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San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch had to explain a tweet he liked on Twitter about quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo being left in Nashville following the team’s loss to the Tennessee Titans.

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Lynch said on his own Twitter feed he “accidentally and unknowingly” liked the tweet about Garoppolo. And what’s more — it happened during Christmas Eve mass with his family, Lynch explained.

“Never intended to [like the tweet] and remain a huge believer in Jimmy,” Lynch said in Friday night’s post.

Apparently – while in Christmas Eve Mass w my Family – I accidentally and unknowingly Liked a Tweet. Never intended to and remain a huge believer in Jimmy. Merry Christmas to everyone.

— John Lynch (@JohnLynch49ers) December 25, 2021

The Twitter misstep comes after Garoppolo completed 26-of-35 passes for 322 yards and a touchdown in Thursday’s 20-17 loss to the Titans. He also threw two interceptions which played a factor in the loss.

San Francisco is sixth in the NFC right now, so the playoffs aren’t impossible. They host the Houston Texans on Jan. 2 and close out their regular season on the road against the Los Angeles Rams.

Lynch and the 49ers acquired Garoppolo from the New England Patriots in 2017 for a second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. In February of 2018, San Francisco signed the quarterback to a five-year, $137.5 million contract extension.

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While the San Franciscans are re-evaluating New Years Eve plans amid yet another COVID-19 surge, state and local health officials have been busy making changes of their own.

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduced the recommended isolation time for people who test positive for COVID-19 from 10 days to five days if they are asymptomatic, followed by five days of wearing a well-fitting mask near others.

On Wednesday, San Francisco reintroduced its universal indoor mask mandate, urging facilities such as bars, restaurants and gyms to include booster vaccinations as part of their vaccination records.

“As COVID-19 becomes endemic, we need to make sure all those eligible are vaccinated and boosted, we maintain our hospital capacity and protect the most vulnerable. These health regulation updates help us achieve this, ”said Grant Colfax, SF Director of Public Health.

Local falls rise three times faster than during the summer delta rise. The average 7-day case number in San Francisco hit an all-time high of 630 on December 28, according to the New York Times’ COVID-19 tracker, and cases are expected to continue to rise in the short term.

While hospital admissions have remained relatively low across San Francisco, city health officials told The Examiner, “We are getting to the point where we would expect hospital admissions to surge after an increase in cases.

Given the sudden spike, city officials are reviewing vacation plans. On Tuesday, the Mayor of London Breed announced that the New Years Eve fireworks show would be canceled.

“These are the things we have to do. The case rate in San Francisco is currently above the state average, and I don’t know if I ever saw that in the pandemic. And hospital stays are increasing at an alarming rate, ”said John Swartzberg, an infectious disease specialist and professor of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.

Despite the setbacks, some of the country’s leading infectious disease experts say the shorter isolation and quarantine recommendations make sense alongside a growing body of research showing that the fast-spreading omicron variant incubates faster and cases are milder in vaccinated individuals .

“This is justified,” said George Rutherford, an infectious disease expert at UCSF, regarding shorter isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19. “What you want to do is provide adequate isolation time, not twice as long as necessary.”

For most people who have been vaccinated, five days of isolation are enough to stop them being contagious. But those who aren’t vaccinated or have more severe cases can keep shedding the virus after five days, leading experts like Swartzberg to point out that testing and masking are still essential.

“In general, I agree. I think it will lead to wider diffusion, but it will also make critical workers functional for our society, ”Swartzberg said. “I think we may have found a balance.”

CDC officials said their decision was based on Omicron data from places like Norway, South Africa and most recently Nebraska, where a study of an Omicron outbreak showed the variant had a shorter incubation period – three days compared to four to six days in the case Delta variant – and was less severe than other variants for the vast majority of people vaccinated.

However, pressure to change the 10-day wait period also came from communities scrambling to keep businesses and essential services up and running as the Omicron variant quickly spreads across the United States.

“The Omicron variant is spreading quickly and has the potential to influence all facets of our society. These updates ensure that people can safely get on with their daily lives, ”said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.

Still, some health professionals and workers’ representatives have disapproved of the CDC’s decision, saying that it increases health risks for workers who may not have adequate health care or paid sick leave. National workers’ representatives from groups like the Association of Flight Attendants, meanwhile, have warned that the new CDC guidelines could put pressure on workers to return to work too early.

“Even the lack of paid sick leave puts employees under pressure to come to work sick. Companies that fail to recognize this with paid sick leave or pressure on workers to come to work sick or face disciplinary action are failing their workers and their customers, “said Sara Nelson, president of the flight attendants union.

Another infectious disease expert at UCSF, Peter Chin-Hong, said he was cautiously optimistic about allowing people to return to their lives if they don’t show symptoms of COVID and continue to wear a mask around others.

“At Delta, about 15% of the cases were hospitalized, and in general we see about 5% or less at omicron,” he said.

A major ongoing concern he and other public health officials across the country fear as the holiday gatherings continue is that there is now more emphasis on individual responsibility to make safe choices following exposure or testing positive for COVID .

Currently, 84% of eligible San Franciscans are fully vaccinated and 55% have received a booster dose. With cases and hospital stays on the rise, doctors and city guides advise everyone to take precautionary measures on New Year’s Eve.

Swartzberg said canceling events like the fireworks show was the right move. “The problem we have now is largely because omicron decided to put their heads up at the time of year when everyone gathers for the holidays,” he said.

As people travel and gather for the holidays, public health officials recommend that everyone be vaccinated, boostered, tested, and wear N95 or other well-fitting masks before visiting others.

“The quick test helps determine how contagious you are; It is not intended to be used to diagnose you. And everyone (at the party) has to do it, ”said Chin-Hong, who plans to spend the holidays with his immediate family. “There are still sick people and we’ve had an increase in hospital admissions in the bay, but nothing compared to last year.”

Swartzberg said he would spend the night at home with his wife and a bottle of champagne. And Rutherford will be dining with a small group in Oakland at a restaurant that recently announced that diners would be required to show proof of vaccination to eat indoors. San Francisco has had a similar policy for indoor bars and facilities since the summer.

Restaurants and small businesses that are struggling to stay with sufficient staff in the face of the recent surge may find some relief from the relaxed quarantine rules.

“There will be so many cases here that a number of industries will be left without enough people,” said Rutherford. “Restaurants will need people who can serve tables.”

For those just trying to get through another confusing Christmas season, Rutherford’s advice is simple: “You need to be vaccinated and boosted, and around people who are being vaccinated and boosted. Do not lower your mask unless you have to. And I wouldn’t go to a huge party. “

sjohnson@sfexaminer.com

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MORRO BAY, San Luis Obispo (AP) – A man who was killed in a shark attack in central California on Christmas Eve was visiting his family and had decided to boogie board, friends and family members said.

Tomas Butterfield, 42, of Sacramento, was killed Friday morning in Morro Bay, near Morro Bay State Beach, a California State Parks spokesman confirmed to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

Butterfield was traveling to the area for a family reunion at his mother’s house, Grant Butterfield, his uncle, told the newspaper.

Butterfield moved several times after his mother and father’s divorce and attended high school in Alaska, his uncle said.

“His mother would go on vacation somewhere, fall in love with the place and eventually move there. So there was a lot of movement, ”he said. “They landed in Ketchikan, Alaska.”

Tomas was unmarried and had recently worked for his father in a medical laboratory equipment repair company in Sacramento. He loved fishing, boogie boarding, and golf, said his uncle.

“Tomas was very calm and had a certain ironic sense of humor,” he said. “If you could get the full laugh out of him, you were a winner.”

Butterfield was dragged out of the waves after a surfer saw him face down in the water while a boogie board drifted nearby. He died on the scene.

The shark was likely a white man, said Eric Endersby, director of the port of Morro Bay.

Morro Bay is about 200 miles north of Los Angeles.

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San Francisco city officials said Tuesday they had decided to cancel the city’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display over concerns about COVID-19 as cases continue to rise nationwide.

With the Omicron variant contributing to the exploding cases, city officials said they are canceling the famous fireworks display over the bay for the second year in a row.

Thousands of residents and guests usually pack along the Embarcadero to see the show, but last year people were told to stay home to prevent large gatherings and limit the spread of the virus.

Once again, city officials remain warnings.

“While we are all understandably eager to ring in a New Year with San Francisco’s usual New Year’s Eve fireworks, we must remain vigilant and do everything in our power to stop the spread of the COVID-19 variant of Omicron,” Mayor London told Breed in a statement. “By canceling the New Year’s Eve fireworks show, we are reducing everyone’s exposure to COVID-19 while ensuring the continuity of city-wide public safety measures.”

In addition, isolation and quarantine protocols are reducing the workforce for public safety agencies due to the recent surge, city officials said.

“Minimizing unnecessary exposure among our officials and professional staff is key to maintaining the police force expected by San Franciscans, and it is important that we all do our part as San Franciscans to reduce the transmission of the ward across the city.” said Police Chief Bill Scott.

“We urge you to celebrate with your close family members and friends safely at home with all COVID security measures,” said fire chief Jeannine Nicholson. “The cancellation of traditional fireworks will allow us to focus our resources on emergency services and day-to-day operations without adding large crowds and the potential incidents that result from such crowds.”

As of last week, the city was recording an average of 305 new COVID-19 cases per day, compared to an average of just 91 cases the week before.

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SAN FRANCISCO – The famous Cliff House exterior sign was closed on Thursday lunchtime. This ended his time and the decades-long family-run restaurant service came to an end.

A crowd of several dozen people came out to watch the hand-dropped letters and made reservations when the last letter was removed and loaded into a pickup truck that took it to storage after about thirty minutes.

While a boombox was playing Tony Bennett’s own standard, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” a woman held a sign that read, “Love you, Cliff House,” while two others sang next to her, dressed warmly against them bright midday cold.

• SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign will be removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Cliff House Chef Kevin Weber speaks to a group while the exterior sign is removed from the restaurant, which is located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31, 2020 is The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “H” of Cliff House’s exterior sign will be lowered to the floor when the sign is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31. December 2020 is The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Joseph Amster, dressed as Emperor Norton, looks on as the exterior sign of the Cliff House is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31 December 2020 is located. The family The run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “H” on the exterior sign of the Cliff House will be removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant then closes service for decades. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Joseph Amster, dressed as Emperor Norton, looks on as the exterior sign of the Cliff House is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, Calif. On Thursday, December 31 December 2020 is located. The family The run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “E” from the exterior sign of the Cliff House will run to a waiting truck when the sign is removed from the restaurant, which is located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31st, 2020. The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: People watch as the exterior sign of the Cliff House is removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant closes terms of use and terms and conditions after decades. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: Flower House Florist Roxane Rockwell (left) and Cliff House Chef Kevin Weber chat under the empty frame that houses the exterior sign of the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California, Hung December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant is closing after decades of service. Rockwell has been the restaurant’s house florist for over two decades. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The “C” and “H” from the Cliff House exterior sign is being packed into a truck when the sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California Thursday. December 31, 2020. The family-run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The exterior sign of the Cliff House is being packed into a truck when the sign was removed from the restaurant located along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31st 2020 is located. The family business The restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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  SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 31: The Cliff House exterior sign was removed from the restaurant along Point Lobos Ave in San Francisco, California on Thursday, December 31, 2020. The family run restaurant closes after decades of service. (Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group)

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In a social media post on Wednesday evening, Dan and Mary Hountalas, who have run the restaurant since 1973, said “negotiation days” between their company, Peanut Wagon Inc., and representatives of the National Park Service that “seemed to lead to a workable solution for everyone Participants ”ended on Wednesday.

“This morning, December 30, 2020, at 11:00 am, we received a last-minute notice from the NPS that they were going back to their original offering, which is not financially viable for Peanut Wagon, Inc. and our potential partner ”, was part of the contribution.

“The Cliff House will no longer be a restaurant and will no longer be open to the public as it has been for 157 years. We invite everyone interested to join us tomorrow to witness the heartbreaking end of the iconic Cliff House, which began in 1863. “

It was recently announced that the Cliff House restaurant will close on 12/31/20 after restaurant operator Peanut Wagon, Inc.’s contract with NPS expires. For the past few weeks, NPS has been reviewing all possible options to keep Peanut Wagon, Inc. operating. pic.twitter.com/BPDX6PUCDx

– Golden Gate NPS Alerts (@GGNRANPSAlerts) December 31, 2020

In a statement Wednesday evening, a National Park Service representative said the Park Service had negotiated and considered its business in good faith to enable Peanut Wagon Inc. to operate the restaurant, including what is known as the “new three and a half” annual run to avoid disruption to public services. “

“The NPS is committed to preserving this iconic building,” the statement said in part.

“The NPS values ​​the Hountalas family and all they and the Cliff House restaurant have meant to San Francisco and the Franciscans over many decades. We will work with Peanut Wagon, Inc. to give them the time necessary to protect and remove their property. We continue to strive to provide an exceptional experience for residents and visitors to the Bay Area and look forward to welcoming the public again in the future. “

Reports of the iconic restaurant’s dead end regarding lease negotiations and closings related to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this month prompted the Hountalas family to say that up to 180 workers would remain unemployed.

On a social media post, incoming San Francisco district manager Connie Chan shared a picture of her family visiting the restaurant in January 2020.

“Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication in maintaining the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades,” Chan said in part, adding that they are committed to the collaboration I engaged executives, the parking service and the local congregations with elected federal members to make the website “accessible to all Franciscans”.

Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication to the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades. This photo is from the last time my family was at the Cliff House in January of this year. pic.twitter.com/3qkLQpFiEp

– Connie Chan (@conniechansf) December 31, 2020

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.

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SAN FRANCISCO – The famous Cliff House exterior sign was closed on Thursday lunchtime. This ended his time and the decades-long family-run restaurant service came to an end.

A crowd of several dozen people came out to watch the hand-dropped letters and made reservations when the last letter was removed and loaded into a pickup truck that took it to storage after about thirty minutes.

While a boombox was playing Tony Bennett’s own standard, “I left my heart in San Francisco,” a woman held a sign that read, “Love you, Cliff House,” while two others sang next to her, dressed warmly against them bright midday cold.

CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing the photos on a mobile device

In a social media post on Wednesday evening, Dan and Mary Hountalas, who have run the restaurant since 1973, said “negotiation days” between their company, Peanut Wagon Inc., and representatives of the National Park Service that “seemed to lead to a workable solution for everyone Participants ”ended on Wednesday.

“This morning, December 30, 2020, at 11:00 am, we received a last-minute notice from the NPS that they were going back to their original offering, which is not financially viable for Peanut Wagon, Inc. and our potential partner ”, was part of the contribution.

“The Cliff House will no longer be a restaurant and will no longer be open to the public as it has been for 157 years. We invite everyone interested to join us tomorrow to witness the heartbreaking end of the iconic Cliff House, which began in 1863. “

It was recently announced that the Cliff House restaurant will close on 12/31/20 after restaurant operator Peanut Wagon, Inc.’s contract with NPS expires. For the past few weeks, NPS has been reviewing all possible options to keep Peanut Wagon, Inc. operating. pic.twitter.com/BPDX6PUCDx

– Golden Gate NPS Alerts (@GGNRANPSAlerts) December 31, 2020

In a statement Wednesday evening, a National Park Service representative said the Park Service had negotiated and considered its business in good faith to enable Peanut Wagon Inc. to operate the restaurant, including what is known as the “new three and a half” annual run to avoid disruption to public services. “

“The NPS is committed to preserving this iconic building,” the statement said in part.

“The NPS values ​​the Hountalas family and all they and the Cliff House restaurant have meant to San Francisco and the Franciscans over many decades. We will work with Peanut Wagon, Inc. to give them the time necessary to protect and remove their property. We continue to strive to provide an exceptional experience for residents and visitors to the Bay Area and look forward to welcoming the public again in the future. “

Reports of the iconic restaurant’s dead end regarding lease negotiations and closings related to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this month prompted the Hountalas family to say that up to 180 workers would remain unemployed.

On a social media post, incoming San Francisco district manager Connie Chan shared a picture of her family visiting the restaurant in January 2020.

“Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication in maintaining the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades,” Chan said in part, adding that they are committed to the collaboration I engaged executives, the parking service and the local congregations with elected federal members to make the website “accessible to all Franciscans”.

Today I would like to thank the Hountalas family for their dedication to the Cliff House, which has enabled my family and me to enjoy great memories for nearly three decades. This photo is from the last time my family was at the Cliff House in January of this year. pic.twitter.com/3qkLQpFiEp

– Connie Chan (@conniechansf) December 31, 2020

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.

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