San Francisco Airport Nation’s First to Mandate COVID Vaccines for All Workers
Travel
San Francisco Airport Nation’s First to Mandate COVID Vaccines for All Workers
2021-09-24 20:08:11
by Dan McCue

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Starting this week, everyone employed at San Francisco International Airport must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to report to work, according  to a joint statement from the airport and Mayor London Breed. The airport is the... Read More

Device Taps Brain Waves to Help Paralyzed Man Communicate
Science
Device Taps Brain Waves to Help Paralyzed Man Communicate

In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen. It will take years of additional research but the study,... Read More

Car-free San Francisco Streets: Residents Debate Reopening
Cities
Car-free San Francisco Streets: Residents Debate Reopening

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For Vanessa Gregson, the four-lane highway that borders the beach along San Francisco's Pacific Ocean is now an automobile-free sanctuary where she can blissfully ride her bicycle and enjoy the quiet. "You hear the beach. You... Read More

San Francisco Elects an Underdog as Next DA
State News
San Francisco Elects an Underdog as Next DA

When Chesa Boudin learned he had won a tight race to become San Francisco’s new district attorney, he was flying home from a visit with his father at a prison in upstate New York. Boudin was 14 months old when... Read More

San Francisco Becomes 1st Major US City to Ban E-Cigarettes
California
San Francisco Becomes 1st Major US City to Ban E-Cigarettes
2019-06-27 19:56:27
by Elin Johnson

San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes Tuesday, a move some say will help curb underage use, but that others say will only make it harder for adults to purchase an alternative... Read More

San Francisco Mayor Unveils 100 Percent Renewable Power Plan for City’s Downtown
Energy
San Francisco Mayor Unveils 100 Percent Renewable Power Plan for City's Downtown
2019-04-24 23:32:22
by Dan McCue

San Francisco could become the first city in the United States in which large commercial property owners use only renewable energy under a plan unveiled by Mayor London Breed earlier this week. She and city supervisors Vallie Brown and Ahsha... Read More

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