California Colleges reassess safety plans after omicron surge By Omar Rashad, Stephanie Zappelli, and Marnette Federis | CalMatters | January 31, 2022 California colleges are increasing isolation capacity and updating mask rules while planning for a future in which COVID-19 is endemic.
COVID-19 It’s day 6 of COVID and your rapid antigen test is positive. Stay home, say virologists By Rae Ellen Bichell | Kaiser Health News | January 31, 2022 With a positive rapid antigen test days after an infection, chances are you’re still infectious.
city Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Jan. 28 By Exedra Staff | January 28, 2022 Omicron is receding but positive case counts are still higher than other surges.
California California high school graduation rate held steady during pandemic By Diana Lambert and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | January 28, 2022 Flexible graduation requirements, summer programs, and tutoring may have kept students in caps and gowns.
California Anxiety, stress remain top concerns for California students, survey finds By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | January 28, 2022 More than 1 in 5 California students said they'd missed more than three days of school due to poor mental health during the pandemic.
Bay Area Oakland Unified pushes back vaccine mandate to the fall semester By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | January 27, 2022 The new deadline will match the state deadline for student COVID-19 vaccination.
Bay Area In San Francisco, indoor mask exemptions are back for some vaccinated, boosted spaces By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | January 27, 2022 Indoor mask requirements remain in effect for most settings, but masks will no longer be required in "stable settings" such as gyms and offices.
homelessness Will worker shortage disrupt California homeless strategy? By Manuela Tobias | CalMatters | January 27, 2022 California homeless service workers are essential to the state’s plans to reduce homelessness, but low pay makes it difficult to recruit new ones.
COVID-19 On the street: Omicron surge strains California police agencies By Byrhonda Lyons | CalMatters | January 27, 2022 Some smaller law enforcement agencies have been forced to increase overtime, reduce services, and reroute non-emergency calls to online portals.
COVID-19 Omicron blazes through California child care providers already reeling from COVID By Elizabeth Aguilera | CalMatters | January 26, 2022 Child care centers were already struggling prior to the omicron variant. Now a dire situation has gotten even worse.