Covid-19 update: Supes rail against Breed on hotel room law, Contra Costa cases spike, EDD frustrates masses with system...
Here’s a look at the state of the Bay Area and beyond as of Tuesday. U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,012,517 Deaths: 58,356 Source: John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center COVID-19...Read More
Supes say county must increase testing eightfold, ‘stay the course’ under shelter order
Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday credited strong compliance with shelter-in-place orders for enabling relaxation of some of those rules as part of an extended 2019 novel coronavirus...Read More
Lawyers say delayed trials are ‘uncharted territory’ that could trigger long wave of appeals
A defendant in a criminal trial has a constitutional right to a speedy trial, but three veteran Alameda County defense attorneys said this week that they’re concerned that jury...Read More
Police arrest Little League coach suspected of lewd acts with child
The content of this post has been removed by SFBay after an individual named in the Bay City News story provided court-certified evidence of dismissal of charges subsequent to...Read More
Police find shell casings, injured 50-year-old man after Bayview shooting
A 50-year-old man was injured in a shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Monday afternoon, police said. Officers responded at 3:43 p.m. to a ShotSpotter gunshot detection system...Read More
Crews knock out 146-acre Byron grass fire
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District crews extinguished a 146-acre grass fire in the far eastern part of the county on Monday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze...Read More
BART train strikes person on Bay Fair station tracks
BART’s Bay Fair station in San Leandro is reopening Tuesday morning after a train struck a person there, according to an agency spokesman. The person was struck at about...Read More
Major medical emergency shuts down BART Bay Fair station
BART’s Bay Fair station in San Leandro is closed Tuesday morning because of a “major medical emergency,” the transit agency said. BART issued an advisory at 10:04 a.m. but...Read More
Ashby BART station reopens after suspicious package report
The Ashby BART station in Berkeley has resumed normal service Tuesday morning after closing because of a report of a suspicious package, according to the transit agency. BART issued...Read More