metropolitan area in California, United States
Bay Area tech layoffs: Cancer screening company to cut 20% of workers: Bay Area tech layoffs: South San Francisco cancer screening company to cut 20% of ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/tech-layoffs-freenome-19421173.php
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Students must protest Gaza, but not voting? What if Trump is elected?: Readers also comment on U.S. foreign aid, opioid overdoses, drunk driving and where to put ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/protest-vote-overdose-panda-19423188.php
Opinion: Make Bay Area transit seamless as a condition of new funding: The most cost-effective way to get more people riding is by running more buses and trains ...
mercurynews.com/2024/04/20/opinion-make-bay-area-transit-seamless-as-a-condition-of-new-funding/
They said it: Roadway fix’s learning curve: Quote of the week.
mercurynews.com/2024/04/21/they-said-it-roadway-fixs-learning-curve/
Man assaults baby on SF Muni bus, police say: The child suffered no serious injuries in the attack around Van Ness Avenue and O’Farrell Street, police said.
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/muni-bus-baby-assault-19412415.php
Paid articlePaid Aerosmith plans return to Bay Area after Steven Tyler’s vocal injury: Aerosmith has announced rescheduled dates for its Peace Out farewell tour ...
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/aerosmith-farewell-tour-dates-19395813.php
Invasive, dengue-carrying mosquito species detected in the Bay Area: Bay Area authorities are racing to eliminate an invasive mosquito species known to transmit ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/invasive-mosquito-san-jose-dengue-zika-19399758.php
Bay Area health officials urge vaccination amid measles rise: Cases have been circulating in many regions across the globe that are hubs for tourism and business ...
santacruzsentinel.com/2024/04/03/santa-cruz-county-bay-area-health-officials-urge-vaccination-amid-measles-rise/
Pressure mounts to save East San Jose’s Regional Medical trauma center: Officials and residents in Santa Clara County are trying to stop the closure of a trauma ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/pressure-mounts-save-east-san-jose-s-regional-19400630.php
Longer Bay Area pollen season could be making allergies feel worse: Climate change is causing high pollen counts to happen earlier and last longer — causing ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/allergies-pollen-bay-area-19384579.php
Measles rising in California and U.S., Bay Area health officials warn: A group representing health officers in the nine Bay Area counties warned the public ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/measles-rising-california-us-bay-area-health-19375866.php
Paid articlePaid They said it: Too much of a good thing: Quote of the week.
mercurynews.com/2023/03/12/they-said-it-too-much-of-a-good-thing
Invasive mosquitoes were spotted in East San Jose. Here’s how you can stop the dangerous pests.
mercurynews.com/2024/04/12/invasive-mosquitoes-were-spotted-in-east-san-jose-heres-how-you-can-stop-the-dangerous-pests/
Revisiting the day Newsom issued California’s COVID stay-home order: Four years on: A look back on the day Gov. Gavin Newsom locked down California in the battle ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/gavin-newsom-california-covid-response-19217484.php
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Popular Bay Area librarian resigns for his mental health: Mychal Threets, supervising librarian for Fairfield Civic Center Library in Solano County ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/popular-bay-area-librarian-resigns-mental-health-18685435.php
Paid articlePaid One injured in Bay Bridge shooting, CHP says: The victim of Saturday night’s shooting near the Yerba Buena exit was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bay-bridge-shooting-18846306.php
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Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are visitors: Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are not native. That led to speculation from the mayor that abuse ...
latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-01/la-me-nearly-half-of-san-francisco-drug-users-are-visitors
Antioch police find 16-year-old fatally shot inside vehicle: Antioch officers found a Pittsburg youth inside a vehicle on Observation Way after responding to a ...
sfchronicle.com/crime/article/antioch-fatal-shooting-18686809.php
Paid articlePaid Bay Area pickleball injuries are rising fast. Here’s what’s behind it: As pickleball soars in popularity, so too do pickleball-related injuries ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/bay-area-pickleball-injuries-rising-18893177.php
Paid articlePaid Bay Area's Carbon Health cuts 56 jobs in fourth round of layoffs: Bay Area startup Carbon Health conducts its fourth layoff round as COVID needs recede ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-layoffs-carbon-health-18684600.php
Paid articlePaid Richmond-San Rafael bridge bike land could soon close 4 days a week: Regulators are contemplating dramatic constraints for a 4-mile bike path along the ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/richmond-san-rafael-bridge-bike-land-weekend-only-19078284.php
Paid articlePaid Removal of toll booths at Bay Area bridges is delayed: Plans to remove the toll booths on Bay Area bridges – abandoned since the start of COVID – have been ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bridge-toll-booth-removal-postponed-18654142.php
Paid articlePaid Disgraced pharmacy worker charged with murder in South Bay overdose: A one-time pharmacy worker who got his state credential revoked after stealing narcotics is ...
mercurynews.com/2024/03/04/disgraced-pharmacy-worker-charged-with-murder-in-south-bay-overdose/
Pedestrian badly injured in South Bay crash: A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday morning in San Jose ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-jose-pedestrian-injured-18660273.php
Paid articlePaid Bay Area indie musician found dead in suspected overdose: Jose Luis Vasquez of Soft Moon is among three found dead in a suspected fentanyl overdose in Los ...
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/vasquez-soft-moon-death-overdose-18621998.php
Bay Area transportation agency moves $1 billion tax plan to Legislature: As Bay Area planners advance a proposal for a new regional transportation revenue ...
mercurynews.com/2024/01/25/bay-area-transportation-agency-moves-tax-plan-to-legislature/
Bay Area moves beyond peak of winter COVID-19, flu and RSV tripledemic: Encouraging signs in the data suggest the Bay Area has moved beyond the peak of the ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-moves-beyond-peak-winter-covid-19-flu-18617664.php
Duran Duran to play intimate Bay Area concert for 500 fans: Duran Duran is set to return to the Bay Area for an intimate concert at the Guild Theatre in Menlo ...
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/duran-duran-concert-menlo-park-18617914.php
California updates COVID guidance for attending school, work: California’s health department has relaxed its COVID-19 guidance in ways that could have ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/california-adjusts-covid-19-guidance-reduces-18611008.php
Bay Area wastewater data reveals alarming COVID spike: Bay Area wastewater data reveals alarming COVID spike and hospitalizations are rising ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/covid-wastewater-hospitalizations-18596872.php
Has JN.1 made home COVID tests less effective? Here is what we know: As the immune-evasive coronavirus variant fuels another wave of infections ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/jn-1-made-home-covid-tests-less-effective-know-18598519.php
Commuter train derails, catches fire on New Year’s Day in San Francisco: Several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a commuter train ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/01/02/Commuter-train-derails-catches-fire-on-New-Year-s-Day-in-San-Francisco
COVID in the Bay Area: Track virus levels with wastewater data: This tracker charts the concentration of the coronavirus, which causes COVID ...
sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/covid-bay-area-wastewater/
Bay Area COVID surge: How to navigate risk and exposure: COVID-19 is on the rise in California and across the country. Here’s what to do if you’re exposed.
sfchronicle.com/health/article/covid-guidelines-isolation-testing-18578481.php
Crash, bang, ow! Virtual-reality injuries rise amid jump in popularity of VR gaming headsets
mercurynews.com/2023/12/28/crash-bang-ow-virtual-reality-injuries-rise-amid-jump-in-popularity-of-vr-gaming-headsets/
Test your Bay Area, California knowledge with a data trivia quiz: You think you know the Bay Area? Answer these trivia questions based on The San Francisco ...
sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/chronicle-data-trivia-quiz/
Why San Francisco’s 911 response times hit a new low point: San Francisco's 911 call system is suffering from a major dispatcher shortage ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-911-response-18550441.php
A California ER charged wildly different prices for the same care on the same day
latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-11/hospital-healthcare-insurance-medical-billing-bay-area-san-francisco-california
Bay Area voters don't want to fund BART, other transit with taxes: According to new polling, Bay Area voters aren’t ready to fund BART, transit agencies with ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-transit-voters-taxes-bart-muni-18535215.php
Season of Sharing helps suddenly disabled woodworker keep his home: Gene DeSmidt lost his livelihood and most of his mobility when he was struck with a rare ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/season-sharing-helps-suddenly-disabled-woodworker-18428817.php
Bay Area ferry transit operators to get $22M in federal grants: Bay Area ferry operators will receieve $22 million in federal grants in effort to shift to an ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/bay-area-ferry-22-million-grants-18522928.php
Paid articlePaid Former Santa Clara University women’s soccer captain becomes first player for Bay FC
mercurynews.com/2023/11/15/former-santa-clara-university-womens-soccer-captain-becomes-first-player-for-bay-fc/
San Ramon Valley quarterback injured in NCS title game loss to Pittsburg: Luke Baker, noticeably limping during postgame ceremony, says trip to emergency room ...
mercurynews.com/2023/11/25/san-ramon-valley-quarterback-injured-in-ncs-title-game-loss-to-pittsburg/
SF museum refused to lend defibrillator while man was dying nearby: A worker at the de Young Museum in San Francisco's refusal to lend the museum's defibrillator ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-de-young-museum-defibrillator-death-18460741.php
Here's how psychedelics can help treat PTSD in veterans: Advocates hope that MDMA, which studies have shown to reduce PTSD symptoms, will help tackle the suicide ...
axios.com/2023/10/31/psychedelics-shrooms-drugs-ptsd-treatment-veterans
SF's de Young Museum promises changes changes after man dies outside: San Francisco’s de Young Museum said it would change its policies after a man died of a ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-de-young-museum-heart-attack-death-18467717.php
COVID orphan becomes mother, father and breadwinner to little brothers: After losing his mother to COVID, a young East Bay man caring for his brothers fell ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/season-of-sharing-18475575.php
COVID and flu in the Bay Area: What you need to know this fall: As we enter November -- the month that in the past three years has seen the start of a spike in ...
mercurynews.com/2023/11/07/covid-and-flu-in-the-bay-area-what-you-need-to-know-this-fall/
Oakland soul food restaurant Souley Vegan is closed: Souley Vegan, an Oakland vegan soul food restaurant, has closed after 14 years in business.
sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/souley-vegan-closing-18436745.php
Bay Area parents scramble for ADHD drugs amid nationwide shortage: A nationwide shortage of drugs like Adderall used to treat ADHD is sending Bay Area parents on ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/adhd-drugs-national-shortage-18442911.php
Minor Earthquake Under SFO Rattles San Francisco: The 3.7-magnitude quake was felt in the San Francisco Bay Area during the Friday evening rush ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/28/us/earthquake-san-francisco-sfo.html
For families traumatized by forced separation, the pain is not over: Despite acknowledging that the Trump era policy caused lasting psychological trauma, the U.S ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/family-separation-settlement-18445480.php
Silicon Valley office hub faces real estate default, loan foreclosure: A big office complex in Sunnyvale has staggered into a default on its loan ...
mercurynews.com/2023/11/09/bay-area-sunnyvale-tech-office-build-real-estate-loan-default-economy/
CDC chief urges Bay Area seniors to get COVID, flu, RSV vaccines: A day after she got the updated COVID vaccine herself, new CDC Director Dr ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/cdc-chief-urges-bay-area-seniors-get-covid-flu-18420723.php
Quick Glance: Over 7 Million People Receive Updated COVID Vaccine
- FDA approved Pfizer and Moderna shots on Sept. 11, and distribution began on Sept. 12.
- 14 million vaccines have been shipped to pharmacies and other locations.
- The HHS numbers are likely an undercount due to the commercialization of the vaccine and lack of specific breakdowns.
- The latest vaccine effort is on par with the 2022 rollout of the bivalent booster shot.
Swimmers transform SF Bay into sea of charity for cancer research: More than 200 people swam in SF Bay to raise money for cancer research Saturday.
sfchronicle.com/sf/article/bay-charity-swim-18392741.php
Bay Area man accused of fatally poisoning his mother with fentanyl: Prosecutors in Santa Clara County have charged a San Jose man with murder for allegedly ...
sfchronicle.com/crime/article/bay-area-poisoning-mother-fentanyl-18394969.php
12 fantastic Bay Area doughnut shops that will knock your socks off: Malasadas, glazed raised, mochi style and even savory sourdough -- here are a dozen fab ...
mercurynews.com/2023/10/16/12-fantastic-bay-area-doughnut-shops-that-will-knock-your-socks-off/
Bay Area researchers lead the way on MDMA study: Psychedelic drug MDMA is one step closer to approval in the U.S., with Bay Area researchers leading the way.
sfchronicle.com/health/article/ucsf-psychedelics-study-therapy-18367275.php
Sunday morning shooting in North Oakland injures two: A shooting in North Oakland Saturday night injured two and left one man in critical condition.
mercurynews.com/2023/09/17/shooting-in-north-oakland-injures-two/
History at every turn in Bay Area estate frequented by Oppenheimer: History is at every turn in this Stinson Beach estate frequented by Oppenheimer
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/willow-camp-property-oppenheimer-18337308.php
Bay Area mother not expected to live after collapsing on high school football field near injured son
mercurynews.com/2023/08/28/bay-area-mother-not-expected-to-live-after-collapsing-on-high-school-football-field-to-be-with-injured-son/
South Bay and East Bay office markets outperform San Francisco: report: The office markets in the South Bay and East Bay -- while feeble in a post-coronavirus ...
mercurynews.com/2023/09/05/san-jose-oakland-francisco-real-estate-tech-covid-economy-office-build/
Why sick sea lions are washing up on the California coast: A potentially deadly bacterial infection is causing dying or dead sea lions to wash up on Bay Area ...
sfchronicle.com/california/article/sick-sea-lions-18357033.php
Every San Francisco Bay Area roller coaster, ranked: From the Demon to Medusa to the Giant Dipper, here are 14 Bay Area rollers coasters ranked from worst to ...
sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/best-bay-area-roller-coasters/
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy sees Giants reunion end on sour note: Texas came away with its first winning road trip since May, but couldn’t avoid a ...
dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2023/08/13/rangers-bay-area-trip-brings-long-term-growth-sour-end-to-bruce-bochys-giants-reunion/
She secretly funds psychedelic trips for Bay Area firefighters. Is this the future of mental health treatment?
mercurynews.com/2023/08/27/she-secretly-sends-bay-area-firefighters-on-psychedelic-trips-is-it-the-future-of-mental-health-treatment/
Man shot in the leg by San Pablo police in critical condition: A man was shot by police Friday afternoon in a confrontation outside a San Pablo home.
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/man-shot-leg-san-pablo-police-critical-condition-18356491.php
Berkeley building heights could rise to create thousands of new units: UC Berkeley housing crunch: Building heights could rise to create thousands of new units
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-housing-building-heights-18353737.php
Berkeley: Armed robbery near UC Berkeley is fifth this month: UC Berkeley police shared information about armed robberies that have occurred near campus this ...
mercurynews.com/2023/09/23/berkeley-armed-robbery-near-uc-berkeley-is-fifth-this-month/
Will mask mandates return as California COVID cases rise?: The internet is crackling with claims that mask mandates and even lockdowns are on their way as COVID ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/mask-mandates-return-california-covid-cases-rise-18339441.php
Several Bay Area counties issue new mask mandates in hospitals amid COVID-19 surge
mercurynews.com/2023/09/21/several-bay-area-counties-issue-new-mask-mandates-in-hospitals-amid-covid-19-surge/
San Jose: Motorcyclist dies from injuries suffered in August crash: A man died last Wednesday from injuries suffered in a San Jose motorcycle crash he was ...
mercurynews.com/2023/09/05/san-jose-motorcyclist-dies-from-injuries-suffered-in-august-crash/
This small Bay Area city just saw 5 fentanyl overdoses in a day: Law enforcement officials in Union City are investigating an alarming string of fentanyl ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/union-city-fentanyl-overdoses-18350664.php
SF police investigate fatal shooting near Mission Recreation Center: SF police are investigating a fatal shooting near the Mission Recreation Center.
sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-mission-homicide-18304519.php
An upright piano appeared in an Oakland park. How did it get there?: A famed Oakland musician was hiking a quiet creek-side trail near her house Monday when she ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/oakland-piano-park-18260336.php
COVID cases rising in Bay Area. Here’s how to protect yourself: As the Bay Area’s summer COVID-19 swell gains ground, here is the latest expert advice on how to ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/covid-protection-bay-area-18307422.php
From grief to burnout: Voices of the Bay Area overdose crisis: The Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers have launched a national project to chart the full extent of ...
sfchronicle.com/podcasts/article/drug-overdose-crisis-deaths-18303390.php
California Tries Paying Drug Users to Stay Sober: The state is testing a program, run through Medicaid, that lets methamphetamine users earn gift cards by ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/29/us/california-drug-program-gift-cards.html
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