Hospitals
After a brutal year, finally some respite for doctors and nurses, as hospitalized COVID patients are down 70% statewide since early January and ICU cases are down 65%.
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Fry’s
Fry’sSan Jose-based electronics retailer, founded in 1985 and beloved as a Disneyland for tech nerds, closes all 31 stores in nine states, a victim to COVID-19 and online competition.
Big Sur lovers
Caltrans rolls out an $11.5 million plan to fix the huge slide that closed Highway 1 south of Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. But work won’t be done until summer.