Covid-19: A look at hardest hit states as nation mourns 500,000 lives lost
The U.S hit an expected but still grim milestone Monday afternoon as the Covid-19 death toll exceeded 500,000.
President Joe Biden and Vice President ...
Researchers find state’s first South African variant cases in two Bay Area counties
Genomics researchers at Stanford University have confirmed California’s first two cases of the South African coronavirus variant ...
County considers food purchasing policy to support local economy, sustainability
Alameda County Supervisors next week will consider a plan to change the way food is purchased for ...
Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600
The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more ...
Body of swimmer gone missing Christmas Eve turns up near Bay Bridge
The body of a man who went missing last month after swimming near the Emeryville Marina was ...
Three people die in Livermore crash involving vehicle, semi-truck
Three people, two juveniles and a young adult, died in a crash between a vehicle and semi-truck in Livermore on Monday night, according ...
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the ...
Officials issue stay-at-home order ahead of state direction in most Bay Area counties
"We cannot wait until after we've driven off the cliff..."
Oakland enrichment program suspends school-age indoor recreation
Oakland’s Town Camp Enrichment Program is being suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, city officials announced Thursday.
The ...
Navigation center offers hope with permanent housing for half of participants in first year
Almost half of the homeless people who took refuge at Hayward’s Housing Navigation Center during its first ...
More than 800 Covid-19 patients in Bay Area hospitals as state inches closer to lockdown
California could soon face another near lockdown if alarming Covid-19 case and hospitalization rates keep pace. Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered the somber update ...
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 ...
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 smoothly in the Bay Area’s nine ...
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 ...
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 control expected by Thursday, Cal Fire ...
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 ...
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 were making slow progress and containment ...
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 ...
‘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 “with or without notice from public ...
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 ...
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 technical issues with the state’s electronic ...
