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SAN FRANCISCO—A swimmer at China Beach died Wednesday, July 1, after a rescue mission. City officials tweeted that a swimmer was rescued from the water by the US Coast Guard and the San Francisco Fire Department Marine units around 2 p.m. The tweet read: “BAY RESCUE CHINA BEACH SWIMMER RESCUED BY @USCGPacificSW AND #SFFDMARINEUNITS CPR IN PROGRESS." Rescuers tried to resuscitate...

SAN FRANCISCO—The city of San Francisco issued stricter rules for mask use while dining, that requires masks be worn for most of the meal, while customers are not actively eating or drinking. The new rule will be enforced and will go into effect starting on Wednesday, July 1. The new mask law is part of a revised plan to slow...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, July 1, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District (Golden Gate Transit) announced via Twitter that they will continue to adjust the bus service levels due to the current low ridership levels amid the coronavirus pandemic. They are planning to make additional regional bus schedule changes which will be in effect starting Sunday, July 12. According...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, July 1, the San Francisco Police Department’s Chief of Police, Bill Scott, announced that mug shots of a people who have been arrested will not be released to the public in an attempt to cease the perpetuation of racial stereotypes. Mug shots of a person that poses a threat to the public will still be released by...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, June 30, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced via Twitter they extended the deadline of their “Better Together STEM Scholarship” to Friday, July 10. Instead of the previous deadline on Tuesday, June 30, the company decided to give applicants more time to work on their applications. The scholarship is exclusively awarded to high school seniors or...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, June 29, the Golden Gate Bridge announced they will have new fares starting July 1. The fares for tolls, Golden Gate Ferry, and transit will have new prices due to the five-year toll and transit fare program. In a phone interview, Public Affairs Manager at the Golden Gate Bridge, Paolo Cousulich-Schwartz stated: "Our board approved a five-year transit...

UNITED STATES─Dear Toni: My mother has recently been laid off and losing her company benefits effective August 1.  I need help finding a Medicare Advantage plan that can better meet her medical needs. She receives $1,350 on her Social Security check and cannot afford to purchase a Medicare supplement. Can you please advise me what I can do to help...

UNITED STATES—Vegetables grow mostly in designated vegetable gardens because they are not appealing enough for the rest of the landscape. Flowers for cutting might grow in designated cutting gardens, from which they are not missed after harvest. Culinary herbs can grow in herb gardens for the same reasons. Some might not be very pretty. After harvest, some might be...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, June 29, a collection of real estate industries and landlord groups filed a lawsuit that seeks to block a new ordinance that the city of San Francisco is trying to pass, which would prevent landlords from evicting tenants due to rent or other penalties that occurred during the pandemic.  The San Francisco Apartment Association (SFAA), the San...

SAN FRANCISCO—Former San Francisco Police Officer Joseph DeAngelo, 74, pled guilty to 26 criminal charges on Monday, June 29. He committed a series of rapes and murders across California in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was known as the "Golden State Killer." His identity remained unknown until 2018, when authorities used a genealogy website to track him. According...