen COVID-19 immun gemacht. Am Samstag veranstalteten sie eine Veranstaltung, um dieses Kunststück zu vollbringen. Mit Luftballons, Musik und Lichtern an den Sparren sah das Marin Civic Center eher wie ein Abschlussball der High School als wie eine Impfklinik aus. Der Veranstaltungsort war einer von vier sogenannten „Super Pods“, die der Landkreis einrichten soll, um alle Schulangestellten bis zum Ende der Frühlingsferien zu impfen. “Bis zum 10. April werden sie alle die volle Immunität haben”, sagte Dr. Matt Willis, Gesundheitsbeauftragter von Marin County. “Dadurch können unsere Schulen sicherer wiedereröffnen, da wir wissen, dass alle Mitarbeiter, die geimpft werden möchten, zu diesem Zeitpunkt vollständig geimpft und immun sind.” Weiterlesen

Beamte der San Francisco Bay Ferry erwägen eine Reduzierung der Tarife um ein Jahr
SAN FRANCISCO – In der Hoffnung, die Fahrerzahl wieder aufzubauen, da die Büros in San Francisco nach einjähriger Schließung wieder geöffnet werden, erwägen die Beamten der San Francisco Bay Ferry eine Senkung der Tarife um ein Jahr. Die Water Emergency Transportation Authority überwacht die Fähren, die während der einjährigen COVID-19-Pandemie gezwungen waren, den Dienst zu reduzieren. Wenn das System voll ausgelastet ist, fährt es mit Fähren von Oakland, San Francisco, Alameda, Süd-San Francisco, Vallejo und Richmond. Der WETA-Verwaltungsrat wird auf seiner Sitzung am 1. April die Genehmigung des endgültigen Pandemie-Wiederherstellungsprogramms in Betracht ziehen. Änderungen würden im Juli 2021 wirksam. Lesen Sie mehr

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Das legendäre San Jose Fairmont Hotel schließt vorübergehend. Betritt Kapitel 11 Insolvenz
SAN JOSE – Die verheerenden finanziellen Auswirkungen der jahrelangen COVID-19-Pandemie haben ein weiteres hochkarätiges Unternehmen in der Bay Area in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. Das Wahrzeichen von San Jose, das Fairmont Hotel, hat vorübergehend seine Pforten geschlossen, während die Muttergesellschaft in Konkurs geht. FMT SJ LLC, der Betreiber des legendären Hotels, beantragte am Freitag die Umstrukturierung nach Kapitel 11 und schloss das Hotel vorübergehend für bis zu drei Monate, während er einen Managementpartner fand und die bestehenden Hypothekenschulden verlängerte. Das Hotel stellte am Freitag abrupt den Betrieb ein und verlegte seine wenigen verbleibenden Gäste auf Kosten des Eigentümers in Zimmer in nahe gelegenen Hotels. Weiterlesen

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