- Health officers from Napa, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties all joined the seven other counties in recommending indoor masks today. Only Solano County remains a holdout on the voluntary guidance in the greater Bay Area as case numbers rise. [Chronicle]
- The current surge has pushed Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties back in what would have been "Purple" tier territory just five weeks ago. [Mercury News]
- The Dow Industrial Average sank 700 points Monday due to heightening concerns over the latest pandemic surge across the country. [ABC News]
- SF Mayor London Breed and SFPD Chief Bill Scott announced Monday that two dozen extra police officers have been deployed to popular tourist areas like Fisherman's Wharf and Chinatown to help make tourists feel more safe coming back to SF. [SF Business Times]
- Volunteers in Pleasanton continued searching for missing Berkeley runner Philip Kreycik over the weekend, but came up with no new leads one week after he went missing without a trace. [KTVU]
- A hiker in Point Reyes National Seashore who was last seen leaving the Bear Valley Visitor Center around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday and later reported missing was found dead early Monday morning in the area of Arch Rock. [Bay City News]
- A developer who apparently crammed 29 units into a Portola building that was approved for 10, and used shoddy construction materials, is being fined $1.2 million by the city. [Hoodline]
- GrubHub and DoorDash have filed suit against the City of San Francisco over that permanent 15% fee cap that the Board of Supervisors passed last month. [SF Business Times]
- The Pampanito, the World War II submarine turned floating museum at Fisherman's Wharf, is seeing a huge surge in interest from tourists for some reason. [Chronicle]
- United Club lounges are quickly reopening at airports across the country, with upgraded food. [SF Business Times]
- Nine more SF public libraries reopen this week. [BrokeAss Stuart]
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