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Mind your manners on BART: Tips for newbies

They always stand to the right and walk to the left on escalators. With the Bay Bridge out of commission and a whole lot of newcomers flooding the system - a record-breaking 442,000 people rode BART on Thursday alone - regular commuters' patience has ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009

No firm answer on bridge reopening

This morning, officials reiterated that there is a good chance that Monday morning commuters will have to struggle yet again with packed BART trains and sluggish traffic due to the days-long closure of the Bay Bridge. Crews have been unable to find a ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  31 Oct 2009

Stress testing begins on Bay Bridge

The progress means there is a glimmer of hope that the bridge could reopen in time for Monday's commute. Still, Caltrans officials warned that the necessary stress tests could lead to more construction work to make sure the repair can withstand high ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  31 Oct 2009

Thousands swamp S.F. clinics to get vaccine

People armed with folding chairs, laptops and coloring books to keep children busy started lining up at some clinics at 8 a.m. By the time the clinics opened at 4 p.m., about 1,700 people were waiting all over the city, and at many sites lines ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  30 Oct 2009

Stem cell agency awards $230 million in grants

Among the grants are two to UCSF, $20 million for research into stem cell "missiles" that attack brain tumors, and $19 million to scientists studying implantable sacs of stem cells that make insulin. Stanford University is receiving $52 million in ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: University of Southern California,  Stanford University,  Food and Drug Administration,  George W. Bush,  University of California, Los Angeles

Huge surge in flu infections

It's impossible to pin all of the sickness on swine flu - a form of influenza Type A, subtype H1N1 - because California long ago stopped testing every suspected case of the virus. But doctors and public health experts say there's no doubt that swine ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  Kaiser Permanente,  University of California Berkeley

Swine flu vaccine slowly trickles in

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has said that the vaccine would be widely available - with about 50 million doses - by mid-October. But as the end of the month approaches, fewer than 13 million doses have been delivered ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Kaiser Permanente,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  University of California Berkeley,  David Lewis,  Stanford University

Swine flu shot shipments to Bay Area delayed

The injectable version of the swine flu vaccine was supposed to arrive in doctors' offices and clinics this week, but local public health officials say they're not counting on shipments of flu shots until the end of the month. California public health ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Gavin Newsom,  Kaiser Permanente

UC Berkeley students stage library sit-in

Organizers said nearly 300 students - along with dozens of supportive staff and faculty members - showed up at the anthropology library shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, when the facility was scheduled to close for the weekend. Instead, students flooded ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Oct 2009

Related Topics: University of California Berkeley

UC Berkeley students protest library closures

Organizers said nearly 300 students - along with dozens of supportive staff and faculty members - showed up at the anthropology library shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, when the facility was scheduled to close for the weekend. Instead, students flooded ...

From ERIN ALLDAY, San Francisco Chronicle,  10 Oct 2009

Related Topics: University of California Berkeley

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