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Tag: Coronavirus

Recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine wait after their shot for 30 minutes before they're cleared to leave.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Starting tomorrow, you’ll need to show proof of vaccination to enter Oakland bars, restaurants, gyms

Avatar photo by David DeBolt January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

The new city ordinance also applies to senior centers, yoga studios, entertainment venues and large indoor events.

The bar at Low Bar in Uptown Oakland. Credit: Lauren Bonney
Posted inNosh

Why it’s legal for East Bay restaurants to require vaccinations

by Eve Batey August 4, 2021August 4, 2021

An East Bay ax bar; a new chef for Downtown Wine Bar; more Quick Bites.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Bay Area health officers recommend mask use indoors amid rising COVID-19 cases

Supriya Yelimeli headshot by Supriya Yelimeli July 16, 2021October 15, 2021

The mask recommendation applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents in an effort to prevent COVID-19 virus spread among all groups.

People and geese on a sunny day at Lake Merritt in Oakland.
Posted inHealth & Environment

Oakland enters yellow COVID-19 tier, one week shy of state reopening

Supriya Yelimeli headshot by Supriya Yelimeli June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

It’s the first time since the state began its tier system last summer that Alameda County has entered the least-restrictive, yellow tier.

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

How to access your stimulus check if you’re homeless in Oakland

by Chris Lee March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

If you do not automatically receive your payment via direct deposit or in the mail, this guide will help point you in the right direction.

Posted inNosh

Local home cooks make and deliver free lasagnas to neighbors in need

by Alix Wall February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

Lasagna Love matches volunteer home cooks in Oakland and other cities with anyone struggling during the pandemic who could use a free, hot meal.

Posted inHealth & Environment

‘Social bubbles are now popped’; Bay Area closes outdoor dining, sets strict rules amid COVID-19 surge

Supriya Yelimeli headshot by Supriya Yelimeli December 4, 2020December 8, 2020

The new guidelines prohibit gatherings with people outside of your household through Jan. 4.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Indoor dining closed again in Alameda County due to COVID-19 surge

Supriya Yelimeli headshot by Supriya Yelimeli November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

After three short weeks, indoor dining is once again closed in Oakland as the state grapples with a rise in COVID-19 cases and Alameda County returns to the purple tier.

Alameda County COVID-19 spread and conditions depicted in a map of the state
Posted inHealth & Environment

Alameda County freezes new openings in Oakland, Berkeley due to worsening COVID-19 conditions

Supriya Yelimeli headshot by Supriya Yelimeli November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Businesses that are currently open indoors, like personal care services and restaurants, can continue, but there won’t be further expansions in any sector.

Posted inNosh

Ready or not, indoor dining is reopening in Alameda County

Supriya Yelimeli headshot by Supriya Yelimeli October 14, 2020October 21, 2020

Restaurants can reopen indoor dining at 25% capacity beginning Oct. 26 under a new orange tier designation for the county in the state’s COVID-19 reopening guidelines.

Posted inNosh

We asked restaurateurs, will you reopen for indoor dining?

Sarah Han headshot by Sarah Han October 8, 2020October 21, 2020

Alameda County has not yet given the go-ahead for dine-in service, but with other Bay Area counties already reopened, local restaurant owners are considering what they’ll do.

Posted inCity Hall & Policing

Covid-19 outbreak grows in Santa Rita Jail

Darwin BondGraham by Darwin BondGraham July 20, 2020October 21, 2020

Coronavirus cases have suddenly exploded in Alameda County’s massive jail, calling into question whether the virus can be stopped.

Many varieties of bagels from Hella Bagels. Photo: Hella Bagels
Posted inNosh

Oakland’s newest bagel business sells out in seconds

by Alix Wall July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Good luck scoring Hella Bagels. Only 100 are made a week by chef-owner Blake Hunter out of his Oakland home.

Posted inHealth & Environment

The pandemic isn’t slowing the East Oakland Collective down

A photo of contributor Iris Crawford by Iris Crawford May 19, 2020June 25, 2020

Through creative solutions, EOC has more than doubled the number of meals it was distributing to East Oakland residents, now serving over 1,000 hot meals each week.

Posted inHealth & Environment

Pastor Mike McBride and W. Kamau Bell help with ‘masks for the people’

by Jeannine Etter May 18, 2020June 25, 2020

In the early days of the pandemic, the pastor and the comedian set up a grassroots supply chain to bring masks and hand sanitizer to communities of color.

Posted inNosh

Good Good Eatz helps Chinatown businesses survive the shutdown

by Cheryl Angelina Koehler May 14, 2020June 23, 2020

A new initiative helps local merchants make connections, get assistance and support other communities in need.

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