Solar panels at UC Merced s Science and Engineering building.
The University of California is a major contributor to the state’s prosperity, generating $82 billion in economic activity per year and supporting more than half a million jobs, according to an independent economic analysis released this week.
Beacon Economics evaluated UC’s fiscal impacts on California and found that university activities in education, health care, research and public service create economic benefits in every corner of the state. Among the key findings:
UC-related spending and activities support more than 529,000 jobs 2 percent of total California jobs, or 1 in 45 jobs in the state.
San Francisco announces goal: Vaccinate all residents by June 30
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Kaiser Dr. Allison Friedenberg, left, pumps her fist after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot from nurse Scott Keech at Kaiser San Francisco hospital on Dec. 7, 2020, in San Francisco. Kaiser Permanente gave the first of 10 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers at the Kaiser San Francisco hospital.Douglas Zimmerman / SFGATE
The city of San Francisco and its health care providers announced a goal Wednesday to vaccinate all residents by the start of summer. Working with our major health system partners and other community clinics, our goal by June 30 is to get our entire population of 900,000-plus individuals in San Francisco vaccinated for COVID-19, said Roland Pickens, director of San Francisco Health Network, the city s public health care system, at a supervisors’ hearing Wednesday. As you can imagine there will be many twists and turns in the road, but we are feeling confiden