Evan Webeck
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SF Giants’ Alyssa Nakken notches more history as base coach
Nakken became the first woman to appear in an on-field role when she took over as first base coach in the 3rd inning. → Read More
California lifts COVID-19 ban on high school football, some other sports
Football and other high-contact, outdoor sports got the green light to begin competition in many parts of California, culminating a long-fought battle for return-to-play advocates. → Read More
Coronavirus: State lifts ban on high school football, some other sports
Football and other high-contact, outdoor sports got the green light to begin competition in many parts of California, culminating a long-fought battle for return-to-play advocates. → Read More
Newsom and Let Them Play: A balancing act
Gov. Gavin Newsom powered through his latest update on youth and high school sports in California, but there was something different this time. His words were largely the same, but in the backgroun… → Read More
Coronavirus: California has cut its cases in half and hospitalizations by a quarter
It has been well over a month since California’s cases of COVID-19, positivity rate and hospitalizations were all as low as they reached Thursday. Deaths, however, continued to come in large … → Read More
Coronavirus: Santa Clara County deals potential crushing blow to high school sports
Santa Clara County officials unveil new, stricter youth sports rules at meeting with school superintendents. → Read More
Yolo County not affected by statewide lifting of stay-at-home order
Hospitalizations from COVID-19 have fallen substantially in nearly every region of California to the point where, this past weekend, there were fewer COVID-positive patients being treated in hospit… → Read More
In California, the clock is ticking on this high school football season
Under the current schedule, much of the state will require drastic drops in daily coronavirus cases in order to play even a shortened spring season. → Read More
COVID-19: ‘Chaos’ and logjams in California as vaccine supply promises fall through
Gov. Gavin Newsom defended his expansion of eligibility guidelines that caused mass confusion, with Bay Area residents storming health care providers for vaccinations that aren’t yet availabl… → Read More
Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise in California
Closing in on its 30,000th fatality from COVID-19, California on Sunday continued reporting new deaths in larger numbers than any other point of the pandemic, and its average case count rose nearly… → Read More
ICU bed capacity reaches a crisis
The situation is even worse in Southern California, where ICU capacity hit 0% Thursday. → Read More
Coronavirus: California breaks numerous records with explosive number of cases, deaths
By the numbers, there hasn’t been a day that comes close to Wednesday in California. → Read More
Coronavirus: California was faring better than the U.S. What happened?
The Golden State has now reported about 62.8 daily cases per 100,000 residents over the past week, a rounding error away from the national rate of 63.1 over that time. → Read More
COVID-19 is spiking in California, but here’s how it compares to other states
In North Dakota, more than one in every 10 residents has been infected; in South Dakota, it’s just less than one in 10. In California, about one in 30 residents have been infected over the co… → Read More
COVID-19 is spiking in California, but here’s how it compares to other states
In North Dakota, more than one in every 10 residents has been infected; in South Dakota, it’s just less than one in 10. In California, about one in 30 residents have been infected over the co… → Read More
Coronavirus: What you can and can’t do under California’s new restrictions
As COVID-19 cases surge, Gov. Gavin Newsom pulled an “emergency brake” on California’s reopening, forcing new closures and tightening mask guidelines → Read More
Coronavirus: California’s cases are skyrocketing, hospitalizations not far behind
California reported its second-highest daily case total of the COVID-19 pandemic — nearly 14,000 — on Monday. The daily average has doubled in a span of 13 days. → Read More
Coronavirus: Capacity restrictions could provide outsized impact, study says
Certain “super-spreader” locations, such as restaurants, gyms and grocery stores, accounted for 85% of coronavirus infections modeled in a new study → Read More
Coronavirus: California’s rates begin to rise amid nationwide spike
Amid a dramatic spike in cases of COVID-19 nationally, California is also beginning to see concerning signs of the virus re-emerging across the state. → Read More
Coronavirus: California’s positivity rate ties all-time low
California is one of 11 states, plus Washington, D.C., where less than 3% of tests are coming back positive for COVID-19. In 14 other states, the positivity rate is above 10%. → Read More