There is enough evidence that dogs and cats can get the coronavirus, and though it's not clear if they can spread it to people, the CDC is suggesting that they can at least potentially spread it to other pets in dog parks, etc.
More details have emerged about a homicide case we heard about Monday, at an apartment on the Great Highway in San Francisco. And now it seems there is a link between this homicide and the crazed carjacking suspect who was fatally shot by police in Daly City on Easter Sunday.
Of the 1,468 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date in San Francisco, it's not clear how many cases remain active — and city health officer Dr. Grant Colfax has said that hospitalization data is one of the best markers we have for how the city is tackling the coronavirus.
Quest Diagnostics, the commercial lab company with 2,200 patient service sites around the country, just announced that it is selling on-demand COVID-19 antibody tests for anyone who wants one — and who is no longer symptomatic.
Major League Baseball told its 30 teams on Tuesday that they can start issuing refunds to fans who bought tickets for the 2020 season as they see fit.
IRS employees are being told to make their own masks and come back to the office, SF restaurants worry that employees are making more on unemployment than they would if they returned to work, and a suspicious package shut down the Ashby BART station this a.m.
SF may lease the Art Institute's Fort Mason campus for COVID housing, the death of a San Jose woman in early February was caused by a coronavirus infection in her heart, and the California state bar exam is being delayed until September.
It turns out that, a century ago, San Francisco was home to a movement akin to the "liberate" protests that have been going on around the country, in which city residents formed an Anti-Mask League as the 1918 influenza pandemic extended into January 1919.
Since Mark Zuckerberg cannot stand seeing another tech company enjoy major growth, Facebook is Zoom-bombing the current reigning champion of video conference platforms.
Airbnb just announced a new set of standardized cleaning protocols for its hosts, and instituted a new rule that mandates 72 hours in between checkout of one guest and check-in for another if strict cleaning rules are not adhered to.
A 20-year-old Oakland man was arrested by SFPD officers on Saturday night both for violating local sheltering orders and for being in possession of a bunch of drugs for sale.
Health officers from seven Bay Area jurisdictions — six counties and the City of Berkeley — are collaborating on a joint extension of shelter-in-place orders to be announced later this week, extending current orders through the month of May.
In addition to the three cases announced last week — including one woman who died at home on February 6 and whose case is so far the earliest known COVID-19 death in the U.S. — Santa Clara County's medical examiner has now found six additional post-mortem cases.
Always a source of the Bay Area's most unique headlines, Vallejo has produced another one this fine Monday morning.
San Francisco police are investigating a possible homicide in an apartment unit on the 1600 block of Great Highway in the Outer Sunset.
It's official: Up Your Alley and Folsom Street Fair will continue on as digital events this year, with plans underway to champion each happening's celebrated sex-positivity and sense of community — from behind a screen.
A 24-year-old suspect was fatally shot in officer-involved shooting in Napa, Nancy Pelosi has issued her official endorsement of Joe Biden, and BART may start handing out free face masks for riders.
It's safe to say there'll be no coronavirus vaccine available in the near future — or even this year. In lieu of one on the proverbial horizon, doctors at UCSF have started using plasma infusions that contain COVID-19 antibodies as a treatment method for the infection.
The current Dungeness crab season was delayed by weeks last year to protect migrating gray, humpback, and blue whales; it will now end prematurely in mid-May for the same reason, as well.
SFPD officers gave out over 750 face masks yesterday to people not wearing them in public, the City of Sausalito effectively closed all of its parking lots on weekends and holidays to thwart overcrowding, and SF-based Slack has shut down its offices until "at least'' September.
Saturday afternoon's SF-wide sing-along of "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," led by Tony Bennett himself, was a balm to the soul. Countless San Franciscans took to their webcams, balconies, and even rooftops to sing the hit number in honor of frontline workers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To support local restaurants, SF recently capped fees delivery apps could charge eateries at 15 percent. Uber Eats warned of the less-than-savory outcomes that may arise as a result. Treasure Island — with half of its population below the poverty line — will now no longer be served by the company.
Solano County Public Health officials announced Friday its shelter-in-place order is now extended through May 17, San Francisco is pivoting to move some of the city's homeless into RVs later next month, and half of SF's restaurants may close as a result of the current pandemic.
A pair of San Francisco women were charged for allegedly coughing in a Civic Center Walgreens in order to rob it, the city revealed that there are 113 confirmed COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities, and Mayor London Breed foreshadowed sheltering orders extending to June.
COVID-19 has prompted artists to get creative about conducting live performances; drag queens and DJs, for example, now muse the masses from Twitch and Zoom channels. SFJazz’s latest virtual concert series, "Fridays at Five," is another product of this novel line of thinking.
