Alameda County appoints interim health officer to serve in permanent role
Dr. Nicholas Moss, who has served since July in an interim role, is the new health officer of Alameda County, supervisors agreed Tuesday.
Moss ...
Covid-19 update: Breed ‘sounding the alarm’ in SF, five Bay Area counties now in most restrictive tier
In response to surging cases, San Francisco has slipped back two tiers in the state’s four-tiered reopening ...
Alameda County pauses reopening plans with jump in new daily Covid-19 cases
Public health officials in Alameda County on Thursday decided to temporarily pause further openings to the economy ...
Dublin Mayor David Haubert leads Vinnie Bacon for Alameda supervisor
Dublin Mayor David Haubert is headed toward a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
Officials say Election Day voting ‘smooth sailing’ across Bay Area counties
Elections officials say so far, so good at the polls Tuesday, as Election Day 2020 has launched ...
Millions of Bay Area ballots cast before Election Day polls open
Tuesday is Election Day! Polls in California officially opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.
Bay Area voters are already off ...
Red Flag warning extends into evening in parts of nine counties
The National Weather Service extended its Red Flag warning for much of the Bay Area through 6 ...
Four small earthquakes strike near Milpitas in course of hour
Four earthquakes, three registering above a magnitude 2.0, hit the area about 6 miles northeast of Milpitas ...
Coroner identifies boy killed in Livermore overturn collision with big-rig
A boy that died in a collision Monday in Livermore was identified by the Alameda County coroner’s ...
Crews reach 98 percent containment in SCU Lightning Complex fires
The SCU Lightning Complex fires in multiple Bay Area counties have reached 98 percent containment with full ...
Covid-19 update: SF lays out school reopening plan, state passes last-minute tenant protection
Though the Bay Area has been understandably distracted by recent severe weather and rampant wildfires, the Covid-19 situation still lies under the surface. ...
Evacuation orders lift in Santa Clara, Alameda counties as complex containment reaches 60 percent
Cal Fire lifted its evacuation orders in Santa Clara and Alameda counties Monday after firefighters made progress ...
SCU Lightning Complex fires now 50 percent contained
The more than 2,000 personnel battling the SCU Lightning Complex fires continue to make progress, with containment ...
Covid-19 update: FDA under fire, state scraps watchlist system, case rate plagues Sonoma County
In this Covid-19 update, we get into the wild week at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
SCU Lightning Complex fires burn through nearly 375,000 acres
As the SCU Lightning Complex of fires nears 375,000 acres, Cal Fire reported early Saturday that firefighters ...
Lower overnight humidity poses rapid growth risk at SCU Lightning Complex
The SCU Lightning Complex of fires burning in seven counties grew to 372,971 acres overnight and was 35 percent contained as of Friday ...
‘Favorable weather’ helps crews tame SCU Lightning Complex to 35 percent containment
Containment grew by 10 percent to 35 percent Wednesday on the SCU Lightning Complex fires burning in ...
Covid-19 update: More outdoor businesses set to reopen Friday
Some Bay Area counties this week will allow business sectors such as hair and nail salons to ...
Cal Fire orders additional Alameda County evacuations
Cal Fire issued an evacuation order in Alameda County early Sunday morning, effective immediately.
Mandatory evacuations stretch from ...
City tells Berkeley hills residents to be ready to evacuate ‘with or without notice’
Berkeley city officials issued a statement telling residents in the hills to be prepared for evacuation ...
Covid-19 update: Massive evacuations raise virus exposure concerns as state battles two crises at once
Several counties around the Bay Area are fighting two crises at once: the Covid-19 pandemic and historic wildfires. Massive evacuations have been ordered, ...
Crews nearly extinguish Deer Zone fire in Contra Costa County
The Contra Costa County part of the SCU Lightning Complex is almost out but two other fire ...
Authorities issue evacuation warning for Kilkare Canyon residents near Marsh Complex fire
Residents of the Kilkare Canyon area near the Sunol Regional Wilderness have been warned that evacuation may ...
Covid-19 update: Heat wave causes concern for mask, gathering orders
As a heat wave engulfs the Bay Area, public health departments are reminding the public that Covid-19 ...
Covid-19 update: Case totals increase with backlog data, court moves jury selection to event center
Bay Area county health departments are starting to receive some of the backlogged Covid-19 data caused by ...
Covid-19 update: Outbreak hits Milpitas jail, Oakland students kick off new school year, Trump downplays risks for children
The CalREDIE system may be fixed but counties are still anxiously awaiting data uploads so they can plan for safe school and business ...
Covid-19 update: Bay Area deaths tick upward as state data issue persists
As Bay Area deaths from Covid accelerate, county health departments continue to warn that reported Covid-19 case ...
Covid-19 update: State data issue leads to case undercount, Contra Costa records 27 deaths in eight days, San Mateo County gets tough with mask fines
Even with a state data reporting issue, the number of cases in the Bay Area has risen ...
District works on reforms after grand jury finds Castlemont High ‘failed’ students
Oakland Unified School District is working to reform an online program designed to help failing students following ...
Covid-19 update: Contra Costa adds staggering number of new cases, Marin County records five deaths since Monday
There’s not much insulated from the impact of Covid-19 at this point, be it in the world ...
Thousands turn out to support Oakland Zoo on reopening day
All available tickets to the Oakland Zoo sold out for Wednesday, the first day the zoo has been open to the public since ...
Covid-19 weekend update: 16th San Quentin inmate dies, Oakland cases outpace three counties, pandemic unemployment benefits expire
As the GOP mulls their own stimulus proposal, millions of unemployed people Sunday are certifying their last ...
Covid-19 update: California cases blow past New York, San Mateo County inches toward monitoring list
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Wednesday to procure more personal protective equipment, including N-95 and surgical masks ...
Covid-19 update: Bay Area death toll surpasses 700, state allows outdoor haircuts, relief package battle brews in Congress
The Bay Area hit a somber milestone with more than 700 deaths caused by Covid-19. Case ...
Covid-19 update: Bay Area records 700th death as SF passes 5,000 cases, Alameda tops 9,000
Eight out of nine Bay Area counties are now on California’s Covid-19 county monitoring list.
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 ...
