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Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for half of county cases
Wastewater samples suggest BA.2 variant accounts for about half of Contra Costa County's new Covid-19 cases.Read More
Ball in supes’ court on car-free JFK Drive proposal
A proposal that would permanently keep John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park closed to vehicle traffic is inching closer to becoming reality. Thursday, the San Francisco Municipal...Read More
‘Entrenched web of corruption’ for building permits, inspections prompts suite of reforms
A wave of fraud in the Department of Building Inspection will bring a suite of reforms before #SanFrancisco voters in 2022.Read More
Contra Costa County supervisors approve 10-year redistricting plan
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a redistricting plan moving Diablo, Blackhawk and the Camino Tassajara area from Supervisor Diane Burgis’ District 3 to that...Read More
Supes allocate $76 million for county employee ‘Hero Pay’
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act stimulus funds to provide bonuses of up to $2,500 to county employees for...Read More
Exhausted county health officials plead with residents to get vaccinated
Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday used their regular Covid-19 briefing time before the Board of Supervisors to implore — sometimes emotionally — people to get vaccinated. County...Read More
County reports 20 Covid deaths in past week, adjusts response for long haul
Covid-19-related death rates in Contra Costa County are now higher than any time since March, and nearly all of the new county cases involve the delta variant of the...Read More
Supes unanimously move for new trauma center, against sheriff
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to create a trauma recovery center for survivors of violent crimes and other traumatic events. The proposal...Read More
County employees face termination if unvaccinated by Oct. 4
All Contra Costa County employees must be vaccinated by October 4 or face discipline up to and including termination, a county official said this week. The mandate was set...Read More
San Mateo County moves to tighten gun dealership laws in unincorporated areas
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors gave initial approval Tuesday to an ordinance that will update firearm laws with stricter licensing and security restrictions in the county’s unincorporated...Read More
Napa County to workshop plans for $13 million federal funding
Napa County will receive $13 million in federal funding as soon as this month, a county official told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The county will receive the...Read More
Rally calls for funding to stop City College layoffs, cuts
With layoffs set to affect about 65 percent of City College of San Francisco faculty, dozens of students and staff joined a virtual rally on Monday to call for...Read More
County expands forensic testing for domestic assault choking victims
Santa Clara County is expanding a pilot program that provides victims who have been choked by their intimate partners with free medical forensic exams, followup care and victim advocacy....Read More
Supes extend eviction protection for Contra Costa small business tenants
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to continue through June 30 the temporary prohibition on evictions of some small business commercial tenants financially...Read More
Public defender says fentanyl overdose task force would lead to over policing
San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney on Tuesday called for funding a new approach involving both prosecutors and health experts to address the uptick in fentanyl overdose deaths. During the...Read More
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 public institutions, such as jails and health care facilities. The Board of...Read More
Supervisors approve Santa Rosa hotel purchase as transitional housing, resource center
The purchase of a Santa Rosa hotel to provide temporary housing for vulnerable people lacking shelter was approved Tuesday by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. The $8 million...Read More
Ranked-choice lifts Marjan Philhour to razor-thin District 1 lead
Four incumbent San Francisco supervisors appeared to have secured their spots on the Board of Supervisors.Read More
Supes allocate additional $2 million for Covid-19 immigrant relief fund
San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday allocated an additional $2 million to the county’s Immigrant Relief Fund, which provides financial assistance to immigrants during the Covid-19 pandemic....Read More
Supervisors reject consolidation of Los Altos Hills fire district in 4-1 vote
The Los Altos Hills County Fire District was spared from consolidating into the Santa Clara County Fire Department at a Tuesday meeting of the county Board of Supervisors despite...Read More