Covid-19: National strategy offers needed hope as Bay Area death toll surpasses 3,600
The first case of Covid-19 was detected in the U.S. one year ago Wednesday. Since then, more than 24 million Americans have been ...
Covid-19 update: State expands vaccine availability, Santa Clara County morgues near capacity
Here are the latest Covid-19 developments from around the Bay Area Region.
Following new guidance from the Centers ...
Bay Area Region ICU availability drops below 1 percent
Less than 1 percent of the Bay Area’s intensive care unit beds remain available amid the region’s ...
Newsom carves out more than $1 billion for small business, long-term housing in budget proposal
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to unveil his proposed budget Friday for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, with ...
Fauci prioritizes teacher vaccination with eye toward in-person Fall 2021 term
When Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, takes on his new role as President-elect ...
Apple temporarily closes all 53 California retail stores
Cupertino-based Apple has temporarily closed all of their retail stores in California amid the pandemic.
According to the Apple website the 53 stores statewide ...
Officials warn Santa Cruz County stay-at-home order may last ‘well into January’
Santa Cruz County is likely to remain under a coronavirus-related stay-at-home order “well into January,” the county’s ...
Vaccinations begin in Bay Area as state death toll tips over 21,100
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday granted a late-night Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-developed Covid-19 ...
Supervisor suggests fines that ‘bite’ to curb Covid-19 health order violations
With some members upset that the current administrative fines for violating Covid-19-related health orders aren’t high enough ...
Months of past due rent pile up amid pandemic with no relief in sight
The Bay Area might now be a buyer’s market for apartments, but not for renters like Cecilia ...
Hayward suspends street sweeping, enforcement amid city staff depletion
Street sweeping and related parking enforcement will be suspended in the city of Hayward for nearly two weeks due to the coronavirus depleting ...
San Francisco now subject to purple tier restrictions, joining 99 percent of state
As anticipated, San Francisco officially entered the most restrictive purple tier in the state’s Blueprint for a ...
Millbrae Pancake House closes business temporarily for first time in 61 years
A landmark Millbrae restaurant, which has been serving up breakfast every day without interruption since 1959, is ...
Alameda County pauses reopening plans with jump in new daily Covid-19 cases
Public health officials in Alameda County on Thursday decided to temporarily pause further openings to the economy ...
State Covid-19 cases jump 50 percent in past three weeks
California’s rate of positive coronavirus tests has increased nearly 50 percent over the last three weeks, possibly ...
Health officer says ‘virus is not tired of us’ as Contra Contra Costa slips toward red tier
With the Covid-19 pandemic flaring up in many parts of the United States with winter weeks away, and with signs that the situation ...
Lindsay Wildlife finds way to thrive in virtual science education
At Lindsay Wildlife Experience, the months of March through June are generally the year’s busiest, with students ...
District considers changing offensive school names, mayor calls effort ‘offensive’ as schools remain shuttered
San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday called the San Francisco Unified School District’s ongoing process to ...
Polling reflects majority support Newsom’s handling of education issues in pandemic
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has completely upended education at all levels, the majority of ...
Five East Bay parks to allow limited day use, camping, boating
The East Bay Regional Park District announced Sunday it is reopening day use, camping and boating at ...
Newsom says Trump’s unemployment plan puts state in perilous budget position
The state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House’s plan to extend expanded unemployment benefits during the ...
Covid-19 update: Bay Area death toll surpasses 700, state allows outdoor haircuts, relief package battle brews in Congress
The Bay Area hit a somber milestone with more than 700 deaths caused by Covid-19. Case ...
Dr. Fauci talks Covid-19 reality, vaccines, preparation for next pandemic in Stanford discussion
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joined Stanford University’s dean ...
Districts struggle with school reopening plans amid growing pandemic
California school superintendents are negotiating an obstacle course of regulations, parental angst and safety concerns as they ...
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: Two San Quentin inmates die, Marin County hits state watchlist, economic outlook bleak for July
Covid-19 is not just a story about health, though its impact on human health has been devastating on a global scale. The pandemic, ...
California issues broad face covering mandate
The California Department of Public Health Thursday issued a new guideline requiring that all Californians wear ...
Oakland passes Covid-19 paid sick leave ordinance for all full-time essential workers
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that requires employers to provide up to ...
Santa Clara County punts decision to extend eviction moratorium
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors punted Tuesday on a potential extension of the county’s temporary ...
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 ...
State partnerships keep seniors fed, in contact through pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a partnership Friday with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and restaurants across the state to provide and deliver healthy ...
Covid-19 update: ‘Reopen’ protests under scrutiny, activists bring ‘body bags’ to SF, national deaths surpass 40,000
Testing and reopening strategies have emerged as prominent themes this past week both here at home in ...
Research finds many employers retaining workers despite closures
Timely snapshots of the effect of the coronavirus on workers at small and medium-sized businesses in the ...
Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory
As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold ...
Nurses association say county ‘failing’ frontline healthcare workers
Santa Clara County nurses are calling on the county to provide more paid leave for frontline healthcare ...
CORRECTION: Seventy people test positive for Covid-19 from MSC South homeless shelter
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Friday that Covid-19 has infected 70 people at the MSC South emergency homeless shelter.
Of those infected, ...
