BBC:
Under a new law passed on Thursday by Gov Gavin Newsom, residents have to mask up while in public or high-risk settings – including when shopping, on public transport or in medical care.
Children under two are exempt from the rules, as are people eating or drinking in restaurants.
„Our numbers are going up, not down. Hospitalisation numbers are starting to creep back up and I’m very concerned by what we’re seeing,“ Newson told news outlet ABC7.
The statue of Christopher Columbus in San Francisco’s Pioneer Park was removed by the city early Thursday June 18, 2020.
Christopher Columbus no longer stands below Coit Tower, soberly surveying the vehicles in Pioneer Park.
A crane plucked the bronze statue of the Italian explorer off its pedestal and hoisted it onto a flatbed truck Thursday morning. City workers removed it on Mayor London Breed’s orders following reports that protesters might attempt to tear it down during demonstrations on Friday.
