SFBay Covid-19 update: virus sweeps through Orinda facility, Contra Costa orders mass quarantine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance stating that all Americans should wear cloth face coverings as masks when out in public. However, President Donald...Read More
Twenty-seven people test positive for Covid-19 from 47-bed assisted living facility
Contra Costa County health officials announced Friday that 27 people from one assisted living facility in Orinda have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus. Officials Tuesday became aware...Read More
BART halts service near El Cerrito after reports someone may have been hit by train
BART service has stopped service between the Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations Friday afternoon due to a report that a person may have been hit by a...Read More
Second Napa County resident dies from coronavirus complications
The Napa County Public Health Division on Friday reported the county’s second death from the novel coronavirus. The second death was a City of Napa resident who was being...Read More
Schaaf taps former SF transportation chief to become Oakland city administrator
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced on Friday that she’s appointed former San Francisco transportation chief Edward Reiskin to be her city’s new permanent city administrator. Reiskin worked for the...Read More
Two-day crime spree ends with arrest of four teens
Fremont police on Wednesday arrested four juveniles in connection with several crimes following a two-day crime spree. The four juveniles, ages 15, 16, 17 and 17, were arrested on...Read More
Berkeley intersection shut down down after semi strikes power pole
A collision Friday morning involving a semi-truck and a power pole has temporarily closed down a Berkeley intersection, according to police. The crash occurred about 7:45 a.m. at Hopkins...Read More
Police chase down man in stolen box truck suspected in string of burglaries
Police in Fremont on Wednesday arrested a burglary suspect in connection with several crimes following a pursuit through several cities. Andrew Beck, 34, was arrested on suspicion of possession...Read More