A man fixes his coffee while riding a near empty Golden Gate Ferry from Sausalito Monday, March 16, 2020, to San Francisco. Twelve passengers were riding the boat that normally carries around 200. Millions of California's oldest and youngest residents stayed home Monday as officials took increasingly strident steps to separate people and contain the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
March 16, 2020
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March 16, 2020 10:28 p.m.
Life in San Francisco area screeches to a halt amid shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, people were advised to avoid large gatherings.