More EU nations ban travel from UK, fearing virus variant
A growing list of European Union nations were banning travel from the U.K. on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to block a new strain of
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Measure B transit spending plan for Santa Clara County comes under fire
Leaders from across the county are incensed by a proposal from the transit authority that would redirect the next decade of funds from a sales tax measure— approved by voters
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Yosemite’s Ahwahnee hosted massive Thanksgiving feast. Unmasked guests had workers appalled.
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and California officials were urging Americans not to travel — and to keep celebrations small — over Thanksgiving, plans for a colossal
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Truckee’s restaurants are going into survival mode during the busiest week of the year
Restaurant Trokay is an upscale “modernist” establishment in downtown Truckee. Their food is complex and intentional. Their platings are detailed and artful. The cost to dine there can push $200
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San Francisco may ‘condemn’ naming hospital for Facebook CEO
Supervisors in San Francisco will vote on a resolution Tuesday to condemn the naming of the city’s public hospital for Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan,
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Pandemic backlash jeopardizes public health powers, leaders
Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone. As the public health administrator, she’s struggled every day of the coronavirus pandemic
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Gov. Newsom’s companies got $3 million in relief loans
Companies affiliated with California Gov. Gavin Newsom received nearly $3 million in federal loans created to help small businesses survive the pandemic, more than eight times the amount originally reported,
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Hawaii offers free flights to out-of-staters who work from home
What better way to survive a pandemic than to do it on a beach in Hawaii? Hawaii is offering free round-trip tickets to Oahu to out-of-state remote workers who want
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House passes defense bill with veto-proof majority despite Trump’s objections
The House passed a sprawling defense spending bill Tuesday in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote despite numerous veto threats from President Donald Trump. The final tally was 335-78-1. The bill received well over the
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San Francisco’s Alonzo King LINES Ballet continues making moves amid pandemic
The art of movement has a way of keeping people going in the literal sense and beyond. Alonzo King LINES Ballet has been dedicated to dance since 1982 and it
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