COVID-19 Across California, parents lose patience over school mask mandate By Joe Hong | CalMatters | February 15, 2022 Changes to the state's K-12 masking policy slow to come even as the indoor mask mandate for most locations comes to an end this week.
City Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Feb. 11 By Exedra Staff | February 11, 2022 Good news as cases continue to slow.
California Exits by Black and Hispanic teachers pose a new threat to COVID-era education By Heidi de Marco | Kaiser Health News | February 11, 2022 Teachers of color are leaving the profession at higher rates than are white teachers.
COVID-19 Newsom gives sneak peek of new COVID plan By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | February 10, 2022 California’s long-awaited endemic strategy for dealing with COVID-19 could be unveiled as soon as Monday.
Bay Area Most Bay Area counties — including Alameda — to lift indoor mask mandates By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation and Exedra Staff | February 9, 2022 Alameda County's mask requirement has been in place since August 2021, when the Delta variant emerged.
City Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Feb. 7 By Exedra Staff | February 8, 2022 Still a ways from zero COVID but downward trend continues.
COVID-19 New COVID sick leave would leave out at least 1 in 4 California workers By Grace Gedye | CalMatters | February 8, 2022 California lawmakers plan to bring back COVID supplemental paid sick leave, but it won’t cover small business workers.
COVID-19 California to loosen some mandates — and rethink school mask rules By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | February 8, 2022 California appears to be on the brink of one of its most dramatic shifts in COVID policy: changing school mask mandates.
California Another pandemic malady? It’s called ‘decision fatigue’ By Jenny Gold | Kaiser Health News | February 7, 2022 Pandemic living has come with a barrage of daily choices that, for many, induce a sort of brain freeze.
Bay Area In Contra Costa County, proof of vaccination no longer required for some indoor businesses By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | February 4, 2022 Requirement lifted because 80 percent of all county residents have now completed their initial vaccination series.