Alameda County

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 state-directed stay-at-home order…

3 years ago

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 program provides…

3 years ago

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 12 months now…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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 guideline, requiring city…

3 years ago

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 following an increase…

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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 p.m. Friday due…

4 years ago

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 in under an…

4 years ago

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 bureau as Carlos…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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 in containing the…

4 years ago

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 reaching 50 percent…

4 years ago

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 since the agency…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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