A wave of Bay Area restaurants and pop-ups have recently closed temporarily to give time off to overworked employees feeling the mental and physical drain of working during the pandemic.
This moment feels particularly trying for workers in the restaurant industry. Besides uncertainty about the delta variant, a shortage of workers means that even one person taking a day or two off creates extra work for others.
The restaurant industry is known for its long hours, physically demanding work and stigma around mental health issues, though that’s started to shift in recent years.
“It felt good to take a step back and relax and realize it’s going to be OK."
Not all restaurateurs feel they can afford to close. After so many months of dramatically reduced sales and mounting debt, many said they need all the revenue they can get.
As for the second ballot question of whom Californians would want to replace Newsom, FiveThirtyEight’s polling averages show Larry Elder in the lead at 28%. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
When the name is Squaw, there's a lot of meaning attached - not good meaning, either. That's why the ski resort will now be known as Palisades Tahoe. What other natural features, monuments, businesses, streets and parks will follow suit?
“It was just the right time”: After a year’s worth of community Zoom hearings, committee brainstorms and consultations with tribal leaders, Squaw Valley in north Lake Tahoe announced its new name.
The Dixie Fire has climbed into Lassen Volcanic National Park, where it was recently burning near 8,500 feet. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
Other large fires have gotten even higher. Last year’s Creek Fire and Sequoia Complex fires in the southern Sierra approached the dizzying elevation of 10,000 feet.