There have already been attempts to challenge vaccine mandates around the nation in court. Dorit Reiss, a law professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law who researches legal considerations around vaccines and vaccine mandates, talked with “Civic” about what employers and governments must weigh when it comes to requiring immunization.
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Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Bay Area, Community, Law & Justice, Social Justice
Peer-Run Center Empowers Young People Affected by Poverty, Violence, Incarceration
In the streets, in jails and other detention facilities and at its program sites around the Bay Area, the Young Women’s Freedom Center provides resources and support to girls, women and transgender and gender non-conforming people. It also provides training, internships, fellowships and jobs that pay to help people affected by poverty, exploitation and violence develop their voices.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Bay Area, Transportation
Bay Area Traffic Congestion Returns
Sean Nozzari, deputy director of traffic operations for the California Department of Transportation in the Bay Area told “Civic” that when the spring 2020 lockdown began, “the amount of travel initially dropped maybe 80%. But it started building up, and around December of 2020 it started going up steadily to a point that the amount of travel that takes place on our freeways is pretty much about what we had before.”
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Bay Area, Homelessness, Housing
Advocates Sue Mountain View, Calling its RV Parking Ban ‘Inhumane’
A group of civil rights organizations filed suit against the city of Mountain View over an ordinance that restricts oversize vehicle parking on most city streets, describing it as unconstitutional and inhumane.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Community, Coronavirus, Health, Homelessness
Outreach Effort Brings Vaccines Directly to Tenderloin Streets
During the pandemic, Code Tenderloin has distributed everything from water to masks to food. With the arrival of the vaccine, they have collaborated with health care providers from the University of California, San Francisco and the nonprofit service provider Glide to try to overcome barriers to vaccination by walking the streets, offering immunizations on the spot.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Coronavirus, Health
UPDATED: How SF Is Handling Masking as Delta Variant Circulates
The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has arrived in the Bay Area. Case numbers are surging in parts of the country with low vaccination rates, and, while San Francisco’s case numbers are slightly on the rise, most residents are vaccinated. Dr. Susan Philip, San Francisco’s Health Officer, talked with “Civic” about the details of the current mask rules, the delta variant and the importance of vaccines.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Coronavirus, Health
Patient, Doctor Describe Living With ‘Long COVID’
Bruce Wheeler was diagnosed with COVID-19 last spring, but has never fully recovered, suffering a variety of symptoms of what has become known as “long COVID.” He’s not alone — according to a UC Davis overview of a handful of recent studies, more than one in four COVID-19 patients develop symptoms lasting for months, even […]
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Government & Politics, Transportation
Civil Grand Jury Probes Delays in Van Ness Improvement Project
This year’s civil grand jury, a volunteer government oversight body, chose to focus one of its reports on the Van Ness Improvement Project to try to get a clear picture of what happened. Juror Judy Sanderlin detailed some of the findings of the report, titled “Van Ness Avenue: What Lies Beneath,” on “Civic.”
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Housing, Social Justice
Research Traces Roots of Racial Disparities to Residential Segregation
The Othering and Belonging Institute’s Roots of Structural Racism Project found that among U.S. metropolitan regions with more than 200,000 residents, 81% were more segregated in 2019 than they were in 1990. Stephen Menendian, assistant director and director of research at the institute, talks about tracing structural racism to its roots and the importance of addressing segregation.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, California, Climate Change, Utilities
Environmental Policy Analyst Makes Case for Building Electrification
Sasan Saadat, a research and policy analyst with Earthjustice, gave “Civic” an overview of the hazards associated with gas use in homes and explains some of the shortcomings of fossil gas alternatives.