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Boat ramps at Berkeley Marina, Oyster Point, Richmond Marina, Loch Lomond Marin and Black Point on the lower Petaluma River are open for access to bay waters. At Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay and at Berkeley Marina, the boat ramp and party boat trips remain shut down at least through the weekend, with possible openings next week. … [Read more...] about These parks, campsites are reopening across Northern California this weekend

Other rural counties that have kept cases of the novel virus at bay were given state approval to reopen businesses sooner than other areas in California. At least 47 of the state’s 58 counties were approved to reopen more quickly, the Associated Press reported, noting this initially included Lassen County. (Counties with fewer than one case per 10,000 residents in the past two weeks can accelerate reopening processes, per state guidelines. For context, Lassen County has about 30,000 residents and exceeded state limits with more than three cases.) … [Read more...] about Coronavirus cases in Northern California county cause officials to backpedal on reopening plans

The bar owners want that, too, but in California, many feel like they've been left behind in efforts to help small businesses. Restaurants, or even bars with minimal food concepts, have been given options in how they may operate under current conditions, but for those running bars, choices are minimal or nonexistent. Some, like The Page owner Bob Wait, say they're just as capable of relaunching operations under safety guidelines as those running restaurants. … [Read more...] about Bay Area bars and breweries work to weather the pandemic

A U.S. Forest Service report on the 2013 Rim Fire in California’s Stanislaus National Forest found that many bats and birds flew away from danger, and small animals like lizards, snakes and gophers escaped into burrows or unburned areas. Many of the forest’s population of California mule deer were at higher elevations when the fire occurred, so were saved. … [Read more...] about California wildfires: Experts weigh wildlife impact

Debate in Congress over whether to extend the $600 a week in federally provided benefits to the unemployed looked sure to intensify, with the number of people receiving the aid now topping 30 million — one in five workers. The money, included in a government relief package enacted in March, is set to expire July 31. … [Read more...] about Trump takes aim at WHO as US economic outlook worsens