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Two Bay Area college students, Mahial Sran of San Jose State University and Harshita Nair of UC Berkeley, died after being swept into the ocean at a Santa Cruz County beach; rescue crews battled strong tides and a sneaker wave, but both died, and authorities warned beach hazards remain in effect.
Federal immigration enforcement operations planned for the Bay Area have been canceled across the region after President Trump called off the deployment in San Francisco, influenced by local tech leaders and officials' concerns about raids.
Post-holiday wastewater data from the Bay Area indicates a surge in COVID-19, flu, and RSV infections, with a new COVID variant, JN.1, accounting for over 40% of new cases. Despite the rise, current COVID hospitalization rates are lower than previous years, but both flu and RSV hospitalizations have seen significant increases. Health officials recommend vaccinations for COVID, flu, and RSV, which are widely available in the Bay Area, to combat the surge.