Covid-19 update: Inmate outbreaks soar, Marin County cases spike, Newsom announces $600 million Homekey program
San Francisco’s Public Health Director Grant Colfax said Wednesday that prior plans to reopen will remain paused due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. An overnight outbreak at Santa...Read More
Santa Rita Jail reports 40 inmate Covid-19 cases since Wednesday
Forty Santa Rita Jail inmates have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus since Wednesday, sheriff’s officials said Thursday. That brings the total to 46, sheriff’s Sgt. J.D. Nelson said....Read More
Crews contain ‘stubborn’ Pittsburg fire at 2 acres
Contra Costa Fire Protection District officials said just after 2 p.m. that the “stubborn grass, debris and junk fire” along Highway 4 in Pittsburg has been contained at 2...Read More
State grants boost Oakland affordable housing project funds by nearly $90 million
Three environmentally friendly projects slated to provide 462 units of affordable housing in Oakland have won nearly $90 million in state grants, according to an announcement Wednesday from the...Read More
Muni announces plan to restore some service in August, warns of sustained impact
San Francisco Muni riders can expect additional bus service and rail service to resume next month, transit officials shared last Thursday with Citizens Advisory Council. Sean Kennedy, the San...Read More
Concord hosts police reform discussion, falls short of consensus
There was plenty of agreement Wednesday night that police in Concord, and elsewhere, are often cast into situations they aren’t rigorously trained for. But during a special City Council...Read More
San Leandro schools opt for online-only fall start
Public schools in San Leandro will open in the fall only for distance learning, San Leandro Unified School District said in a statement this week, putting the district in...Read More
Police seek hit-and-run driver who injured two in Mission District
San Francisco police are seeking a hit-and-run driver who injured two people in the city’s Mission District on Wednesday afternoon. The hit-and-run was reported shortly after 2:45 p.m. in...Read More