State Featured Gavin Newsom unveils long-term strategy to bolster water supply By Rachel Becker CalMatters Aug 16, 2022 California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week unveiled a broad strategy for bolstering the state’s water supply that includes targets to recycle more…
Local News Featured BART again requires masking Updated Apr 13, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The commuter train system servicing the San Francisco Bay Area is again requiring masks for travelers and employees, the …
National Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge By CALEB JONES and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press May 24, 2022 HONOLULU (AP) — A high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren't allowed to touch. A return to virtual city council meetings in one C…
Other Voices The CDC and its mask mandate The Wall Street Journal Apr 22, 2022 This has been a rough few months for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 orders. First its eviction moratorium went down…
Local News Featured Transit drops mask rule in San Mateo County Staff and wire report Apr 21, 2022 California will no longer require masks on public transit and at transit hubs like bus stops and airports following the federal mask mandate f…
Local News Featured Transit agencies scramble to decide whether to keep mask mandate in Bay Area Bay City NewsUpdated Apr 19, 2022 A Monday ruling by a federal judge in Florida overturning mask mandates on public transportation doesn’t appear to be immediately changing loc…
National CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Apr 13, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public t…
State Convoy protesting COVID mandates rolling on to California Updated Apr 13, 2025 HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A group of truck drivers protesting COVID-19 mandates on roads and highways around the Washington, D.C., area in recent…
National 2 years into pandemic, world takes cautious steps forward By GILLIAN FLACCUS, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and TERRY TANG Associated Press Mar 11, 2022 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Emily Safrin did something she hadn't done since the pandemic began two years ago…
National US extends mask rule for travel while weighing new approach By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Mar 10, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are extending the requirement for masks on planes and public transportation for one more month — through m…
