Covid-19 update: State to allow elective surgeries, widespread face covering orders take effect, activists use tech in Earth Day...
Stay-at-home orders did not stop activists and the rest of the world from celebrating the 50th year of Earth Day. The Earth Day network organized a 24-hour online day...Read More
Kaiser aims to build $14 million Covid-19 testing lab by June
Kaiser Permanente is rushing to build a 7,700-square-foot state-of-the-art lab by June 1 that will be able to conduct 10,000 new coronavirus tests a day and help the state...Read More
Federal appeals court orders EPA to ban dangerous flea pesticide
A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take action within 90 days on a petition to ban a flea-control pesticide...Read More
Bay Area Toll Authority drops Bay Bridge congestion pricing through pandemic
The Bay Area Toll Authority voted Wednesday to suspend weekday congestion pricing on the Bay Bridge indefinitely during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Vehicle traffic has dropped significantly across all...Read More
Bay Area youth activists organize Earth Day online climate strike
A group of Bay Area middle and high school students released a song Wednesday to call attention to the importance of combating climate change, even during the Covid-19 coronavirus...Read More
Fire displaces Rincon Valley family after damaged natural gas meter intensifies blaze
A fire intensified by a destroyed natural gas meter displaced a family from their home in the Rincon Valley of Santa Rosa on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. The...Read More
Officials say Muni fare hikes necessary to avoid service cuts, lay offs
Despite efforts from community organizations and members of the Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Muni riders will see fares increase as early as Nov. 1. The San Francisco Municipal...Read More
Medical examiner identifies 28-year-old woman as one of two who died in Potrero Hill crash
A woman who was one of two people to die in a crash in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood on Tuesday evening has been identified by the city’s medical...Read More
Covid-19 update: Newsom calls on masses to volunteer, Bay Area scrambles to feed, educate, shelter those in need
Despite heaviness that comes with the fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus, there are glimmers of hope in how leaders, organizations and people are stepping up to help communities...Read More
Fundraiser keeps Oakland students, families fed as it turns attention to distance learning technology
The Oakland Unified School District, Oakland Public Education Fund and the city of Oakland announced Tuesday that more than $1.5 million has been to support students and their families...Read More
Sergeant says suspect arrested for carjacking after no-bail release is downside to new policy
A suspect has been arrested for allegedly carjacking one car and attempting to carjack a second vehicle shortly after he’d been released without bail from Santa Rita Jail in...Read More
SF Slow Streets program to prioritize pedestrians, physical distancing
Following in Oakland’s footsteps, San Francisco finally heeded calls from advocates to launch a Slow Streets Program that will give residents extra space to physically distance themselves when outside...Read More
Apartment complex fire displaces eight people near Lake Merritt
A fire at an apartment building north of Lake Merritt in Oakland on Tuesday morning left eight people displaced, a fire spokesman said. The blaze was reported at 7:53...Read More
SamTrans reduces service on 31 routes, requires face coverings
SamTrans is reducing service on 31 routes starting this weekend and will also require all bus operators and riders to wear face coverings to comply with a public health...Read More
Suspect with knife barricades self in building after officer-involved shooting
San Francisco police are involved in a standoff in the Tenderloin neighborhood Tuesday morning after an officer-involved shooting involving a suspect reportedly brandishing a knife. Officers responded at 6:36...Read More
East Bay SPCA hosts second Oakland drive-through pet food pantry
The East Bay SPCA this week is offering another pet food pantry to residents that need help feeding their dogs or cats during the novel coronavirus pandemic. This week’s...Read More
Covid-19 update: SF breaks down zip code data, state tackles digital divide, Trump announces immigration halt
The John Hopkins global Covid-19 database has tracked nearly 2.5 million cases of confirmed Covid-19 infections as of Monday evening. Across the Bay Area, but especially at Golden Gate...Read More
Muni restores limited service for essential trips only
San Francisco transit officials will begin the slow process of reestablishing some Muni routes after the transit agency made the decision on April 8 to cut service by nearly...Read More
Fire department believes people occupied abandoned building next to church before fire
The Santa Rosa Fire Department is investigating a fire in an abandoned building near the Cathedral of St. Eugene early Monday morning and said there are indications transients had...Read More