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From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Mina Kim.

Coming up on forum, San Francisco, one of the first cities in the U.S.

to declare a state of emergency two years ago in the face of a novel virus,

says it's changing its thinking on COVID.

The goal is no longer to stop infections,

but to prevent severe illness and death. We look at how San Francisco's move could inform state policy. Then Liz Wilde's New York Times magazine story, this is not the California I married,

take stock of how the constant threat of wildfires has affected her

relationship with the Golden State while demanding courage to face the reality before her.

We'll talk with Weil about what she's learned through the process.

That's all next on Forum.

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This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. The city that led the state and nation in COVID caution is shifting its focus.

San Francisco public health officials say their goal is no longer to stop infections, but to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.

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