California Review: “Gay Burger” virtual kitchen opens in San Francisco By Charlie Lahud-Zahner | Bay City News Foundation | March 2, 2021 Elijah Daniel's pop-up restaurant is modeled after fellow YouTuber Mr. Beast's recent burgers-for-charity venture.
COVID-19 Delay for pilot elementary school COVID-19 testing program By COVID-19 Testing for Students Committee | March 2, 2021 Pilot program is delayed while organizers seek vendors that will bill insurers directly.
California When will nursing homes reopen to visitors? State officials won’t say By Barbara Feder Ostrov | CalMatters | March 2, 2021 COVID-19 cases at California’s nursing homes have plummeted 98% since December.
Bay Area Expect light rain and winds this weekend By Bay City News and Exedra staff | March 2, 2021 Light, intermittent rain is expected to scatter across the East Bay throughout the weekend.
California ‘We’re born Indian and we die white’: California Indigenous fear COVID deaths undercounted By Kate Cimini | CalMatters | March 2, 2021 California Native American leaders fear the deaths that have shadowed their communities this past year have been undercounted.
California CSU faculty seek paid leave for juggling caretaking and online teaching By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | March 2, 2021 Women faculty warn that without relief gender inequity in academe may persist
California Newsom, lawmakers set April 1 deadline to reopen schools for K-2 students By John Fensterwald | EdSource | March 2, 2021 $2 billion in incentives would come with partially reopening middle and high schools, but the plan would not require schools to open.
Bay Area Black churches fill a unique role in combating vaccine fears By Anna Almendrala | Kaiser Health News | March 2, 2021 Historically, no other institution in African American communities has rivaled the church in terms of its reach and the trust it enjoys, said Dr. Paris Butler, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Arts & Entertainment Tony La Russa’s animal rescue programs plan expansion amid surge in need By Lydia Sviatoslavsky | Bay City News Foundation | March 1, 2021 Now in its 30th year, the Animal Rescue Foundation's annual fundraising concert is going online.
California California colleges slowly begin vaccinating faculty, students — but likely won’t require immunization By Matthew Reagan, Zaeem Shaikh, Shehreen Karim, Ryan Loyola, Elena Shao, and Mallika Seshadri | CalMatters | February 26, 2021 College leadership, faculty, and students weigh advantages and disadvantages of returning to in-person instruction in the fall.