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Because she knew others would also be “dreading” the holidays, she organized a virtual event on Thursday for those mourning the loss of their loved ones due to the virus, the multitudes grappling with grief. … [Read more...] about The holidays offer empty chairs, little solace to the Bay Area’s grieving

In San Francisco, public health officials said Friday that they have not yet had to scale back contact tracing to that degree and still intend to reach out to everyone who tests positive in the city. But they released an app-based contact tracing program that instructs people to report, through an online portal, the names of close contacts who may have been exposed. The program is meant to ease the burden of person-to-person case investigation on public health staff so the city can keep up with rising counts. … [Read more...] about Surge strains coronavirus testing sites in Bay Area

The stress of working through a once-a-century pandemic has shifted over time, waxing and waning and altering course. In the spring, many health care workers were terrified of becoming infected while doing their jobs. They worried about lack of resources, especially face masks and other protective gear. They expected their hospitals to be overrun at any moment, to watch people needlessly die from inadequate care. … [Read more...] about Bay Area health care workers brace for grim winter: ‘We are exhausted’

San Mateo Health Officer Points To Careless Behavior For Rising Cases, ‘In Your Hands’ To Stop Surgetold residents in a statement posted Monday, “Right now, enough people are acting like they are individuals, carelessly, thoughtlessly, and I would add quite selfishly, whether by intent or not, resulting in a surge in new cases.” Morrow said due to such behavior, “everyone’s lives are disrupted, schools will not function properly, and your favorite businesses will close, likely forever.” The county, which had made it to the Orange Tier in the state’s reopening plan was among those moved back into the Red Tier last week. San Mateo, along with San Francisco and Marin, are the only Bay Area counties not in the Purple Tier, which has the most COVID-19 restrictions. Read More … [Read more...] about San Francisco Bay Area COVID Roundup: Six New Deaths In Santa Clara; Officials Brace For Post-Thanksgiving Surge; Black Friday Madness During Pandemic

A few weeks after completing the six-week training, Putzer is working on Treasure Island for Cahill Contractors, which just broke ground on a 105-unit apartment complex being developed by Chinatown Community Development Center and Swords to Plowshares. But the job Putzer will spend the next year working on is not just any residential development — it will house veterans, most of them either currently or previously homeless. … [Read more...] about Housing project built by and aimed for veterans breaks ground on Treasure Island