Covid-19 update: U.S. surpasses 3 million cases, state adds Napa County to watch list
Another Bay Area county Wednesday was added to California’s Covid-19 monitoring list that will require the closure of several indoor operations. Napa County was added to the state’s radar...Read More
Good Samaritan helps first responders rescue three people after boat capsizes
The U.S. Coast Guard, its partner agencies and a good Samaritan rescued three people from the open water Tuesday after their boat tipped over near Treasure Island. The individual...Read More
Walnut Creek slashes arts jobs in 2020-2021 budget, meeting renews calls for police reform
A 2020-2021 Walnut Creek general fund operating budget of about $79 million, down almost $12 million from last year and more than $12 million less than what was originally...Read More
SF supe gets tough on racially-motivated 911 calls in proposed CAREN Act
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton wants to discourage people from calling 911 to report people of color going about normal activities. Walton Tuesday introduced legislation that would make it...Read More
Crews Fire holds at 5,400 acres, firefighters reach 60 percent containment
The Crews Fire burning since Sunday in the hills east of Gilroy in rural Santa Clara County is at 60 percent containment and 5,400 acres burned as of Wednesday...Read More
Covid-19 update: Contra Costa trajectory steepens, Trump demands schools reopen in fall, hospital rates soar in Bay Area and...
In the era of Covid-19, what a difference a few days makes. Intensive care units are close to or at capacity at several hospitals in at least Florida, Texas,...Read More