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Covid update: Hospitalization rates double, wastewater samples show alarming East Bay spike
Omicron surge: Several Bay Area counties have seen Covid hospitalization rates more than double in the past month. Read More
Napa County supes declare Juneteenth official holiday
Napa County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to declare Juneteenth an official holiday starting this year. Juneteenth commemorates the day that enslaved Black people in Texas finally learned of their...Read More
Injured hiker rescued from remote Napa County trail
Crews including a helicopter from the CHP, rescued an injured hiker Sunday night on a remote trail near the Rector Reservoir in Napa County. Read More
Cal Fire lifts burn restrictions in four Northern California counties
Residents in Sonoma, Lake, Napa and Solano counties are now allowed to conduct controlled vegetation burns.Read More
Cal Fire lifts burn permit suspensions in Napa, Solano, Sonoma counties
Following massive rainfall that reduced fire risk, Cal Fire lifts burn permit suspensions for Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.Read More
PG&E cancels Contra Costa planned shutoffs, reduces North Bay scope
PG&E canceled planned shutoffs for Thursday morning in east Contra Costa and reduced the North Bay scope to less than 5,000 customers.Read More
PG&E warns of possible Thursday shutoffs due to expected wind
PG&E announced Tuesday that it is sending advance notifications to about 29,000 customers in parts of 19 counties in Northern and Central California who may have their power shut...Read More
Bay Area health officers issue guidelines for easing mask requirements
Eight Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley have issued a joint statement outlining how and when indoor mask requirements could be eased. Read More
Overnight wind gusts prompt Red Flag Warning in parts of North Bay
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the North Bay effective late Wednesday night through Thursday morning because of dry and windy weather...Read More
Napa County reinstates indoor mask order
Napa County on Friday will join seven other Bay Area counties in requiring people to wear face coverings indoors at workplaces and public places, county officials said Thursday. The...Read More
Weekend Covid-19 update: New guidance, mandates abound as surge rages back to winter levels
The shift in messaging has been both rapid and remarkable. While health outcomes are of obvious concern, the threat of another economic and social life shutdown is proving to...Read More
Pandemic of tribalism: Anti-vaccination messaging and misinformation kills
Covid-19 in the U.S. is overshadowed by another pandemic, one of misinformation and mistrust, with consequences playing out in real time on a dangerous and deadly stage.Read More
Magnitude 3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Lake Berryessa area
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck Napa County just after midnight Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at 12:36 a.m. along Hardin Creek, about 7.5 miles southeast of...Read More
Crews stop forward progress on Napa vegetation fire
Cal Fire is responding to a vegetation fire in Napa on Monday afternoon. The Kiwi Fire was reported shortly before 2 p.m. in the 1100 block of First Avenue,...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
Fires, pandemic wreak havoc on Napa County grape production
The value of agricultural production in Napa County was only about half the previous year’s total, according to an annual crop report released at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting....Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 update: Counties drop vaccine eligibility to age 12, state still requires indoor masking
This week saw substantial movement in the fight against Covid-19 with vaccinations opening up to people as young as 12 years old and loosening of federal mask guidance, though...Read More
Bay Area health officers echo federal guidance on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Health officers for eight greater Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley issued a joint statement Sunday in agreement with federal guidance on use of the Johnson &...Read More