Bay Area

Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths near 102,000, California voting at center of Trump-Twitter fight, Alameda County reports disproportionate impact

The nation faced Thursday with a Covid-19 death toll quickly nearing 102,000 people. Here in the Bay Area, that number…

4 years ago

Fog brings heat relief to Bay Area coasts

Fog is rolling in to the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday to cool off the coastal region following several days…

4 years ago

Four-day heatwave bears down on Bay Area

A heat wave expected to kick in late Monday morning for the Bay Area will linger through Thursday night, with…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Some summer camps get green light with limits, state calls for 20,000 contact tracers, Tom Hanks salutes Oakland grads

The country is still grappling with the virus and impact of the virus on economic, health and social levels. Scientists…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Global cases near 5 million, Tesla drops lawsuit

All of the 50 states have begun easing stay-at-home restrictions, including California. Here in the Bay Area, counties this week…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Dorsey gifts $15 million, state helps school families buy groceries, Bay Area cases exceed 10,000, Senate weighs caution versus ‘magical thinking’

The Senate grilled Covid-19 medical experts in a surreal virtual setting, Jack Dorsey gave San Francisco $15 million, Contra Costa…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths pass 80,000, Elon Musk escalates county standoff, Western Pact states request $1 trillion federal relief

As the White House administration fixates on matters related to the Russia investigation and former President Barack Obama, the nation…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Bay Area counties diverge on reopening schedule as national death toll nears 76,000

As people locally learn to deal with the virus in their own communities, when what’s opened and closed becomes news,…

4 years ago

Six counties, Berkeley keep local orders in place despite revised state guideline

Health officers in six Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley warned residents Thursday that the regional Covid-19 shelter-in-place…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: May Day strikes to take on renewed meaning, some beaches close, Bay Area stays the course

The Bay Area has been in a state of lockdown for 44 days now. This is where we’re at as…

4 years ago

Newsom appoints five Bay Area trial judges

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday appointed five new Bay Area trial judges to posts in Alameda County, San Mateo County…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Bay Area braces for another month under shelter as U.S. cases near one million mark

Tests have confirmed more than three million cases of Covid-19 globally -- nearly one-third of them are in the U.S. …

4 years ago

Six counties plan shelter order extension through May with some restrictions eased

Public health officials in several Bay Area counties and cities said Monday that they plan to announce later this week…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update, Bay Area under shelter in photos

Weekends, and Sundays especially, are data deserts in the Covid-19 era. Instead of trying to dig up relevant news, we…

4 years ago

Bay Area leaders call on state to better help undocumented residents

A group of more than 140 Bay Area elected leaders and immigration advocates called for state action Monday to include…

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

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: 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

Research finds many employers retaining workers despite closures

Timely snapshots of the effect of the coronavirus on workers at small and medium-sized businesses in the Bay Area, state…

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

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