- A Bay Area health officer on how much we should worry about BA.5
![Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are presenting new pandemic challenges.]()
- This chart shows SF COVID cases are wildly undercounted
!["Many people look to case numbers to form opinions on risk, but wastewater can actually provide a better reflection of the COVID-19 cases than PCR testing data. This is one example from San Francisco, but we're seeing the same thing across the country," Dr. Marlene Wolfe wrote on Twitter.]()
- BART's COVID-19 mask mandate expires on Monday
![Customers disembark a BART train in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 15, 2022.]()
- Here’s what’s happening with COVID in the Bay Area right now
![Masked shoppers walk down Oakland's Grand Avenue in Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 during the initial surge of the Omicron variant.]()
- UCSF's Dr. Wachter: 'BA.5 is destined to be our dominant virus'
![A woman wears a face mask walking down Chestnut Street in San Francisco, Calif. on Jan. 4, 2022.]()
- I hiked an obscure Calif. park with tiny banana slugs everywhere
![A banana slug, ready for its close-up.]()
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- Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity
![Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo, right, runs up hill as part of his physical training at Ft. Bragg on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Fayetteville, N.C. Obesity in the U.S. military surged during the pandemic, new research shows. Nearly 10,000 active duty Army soldiers became newly obese between February 2019 and June 2021, after restricted duty and limited exercise led to higher body mass scores.]()
- Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone
![A mother prepares a meal for her family in a displacement camp on the bank of a flooded rice paddy near the village of Nicoadala, Zambezia province, Mozambique, Friday, March 24, 2023. Weeks after a massive cyclone hit Mozambique for a second time, the still-flooded country is facing a spiraling cholera outbreak which threatens to add to the devastation.]()
- New Mexico Supreme Court blocks local abortion ordinances
![FILE - An anti-abortion advocate along with abortion rights advocates hold up signs during the Emergency Pro-Life Rally for New Mexico in Las Cruces, N.M., July 19, 2022. The New Mexico Supreme Court blocked local anti-abortion ordinances Friday, March 31, 2023, pending the outcome of a case centered on constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. (Meg Potter/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)]()
- Cleanup begins after fiery Minnesota ethanol derailment
![A BNSF train carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Raymond, Minn., Thursday, March 30, 2023. BNSF officials said 22 cars derailed, including about 10 carrying ethanol, and the track remains blocked, but that no injuries were reported due to the accident. The cause of the derailment hasn't been determined. (Mark Vancleave /Star Tribune via AP)]()
- Florida teen debuts trans visibility film as bans spread
![Topher Malone, a 17-year-old trans high school student in Round Rock, Texas, talks about her experience for the documentary, “You’re Loved,” which premieres at Green Light Cinema in St. Petersburg, Fla. on March 31, 2023. Carys Mullins, a Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and transgender for a film set to debut at a festival as transgender people around the world celebrate visibility and lawmakers across the country look to restrict their rights and care.]()
- Missouri Planned Parenthood sues over transgender inquiry
![FILE - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the oath of office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Planned Parenthood reveals that the state's Republican attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided at the organization's St. Louis clinic. According to court documents filed Friday, March 31, 2023, the regional Planned Parenthood is suing Attorney General Andrew Bailey in St. Louis Circuit Court.]()
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![Castro Streetcar with Rainbow Flags in the streets of San Francisco, California, USA.]()
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![Nature and industry collide on the Landfill Loop Trail.]()
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![A woman walks through McLaren Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 16, 2021.]()
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![The hiking trails on Mount Sutro provide a nature respite in the middle of San Francisco.]()
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![The view looking out toward Tiburon and Mount Tamalpais while hiking the North Ridge Trail to the Sunset Trail that goes up to Mt. Livermore on Angel Island on Sept. 8, 2021.]()
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![Noah Frank walks his bicycle as he attempts to climb Marin Avenue riding a bicycle in Berkeley, Calif. on Aug. 23, 2021. The section of Marin Avenue from Arlington Circle up to Grizzly Peak averages a 17.1 percent average grade, with some sections as steep as a 30 percent grade.]()
