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County sees improved June unemployment rate but July losses threaten gains
California’s June unemployment rate improved from previous months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but it remains to be seen how recent statewide closures due to spiking cases and hospitalizations affect...Read More
SF lays out roadmap to reopen businesses, orders face coverings outdoors
San Francisco Thursday released a reopening timeline by industry accompanied by a more strict order pertaining to face coverings. Dozens of counties across California, including three in the Bay...Read More
State grants Napa, Solano counties approval to reopen more businesses, including dine-in restaurants
Napa and Solano counties have received state approval to begin reopening various sectors of their economies such as dine-in restaurants, the California Department of Public Health said. Both counties...Read More
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, counties this week have allowed many retail businesses to reopen for curbside...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
City expands retail reopening plan as controller projects $1.7 billion deficit
San Francisco projects a $1.7 billion budget deficit over the next two fiscal years due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, city officials announced Wednesday. City officials...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
Pair of suspects arrested after San Rafael Home Depot armed robbery
Police in San Rafael on Thursday arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery earlier this month at a Home Depot.Read More
Walnut Creek City Council to vote on 30-year North Downtown development plan
The Walnut Creek City Council will on Tuesday discuss approving the North Downtown Specific Plan, a 30-year vision and regulatory framework for future development of new homes, offices, community...Read More
Developer to break ground on Hayward retail, market-rate housing project
A developer will break ground Monday on a retail and housing project at the former Mervyn’s headquarters site in downtown Hayward. The Lincoln Landing development will house more than...Read More
New ‘Amazon 4-Star’ store debuts Monday in Berkeley
Amazon is opening a new "Amazon 4-Star" store Monday in west Berkeley.Read More
San Jose falls short of affordable housing goals
The San Jose City Council will decide exactly what next steps to take on Tuesday evening after a recent housing progress report showed that just 20 percent of the...Read More
Deal clears path for South Bay developments
The cities of San Jose and Santa Clara have reached a settlement over disputes related to proposed large developments.Read More
Nordstrom drops Ivanka Trump’s fashion line
A major American department store chain said Friday it has dropped Ivanka Trump's clothing collection because of low sales. Read More
Mayor pitches below-market housing for 16th and South Van Ness
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee introduced a proposal to city legislators today to build apartments in the Mission neighborhood that sell for less than average.Read More
Dollar Tree pays millions for dumping toxic waste
Dollar Tree has agreed to pay $2.72 million to settle a lawsuit for routinely disposing of hazardous waste in an illegal fashion.Read More
BevMo cashier skimmed thousands on fake refunds
A former BevMo cashier was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years of probation Friday,Read More