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 plays such an ...
Covid-19 update: More outdoor businesses set to reopen Friday
Some Bay Area counties this week will allow business sectors such as hair and nail salons to ...
Covid-19 update: Heat wave causes concern for mask, gathering orders
As a heat wave engulfs the Bay Area, public health departments are reminding the public that Covid-19 ...
Covid-19 update: Case totals increase with backlog data, court moves jury selection to event center
Bay Area county health departments are starting to receive some of the backlogged Covid-19 data caused by ...
Covid-19 update: Bay Area records 700th death as SF passes 5,000 cases, Alameda tops 9,000
Eight out of nine Bay Area counties are now on California’s Covid-19 county monitoring list.
Immediate California orders near second shutdown
Responding to growing Covid-19 hospitalization and test positivity rates, Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday issued strict statewide and county-specific orders that come close to ...
Covid-19 update: Two more Bay Area counties make watchlist, school district announces online start, Fairfield cases spike
After landing spots on the County Monitoring List, the state could soon impose restrictions on Sonoma and ...
Covid-19 update: U.S. surpasses 3 million cases, state adds Napa County to watch list
Another Bay Area county Wednesday was added to California’s Covid-19 monitoring list that will require the closure ...
Covid-19 update: State orders broad shutdowns in 19 counties, holiday weekend sparks spread concerns
Covid-19 numbers in the state and throughout the nation are steadily rising as another three-day holiday weekend ...
State expands physical polling locations for November election
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to expand the state’s number of polling places ahead ...
President threatens military force against public as curfews spread across U.S., Bay Area
President Donald J. Trump Monday evening threatened military force against members the American public.
Make masks optional for students in reopened schools, says draft state guidance
Students should not be required to use face coverings when schools reopen, according to draft "interim guidance" ...
Covid-19 update: Officials prepare for Memorial Day weekend crowds
The three-day Memorial Day weekend is here, but that does not mean the public should relax as ...
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, ...
LGBTQ rights icon, ‘fearless activist’ Phyllis Lyon dies at 95
"I'm so sad at the passing of Phyllis Lyon, a trailblazer, a fearless activist and a good ...
SFBay Covid-19 update: Event center becomes hospital, state schools likely shuttered rest of school year
Bay Area activists joined a national digital rally Wednesday calling for local, state and federal officials to hold back rent, mortgage and utility ...
California schools likely shuttered through end of school year
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state education officials said Wednesday that public schools throughout the state are unlikely ...
SFBay Covid-19 update: Postal worker tests positive, health care workers sought statewide
Retired medical professionals, students, plus unemployed or underemployed health care workers are being recruited.
Bay Area Covid-19 evening update: Statewide eviction moratorium, Marin reports first death
Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday issued an executive order to prevent landlords from evicting tenants.
California governor issues statewide shelter-in-place order
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the expansion of his stay at home order to the ...
SFBay Covid-19 morning update: Santa Clara deaths, federal courthouses close
Federal trial courts in the Northern District of California were ordered closed.
Newsom puts brakes on Lombard Street reservations, fee system bill
The plan to establish a reservation and fee program for San Francisco’s most famous and visited crooked ...
Chase Center ribbon-cutting kicks off start of new era
“A brand new journey starts today."
Plans, fees move ahead to upgrade state’s aging 911 system
Newsom said at least 80 percent of 911 calls now come from cell phones, but current call ...
Celebration, resistance collide at San Francisco’s 49th annual Pride parade
Motorcycles revved up, sending the crowd of hundreds of thousands into a frenzy. Sabine Balden sat on ...
Newsom orders halt to California death penalty
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order that effectively ends the death penalty in the state.
Jeff Adachi legacy honored by civic leaders, peers
Legendary. Advocate. Leader.
Those are just some of the words city officials, colleagues and friends used to describe ...
San Francisco measures potential impact of PG&E bankruptcy
Mayor London Breed said in a statement that PG&E’s announcement to file bankruptcy will not affect service ...
Gov. Brown grants clemency to 35 from Bay Area
Outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown on Christmas Eve pardoned and commuted sentences for 35 individuals in the Bay ...
Newsom, Brown granted delay to key Delta water vote
A final vote on a plan to increase water flows to the lower San Joaquin River and ...
Gavin Newsom rises to governor, Feinstein holds seat
Former San Francisco Mayor and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has won the race to be California's new governor.
SF fire chief Joanne Hayes-White retires after 14 years
San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White announced Monday she will be retiring from her position.
‘Florence’ hits top note at Outside Lands Day 2
In a perfect world, you could get to see every artist that played Outside Lands on Day ...
SF school board president steps into NY job
San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education president Hydra Mendoza is stepping down from her post ...
London Breed sworn in as 45th SF mayor
About 1,000 people gathered Wednesday to witness London Breed, San Francisco’s first African-American female mayor, take her ...
Contra Costa County GOP favors releasing inmate info
The Contra Costa Republican Party and a gubernatorial candidate spoke out today in favor of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office's practice of ...
