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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – For only the second time in nearly a century, See’s Candies is suspending production and shipping of its storied confections, this time because of the novel coronavirus. The South San Francisco-based candy maker and distributor broke the news in an email to customers Friday. “In our 99-year history, we have had […]

As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts daily life and commerce in Colorado, many in the state’s marijuana industry believe it makes the case for allowing dispensaries to begin delivering to customers’ homes now. Legislators legalized cannabis delivery with the passage of House Bill 1234 in 2019. The law permits medical marijuana deliveries to start in 2020 […]

As the Bay Area heads into its third week of shelter in place and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered a statewide ban on evictions through May. Both Newsom and officials in hard-hit Santa Clara County, which has the largest number of cases in the […]

The $2.2 trillion relief package approved Friday to help Americans cope with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic has left many people with more questions than answers. That’s in part because the bill is long, at nearly 900 pages. It’s also complex, covering everything from checks for individual taxpayers to hospital funding to student […]

By Pedro Fonseca and Jamie McGeever | Reuters BRASILIA – Brazil on Friday barred all non-resident foreigners from entering the country via its airports to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but President Jair Bolsonaro urged Brazilians to return to work instead of practicing social distancing. The justice ministry’s travel ban, published in Brazil’s official […]

By Alaa Elassar | CNN Catholic Bishops in at least two states are revising abstinence obligations for Lent as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread globally. Bishops in New Jersey and Massachusetts have granted permission for Catholics to eat meat during the remaining Fridays of Lent. Lent, the season of prayer and penance in the […]

By Kelly Mena | CNN Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in an interview Friday that her state is not getting the health and safety equipment needed to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus because contractors are sending their products to the federal government first. Whitmer, a Democrat, said in an interview on CNN’s “The […]

Preliminary applications for the controversial H-1B visa have reached a sufficient number to meet the annual cap of 85,000 new visas. This is the first year U.S. Citizenship and Immigration has imposed a new “registration” system it has said would streamline the expensive and cumbersome application process for the H-1B, which is intended for jobs […]

By Maegan Vazquez | CNN President Donald Trump invoked the use of the Defense Production Act on Friday to require General Motors to produce more ventilators to deal with increased hospitalizations due to the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States. “Our negotiations with GM regarding its ability to supply ventilators have been […]

Governor Gavin Newsom today ordered a statewide, temporary ban on evictions through May, as unemployment soars and many renters anticipating a struggle to make next month’s rent. The order applies to renters directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and requires tenants to declare in writing they have lost work, fallen ill or been forced to […]

Airbnb has launched a program to provide free and subsidized apartments for healthcare workers, allowing exhausted and virus-exposed responders a safe, clean space between work and home. The company announced it has partnered with businesses, governments and nonprofits to provide 100,000 apartments and homes across the globe. “Medical workers and first responders are providing lifesaving […]

SANTA CLARA — The Quad, a big office complex in Santa Clara, has been bought by TMG Partners in a deal that shows interest in Silicon Valley commercial properties remained robust ahead of economic slowdowns spawned by the coronavirus pandemic. The office complex that TMG bought consists of seven buildings, totals 410,000 square feet,, and […]