COVID-19 Fearing a big COVID surge, state reinstates rules for private workplaces — and the vaccinated By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | December 17, 2021 New statewide mask mandate and temporary COVID workplace rules aim at specter of a new surge.
Bay Area Study: Migration to California slowed by 38 percent during pandemic By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | December 16, 2021 Since the pandemic began, fewer residents moved to California from other states, UC Berkeley’s California Policy Lab found.
COVID-19 After ‘truly appalling’ death toll in nursing homes, California rethinks their funding By Samantha Young | Kaiser Health News | December 16, 2021 The state wants to tie Medicaid funding more directly to performance, but the powerful nursing home lobby is raising objections.
Bay Area Some Bay Area businesses exempt from state mask mandate By Tony Hicks | Bay City News Foundation | December 15, 2021 Exemptions consider region's existing health mandates, which are stricter than some in other parts of the state.
City Tracking COVID in Piedmont | Dec. 14 By Exedra Staff | December 14, 2021 Two more cases reported over the last week as state preps for expected increase over the holidays.
Featured in Category CDPH to distribute free, at-home COVID tests for post-break use By Exedra Staff | December 14, 2021 The test kits for students and staff only will be available at Havens on Dec. 15 and Dec.
Bay Area Nearly half of Bay Area employers expect 3-day in-person work week post-pandemic, survey finds By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | December 14, 2021 The survey has been conducted monthly since April by the Bay Area Council, a business group.
California State officials recommend COVID-19 testing after traveling out of state By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 14, 2021 State public health officials also recommended wearing masks at all times on public transportation including airports, planes, trains, and buses in all locations.
Bay Area California mandates indoor masking again in push against omicron variant By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | December 13, 2021 As COVID-19 infections rise, the Newsom administration renewed its mask mandate for indoor public places in California.
COVID-19 Thousands of California students still lack proof of vaccination despite deadlines By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 10, 2021 High numbers of students who are unvaccinated or who have not provided proof of vaccination could overwhelm districts' virtual academies.