SF condemns Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ rhetoric, violence against Asian Americans
San Francisco supervisors have condemned President Donald Trump’s use of term “Chinese virus” during White House press briefings and on his Twitter account. Board President Norman Yee Tuesday introduced...Read More
Caring for your mental health: free resources for meditation, counseling and more
These are trying times. The shelter-in-place order and quarantines related to COVID-19 have turned normal life upside down. Between the financial stress and inability to visit with loved ones,...Read More
City attorney accuses promoter of selling tickets for illegal party amid shelter order
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is accusing a party promoter of organizing an illegal party for this Friday, amid the mandatory statewide shelter-in-place due to the novel coronavirus...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: counties halt evictions, Santa Rosa officers test positive, statewide cases pass 2,000
Here are the latest developments from around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Wednesday morning. Three Santa Rosa police officers have tested...Read More
Infant boy fights for life in intensive care with injuries deputies say father caused
A 33-year-old father was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of causing life-threatening injuries to his son, San Mateo County sheriff’s officials said. Carl Walstra was arrested at 11 a.m....Read More
4.1 magnitude quake hits near Cobb Mountain
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has hit an area of unincorporated Sonoma County near Cobb Mountain early Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor hit at...Read More
San Francisco reports first coronavirus-related death
Health officials Tuesday evening announced the first novel coronavirus-related death in San Francisco. The Department of Emergency Management said the person was a male in his 40s who had...Read More
Concord taps Mark Bustillos to lead police department
The city of Concord on Tuesday announced that its new police chief will be Mark Bustillos, currently a San Jose deputy chief. Bustillos is scheduled to be sworn in...Read More
County gives struggling renters reprieve with eviction moratorium
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve an urgency ordinance providing a temporary 30-day moratorium on evictions in the unincorporated parts of the county...Read More
‘We’re in this together’: A cross-country flight home amid a pandemic
I could feel the tension as the young couple slid by me into seats 30A and 30B.Read More
Man faces murder, attempted murder charges for alleged stabbing attack on parents
A 24-year-old man who suffers from medically documented psychiatric issues was charged with murder and premeditated attempted murder Tuesday for allegedly killing his father and wounding his mother in...Read More
Belmont university will not enroll new students as school’s fate hangs in limbo
The trustees of Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont announced Monday that the 152-year-old Catholic university is reducing operations in the wake of a steep decline in enrollment,...Read More
Wrong-way crash injures three, two critically in SF
Three people were hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries, after a collision Monday morning in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, police said. The crash was reported at 7:21 a.m....Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: SF acquires a million masks, Napa County enforces shelter compliance
Congress is still hashing out details Tuesday of a federal economic stimulus bill aimed at easing the financial crisis related to the COVID-19 outbreak and mass shutdowns of businesses...Read More
Teachers, community members to virtually protest school closures, charter co-locations
Oakland public school teachers and community members will hold a virtual protest on Tuesday seeking to halt permanent school closures and charter school co-locations that they say would further...Read More
Sutter Health puts out call for protective equipment
Sutter Health called on Bay Area residents and businesses Monday to donate personal protective equipment to the organization’s frontline clinical staff as they care for dozens of novel coronavirus...Read More
Suspect to be arraigned in connection with group home fatal stabbing
A man is scheduled to be arraigned in Sonoma County Superior Court Tuesday afternoon in connection with the stabbing homicide of a woman who operated a group home residence...Read More
Elderly Alameda County resident dies from coronavirus
The Alameda County Public Health Department on Monday announced the county’s first death caused by the novel coronavirus. County health officials said in a news release that the person...Read More
Sheriffs say Santa Rosa man at bar before fatal motorcycle crash
The Napa County Sheriff’s Office has identified a motorcycle driver who died in a crash Saturday afternoon as John Wayne Bauer Jr., 57, of Santa Rosa. Bauer was driving...Read More
Becerra issues alert about COVID-19 false advertising, price gouging
State Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday warned Californians against false advertising and price gouging related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Becerra issued a consumer alert for products and...Read More