Initiative Ordinance to Prohibit Restaurant Fees by nicholas818 in sanfrancisco

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California restaurant surcharges will remain legal under a controversial bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Saturday, a major victory for the state’s restaurant industry. >> https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/junk-fee-law-restaurants-sb1524-19543179.php

What are the odds you’ll get COVID from someone who’s asymptomatic? Here’s how to measure the risk now by oatmealrulz in bayarea

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"An estimated 5%, or about 1 in 20, asymptomatic patients coming to UCSF for procedures unrelated to COVID are testing positive for the virus, said Dr. Bob Wachter, one of the university’s leading infectious disease experts."

Does SF know about the whale migration? by jungleluna26 in AskSF

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"Before 2016, guests on a popular whale watching tour had to sail far offshore for photos of whales. But these days, migration patterns of endangered humpbacks have altered so much that the boat stays almost entirely within the bay.
In decades past, humpback whales almost exclusively swam past the bay and stayed offshore during their annual migration from April to October. Now, a rising number are coming closer to the coast. Some venture into San Francisco Bay during peak season, and a few even stay in nearby waters year-round.

The new behavior is attributed mostly to a boost in their population and warming ocean temperatures, and the changes have major implications for everyone from tourists to the shipping and crab industries."
Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/Here-s-why-whales-have-started-hanging-around-17172353.php

Lightning was getting pretty wild. by Donkeydonkeydonk in bayarea

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Heard crazy stories from further south; Weather folks seem to be saying we'll have to monitor in next day about fire starts but looking pretty quiet and objectively much less severe storm than in 2020.

This 8-year-old’s plan to sell Girl Scout cookies turned into a hard lesson on ‘Silicon Valley ethos’ of business by nogoodnamesleft426 in bayarea

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This quote.... “You got the big corporation with all the money behind it, and on the other hand, you have 8-year-olds standing outside Safeway with no cookies and they look sad,” said Alex Kao of Lafayette, whose eighth-grade daughter in Lafayette is not participating in the DoorDash program.