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Covid-19 update: Alameda County outpaces region in case count, DOJ threatens state over religious freedom, Napa County aims for...
As most of the nine counties kick into Stage 2 reopening activity, Alameda County quietly becomes the region’s Covid-19 hot spot, with more confirmed cases now than in Santa...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area death toll holds for four days, several counties set to reopen retail, Newsom lays out...
Monday marks the fourth day in a row with no new deaths reported in throughout the nine-county Bay Area region. However, the national death toll surpassed 90,000. Seven counties...Read More
Six Bay Area counties, Berkeley lighten health order restrictions
Six Bay Area jurisdictions slightly relaxed the region’s COVID-19 coronavirus shelter-in-place order Monday, allowing multiple industries to resume operations and retail businesses to offer storefront pick-up. Alameda, Contra Costa,...Read More
Pleasanton-based cafe, bakery chain goes out of business after 33 years
Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery, a Pleasanton-based chain that had locations around the West Coast and as far away as Chicago, announced Sunday that it is going out of business...Read More
County superior court functions set to reopen May 26 with screening, distancing measures
Most functions of the Contra Costa County Superior Court, including jury service, are set to reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, May 26, court officials said this past week. Anyone...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area prepares for partial reopening, SF-Marin Food Bank opens drive thru
Most retail stores will be allowed to reopen to provide allowed services under amended public health orders. Read More
Covid-19 update: Trump declares ‘we’re back,’ counties slowly lift restrictions even as cases stubbornly climb, House passes HEROES Act
U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,442,819 Deaths: 87,530 Source: John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center COVID-19 global tracking tool as of Friday at 6:32 p.m. Donald Trump announced “Operation Warp Speed”...Read More
County allows outdoor in-vehicle gatherings next week, including graduations
Contra Costa County health officials issued a health order Friday that will allow outdoor gatherings to resume provided that attendees remain in their vehicles. The order, which goes into...Read More
Covid-19 update: CSUs plan online fall semester, Tesla submits safety plan to reopen, Memorial Day goes virtual
California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday that Fall 2020 classes will be conducted online instead of in-person. White said in a statement: “This approach to virtual planning...Read More
Covid-19 update: Dorsey gifts $15 million, state helps school families buy groceries, Bay Area cases exceed 10,000, Senate weighs...
The Senate grilled Covid-19 medical experts in a surreal virtual setting, Jack Dorsey gave San Francisco $15 million, Contra Costa is looking to make contact tracing detectives of volunteers,...Read More
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 is still battling a virus that in about two...Read More
Covid-19 update: Newsom talks election with mail-in ballot order, some city trends keep climbing
It’s a mixed bag in the country as well as the greater Bay Area. Some regions have had little impact from the Covid-19 pandemic, others have been devastated. Overall,...Read More
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, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture....Read More
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 guidelines will remain in place through at least May...Read More
Covid-19 Update: Nation celebrates nurses amid pandemic, city addresses Tenderloin streets, testing access expands
Wednesday marks National Nurses Day and this year’s observance is especially poignant. Nurses were honored today across the nation, state and Bay Area for the work they’re doing on...Read More
Covid-19 update: Vallejo sees dramatic case spike, Newsom announces next reopening stage, air district praises telework impact
Around the world, more than 3.5 million people have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus we’ve come to know as Covid-19. Those recorded infections have resulted in more...Read More
Fire crews call in medical helicopter to transport victims injured in Byron Highway crash
A crash on Byron Highway in eastern Contra Costa County on Sunday evening required the use of a medical helicopter in the emergency response, fire officials said. The two-vehicle...Read More
Covid-19 update: Airlines mandate face coverings, remdesivir receives emergency authorization
Airline passengers will soon have to wear face coverings while traveling with major airlines as soon as Monday.Read More
Covid-19 update: Swarms of unmasked ‘reopen’ protesters overshadow worker strikes, Oakland expands slow streets, Bay Area death toll reaches...
The warm Friday May Day drew heated protests up and down the state, some calling for better treatment, pay and protection of workers. Others came out to oppose shutdowns...Read More
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 of Thursday. U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,069,534 Deaths: 63,001 Source:...Read More