Category: Northern California

San Francisco’s Italian Heritage Parade Resumes, Bringing a Weekend of Festivities

SAN FRANCISCO—People in San Francisco held the city’s annual Italian Heritage Parade in person this year to celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the Italian community. On Oct. 10, colorful floats, cars flying the Italian flag, lively dancers, marching bands, and Italian and Italian-American dignitaries started at Fisherman’s Wharf, made their way along Columbus Avenue,…


California to Require Gender-Neutral Toy Aisles

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Oct. 9 requiring large department stores that sell kid’s products to maintain a gender-neutral section for toys and child care items. Assembly Bill 1084 was introduced by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) and Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) in February with an aim to create an equal and free setting in…


California Law Bans Small Off-Road Gas Engines, Including Lawnmowers and Chainsaws

California moved one step closer to ending reliance on fossil fuels as Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law on Sunday to ban all off-road gas-powered engines. The new law requires the state to apply the new rule by Jan. 1, 2024, or as soon as regulators determine is “feasible,” whichever date…


California Bans Small Off-Road Gas Engines, Including Lawnmowers and Chainsaws

California moved one step closer to ending reliance on fossil fuels as Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law on Sunday to ban all off-road gas-powered engines. The new law requires the state to apply the new rule by Jan. 1, 2024, or as soon as regulators determine is “feasible,” whichever date…


San Francisco Fed’s Daly: Too Soon to Say Job Market ‘Stalling’

The U.S. job market will continue to feel the effects of COVID-19, but it is too soon to say it is “stalling,” San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Sunday. “It’s going to have these ups and downs, especially with the Delta variant,” Daly said on the CBS weekend news program “Face the…


California’s Median Home Price Reached New Record, Forecast to Keep Rising in 2022: Report

A lack of supply and low interest rates are two major reasons behind soaring house prices in California where it’s predicted that median home prices will rise even further in 2022. However, supply constraints and those higher home prices will bring California home sales down slightly next year, said the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.)….


Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Exempt Journalists From Police Dispersal Orders

LOS ANGELES—On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 98, which exempts media professionals from having to comply with police dispersal orders while covering protests, marches and other types of demonstrations. “Media organizations have documented more than 50 incidents of journalists being injured, detained or arrested over a 12-month period,” the Greater Los Angeles chapter…


SF Giants Blank LA Dodgers in NLDS Opener

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—San Francisco Giants hosted a shut-out of the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–0 on Oct. 8, 2021 in the first game of the National League Division Series. It was the first meeting between the clubs in the playoffs since they began their rivalry over 130 years ago. The two teams have the best regular-season…


Cruise Ships to Return to San Francisco After 19-Month Hiatus

SAN FRANCISCO—Cruise ships are returning to San Francisco after a 19-month hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor London Breed announced the Majestic Princess will sail into the port of San Francisco on Monday. It’s the first cruise ship to dock in the San Francisco Bay Area since March 2020, when the Grand Princess…


Bay Area Counties Adopt Shared Guidelines for Lifting Indoor Mask Requirements

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Public health officials in nine jurisdictions across the Bay Area have announced official criteria for lifting COVID-19 indoor mask requirements. The officials made the announcement on Oct. 7. The counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma, as well as the City of Berkeley, cited the…