Willie Brown: California s COVID shutdown orders are losing credibility
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A sign outside La Mar, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. All indoor dining ceased operations at 11:59 p.m. on Friday night. The city’s indoor dining shutdown might be the first of several in the Bay Area, as more and more county health officials believe indoor restaurants are too risky at a time when coronavirus cases are surging across the state. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, La Mar has put into place health and safety measures in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in their restaurant. La Mar checks customers’ temperature and tables are set six-feet apart. They also added barricades between sections and limit dining time.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle
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Bay Briefing: Vaccine close to full approval, making ethical questions of who s first all the more real
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Wesley Wheeler of United Parcel Service holds up a sample of the vial that will be used to transport Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.Samuel Corum / Getty Images
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Friday, Dec. 11, and one Christmas tradition on 21st Street hasn’t been canceled by COVID. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Waiting for the green light
FDA approval is expected in the next few days and would kick off a fast-moving, complex vaccine distribution plan that Bay Area and California health officials have raced to put in place the past few months.
Tom and Jerry House, the elaborate holiday display in S.F., shines on after creator s death
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Benji Fujita, top, works on a part of the extravagant Christmas display at Tom Taylor and Jerry Goldstein’s home in San Francisco on Friday, December 4, 2020. For decades, the couple turned their home into a fantastical light display with a towering Christmas tree. Taylor passed away in October, so this will be the first year without him.Nick Otto / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The Tom and Jerry House’s Christmas display, complete with Santa Claus posing for photos, in 2005.Darryl Bush / The Chronicle, 2005Show MoreShow Less
Bay Briefing: The virus knows no holidays
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Chief Medical Officer Chad Krilich (left) and Chief Nursing Officer Vicki White are dealing with patient surges at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Thursday, Dec. 10, and cars without drivers are on the road in San Francisco. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
More cases means more serious cases
We don’t have any better news on the most recent surge of coronavirus cases: Daily admissions to Bay Area ICUs have more than doubled since last month, as have the number of people going into the hospital, a Chronicle data analysis shows. To bolster California’s short-staffed intensive care units, the state is hiring 435 temporary ICU nurses, including some from out of state.