San Francisco officials are looking to accelerate the city’s emergence from the economic shutdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic by moving up the date at which certain businesses, including hair salons, museums and outdoor bars, can reopen… Read more

A new state watch list meant to closely monitor counties that are struggling to contain local COVID19 outbreaks… Read more

About a dozen Bay Area urgent care clinics are using new, faster coronavirus tests that generate results in minutes instead of the hours or days. Read more…  

Author: Ed Perkins Read More…. From free stays to free meals, here’s how Hotels are helping first responders and other people during COVID-19.

Author: Emily Hoeven Read more… When it comes to coronavirus, “We are in a completely different place than the state of New York,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. “I hope we continue to be. But we won’t unless people continue to practice physical distancing and do their part and we continue to meet this moment.”