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San Francisco to return to in-person work next week as Omicron cases dip

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced plans to commit to returning to in-person work in the city next week

Apple News launches daily local newsletter for San Francisco Bay Area

Apple News is a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.

California exempts San Francisco from indoor mask rule amid Covid surge

California is exempting San Francisco from a rule that takes effect Wednesday requiring all people to wear masks indoors in a bid to contain a troubling rise in new coronavirus cases. San Francisco will continue to allow fully vaccinated people to remove their masks in gyms and workplaces while its overall masking mandate remains in effect, the city Department of Public Health announced. It's a recognition of all of the thought and care that San Francisco residents have been putting into staying as safe as possible, said Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco's health officer. About 86% of eligible San Francisco residents have received at least one vaccine dose, according to the public health department. San Francisco businesses were relieved that the city can continue permitting fully vaccinated people to go maskless in some indoor locations. To have any disruption at all in the progress we've made over the last year and a half in getting customers back would have been devastating, Dave

San Francisco to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040: Mayor London Breed

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has released the US city's highly anticipated 2021 Climate Action Plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.

Airbnb earns $834 mn on record revenue in Q3 as more people get vaccinated

Airbnb said its net income was nearly four times the $219 million that it earned a year earlier and nearly triple the $267 million it reported in the third quarter of 2019.

Zoomcar sets up office in San Francisco ahead of US listing next year

Car sharing marketplace Zoomcar on Tuesday said it has opened an office in San Francisco ahead of its US listing next year. The new office in the US will further bolster Zoomcar's push to create a global car-sharing platform and prepare the company for its broader global marketplace, a statement said. "Recently appointed CFO Geiv Dubash based in San Francisco will be instrumental in helping Zoomcar with future capital markets transactions, including potential listing in public markets," it added. Zoomcar has expanded to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Last month, Zoomcar had announced the launch of its operations in Indonesia and Vietnam. At Zoomcar, we're focused on becoming a public company in the next 12 months. As we continuously evaluate the best possible alternatives for a public listing, our new office in San Francisco will help the company for this next phase of growth as we expand the platform and brand globally," Zoomcar CEO and co-founder Greg Moran said. He added t

Some Twitter employees return to offices in New York, San Francisco

After more than 16 months of working from home, some Twitter Inc employees in San Francisco and New York returned to the office on Monday as the company reopened its corporate campuses at 50% capacity

Two Asian American women stabbed in San Francisco Mid Market area

Police were hunting for a man who stabbed two Asian American women without warning Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco's Mid-Market area

Lesson on French forest lake: How not to get stuck in the Suez Canal

A replica in the middle of a French forest was built to train ship captains and maritime pilots how to navigate the Suez Canal

Air India flight with all-woman crew from San Francisco lands in Bengaluru

Creating history, Air India's longest flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru with an all- woman crew landed in the city on Monday.

All-women Air India team operates historic San Francisco-Bengaluru flight

An all-women cockpit crew set out on a history journey, operating Air India's inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight, going over the North Pole and taking the Atlantic route to reach the Karnataka capital at the other end of the world. The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and would arrive here at 3.45 AM on Monday, according to Air India sources. Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted, "Way to go girls! Professional, qualified & confident, the all women cockpit crew takes off from San Francisco to Bengaluru on @airindiain's flight to fly over the North Pole.Our Nari Shakti achieves a historic first." Air India has said this will be the longest commercial flight in the world to be operated by it or any other airline in India. The total flight time on this route will be more than 17 hours depending on the wind speed on that particular day, it had said in a statement on the eve of the historic ...

California hits grim milestone with 4 million acres burned in wildfires

Flames have scorched an area larger than Connecticut

Fresh destructive wildfires scorch wine country near San Francisco

California firefighters battled destructive new wildfires in wine country north of San Francisco Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already badly scorched state

China's San Francisco consulate harboring researcher charged by court: FBI

Tang Juan lied about her military affiliation in a visa application last October to work at the University of California and during an FBI interview, according to Justice Department criminal charges

Sealed shops, deserted Terminal 3: Flying in the time of coronavirus

The Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport looked eerily quiet as shop shelves were all empty

From Melbourne to San Francisco, Chinatowns feel brunt of coronavirus panic

Streets are notably quieter, facemasks are a commonplace and even a Lunar New Year dragon dance failed to bring in the usual crowds

New York and San Francisco tech industries are leaving women behind

The two cities, sometimes rivals for attracting tech talent, slid backwards in recent years on gender diversity

Soaking it up in San Diego

Indian visitors ought to consider it more seriously, and not just for its sights

Public transport ticketing system hit by cyber attack in US

Public transportation authority says transit service is unaffected and there is no impact to safe operation of buses and subway trains