COVID-19 Updates
Where to Get a Booster in SF Quickly (Without an Appointment)
COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco, Vaccines With the Omicron variant surging, it can be tough to find an available appointment for a Covid-19 booster shot anytime soon. Here’s where you can walk-up without an appointment in San Francisco. Related: COVID Testing: All 23 Free Testing Sites in San Francisco – updated 12/21/21 San Francisco COVID Booster Drop-in Sites Ages more...
SF’s Van Gogh Exhibit Brings Back Social Distance Circles
COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition To Reintroduce Social Distancing Circles Omicron Viral Strain Prompts Additional Safety Measures in North America’s Most Popular Immersive Experience SAN FRANCISCO (December 22, 2021) — Immersive Van Gogh, the blockbuster art installation and original experiential celebration of the work of beloved post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh, has reintroduced additional Covid more...
Which SF Bars & Restaurants Now Require Booster Shots
Bars, Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Indoor Dining, San Francisco, Vaccines With Omicron spreading faster, it was only a matter of time until bars and restaurants started requiring booster shots instead of just proof of vaccine for entry. So far as of 12/22/21 we’ve found only two restaurants with the booster requirement (Zuni Cafe and Cassava in SF) but it’s likely that more...
Oakland To Require Vaccine Proof for Restaurants & Gyms Starting Feb. 1
COVID-19 Updates, Oakland, Vaccines By Keith Burbank, Bay City News People visiting several types of facilities in Oakland as well as City Hall must now provide proof of vaccination to get inside. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to approve the requirement in an effort to boost the vaccination rate in the city. Seventy-six percent more...
SJ Proposes New Covid Booster Mandate for City Employees & Bldgs
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo announced a proposal for all City of San Jose employees, as a condition of employment, and residents or visitors that enter city-owned facilities, be required to have a booster shot, or third round of vaccinations. If the proposal passes the City Council vote, San Jose more...
SF Gets Exemption From CA’s New Indoor Mask Rule
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco By Tony Hicks Bay City News Foundation Though California has again mandated masks in indoor public settings, the state has granted exemptions to some Bay Area municipalities for gyms and other businesses already requiring all patrons to be totally vaccinated. UPDATE – Now at least five Bay Area counties have been granted more...
California Restores Indoor Mask Mandate Starting Dec. 15
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Masks, Travel By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation California will restore an indoor mask mandate this week in the wake of a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, one of the state’s top health officials said Monday. State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said the state will reimplement an indoor more...
SF Has the Very First Confirmed Case of Omicron in U.S.
COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco First Confirmed Case Of Omicron Variant Detected In The United States The California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health have confirmed that a recent case of COVID-19 among an individual in California was caused by the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529). The individual was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22, 2021. The individual, more...
Marin County Officially Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation As a result of Marin County’s COVID-19 vaccination rate rising, the Marin County Public Health lifted its indoor mask mandate for the county at noon on Monday, November 1, 2021. Marin County met the Bay Area-wide criteria for easing mask mandates, which means over 80 more...
SF’s Sloooooow Economic Recovery from COVID-19
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco By Keith Burbank Bay City News The latest report out Friday on the recovery of the San Francisco economy presents a mix of good and bad as COVID-19 restrictions have been eased by officials. Overall, the city’s economic recovery has been slowed by the Delta variant, but some indicators show things improved more...
Another Bay Area In-N-Out Closes for Violating the Health Order
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Eat & Drink, Indoor Dining, Vaccines, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that yet another In-N-Out has shut down for not complying with state and local health regulations. Like the San Francisco In-N-Out, the Pleasant Hill location has been shut down for failing to check the customers’ COVID-19 vaccination status. The Contra Costa Environmental Health department suspended more...
SF State Offers 4-Year Scholarship Lottery for Vaccines
COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco, Vaccines San Francisco State University (SF State), the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) announced today a new scholarship program for San Francisco residents ages 12 to 17 who received the COVID-19 vaccine. Through a drawing, SF State is offering 10 scholarships to more...
SF Slightly Eases Indoor Mask Rules Starting October 15
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today that so long as case and hospitalization rates remain stable or decline, indoor masking requirements will be lifted on October 15 in certain, limited settings. This includes places where stable cohorts of fully vaccinated individuals more...
Contra Contra Says Indoor Mask Mandate May Gone by New Year’s
COVID-19 Updates, East Bay, Masks, Vaccines By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation If Contra Costa County stays on track in its fight against COVID-19, residents may be able to celebrate New Year’s Eve without masks indoors if they’re fully vaccinated. Health officer Chris Farnitano told the county board of supervisors on Tuesday that other Bay Area more...
San Francisco to Mandate Vaccines for City Contractors
COVID-19 Updates, San Francisco, Vaccines Mayor London N. Breed issued a Mayoral Order mandating vaccination for all City contractors who work alongside City employees on a regular basis at a facility owned, leased, or controlled by the City. This mandate will also apply to all City Commissioners. All contractors will be required to be fully more...
