Cuicacalli Ballet Folklórico Dance Company performs at Carnaval, Saturday May 29, 2021. Carnaval returned this year, if only a reduced version of it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were no food or drink booths, but street vendors making hot dogs and drinks still got on their hustle just outside the festival area. There were no large contingents of dancers flown in from all over Latin America, but there were two stages where local performers welcomed residents who have not been out for most of the last 14 months. Though this is a reduced version of what we are used to from Carnaval, it had much more attendance than last year's mini-carnaval, which had a similar set up but a lot less attendance. Photo: Mabel Jiménez Photo: Mabel Jiménez

Sara Bravo (left, blue sleeve) and Dara, a site volunteer (right, blue nail polish) distribute a Thank You cake among health workers at the 24th Street BART community testing site on its last day of operation, Sunday May 30, 2021. With the rollout of the vaccine, demand for COVID testing dramatically decreased, meaning less need for sites like these (which will be consolidated with the vaccination site across the street) and for workers like Bravo, who described the day as “bitter sweet” and who will now transition to a nursing job. Photo: Mabel Jiménez