Delta variant
UCSF Doctors: The Light is at the End of the Tunnel with the Delta Variant
Things may be looking up in the Bay Area. According to some very prominent doctors at UCSF, the Delta Variant is trending down in San Francisco and the wider Bay Area. On Tuesday, KGO reported that Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, who is an infectious disease expert said, “So the light is at the
SFUSD Issues Requirement for Teacher, Staff Vaccination or Weekly Testing
Teachers and staff at San Francisco public schools will be required to either be vaccinated or be tested at least weekly for COVID-19, according to an announcement issued by San Francisco Unified School District officials Tuesday. Cassondra Curiel, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, voiced support for the
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Newsom Compares Unvaccinated to Drunk Drivers, and He’s Not Wrong
California’s governor did not mince words Tuesday when he compared unvaccinated people to drunk drivers putting the lives of others at risk. What Gov. Gavin Newsom said was: “You don’t have a choice to go out and drink and drive and put everybody else’s lives at risk. That’s the equivalent
CDC Screwed Up: Don’t Throw Away the Masks
It was a little suspect when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted the mask mandate for fully vaccinated people in indoor public spaces. The decision is now proving to be a wrong turn in the fight against the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, fully vaccinated people are pretty
California is Reopening, But at What Risk?
This is the big day. As dawn broke Tuesday, California officially reopened…and poof, physical distancing, capacity restrictions and color-coded tier charts we’ve become begrudgingly used to just disappeared. As of now, state law no longer requires vaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public settings. But not everyone is stoked.