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California could decide one huge remaining question on masks and reopening today FacebookTwitterEmail 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: Wh...

Bay Briefing: Drought already driving farmers to extreme measures FacebookTwitterEmail 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...

Plus: Is California’s vaccine lottery money working?

Bay Briefing: A new Bay Area start, cut short in a San Francisco crosswalk FacebookTwitterEmail From left to right Kamron, Samantha and Amir the brother, sister, and father of Danny Ramos who was injured in a hit and run crash that also killed his girlfriend, Lovisa Svallingson attend a vigil on the corner of Polk and Hayes where the accident occurred in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 27, 2021.Nick Otto/Special to The Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Thursday, June 3 and after a virtual year, some high schoolers are getting a real graduation walk. Here’s what you need to know to st...

Plus: California tells counties they don’t need to track every “breakthrough” virus...