The 2020 Independence Day holiday weekend looks a lot different from previous years in the Bay Area. , and face-mask wearing and social distancing while outside is still mandatory across the state.The region's state parks and beaches, which normally see one of their busiest weekends of year, have instituted varying restrictions on visitors to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus over the holiday.The California Department of Parks and Recreation states that "it is important for visitors to continue to practice physical distancing and avoid congregating with people outside their immediate...…The 2020 Independence Day holiday weekend looks a lot different from previous years in the Bay Area. , and face-mask wearing and social distancing while outside is still mandatory across the state.The region's state parks and beaches, which normally see one of their busiest weekends of year, have instituted varying restrictions on visitors to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus over the holiday.The California Department of Parks and Recreation states that "it is important for visitors to continue to practice physical distancing and avoid congregating with people outside their immediate...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFamily members are asking for the public's help in finding Erika Lloyd, a Walnut Creek woman who left for a road trip to Joshua Tree on June 14.According to family, Lloyd, 37, drove from Walnut Creek to take a vacation at Joshua Tree National Park. They lost contact with her on June 16. That day, California Highway Patrol found her black Honda Accord off Highway 62 and Shelton Road near the city of Twentynine Palms. It was abandoned and vandalized."She seemed like she was fine," . "Being in lockdown for almost three months not...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFamily members are asking for the public's help in finding Erika Lloyd, a Walnut Creek woman who left for a road trip to Joshua Tree on June 14.According to family, Lloyd, 37, drove from Walnut Creek to take a vacation at Joshua Tree National Park. They lost contact with her on June 16. That day, California Highway Patrol found her black Honda Accord off Highway 62 and Shelton Road near the city of Twentynine Palms. It was abandoned and vandalized."She seemed like she was fine," . "Being in lockdown for almost three months not...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIn 1867, San Francisco went on crusade — not against murder, rape or assault — but against the scourge of public ugliness.Even those who have heard of “ugly laws” may not realize America’s first was passed in San Francisco. Decades before ugly laws were common in American cities, San Francisco pioneered the legal justification for forcing marginalized people off its streets.San Francisco in the late 1860s had a unique set of conditions that made it ripe for such a law. In the aftermath of the Gold Rush, the city was filled with...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIn 1867, San Francisco went on crusade — not against murder, rape or assault — but against the scourge of public ugliness.Even those who have heard of “ugly laws” may not realize America’s first was passed in San Francisco. Decades before ugly laws were common in American cities, San Francisco pioneered the legal justification for forcing marginalized people off its streets.San Francisco in the late 1860s had a unique set of conditions that made it ripe for such a law. In the aftermath of the Gold Rush, the city was filled with...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEight of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's favorite Bay Area restaurants got a huge boost: $100,000 each to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.The Facebook CEO and his wife, a pediatrician who helms the couple's philanthropy through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, contacted the restaurants personally via email to let them know they'd be getting a gift., the eight restaurants are:— Dohatsuten, a ramen and Japanese tapas restaurant in Palo Alto.— Palo Alto Sol, a Mexican restaurant in Palo Alto.— Fuki Sushi, a Palo Alto...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEight of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's favorite Bay Area restaurants got a huge boost: $100,000 each to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.The Facebook CEO and his wife, a pediatrician who helms the couple's philanthropy through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, contacted the restaurants personally via email to let them know they'd be getting a gift., the eight restaurants are:— Dohatsuten, a ramen and Japanese tapas restaurant in Palo Alto.— Palo Alto Sol, a Mexican restaurant in Palo Alto.— Fuki Sushi, a Palo Alto...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLos Angeles County, the epicenter of California's coronavirus outbreak, is almost certain to extend its stay-at-home mandate until August, .County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that the quarantine order will "with all certainty" be in effect through the next two and a half months."Our hope is that by using the data, we’d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three months," she said at the supervisors meeting. Only a "dramatic change to the virus and tools at hand" would...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateLos Angeles County, the epicenter of California's coronavirus outbreak, is almost certain to extend its stay-at-home mandate until August, .County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that the quarantine order will "with all certainty" be in effect through the next two and a half months."Our hope is that by using the data, we’d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three months," she said at the supervisors meeting. Only a "dramatic change to the virus and tools at hand" would...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA UCSF doctor, coming home after several weeks in New York City helping coronavirus patients, shared his shocking experience of traveling on a packed flight back to SFO.Tweets from cardiologist Ethan Weiss went viral Saturday after the doctor posted a photo of a full United flight."I guess @united is relaxing their social distancing policy these days?" he wrote. "Every seat full on this 737."On April 22, United announced it was "limiting seat selections in all cabins, so customers won’t be able to select seats next to each other...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA UCSF doctor, coming home after several weeks in New York City helping coronavirus patients, shared his shocking experience of traveling on a packed flight back to SFO.Tweets from cardiologist Ethan Weiss went viral Saturday after the doctor posted a photo of a full United flight."I guess @united is relaxing their social distancing policy these days?" he wrote. "Every seat full on this 737."On April 22, United announced it was "limiting seat selections in all cabins, so customers won’t be able to select seats next to each other...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA staple of work lunches all over the Bay Area is closing permanently.Specialty's Café & Bakery, which has over 50 locations in three states, announced on its website that the company is shuttering due to the coronavirus pandemic."Specialty's Cafe & Bakery is closing after 33 years of business. Current market conditions attributed to COVID-19 and shelter-in-place policies have decimated company revenues," a statement on the company's website reads. "Our last day of operations will be Tuesday, May 19th, 2020. Our customer...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA staple of work lunches all over the Bay Area is closing permanently.Specialty's Café & Bakery, which has over 50 locations in three states, announced on its website that the company is shuttering due to the coronavirus pandemic."Specialty's Cafe & Bakery is closing after 33 years of business. Current market conditions attributed to COVID-19 and shelter-in-place policies have decimated company revenues," a statement on the company's website reads. "Our last day of operations will be Tuesday, May 19th, 2020. Our customer...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateStarting this week, San Francisco is introducing a program that will close some streets to through traffic so pedestrians and cyclists can more safely social distance.The "slow streets" initiative, similar to the one , will eventually close a dozen streets around the city to through traffic. Although some cars will still be allowed through — such as residents or emergency vehicles — the goal is to create safer streets for pedestrians to walk in when sidewalks do not allow for six feet of distance between individuals.The rollout...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateStarting this week, San Francisco is introducing a program that will close some streets to through traffic so pedestrians and cyclists can more safely social distance.The "slow streets" initiative, similar to the one , will eventually close a dozen streets around the city to through traffic. Although some cars will still be allowed through — such as residents or emergency vehicles — the goal is to create safer streets for pedestrians to walk in when sidewalks do not allow for six feet of distance between individuals.The rollout...WW…

LATEST July 6, 1:45 p.m. The bodies of three Bay Area men have been found after they died trying to rescue an 8-year-old boy in the Sacramento Delta on July 3. Edwin Rivas, Edwin Perez and Danilo Solorzano were recovered by the Rio Vista Fire Department on Tuesday evening. A friend told all three lived in Oakland and worked in construction; he said Rivas was 57, Solorzano was 40 and Perez was 22."While we wish the outcome of this incident was very different, we continue to hope for healing and closure for the family and friends of those lost," the Rio Vista Fire Department said in...…LATEST July 6, 1:45 p.m. The bodies of three Bay Area men have been found after they died trying to rescue an 8-year-old boy in the Sacramento Delta on July 3. Edwin Rivas, Edwin Perez and Danilo Solorzano were recovered by the Rio Vista Fire Department on Tuesday evening. A friend told all three lived in Oakland and worked in construction; he said Rivas was 57, Solorzano was 40 and Perez was 22."While we wish the outcome of this incident was very different, we continue to hope for healing and closure for the family and friends of those lost," the Rio Vista Fire Department said in...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe claimed Father Junipero Serra, the man famed for bringing Catholicism to California in the 1700s, is a "great hero" and "great defender" of Indigenous peoples and partly blamed the removal of Serra's monument in Golden Gate Park on the devil.Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, head of the archdiocese of San Francisco, held an exorcism and conducted "acts of reparation" in Golden Gate Park Saturday at the site of the statue, which was pulled down by protesters on June 19."This is the activity of the evil one who wants to bring...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe claimed Father Junipero Serra, the man famed for bringing Catholicism to California in the 1700s, is a "great hero" and "great defender" of Indigenous peoples and partly blamed the removal of Serra's monument in Golden Gate Park on the devil.Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, head of the archdiocese of San Francisco, held an exorcism and conducted "acts of reparation" in Golden Gate Park Saturday at the site of the statue, which was pulled down by protesters on June 19."This is the activity of the evil one who wants to bring...WW…