Matthew Gerring
San Francisco
From festival stages to face shields, a SoMa fabricator re-tools for a new normal
Devon Meyers found himself out of work when festival season was cancelled. Now, he's building devices that protect essential workers. Read More
San Francisco Lower Haight
Protesters stage 'die-in' outside Mayor Breed's home as hotels-for-homeless impasse continues
Protesters laid down in the street in front of Breed's house to decry her inaction on preventing COVID-19 spread among the unhoused. Read More
San Francisco Divisadero Hayes Valley Lower Haight Upper Haight
From front-porch perch, professional cellist serenades Page Street neighbors
With classical concerts canceled for the foreseeable future, cellist Saul Richmond-Rakerd has found a new audience: his neighbors. Read More
Oakland SoMa
Inside Bay Area makers' rush to solve the PPE shortage
Self-organized through Facebook groups and Slack teams, an ad-hoc volunteer corps is rushing to produce needed medical supplies. Read More
San Francisco
"We do not want to go there": SFPD to use citations as "last resort" in shelter-in-place enforcement
A "larger than normal" deployment of SFPD officers to retail areas will act as a deterrent, but enforcement will focus on "education", an SFPD spokesperson said at a press conference on Monday. Read More
San Francisco
Shelter-in-place order for 6 Bay Area counties goes into effect 12:01 a.m. Tuesday
The order closes all bars, gyms and entertainment venues, and dine-in restaurants. Residents are required to stay home except for "essential activities". Read More
San Francisco Mid-Market Tenderloin
2 arrested in SF Pride parade protest as cops, protesters claim acts of violence
One of the arrested protesters says that SFPD officers violently attacked them and mocked their disabilities. Read More