The New York Times asked three experts from different disciplines to respond to readers’ questions about wearing masks now.

More than 251,000 Californians signed up to help, some hoping to get an early shot. Few got the chance to volunteer.

Statewide figures were similar for Bay Area counties, which had enrollment drops between 2% and 4%.

The shortage is another unlikely ripple effect of the pandemic that has hampered the supply pipeline for businesses, from bikes to boba tea.

Bars in both counties will also be allowed to reopen indoors at 25% capacity or 100 people.

California’s mask mandate requires people to wear a face covering at all times indoors or on public transit unless actively eating or drinking.

California is one of four states, including Oregon, Minnesota and Tennessee, along with Washington, D.C., that have proposed new laws.

As the valley’s tech companies have driven the U.S. economy since the Great Recession, the region remains one of the most unequal.

For Latinos, the plaza and open-air markets are part of a rich history dating back thousands of years.

So far, political fundraisers have set up six campaign committees to spend on either side of the still-unofficial recall election.

Google is creating a post-pandemic workplace that will accommodate employees who got used to working from home over the past year.

The impending boba shortage is yet another sign of how the pandemic has snarled global supply chains and upended industries.

From growing up in San Jose to living rich in SoCal, but authority say this life was built on millions of dollars in stolen funds.

Geschke was an Adobe founder who helped develop fundamental ways of creating, sharing and printing digital documents.

The vaccine rollout has been chaotic, according to news reports and hundreds of emails sent by The New York Times' California Today readers.

The order requires, among other things, for PG&E to submit within 90 days a “corrective action plan."