This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCalifornia and more than two dozen other states and cities sued the Trump administration Wednesday for its sweeping rollback of fuel economy standards, claiming the new rules will increase air pollution, harm the economy and risk lives when the nation can least afford it.The challenge to the president, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is one of the boldest in a series of lawsuits across the country that seek to block the federal government from loosening environmental regulations.California...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCalifornia and more than two dozen other states and cities sued the Trump administration Wednesday for its sweeping rollback of fuel economy standards, claiming the new rules will increase air pollution, harm the economy and risk lives when the nation can least afford it.The challenge to the president, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is one of the boldest in a series of lawsuits across the country that seek to block the federal government from loosening environmental regulations.California...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe discovery of antibodies that block the most infectious elements of the coronavirus is helping Bay Area scientists unlock the many mysteries of human immunity, and could be crucial in the development of a vaccine.Epidemiologists have found “neutralizing antibodies” in fewer than 5% of COVID-19 patients, but the ones they are now attempting to isolate are unique in their ability to prevent SARS-CoV-2 — the specific coronavirus that causes the illness — from entering human cells.It means anyone with these antibodies would almost...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe discovery of antibodies that block the most infectious elements of the coronavirus is helping Bay Area scientists unlock the many mysteries of human immunity, and could be crucial in the development of a vaccine.Epidemiologists have found “neutralizing antibodies” in fewer than 5% of COVID-19 patients, but the ones they are now attempting to isolate are unique in their ability to prevent SARS-CoV-2 — the specific coronavirus that causes the illness — from entering human cells.It means anyone with these antibodies would almost...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEditor's note: We have updated this story and headline to better reflect that, according to experts, there is uncertainty about what effect the findings of new research on the longevity of antibodies will have on vaccine development.Disturbing new revelations that permanent immunity to the coronavirus may not be possible have reinforced a decision by scientists at UCSF and affiliated laboratories to focus exclusively on treatments rather than vaccines.Several recent studies conducted around the world indicate that the human body...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateEditor's note: We have updated this story and headline to better reflect that, according to experts, there is uncertainty about what effect the findings of new research on the longevity of antibodies will have on vaccine development.Disturbing new revelations that permanent immunity to the coronavirus may not be possible have reinforced a decision by scientists at UCSF and affiliated laboratories to focus exclusively on treatments rather than vaccines.Several recent studies conducted around the world indicate that the human body...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering diverting millions of dollars from San Francisco Bay shoreline restoration and flood control to help build the president’s wall on the southern border — part of a bigger plan under consideration to move disaster relief money to the project.The White House is looking at nearly $2.5 billion allocated for California projects being worked on by the Army Corps of Engineers as possible sources to fund President Trump’s wall, according to a list of targeted projects obtained by The...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateWASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering diverting millions of dollars from San Francisco Bay shoreline restoration and flood control to help build the president’s wall on the southern border — part of a bigger plan under consideration to move disaster relief money to the project.The White House is looking at nearly $2.5 billion allocated for California projects being worked on by the Army Corps of Engineers as possible sources to fund President Trump’s wall, according to a list of targeted projects obtained by The...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — Vast swaths of California will fall under new shutdown orders in the coming weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced additional restrictions Thursday to try to slow the coronavirus surge in areas where intensive care unit capacity is dwindling.Newsom said he was “pulling the emergency brake” to help California through a third surge of the pandemic, one he hoped would be a final ordeal before a coronavirus vaccine becomes widely available after the winter months.“The bottom line is if we don’t act now, our hospital...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — Vast swaths of California will fall under new shutdown orders in the coming weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced additional restrictions Thursday to try to slow the coronavirus surge in areas where intensive care unit capacity is dwindling.Newsom said he was “pulling the emergency brake” to help California through a third surge of the pandemic, one he hoped would be a final ordeal before a coronavirus vaccine becomes widely available after the winter months.“The bottom line is if we don’t act now, our hospital...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA growing number of citizens and health care officials are accusing Bay Area hospitals and medical centers of failing to provide timely coronavirus testing during the nation’s largest uptick in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began almost a year ago.Long wait times have been reported at major health care providers like Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health as the disease spreads wildly and California counties take drastic action to halt surging case loads.It can take five or more days to get an appointment for a coronavirus test...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA growing number of citizens and health care officials are accusing Bay Area hospitals and medical centers of failing to provide timely coronavirus testing during the nation’s largest uptick in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began almost a year ago.Long wait times have been reported at major health care providers like Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health as the disease spreads wildly and California counties take drastic action to halt surging case loads.It can take five or more days to get an appointment for a coronavirus test...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe steps of San Francisco’s City Hall were lined with 187 pairs of shoes Sunday afternoon, each pair representing a Bay Area resident whose life ended in a traffic crash.In a solemn ceremony — part of a World Day of Remembrance — pedestrian advocates gathered to recite the names of all those killed by cars in the past six years. The 100 or so mourners who gathered placed flowers by the shoes in memory of those who had been hit by cars.Some of the victims were on skateboards, some were on bikes. Most were walking. Every 15 hours...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe steps of San Francisco’s City Hall were lined with 187 pairs of shoes Sunday afternoon, each pair representing a Bay Area resident whose life ended in a traffic crash.In a solemn ceremony — part of a World Day of Remembrance — pedestrian advocates gathered to recite the names of all those killed by cars in the past six years. The 100 or so mourners who gathered placed flowers by the shoes in memory of those who had been hit by cars.Some of the victims were on skateboards, some were on bikes. Most were walking. Every 15 hours...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIncreased demand for San Francisco’s free coronavirus testing services, presumably in preparation for planned Thanksgiving gatherings, has stressed the city’s infrastructure and prompted the mayor and health director to warn against what they characterized as a dangerous strategy.Complaints have been coming in recently that the Embarcadero testing site, which is part of the CityTestSF program, has been overrun by people seeking tests before traveling ahead of next week’s holiday.The primary complaint, according to several...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIncreased demand for San Francisco’s free coronavirus testing services, presumably in preparation for planned Thanksgiving gatherings, has stressed the city’s infrastructure and prompted the mayor and health director to warn against what they characterized as a dangerous strategy.Complaints have been coming in recently that the Embarcadero testing site, which is part of the CityTestSF program, has been overrun by people seeking tests before traveling ahead of next week’s holiday.The primary complaint, according to several...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSynthetic antibodies that researchers believe neutralize the coronavirus have been created at UCSF and could be available for use in nose sprays or inhalers within a few months if clinical trials go well. They hope the development will be a game changer in the worldwide effort to halt the pandemic.The tiny, engineered protein molecules, developed in two UCSF laboratories by a team of 60 scientists, including doctoral and graduate students, are modeled after super-strength antibodies found in llamas and camels.Dubbed AeroNabs, the...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSynthetic antibodies that researchers believe neutralize the coronavirus have been created at UCSF and could be available for use in nose sprays or inhalers within a few months if clinical trials go well. They hope the development will be a game changer in the worldwide effort to halt the pandemic.The tiny, engineered protein molecules, developed in two UCSF laboratories by a team of 60 scientists, including doctoral and graduate students, are modeled after super-strength antibodies found in llamas and camels.Dubbed AeroNabs, the...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe number of new coronavirus cases exploded in California last week while the death toll held steady, prompting predictions that the low body count, instead of a bright spot, might represent the calm before an ever-growing storm.A record number of new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Bay Area, with 491 people hospitalized on Thursday, surpassing the previous peak of 471 on April 7.There were 5,595 COVID-19 patients in the hospital in California on Friday, the highest number since Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed the shutdown order...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThe number of new coronavirus cases exploded in California last week while the death toll held steady, prompting predictions that the low body count, instead of a bright spot, might represent the calm before an ever-growing storm.A record number of new coronavirus cases were recorded in the Bay Area, with 491 people hospitalized on Thursday, surpassing the previous peak of 471 on April 7.There were 5,595 COVID-19 patients in the hospital in California on Friday, the highest number since Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxed the shutdown order...WW…