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Outdoors feels safer than anywhere else, said Carlos Salas, sitting next to his friend Franz Zarate — neither wearing masks — at the edge of Dolores Park in San Francisco. “I always have it with me. It’s a sacrifice we all have to do,” Salas said, displaying his mask. Zarate agreed, adding that they don’t feel they need the mask with each other when sitting down outside. … [Read more...] about Bay Area residents mostly wear masks and follow coronavirus rules. But there’s a big exception

Unlike many hospitals, UCSF decided early on it was going to be transparent about the numbers of cases, Wachter said. He reports them daily in his Covid Chronicles, which are a series of tweets he describes as “a way of culling a firehose of information,” so the public gets data it can believe. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Twitter: These Bay Area doctors are educating the public and becoming social media stars

The long-term future remains a question mark for Shift and other car dealers. Usually summer is the peak season for car sales, which then subside when children return to school. If schools do not reopen and parents continue to work from home, Russell wonders whether the sales peak might sustain itself through the fall for the first time. … [Read more...] about Car sales surge as Bay Area shifts away from transit

Dr. Erica Pan, California state epidemiologist and deputy director for the Center for Infectious Diseases at the Department of Public Health, said the guidelines are meant to balance the benefits of stay-at-home orders with the educational and social advantages children gain in an in-person classroom. … [Read more...] about Bay Area elementary schools could reopen for in-person classes. Here’s how

9:42 a.m. State says sports programs must maintain distance: New California guidance permits youth sports and physical education, including training, only when children can remain at least six feet apart and engage with “a stable cohort of participants, such as a class.” The guidance urges outdoor activities “to the maximum extent possible.” “Outdoor and indoor sporting events, assemblies, and other activities that require close contact or that would promote congregating are not permitted,” it says. That includes tournaments and competitions, “regardless of whether teams are from the same school or from different schools” or locations. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus live updates: School sports teams in Bay Area unlikely to resume in fall