Bay Briefing: A tricky time as CA variant could threaten pandemic progress
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Romelia Navarro, right, is comforted by nurse Michele Younkin, left, as she weeps while sitting at the bedside of her dying husband, Antonio Navarro, in St. Jude Medical Center s COVID-19 unit in Fullerton, Calif., July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Jae C. Hong / Associated Press
Fast-moving variant threatens progress
The United States surpassed coronavirus 500,000 deaths on Monday, the same day that two teams of San Francisco scientists reported troubling findings that a California-bred variant is now dominant in many parts of the state, and it is more infectious than earlier versions of the virus.
Chronicle photographer Gabrielle Lurie wins award as local photographer of the year in prestigious contest
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1of13San Francisco Chronicle staff photographer Gabrielle Lurie photographs at the Corridor Restaurant on 100 Van Ness Ave for a story about how businesses are impacted by corporate cafeterias on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in San Francisco, Calif.Liz Moughon/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Gabrielle’ Lurie’s photos of Theo, a Berkeley boy who has been essentially homeless since birth, were cited in her award as Local Photographer of the Year.Photos by Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Photographer Gabrielle Lurie captured Theo, a homeless boy, nearly asleep as he rides on his mom Leah Naomi Gonzales’ shoulders in Berkeley.Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less