Desperate to keep his business afloat, Dave Karraker pushed huge exercise equipment out of his studio in the Castro neighborhood and onto a sidewalk Wednesday.He probably would have thrust a treadmill into four lanes of traffic on Market Street, if he thought it would have helped.“We’re a small business,” the co-owner of MX3 Fitness in San Francisco said. “We’ve got to be scrappy. We can’t just roll over. … We’re fighters. We’re going to keep fighting. They’re not going to take us down easily.”Gyms were among the first businesses to close in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with some...…Desperate to keep his business afloat, Dave Karraker pushed huge exercise equipment out of his studio in the Castro neighborhood and onto a sidewalk Wednesday.He probably would have thrust a treadmill into four lanes of traffic on Market Street, if he thought it would have helped.“We’re a small business,” the co-owner of MX3 Fitness in San Francisco said. “We’ve got to be scrappy. We can’t just roll over. … We’re fighters. We’re going to keep fighting. They’re not going to take us down easily.”Gyms were among the first businesses to close in response to the coronavirus pandemic, with some...WW…

San Mateo County stayed off the state’s watch list Monday, a remarkable twist that has the once-branded county believing it might become a model for California as it tries to overcome the coronavirus outbreak and keep more businesses open.The only one of nine Bay Area counties that has avoided the state’s watch list based on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, San Mateo almost feels like a pre-pandemic locale. Gyms, salons and malls are open indoors — but outdoors, there are reminders everywhere.Billboards along Highway 101 prompt people to stay at home when possible, and socially...…San Mateo County stayed off the state’s watch list Monday, a remarkable twist that has the once-branded county believing it might become a model for California as it tries to overcome the coronavirus outbreak and keep more businesses open.The only one of nine Bay Area counties that has avoided the state’s watch list based on coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, San Mateo almost feels like a pre-pandemic locale. Gyms, salons and malls are open indoors — but outdoors, there are reminders everywhere.Billboards along Highway 101 prompt people to stay at home when possible, and socially...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAt first blush, everything seemed perfect Monday night at Chase Center. Stephen Curry orchestrated a virtuoso performance that included 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain on the franchise’s all-time scoring list, and the Warriors beat Denver to enhance playoff hopes.But, almost as he stood and cheered from a seat near courtside, Warriors President and chief operating officer Rick Welts realized that something had gone all wrong.“If anything could bring it home, it was last night,” Welts said Tuesday morning, just hours after...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAt first blush, everything seemed perfect Monday night at Chase Center. Stephen Curry orchestrated a virtuoso performance that included 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain on the franchise’s all-time scoring list, and the Warriors beat Denver to enhance playoff hopes.But, almost as he stood and cheered from a seat near courtside, Warriors President and chief operating officer Rick Welts realized that something had gone all wrong.“If anything could bring it home, it was last night,” Welts said Tuesday morning, just hours after...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGov. Gavin Newsom called it a “dimmer switch.”For Bay Area business owners already grappling with new rules for protecting workers and customers as they reopened, the unexpected orders to close back up again are more like the flickering light in a horror film.Sonoma Fit CEO Adam Kovacs was in a meeting Monday when he began getting startling text messages saying that he would have to shutter his gyms in Petaluma and Sonoma.Kovacs was one of thousands of people operating businesses across the Bay Area who are dealing with what some...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGov. Gavin Newsom called it a “dimmer switch.”For Bay Area business owners already grappling with new rules for protecting workers and customers as they reopened, the unexpected orders to close back up again are more like the flickering light in a horror film.Sonoma Fit CEO Adam Kovacs was in a meeting Monday when he began getting startling text messages saying that he would have to shutter his gyms in Petaluma and Sonoma.Kovacs was one of thousands of people operating businesses across the Bay Area who are dealing with what some...WW…