They said it: Ever changing mask rules
“They’re just in kind of dithering chaos right now.” — Dan McCranie, owner of the Ladera Grill in Morgan Hill, on the state’s shifting rules for when customers and employees, many now vaccinated, must...
View ArticleThey said it: Life after lockdown
“There’s no going back to normal. Everything is abnormally moving forward.” — Jim Coughlin, who closed the Downtown Yoga studio he and his wife owned for 18 years in Pleasanton and moved to Grass...
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Latest line: A good week for Newsom, bad one for North Coast farmers
Gavin Newsom 70% of Californians age 12 and over have gotten at least one vaccine shot, businesses are fully reopened, and the state has a big budget surplus. Recall election looms, but for now, the...
View ArticleThey said it: A need for answers
“I still want to know why my husband was shot three times.” — Annette Romo, whose 49-year-old husband, Tim, was killed May 26 in a shooting rampage by a disgruntled co-worker in San Jose.
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Latest line: A good week for irrigation companies, bad one for SF official
Irrigation companies As cities and counties begin to impose water conservation rules to preserve dwindling supplies due to California’s worsening drought, the rush is on to upgrade, repair and replace...
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Latest line: A good week for vaccinated Californians, bad one for the homeless
Vaccinated Californians New state data show vaccinated people have a miniscule risk of getting COVID, with just 7,550 “breakthrough” cases out of 19.5 million fully vaccinated Californians. And...
View ArticleThey said it: Surviving a shark attack
“I couldn’t see the entire body or a belly. But I knew it was a shark.” — Nemanja Spasojevic, of San Francisco, who was bitten in the leg by a shark while snorkeling at Gray Whale Cove State Park off...
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Latest line: A good one for electric car buyers, bad one for lawyer involved...
Electric car buyers State budget deal provides $525 million over the next three years to recharge California’s electric vehicle rebate program, which provides roughly $2,000 to buyers of new electric...
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Latest line: A good week for CalPERS, bad one for the unvaccinated
CalPERS After several dismal years, state employees’ pension system reports a 21% annual investment gain, giving it 82% of assets needed to cover long-term debts, up from 71%. The...
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They said it: Wearing a mask
“If everybody takes them off too fast we’re back to square one.” — Cheryl Allison, an Antioch bus driver who has recovered from COVID, on renewed mask recommendations from Bay Area health departments...
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Latest line: A good week for environmentalists, bad one for Facebook
Environmentalists After losing repeatedly in the state Legislature, green groups qualify a November 2022 ballot measure that would force manufacturers to take back and reduce plastic waste....
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Latest line: A good week for gun dealers, bad one for Becton
Gun dealers Amid a 31% increase in homicides statewide last year, pandemic anxiety and calls to defund police, handgun sales in California jumped 65% in 2020 from the prior year, according to the state...
View ArticleThey said it: The air we breathe
“Inside of us, I’ll bet you we look like a bouquet of chemicals.” — Charles Simmons, of Richmond, where the Bay Area Air Quality Management District last week ordered gasoline refineries to install...
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Latest line: A good week for mask makers, bad one for London Breed
Mask makers Just as it looked like COVID was winding down, the fast-spreading delta variant prompts health officers in the Bay Area and state to require masks in all restaurants, bars and other...
View ArticleThey said it: Tragedy in Pleasanton
“I think when you’re hoping for a miracle, you don’t realize that it’s that last bit of hope that’s been carrying you on. And it was brutal when that was taken away.” — Jen Yao, after the body of her...
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Latest line: A good week for solar industry, bad one for former SCU instructor
Solar industry Ka-ching! The California Energy Commission votes to require solar power on new hotels, offices, grocery stores, restaurants and other commercial buildings starting in 2023....
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Latest line: A good week for Barbara Lee, bad one for firefighters
Barbara Lee As U.S. pullout from Afghanistan sparks chaos, liberal Oakland congresswoman gains praise for being the sole no vote in Congress 20 years ago to allow the U.S. invasion....
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Latest line: A good week for Salesforce, a bad one for anti-vaxxers
Salesforce San Francisco-based software company announces record quarterly profit as companies continue to embrace cloud-computing to connect staff and customers during pandemic....
View ArticleThey said it: Returning to school with the virus
“She called me at 8:30 — I’m on my way to work in Sunnyvale — crying, ‘Mom, I don’t know what’s going on, they’re saying I have to go home because I have to get a COVID test’.” — Becky Hill, whose...
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Latest line: A good week for Newsom, bad one for former Windsor mayor
Gavin Newsom New poll shows 58% of likely voters oppose the governor’s recall, while 39% support. And twice as many Democrats than Republicans have mailed in ballots so far. Dominic...
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