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West Contra Costa adds supper to free student meals during school closures
Students in the West Contra Costa Unified School District counting on the daily student meal program being provided during the novel coronavirus pandemic closure will now get supper, too,...Read More
Air district urges public not to burn wood during virus outbreak
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District advised residents Friday to avoid burning wood during the novel coronavirus outbreak to protect local air quality. Wood burning is not illegal,...Read More
Three more coronavirus-related deaths reported in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County reported three more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 202 additional known confirmed cases Monday. The previous count was 25 deaths and 646 confirmed cases of...Read More
VTA takes light rail trains out of service after operator tests positive
All Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail train service has been shut down indefinitely after a light rail operator trainee tested posted for COVID-19, according to VTA officials....Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: counties halt evictions, Santa Rosa officers test positive, statewide cases pass 2,000
Here are the latest developments from around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Wednesday morning. Three Santa Rosa police officers have tested...Read More
County gives struggling renters reprieve with eviction moratorium
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve an urgency ordinance providing a temporary 30-day moratorium on evictions in the unincorporated parts of the county...Read More
Teachers, community members to virtually protest school closures, charter co-locations
Oakland public school teachers and community members will hold a virtual protest on Tuesday seeking to halt permanent school closures and charter school co-locations that they say would further...Read More
Sutter Health puts out call for protective equipment
Sutter Health called on Bay Area residents and businesses Monday to donate personal protective equipment to the organization’s frontline clinical staff as they care for dozens of novel coronavirus...Read More
Elderly Alameda County resident dies from coronavirus
The Alameda County Public Health Department on Monday announced the county’s first death caused by the novel coronavirus. County health officials said in a news release that the person...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: regional cases climb, jail deputy tests positive, Hayward testing center opens
The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Monday morning include: A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy, who is assigned to...Read More
County considers eviction ban, $3 million emergency fund to cope with coronavirus impact
San Mateo County supervisors on Tuesday will consider a pair of actions to relieve financial stress caused by the novel coronavirus crisis. The measures are an emergency regulation that...Read More
Two more coronavirus patients die in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County public health officials on Friday confirmed two more deaths due to the novel coronavirus, bringing the county’s death toll to eight. The seventh death was a...Read More
Transit agency cancels four weekday, all weekend SMART train trips
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit announced Tuesday that it has canceled four weekday trips after announcing Monday that all weekend service will be suspended as a response to the novel...Read More
Mayor says more test kits needed as dozens of firefighters put on leave amid virus concern
At least one firefighter in San Jose has been confirmed infected with the novel coronavirus, with dozens of others possibly affected, city officials said Thursday. City Manager Dave Sykes...Read More
Executive order waives unemployment waiting period, allows emergency property commandeering
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which now has nearly 200 positive cases reported in the state. Newsom’s executive...Read More
TSA says virus transmission risk low despite three officers testing positive
The Transportation Security Administration announced late Tuesday that three TSA officers who work at Mineta San Jose International Airport have tested positive for novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19....Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: rising numbers, campus closures, cruise ship evacuation
San Francisco’s total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases, or COVID-19, jumped to 13 since the announcement of the first two cases by health officials last week. On Friday,...Read More
Health officer calls first Santa Clara County COVID-19 death ‘tragic development’
"The Public Health Department is taking necessary, carefully considered steps to slow down the spread of the disease and protect those at greatest risk."Read More
San Francisco to test locally for coronavirus, expects first case ‘very soon’
San Francisco officials Monday are taking steps to prepare for the inevitable spread of the novel coronavirus.Read More
New confirmed coronavirus cases brings Santa Clara County total to nine
Santa Clara County has two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, otherwise known as the novel coronavirus, bringing the county’s total to nine, the county Public Health Department said Monday...Read More