Simone Biles, Michael Phelps and Naomi Osaka have something in common. They each made the decision to bow out of competition to protect their mental health. Phelps took time off from swimming after winning innumerable gold medals at the Olympics.

On. Jan. 13, the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) announced that more than 1.3 million Alameda County residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expecting a surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming days and weeks.

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to ensure that Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 and to reduce stress across the nation’s health care system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging those with Medicare who are fully vaccinated to

I continue to be surprised at how many parents do not teach their children to participate in responsibilities around the house. We set a model for how our children will be as they grow, and we also educate them about roles we have in our families.

The demands on your time can be overwhelming — and yet instead of easing up, they keep coming as seemingly everyone has a request.

I saw an interview with Merry Clayton. She was a back ground singer in the 60’s. The documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom included much of the work she did. She was a Raylette, when she worked with Ray Charles. She told a story of being in an auto accident and being hospitalized for five months.

Sun Staff Reports

Karin Kim Jensen

At the September 21st City Council meeting, the Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Alameda Family Services (AFS) to provide clinician services to the City’s mental health crisis support pilot program.

A few years ago, the font on my email became very tiny. I explored trying to figure out how to change it, and I was unsuccessful. I called my daughter and asked her to help me. She told me to go to View, click Reset, and it would change. Indeed, it did immediately.