Oakland
Having a local in the vice president’s office pays dividends, as Biden administration announces one of the first new federal COVID vaccination sites will be at the Oakland Coliseum starting Feb. 16.
San Quentin
Cal-OSHA fines state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation nearly $400,000 for causing a huge COVID outbreak last year by transferring infected prisoners to the Marin County big house.
Teachers
Educators come under pressure after their unions refuse to return to classrooms unless they are vaccinated first. But will Democratic lawmakers and the governor force them back to work?