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Bay Briefing: They got the COVID vaccine. Then they got COVID FacebookTwitterEmail Arlene Moon, 95, left, Vanessa Bain, center, and David Bain, 81, stand in their driveway in Menlo Park, CA on January 28, 2021.Nina Riggio / Special to The Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Thursday, April 15, and you’re not imagining it, grocery store prices are still higher than they were last year. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. A different kind of breakthrough By the end of March, Vanessa Bain’s entire multigenerational household had at least one dose of the vaccine. And then her husband tested positive. Within days so did her grandfather and great-grandmother, along with Bain and her teenage daughter. ....
Community Foods Market in West Oakland. Photo: Deonna Anderson Community Foods Market is looking for a community boost. The West Oakland grocery store has seen sales decline by 35% since December 2020. To counteract the decline, the market has launched a Save Our Store (SOS) booster campaign. According to Community Foods Market founder and CEO Brahm Ahmadi, there are both fewer customers shopping, and those who do come in are buying less. “We’ve seen regular customers go from full shopping carts to hand baskets and now just a few items in their hands,” said Ahmadi in a video released with Sharon Rance, a store supervisor. ....