Hey there, San Francisco. 

The World Health Organization said Sunday that the pandemic is “most certainly not over.” And in my house, at least, that rings true. 

This morning I took an at-home Covid test that showed the faintest of faint second lines. My second test was negative. 

Still, it was enough for us to keep our son home from his nanny-share to be safe. Which means, of course, working from home with a baby (hence the late newsletter send). 

I’m sure many of you have gone through this. So, if you have any tips, tricks, or hopeful stories about getting through Covid with kids, I’d love to hear them. (Just hit reply to this email and I’ll share some this week.) 

As for me, it’s still unclear if I actually have Covid. 

To try and know for sure, I went to one of our city sanctioned testing sites this afternoon in Western Addition, which was great. No appointment, no lines, and I should have results in 24 hours (which, workers said, would be more accurate than my at-home tests). Tests through the city are also free. 

Here’s a list of drop-in testing sites. 

And while we’re talking about all this, a reminder that late last week the CDC recommended kids ages 5-11 years old get their booster. On Monday, San Francisco’s health department echoed the recommendation, saying that families should first contact their primary health care providers about the shot. 

The department also said families could get the booster at a local pharmacy or an SFDPH-affiliated site. 

With that… onto the news… 

Quick bits: News to know

🏳️‍🌈 SFPD officers will not march in the upcoming Pride parade after organizers asked them not to wear their official, police uniforms. 

• “Let us be clear,” the San Francisco Police Officer’s Pride Alliance wrote in a statement on Monday. “This committee would not order the leather community to wear polyester at the parade. This committee would not order the drag community to wear flannel. But they have told us, peace officers, that if we wear our uniforms, we may not attend.” 

• In response to the ban, Mayor London Breed said in a statement provided to the Chronicle on Monday that she’s made a “very hard decision” not to participate in the June 26 parade “in order to support those members of the LGBTQ community who serve in uniform.” 

• On-duty officers will still patrol the event, in uniform, the Chronicle noted. (Chronicle) 

😞 Two pedestrians were killed on Sunday when a taxi (involved in a collision with another car) crashed into them on a downtown sidewalk near the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The taxi driver and another pedestrian were injured and taken to the hospital. 

• The examiner’s office identified the victims as two women (31 and 72 years old) from Vero Beach, Florida. 

• Separately, on Sunday, an 82-year-old pedestrian died after being hit near Fulton and 37th Avenue (by the Golden Gate Park Senior Center). “It is heartbreaking and unacceptable,” Supervisor Connie Chan said on Twitter. (KTVU / SFGATE) 

📿 San Francisco archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has notified House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (a Catholic) that she will no longer be able to receive communion in the city due to her support of abortion rights. 

• At a press conference last year, Pelosi said: “I believe that God has given us a free will to honor our responsibilities.” (Chronicle)

🏡 One of the Painted Ladies (the brownish-pink one) is for sale for $3.55 million, the same price Twitter software engineer Leah Culver paid for it in January 2020.

• Culver has an Instagram account for the house here. (WSJ) 

☕️ Late last week, the Chronicle published its list for the best coffee in the Bay Area. 

• San Francisco shops that made the cut include Breadbelly, Craftsman and Wolves, Grand Coffee, and Haus Coffee. 

• SF Minute reader Dan tells me, in his opinion, the biggest snub from the list was The Coffee Movement. FWIW, I’m still a Sightglass loyalist. (Chronicle)

What else I’m reading: Links to browse 

• Sources: San Francisco police shot both suspect and victim in alleged Dogpatch knife assault (Chronicle) 

• Hotels Demand SF Pay Up for Damage During Shelter-in-Place (SF Standard) 

• Chaos reigned at this year's UC Berkeley college graduation (SFGATE) 

• Popular Señor Sisig to Open New Location at the Ferry Building (Eater) 

• Twins delivered in car on way to hospital (KRON4) 

And finally… 🐥 Chicken Coop! 

The Bold Italic reports that Western Addition’s Rosa Park Elementary has… a new chicken coop! 

Apparently, according to reporter Matt Charnock, it was “a year-long community effort to design, fund, and build the new coop.” And now, students can “enjoy chickens as part of the school’s outdoor education program.” 

There are six in total: Omellete, Oreo, PyoPyo, Sunny, Totoro, and Pickahcu II. 

That’s all for today! Thanks for reading and apologies again for the late send. It’s been an interesting day! I’ll see you tomorrow. - Nick B. 😷