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Bay Area coronavirus update: Likely ‘outbreak’ locks down Laguna Honda, San Mateo closes parks
Laguna Honda Hospital has been hit with Covid-19 after six staff members and one patient were infected.Read More
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.Read More
Muni suspends rail service next week
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced it will suspend Muni Metro rail service starting Monday and replace the service with buses. Buses will run aboveground for the J,...Read More
Bay Area coronavirus update: SF needs more hospital beds, East Bay closes parks
San Francisco officials gave a stark warning that The City's health care system could be overburdened.Read More
SF condemns Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ rhetoric, violence against Asian Americans
San Francisco supervisors have condemned President Donald Trump’s use of term “Chinese virus” during White House press briefings and on his Twitter account. Board President Norman Yee Tuesday introduced...Read More
San Francisco reports first coronavirus-related death
Health officials Tuesday evening announced the first novel coronavirus-related death in San Francisco. The Department of Emergency Management said the person was a male in his 40s who had...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: two more die in Santa Clara County, BART ridership down nearly 90 percent
The U.S. Department of State issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory that requires U.S. residents traveling abroad to immediately return unless they are “prepared to remain abroad for...Read More
Mayor names interim replacement for embattled building inspection director
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has tapped Chief Building Inspector Patrick O’Riordan as the Department of Building Inspection interim director. Former DBI Director Tom Hui submitted his “letter of...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: schools may stay closed through year, Santa Clara death toll rises, people step up to...
There is nothing normal about this St. Patrick’s Day, with lights out in bars that would typically be stuffed with patrons and restaurants only serving to-go food out the...Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: Shelter in place looms, SF trims transit, parking enforcement
Life in the Bay Area is now at a temporary standstill as six Bay Area counties announced a new public health order that requires residents to stay home and...Read More
Breed, officials clarify broad shelter-in-place order
Six Bay Area counties, including San Francisco, have issued shelter-in-place orders beginning at midnight Tuesday and ending April 7 in order to slow the spread of the 2019 novel...Read More
Bay Area COVID-19 update: second person dies in Santa Clara County, more schools close, officials scramble to provide relief
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday, which frees up funding and resources to combat the spread and impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic for U.S....Read More
San Francisco shuts down all public schools for three weeks
Update: 9:07 p.m. San Francisco school officials late Thursday afternoon announced that seven students at Glen Park Elementary School reported with respiratory illnesses. The school district is immediately closing...Read More
SF allows city employees impacted by COVID-19 early access to vacation, sick leave
San Francisco health officials Thursday morning announced four new confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus cases. The Department of Emergency Management reported that two of the individuals are hospitalized and the...Read More
Breed announces two-week ban on all large events
San Francisco is following in the footsteps of Santa Clara County with a moratorium on all large events of 1,000 people or more. The ban is expected to last...Read More
Breed calls for removal of long-time building department director
The San Francisco mayor is requesting that the Building Inspection Commission fire current Department of Building Inspection Director Tom Hui due to corruption allegations revealed at Tuesday’s Board of...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
Transit agency to renew request for LRV4 Muni train funding
San Francisco transit officials will again attempt to persuade supervisors to fund the purchase of new Muni trains. On Tuesday, supervisors acting as the San Francisco County Transportation Authority...Read More
City officials recommend canceling large events, other ‘aggressive’ measures to slow virus spread
San Francisco health officials are recommending the public and city departments take “aggressive” measures to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Friday’s press conference addressing...Read More
SF confirms first two COVID-19 cases
San Francisco health and city officials Thursday confirmed the first two cases of novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. Mayor London Breed said at a press conference: “Today, we are...Read More