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Rainfall at Lake Merritt in Oakland is reflected in a car window ahead of strong winds and fierce cold rains predicted for the Bay Area.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A woman walks along Lake Merritt in Oakland, as a cold, rainy spell begins forming in the Bay Area.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The Chronicle’s Live Updates page documents the latest events in the winter storm system that slammed into Northern California, including the Bay Area and the Lake Tahoe area.
San Francisco’s Lockdown and Quarantine Has Been Extended ‘Indefinitely’
Outdoor dining will be shut down well into 2021
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San Francisco’s stay-at-home order, which was tentatively expected to lift as of January 7 2021, has been extended “indefinitely,” Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax announced Thursday. In addition, officials say, the city might keep its stay-at-home in place even after the state lifts it, depending on “key health indicators.” That means that activities including outdoor dining will remain forbidden in San Francsico for an unforeseen length of time.
The announcement was a surprise to those who attended Colfax’s final address of the year, which was delivered on December 29. While he warned that New Year’s Eve gatherings could be “catastrophic” for the area’s COVID-19 case rate, he also said that the increase in positive coronavirus tests was leveling off. He