Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Monday, Nov. 2, and some neighborhoods have been left off San Francisco’s fast track for parklets and sidewalk cafes. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
Election 2020: Key returns to watch for Tuesday night
Tuesday is election day, but there’s no guarantee the country will know right away whether President Trump will be re-elected or Democrat Joe Biden will be the nation’s next president. Millions of Americans will be closely following the results as they come in, though a flood of mail ballots could slow the count in several states and deliver early return totals that may be misleading.
Many Californians will be monitoring the news carefully as polls close across the nation. Reporter John Wildermuth lays out what to watch for hour by hour, starting at 4 p.m. PST.
• The election is ‘just the beginning’: Youthful marchers in S.F. protest Trump.
• Missing from Trump’s re-election pitch: What he’d do if re-elected.
• Weekend voters turn out in Bay Area — lured by museums, stadiums, planes.
• S.F. Board of Supervisors races aren’t drawing much attention. But here’s why they still matter.
• For the latest election news, follow our Live Updates. Haven’t cast your ballot yet? Here’s our Voter Guide.
• Live-stream today at 6 p.m.: Chronicle Senior Political Writer Joe Garofoli talks politics with former California Gov. Jerry Brown. Sign up to reserve your spot.
Stanford med student works in the fields
Gianna Nino-Tapias earned her master’s in epidemiology in June and was two months away from starting Stanford Medical School. But she had lost two jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and needed to make ends meet, which is why she returned home to Washington state to pick blueberries alongside her family.
As a low-income, first-generation Latina, Nino-Tapias’ was inspired in her a desire to excel in school and serve her community. Now back at Stanford, she is straddling two worlds. Her story highlights the inequities that farmworkers have faced for decades, particularly as the pandemic rages on.
Read more from Tatiana Sanchez.
• Stanford researchers blame Trump campaign rallies for an estimated 700 COVID-19 deaths.
• Health monitors raise safety concerns, say severely ill COVID-19 patients should not receive drug cocktail used on Trump.
• Texas passes California for most coronavirus cases despite smaller population.
• San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade canceled for 2021, another tradition lost to pandemic.
Oakland pledged to cut police budget — then homicides surged
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Oakland leaders committed over the summer to slash the Police Department’s budget in half, by about $150 million.
Then a wave of gun violence engulfed the flatlands in East Oakland, home to the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods. Homicides spiked. Policymakers and reformers had to confront a paradox: that the Black and Latino neighborhoods most threatened by police violence are also the ones demanding better and more consistent law enforcement.
Rachel Swan reports on the complicated situation.
Some left behind as S.F. businesses move outside
San Francisco’s Shared Spaces initiative has offered lifelines to hundreds of businesses, fast-tracking applications to set up parklets and sidewalk cafes. But it’s now clear that certain parts of the city, often in the most underserved neighborhoods, have been slower to see the benefits.
Shirley Tan, the owner of Bottoms Up Bar and Lounge on Mission Street, passed on the parklet program at first. She didn’t think hers was the sort of neighborhood where people would want to eat outside. “There are a lot of problems in Excelsior,” she says. “That’s why I’m scared in the beginning.”
The city reached out to Tan, and her business opened for outdoor dining on Aug. 20. As Ryan Kost reports, officials are still working to correct inequities and make sure this avenue to economic recovery works for more than just certain commercial corridors.
Around the Bay
• Nearing the floor? Rent prices drop again in S.F. and other Bay Area cities, but “freefall” may be slowing.
• Cooldown and chance of rain: Ocean Beach, other Bay Area coastlines under wave and rip current warning.
• Unemployment woes: EDD chief to retire at end of year as troubled California agency wrestles with backlog.
• Four in the running: Oakland officials to talk with finalists for police chief role.
• Showcase for arts school: Equestrians bring an African-inspired “Black Panther” salute to Sunnydale.
• From Kathleen Pender: California got the smallest tax cut from 2017 law, report says.
• From Heather Knight: With hunger rising in S.F., food pantries desperate for volunteers to feed the needy.
• From Phil Matier: Breed blasts Gascón in his race for L.A. district attorney.
Chronicle Food
The Bay Area has no shortage of excellent seafood restaurants serving up all sorts of ocean delights, including super fresh oysters plucked from nearby Tomales Bay, juicy steamed crab coated in garlic butter, and steaming hot bowls of clam chowder that are perfect for a foggy, brisk day.
Chronicle food critic Soleil Ho narrowed down the wealth of options to establish the top seafood spots. They include institutions such as Swan Oyster Depot and Sotto Mare in San Francisco, as well as Great China in Berkeley, Fish in Sausalito and Alamar Kitchen and Bar in Oakland.
Check out her top picks here, and start planning your next outing or takeout meal.
Also:
• Chronicle wine critic Esther Mobley recommends a Sauvignon/Chardonnay blend in her new series, Wine of the Week.
• Renpowned Bay Area restaurateur Cecilia Chang, who died last week, helped popularize several Chinese dishes, many that are now ubiquitous on menus across the country.
Bay Briefing is written by Taylor Kate Brown, Anna Buchmann and Kellie Hwang and sent to readers’ email inboxes on weekday mornings. Sign up for the newsletter here, and contact the writers at taylor.brown@sfchronicle.com, anna.buchmann@sfchronicle.com and kellie.hwang@sfchronicle.com.
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