covid
Why Are Restaurants So Expensive Now?
Maybe you’ve noticed that going out to eat in a restaurant is more expensive than it ever used to be. The last time inflation was this high in our country, people were still talking about who shot J.R. (Dallas was a top TV show in 1982 and J.R. Ewing was
San Francisco Will Pay You A Grand To Stay Home To Recover From COVID
A program created by Supervisor Hillary Ronen in 2020 has been extended by $5.4 million, according to a press release from the City. This follows the Omicron surge that began near the end of December of last year, and has since begun to decline. In February 2021, Mission
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Covid Cases Have Begun to Decline in San Francisco
After a recent surge of COVID-19 cases in San Francisco caused by the omicron variant, the number of cases in the city are starting to decline, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday. The number of cases peaked earlier this month on Jan. 9 with some 2,164 cases per day on average,
Angry Reviews Of “No Smell” Candles Go Up With Omicron Surge
To forecast future surges in Covid, it seems like all we have to do is check out online reviews for Yankee Candles, or other brands of scented wicks. In 2020, Terri Nelson, a painter and artist, first pointed out in a tongue-and-cheek Tweet that there were angry customers reporting their
California Considers Canceling Elective Surgeries as Covid Surges
As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California’s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled.
Living in the South During a Pandemic Means Putting Up with “Spreadnecks”
This is part of our Blue Woman in a Red State column Here we are again, another wave of the Covid-19 variant that sounds more and more like a Transformer. Latest, is the Omicron Variant. This pandemic is starting to look like an era. Let’s face it, it is being prolonged
State Sen. Skinner Proposes State-Funded Savings Accounts for Kids Orphaned by COVID
Low-income California children would get up to $5,000 if they lost a parent to COVID-19 under legislation that state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, plans to introduce in January. The Hope for Children Act would create savings accounts with up to $3,000 for children as old as 9 and up to
Fix Inequality or Get Robbed? The Connection Between Crime and Poverty
The ‘90s are back, and I don’t mean that in a good way. While every one of us is somewhat guilty of being nostalgic for the days when Green Day made good music or when Chumbwamba was getting knocked down only to triumphantly get back up again, I guarantee we