Coming Back From COVID

California public health officials say they will let local school districts decide how to enforce new mask rules

Foot traffic at retail and restaurant establishments in the Bay Area and California are soaring in 2021, according to a new report, a sign people are ready to get back to normal even as the coronavirus pandemic lingers.

As of Tuesday, 75% of eligible residents in Santa Clara County were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 82% of eligible people had received at least a first dose, the county said.

With Fourth of July weekend coming up, city leaders in San Francisco announced the return of many activities that were on hold during the pandemic.

San Francisco’s Exploratorium reopened to the public Thursday for the first time in more than 15 months.

The Investigative Unit profiles a San Francisco-based tech company that’s spending millions to safeguard its office space while also preparing for the post-pandemic workforce of the future.

For the second year, there wasn’t an official pride parade in San Francisco along Market Street. But there were still events underway Sunday in the city.

This week, when San Francisco city leaders set the long-awaited timetable for the return of its iconic cable cars following a fifteen month pandemic break, no one was more excited than the crews who run the 15,000 pound wooden ambassadors.

NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong of UCSF to ask and discuss if it’s safe to go maskless with the new mask rules in place for Californians.

California employers added more than 100,000 jobs in May for the fourth month in a row.

California regulators have approved revised workplace pandemic rules that allow employees who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus the same freedoms as when they are off the job

As vaccinated residents start seeing new perks, it appears to be convincing some of the hesitant to start rolling up their sleeves.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has doled out $1.5 million each to 10 vaccinated winners at Universal Studios to mark the end of the state’s coronavirus restrictions.