The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

F.D.A. approves 1st pill to fight COVID-19; California Governor requires health care workers get booster shots; Biden administration extends moratorium on federal student loan repayment

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

  • F.D.A. approves 1st prescription pill to fight COVID-19, Pfizer’s Paxlovid.
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom mandates booster shots for health care workers.
  • Los Angeles Mayor urges public to get COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots, as infections soar.
  • San Francisco Public Health Director expects COVID-19 Omicron surge to hit within weeks.
  • Biden administration extends moratorium on federal student loan repayment to May 1, 2022.
  • Tulle Elk at heart of land use battle at Point Reyes National Park part 2.