Alcatraz Reopens for Indoor Tours After Yearlong Closure
Alcatraz, the historic island prison off San Francisco, opened up Monday for a limited number of indoor tours, which had been off-limits for more than a year due to the
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‘Hunger Games of Vaccines’: People Jump the Line to Get Vaccine Prior to Eligibility
Unfair and entitled – that’s how many are describing people who jump the line and get the vaccine before they’re eligible. Many know at least one person who exaggerated their
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COVID leaves some Bay Area domestic violence victims with nowhere to go
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing some Bay Area survivors of domestic violence to make a dangerous choice: stay with their abusers, or wind up on the streets. Shelters for victims
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New COVID-19 vaccine type is on the way, but may not mean people can pick their shot
With doses of a new vaccine possibly arriving in California within days, health officials are pondering how best to deploy the still-scarce resource – and whether to offer people a
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Climate Focus: Bay Area’s Hotter Temperatures
More severe drought, extended and more intense fire seasons have become more common since 2000, but you may be surprised to see how much warmer than average the region’s temperatures
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Travel Picks Up in the Bay Area as COVID-19 Restrictions Loosen
With restrictions loosening up, it looks like things are moving in the right direction and it appears people are looking in their attics and sweeping the dust off of their
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49ers Assemble Advisory Committee Aimed at Safe Return to Levi’s Stadium
The 49ers on Tuesday announced the formation of an advisory committee to develop a plan for a safe re-opening of Levi’s Stadium. Fans were not allowed inside Levi’s Stadium for
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State Revokes Vacaville Barber’s License After He Broke Health Orders in Protest
A local barber at the center of a high-profile fight over COVID-19 restrictions has just had his license suspended by the state — and says he would take the same stand all
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‘Nazi store’: Anti-mask protesters target Santa Cruz Trader Joe’s a second time
Anti-mask protesters returned to the Trader Joe’s in downtown Santa Cruz on Sunday but did not gain access to the store this time. The group began at the corner of
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Santa Clara County Announces Major Changes to COVID-19 Guidelines
subject to state guidelines. County’s directive for programs serving children and youth, like day camps, child care and fitness facilities, will no longer be in effect and will be subject to
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