Alameda County

Covid-19 Update: Warmer weather hits Bay Area, SF belts out Tony Bennett classic

Bay Area officials are reminding the public to stay at home despite the warmer weather.

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: county extends shelter order, essential workers get childcare help, outbreak sweeps through SRO hotel

Bay Area counties are all considering whether to extend widespread shelter orders set to expire May 3. Solano County pulled…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: UCSF helps Navajo Nation, Ramadan begins in lockdown, Alameda County cases remain high, state reports deadliest day

There's still life beneath the Covid-19 shadow. It's heavy, but there are bright spots. There are good notes in all…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: State to allow elective surgeries, widespread face covering orders take effect, activists use tech in Earth Day call to action

Stay-at-home orders did not stop activists and the rest of the world from celebrating the 50th year of Earth Day.…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Newsom calls on masses to volunteer, Bay Area scrambles to feed, educate, shelter those in need

Despite heaviness that comes with the fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus, there are glimmers of hope in how leaders,…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: SF breaks down zip code data, state tackles digital divide, Trump announces immigration halt

The John Hopkins global Covid-19 database has tracked nearly 2.5 million cases of confirmed Covid-19 infections as of Monday evening.…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: ‘Reopen’ protests under scrutiny, activists bring ‘body bags’ to SF, national deaths surpass 40,000

Testing and reopening strategies have emerged as prominent themes this past week both here at home in the Bay Area…

4 years ago

Police say overall Fremont crime down as commercial burglaries, auto thefts spike

Crime in Fremont has decreased overall in the month since Alameda County issued its 2019 novel coronavirus shelter-in-place order, but…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Pastor disputes Easter citation, county houses all infected homeless

There were 398 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus cases and seven resulting deaths when shelter-in-place orders took effect across six of…

4 years ago

SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom creates economic task force, Bay Area counties require face coverings

Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday announced a task force that will lead the state out of an economic recession,

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Trump’s plan for ‘Opening Up America Again’ lands on deadliest day, Bay Area deaths approach 1,000

More than 4,500 people have died from Covid-19 across the nation since Wednesday evening, as the confirmed case total rose…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: DA opens probe into Gateway Care, SF surpasses 1,000 cases, Newsom tends to most vulnerable

As of Wednesday, there are more than two million confirmed cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus across the globe --…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Teachers urge donations for immigrant families, festivals cancel, Newsom lays out six-point plan, Trump cuts WHO funding

As of now, it looks like most large gatherings scheduled through 2020 around the Bay Area are unlikely to occur…

4 years ago

Covid 19 update: Bay Area cases surpass 5,000, Trump versus governors showdown looms

President Donald Trump made it clear Monday that he believes it is in his own "total" power to decide when…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: landmark bookstores need saving, SF shelter confirms 76 cases, holidays offer some hope

Today is considered holy for many across the nation and world over, and in that light it may be comforting…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Financial relief progresses, supes consider only mail-in general election voting, cannabis company steps up for homeless

The good news is people may soon see some financial relief in the form of stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory

As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold the line,” as…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: SF houses domestic violence victims, judge orders four ICE detainees released, seventh patient dies from Hayward facility

Since Wednesday evening, an additional 1,774 people have died in the U.S. of complications related to Covid-19. In California, that…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Six senior facility residents die, virus sweeps through jail, Newsom goes big for PPE funding

It has been a grim past two days with a quickly rising death toll across the nation. Covid-19 has killed…

4 years ago

SFBay Covid-19 update: Muni to trim more service, Laguna Honda cases grow to 14

San Francisco transit officials made a major announcement Sunday afternoon that will lead to more reduced Muni service.

4 years ago

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