As workers head back to their jobs, they are navigating the new workplace safety reality of operating in a global pandemic. Labor organizers say the protections against catching the novel coronavirus on the job are insufficient at many workplaces, and lack enforcement. They allege that California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, is critically short-staffed. A spokesperson for Cal/OSHA said in an email the staff shortage doesn’t keep the agency from meeting its mandate.

In this press conference, Dr. Grant Colfax, San Francisco's director of public health, says San Francisco cases of COVID-19 are surging. Colfax said the rate of hospitalization could rise ten-fold by the fall if current trends continue. Gatherings of friends and families appear to be fueling the rise in cases, he said. Listen to his full remarks here.

The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected people of color throughout the Bay Area. At a panel organized by the coalition of health departments known as BARHII, Black community leaders from fields ranging from public education to community development to transportation said those most affected have not been given a seat at the table when it comes to determining the region’s pandemic response. In these excerpts from their remarks, they discuss initiatives they have set in motion to support their communities during the pandemic and what they would like to see done next.

From automated license plate readers to drones to devices designed to identify gunshots, law enforcement agencies use a variety of tools to gather data. Dave Maass, senior investigative researcher with the digital privacy nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Stanford students Craig Nelson and Shelby Perkins discuss which law enforcement agencies in the Bay Area use which technologies, and whether and how they are complying with a state law that requires them to publish their standards, policies, procedures and training materials online.

In this special broadcast to bring you the complete remarks of city officials on the latest coronavirus developments in San Francisco, city officials announced that outdoor bars and indoor restaurants will not be able to reopen on July 13. No new goal date has been set. Coronavirus cases are still rising and certain key health indicators are now at concerning levels, the city's health director said. However, reopening progress thus far is not being reversed.

San Francisco’s Emergency Operations Center Thursday urged residents to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday weekend at home to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. As of June 29, there were 67 COVID-19 patients in city hospitals, including 18 transferred in from hot spots in Imperial and Fresno counties and San Quentin Prison in Marin County. Hear full audio from this press conference with city leaders here.