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A vacant Union Square due to San Francisco's shelter in place order. William J Simpson/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters. Why has San Francisco thus far been spared the worst of COVID-19’s impact? On Monday, the city reported 374 cases, with six deaths, a fraction of the state’s 7,414 cases. Doctors have yet to see the surge in coronavirus cases that has overwhelmed hospitals in New York City, which has 38,087 confirmed cases and 914 deaths in all. Density might explain some of the discrepancies with New York City. NYC is the densest big city in the country, at 28,000 people per square mile; San Francisco, the second-densest city, has 18,000 per square mile. But there are other factors that may have dampened the  San Francisco News effects of the virus: early, aggressive interventions by political and public health officials to contain the spread of the coronavirus and steel the system a...

The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for many businesses to operate. But an industry that hasn’t been forced to totally shut its doors is the marijuana industry. When San Francisco Mayor London Breed shut down the city and all non-essential businesses last month, Drakari Donaldson and other dispensary owners fought to remain open. They won that battle. As for the war? It’s still an ongoing battle. “Trying to do this whole transition from a store that was made to give off an in person experience that’s suppose to be warm and welcoming for the novice smoker all the way up to the expert smoker,” Donaldson said. “We are trying to figure out how to transition to San Francisco News people so they can see what we have and learn about stuff without actually being in the store. California Street Cannabis has since updated its pick-up policy to adhere to city rules and make it easier for consumers to enjoy their products. “Our menu is categorized to acces...

A pedestrian crosses a nearly empty California Street at Polk as the city began to shut down following an order to shelter in place in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, March 16, 2020. The six Bay Area counties issued a shelter in place order for residents to try and curtail the spread of the Covid-19 virus. 13A pedestrian crosses a nearly empty California Street at Polk as the city began to shut down following an order to shelter in place in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, March 16, 2020. The six Bay Area counties issued a shelter in place order for residents to try and curtail the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Jennifer Vaughn poses in front of the Starline Social Club she used to attend but now is boarded up due to the lockdown on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. 13Jennifer Vaughn poses in front of the Starline Social Club she used to attend but now is boarded up due to the lockdown on Monday, March 16, 2020, in...

How They Are Going  What I’m going to say. Times are difficult right now; there are some families who have no idea how they are going to place dinner on the table because they are out of work. You start by utilizing what you currently have in your cabinetry. You don’t have to go out and spend money unless you actually have to do so. So get creative in the kitchen and utilize those food items you have before they get old or that have just been sitting in the fridge, freezer or cabinet waiting to be used. Don’t go out and spend on things that you don’t need. If you don’t need it, you don’t need to buy it. You don’t know what could happen from today till tomorrow. So you don’t want to San Francisco News  place yourself in a situation where you desperately need money, but you don’t have access to it or you don’t have it because you blew it on a coat you didn’t need, a pair of jeans that you just thought you had to have, but you don’t, or some other materialistic thing t...