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Community Workforce Agreement for Parnassus Project is Boon for Local Jobs, Economy

UCSF, the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council, and Herrero Boldt Webcor have announced a Community Workforce Agreement that will promote collaboration between the University, labor unions and construction firms during the construction of the new hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights.

construction worker on site

Latinx Low-Income Workers Hardest Hit by SF COVID-19 Surge

COVID-19 infections are once again rising at an alarming rate in San Francisco’s Latinx community, predominantly among low-income essential workers, according to results of a massive community-based testing blitz conducted before and after the Thanksgiving holiday.

People getting COVID tests outdoors

Rapid COVID-19 Test Shows Promise in Community Test Setting

Preliminary data from a study by UCSF and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub scientists suggests that new rapid COVID-19 tests – if used correctly and alongside existing gold-standard PCR tests – could be a valuable tool to accelerate the COVID-19 public health response.

person holds a rapid COVID test