California could decide one huge remaining question on masks and reopening today
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Melissa Lopez wears a mask while working the checkout counter at Bi-Rite Market in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif. Friday, November 20, 2020. With rising COVID cases, retailers, including grocers, are wary of surging crowds, and possible panic shopping not seen since March, over the holiday seasons.Jessica Christian/The Chronicle
With less than a week to go before California drops most of its remaining coronavirus health restrictions, one major question remains to be settled: What will workplace restrictions look like?
Masks are currently required at all times for everyone in the workplace. But last week, California regulators decided that workers can ditch the masks when the state reopens June 15 but only if every single person in the workplace is vaccinated against COVID-19. If just one is unvaccinated, all must wear masks.
Bay Briefing: Drought already driving farmers to extreme measures
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Gabriel Castañeda moves irrigation pipes to water the crops covered by plastic to reduce water evaporation on his family s farm outside Santa Rosa, Calif., on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Behind the active field is one the Casteñades are not planting due to the drought. The Castañedas are frequently growing on about 180 acres in the area, but this year because of the water shortage from the drought, they are limiting it to 17 acres.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Wednesday, June 9 and a special election is heating up in the East Bay. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.