Traffic crashes and injuries increased by record numbers last year despite a drop in vehicles on the road, and California's legislators are among those urging traffic law reform.
Maritime traffic to the Port of Oakland has soared, and about a dozen ships must now wait offshore to safeguard Bay marine life in the event of any vessel-related problems.
As more Americans every day are inoculated, a tiny but growing number are contending with the disturbing experience of getting covid despite having had one shot, or even two.
With some patients reporting a new lease of life after vaccination and others seeing no improvement, researchers note that the range of covid-19 symptoms necessitates a range of therapeutic treatments, too.
The co-owners of Mrs. Dalloway's, a destination retailer in the College Avenue shopping district, said the sale is something they've been "reflecting on for some time."