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Alameda County food workers now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Berkeley grocery store and convenience store workers are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines. On Monday, the city of Berkeley announced it was expanding eligibility for these workers, along with in-person educators and childcare workers, to make appointments at the Curative vaccination site in Albany. By Tuesday, all available appointment slots had been filled, but the city said more appointments could become available due to cancell...

Even as Bay Area restaurants struggle, some seek to treat workers better FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 Sous chef Gabriel Diaz builds a pizza at Gather Kitchen, Bar and Market in Berkeley. The pandemic is the first time Gather has done takeout, and its dropped the menu prices and focused on comfort foods like pizza to be more accessible.Photos by Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of9 People stop outside Gather Kitchen, Bar & Market, which has had to switch to takeout during the pan...

Specifics. barack obama needs to make this a choice. thats why you see the ad he put up. >> it is interesting that we had an agreement that eric fenster said this was not a tax. the health care plan, agreeing with the democrats and president barack obama. do you think thats part of the problem? these kind of things like is it a tax or -- it becomes talking points as opposed to more specifics about whats going on in the economy? >> i think all campaigns have a variety of talking points that get i...