Skip to main content Years go by, and I can t leave : Disabled veterans remain stranded in Presidio housing without elevators
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Veteran Jerry Bartlett goes down the stairs with his crutches at the Veterans Academy in San Francisco. Elevators under contruction at the veterans facility should ease the physical burden and danger of the stairs for Bartlett and other residents with mobility concerns.Constanza Hevia H. / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Veteran Cherrie Willingham outside the Veterans Academy in San Francisco. One of two elevators under construction at the facility are visible behind Willingham. The elevators will ease the physical burden and danger of stairs for residents there with mobility concerns.Constanza Hevia H./Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Bay Briefing: A very different Inauguration Day
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People talk outside the U.S. Capitol ahead of the Presidential Inauguration on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 in Washington, D.C.Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Jan. 20, and as a new president is set to take office, a dangerous pandemic is still raging through America. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Morning, America
As he becomes president this morning, Joe Biden is promising a return to normalcy. But what is “normal” anymore? And will Americans recognize it after four years of chaos under Trump?
Bay Briefing: Kamala is a tipping point
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Sen. Kamala Harris (right), with Rep. Barbara Lee, will be sworn in as vice president on Wednesday.Pool / Getty Images
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 19. No need to double check your calendar: There is a red flag warning in parts of California in winter. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
‘It’s not preordained which way we’ll go’
Two weeks after images of a violent mob including white supremacists storming into the Capitol were seared into Americans’ minds, Capitol Hill will feature a very different image: the swearing-in of Kamala Harris, first Black woman and woman of color to become vice president.
All quiet at heavily fortified state Capitol in Sacramento - protests don t materialize
Jan. 17, 2021
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1of15Christian Alvarado of Sacramento stands at attention with an American flag in front of the State Capital in Sacramento on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Alvaradro said that he was there to stand in solidarity with the legislatures.Nick Otto / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Before possible political protests, California Highway Patrol officers at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sunday.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Before possible political protests, a scooter and a military police Humvee on 11th Street near the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sunday.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
About 6,100 homes and businesses in the southern Sierra Nevada could lose power Monday as Pacific Gas and Electric Co. tries to avoid fires in perilously dry weather, a move that would be the utility company’s first such shut-off this far into winter. PG&E warned Sunday of the possible cuts because of anticipated fast winds that could damage power lines and start wildfires in parched vegetation. The shut-offs would affect narrow portions of five.