Pleasanton Restaurants Ring in New Year Without Big Celebrations
There was so much hope when we rang in 2020 a year ago tonight. Then, news of a contagious and deadly virus in Wuhan, China that spread quickly around the
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San Francisco Extends Travel Quarantine, Stay-at-Home Orders
San Francisco announced Thursday it is extending its stay-at-home and 10-day travel quarantine orders. Both orders will remain in effect until California lifts its stay-at-home order for the entire Bay
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Water Content of California’s Early Winter Snowpack Lagging
The amount of water in California’s mountain snowpack is only about half of average for early winter, a state Department of Water Resources official said Wednesday, urging conservation but noting
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Deadline to Enroll in Covered California Is Wednesday Night
If you don’t have health insurance, you still have some time to sign up. The deadline to enroll for Covered California is late Wednesday night for coverage that begins Friday.
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Applications for State’s Small Business COVID-19 Grant Program Open Wednesday
Starting Wednesday, small businesses in California can apply for grants of up to $25,000 through the state’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The first round of grants opens at
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Pandemic-Triggered Eviction Protections in Santa Clara County Set to Expire
As 2021 approaches, the end of the pandemic-triggered eviction moratorium is looming, with both renters and landlords scrambling to make ends meet. “I’m definitely nervous,” said renter Elizabeth Agramont-Justiniano now
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Stanford Medicine Vaccinates Nonclinical Staff Before They’re Eligible: Report
Stanford Medicine last weekend vaccinated staff and researchers not considered front-line health care workers in a misstep that further underscores the institution’s flawed vaccine distribution plan, according to a report from
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Judge rejects bid to stop housing development next to wetlands
A controversial development plan roughly 30 years in the making to build 469 large homes on the edge of Newark’s wetlands can proceed, a judge has decided. Alameda County Superior
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Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer, dies aged 98
Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at the age of 98, France’s Fine Arts Academy announced on Tuesday in a statement on Twitter. “The Perpetual Secretary, Laurent Petitgirard, and the
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Novavax coronavirus vaccine becomes fifth to begin Phase 3 trials in United States
Novavax on Monday announced the start of the Phase 3 trial of its Covid-19 vaccine in the United States and Mexico. It is the fifth company to launch a large-scale trial of a coronavirus
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