California faces onslaught of COVID, RSV, and the flu amid holidays

California faces onslaught of COVID, RSV, and the flu amid holidays

FILE: The hustle and bustle of Christmas Day at SFO on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images It’s the most wonderful time of the year to pack an extra COVID-19 test and box of chamomile tea.   Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID activity levels … Read more

SF street vendors protest after ban goes into effect

SF street vendors protest after ban goes into effect

Vendors and TV crews gather for a protest outside 24th and Mission BART station. Timothy Karoff/SFGATE A 90-day ban on street vending on Mission Street went into effect on Monday, spurring vendors to gather outside the 24th Street Mission BART station to protest. For more than a year, the city has struggled to regulate street … Read more

Only 24 people get to eat at this San Francisco restaurant each night

Only 24 people get to eat at this San Francisco restaurant each night

Chef Graham Bellefeuille prepares a French apple cake as dinners sit just in front of the open kitchen at Mr. Pollo in the Mission District of San Francisco on Nov. 1, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Tasting menus aren’t known to be affordable, especially in San Francisco. The prix fixe style of dining is usually more commonplace … Read more