The CDC says it’s OK to stop wearing them if you’re vaccinated, but host Demian Bulwa isn’t so sure he’s ready. Erin Allday says that makes sense. We’ve all been through trauma and we’re nervous and scared.

The CDC urged city officials to avoid clearing homeless encampments during the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, some unhoused people face eviction and uncertain futures. Reporter Lauren Hepler talked to tent city residents about their fears.

Two San Francisco supervisors moved their plan for three free months of Muni forward on Wednesday, but Muni officials don't like the idea.

Despite the pandemic, state officials are projecting a $38 billion surplus in the upcoming fiscal year. The question: How to spend it?

Reporter Catherine Ho on federal approval of the Pfizer vaccine for 12-15-year-olds. But will enough parents give permission, considering the coronavirus hasn't hit young people as hard? Plus: A 15-year-old talks about her feelings about the shot.

San Francisco public schools moved Algebra 1 out of middle school and into high school for all students in 2014, and the state might recommend that all public school districts do the same. But some parents don't like the controversial move, saying kids should be able to advance in math if they're able. Education reporter Jill Tucker adds it all up.

San Franciscans fled the city in droves during the pandemic. Now that the city's reopening, will its citizens return?

S.F. Giants great Willie Mays celebrates his 90th birthday today.

It became official Tuesday: San Francisco is advancing to the yellow tier of coronavirus restrictions.

Chronicle health reporter Erin Allday discusses her look at reports of sexually transmitted diseases in the past year.

Unique to parts of the North American West Coast and Iceland, these deadly waves have crashed over unsuspecting beachgoers again and again, including Arunay Pruthi, 12, who was swept to sea in front of his family.

As life in the United States is beginning to return to normal, India has been crushed by a deadly surge of the coronavirus

San Francisco 49ers fans are on pins and needles as they await Thursday's NFL Draft. The reason? The team of Joe Montana, Steve Young and Colin Kaepernick is under intense pressure to pick a quarterback of the future. But which QB? And what will happen to the current Niners starter, Jimmy Garoppolo? Chronicle sports columnists Ann Killion and Scott Ostler weigh in on the tension, give their preferred picks, and lament the continued racist stereotypes often placed on Black quarterbacks.

City Attorney Dennis Herrera has been nominated to take over the Public Utilities Commission after 20 years of representing San Francisco in court. He talks about his biggest cases, trying to reopen schools, and having Trump as a foil.

For the first time in history, California is about to lose an elected representative in Congress, even as Texas picks up two seats. The shift was cemented by numbers released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. What does it mean for California? What about the balance of power between Republicans and Democrats? And how will the state form its new congressional districts? Chronicle Washington correspondent Tal Kopan explains.

From Michigan to Maine, communities are dangling incentives of up to $20,000 to out-of-state folks, hoping to convince tech workers and others in the expanding remote workforce to move in. Reporter Carolyn Said talks about these pandemic perks, which in some places include home lots, bicycles and even free Jimmy John's sandwiches — though you have to commit to staying for awhile.

City Hall is debating fixes for San Francisco's most pressing problems including funding sanctioned tent encampments and opening a long-discussed safe injection site. Reporter Mallory Moench explains the proposals and why they're far from sure things.

Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli has been accused of sexual assault by five women — and now another is sharing her story with The Chronicle. Reporter Cynthia Dizikes discusses the latest allegations.

Activists Melina Abdullah and Akil Riley, Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer and police reform expert Alex Vitale talk about where America goes from here following the conviction of the ex-cop who killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is trying to add HOV lanes to highways in the city, but some residents are fighting back. Reporter Ricardo Cano explains why the SFMTA seems to be at the center of so many pandemic squabbles.

With Daunte Wright the latest in a long string of Black men dying at the hands of police, Wanda Johnson says it's past time for the country to get armed cops out of traffic stops. Columnist Justin Phillips agrees.

Anti-Asian attacks and rhetoric are rising, and they're impacting Asian food workers who have to interact with the public in a big way

Not every part of San Francisco has been equally fortunate. Reporter Susie Neilson talks about the Chronicle's analysis of Covid-19 cases by neighborhood. Plus: Trisha Thadani on the’s city’s efforts to vaccinate its hardest-hit communities.

The pause on one of the country's three vaccines comes at a bad time as everyone 16 and up becomes eligible for shots this week in California. Reporter Erin Allday talks about why it happened and what it means for the race to herd immunity.

Education reporter Jill Tucker takes you behind the scenes of the first day back in school in San Francisco. The district, which was among the last big public systems in the country to bring students back, opened 22 elementary schools.