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Bay Area

Covid-19 update: BART cuts back service, county issues isolation order, exposure prompts Moscone West reconfiguration

The number of Bay Area deaths related to Covid-19 is nearing 100, though the nine-county region saw the smallest daily increase in two ...

By Nik Wojcik1 day ago0

Bay Area

SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive

Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other Saturday afternoon. A sharp contrast was ...

By Nik Wojcik3 days ago0

Bay Area

SFBay Covid-19 update: virus sweeps through Orinda facility, Contra Costa orders mass quarantine

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance stating that all Americans should wear cloth face coverings as masks when ...

By Nik Wojcik4 days ago0

Coronavirus

Twenty-seven people test positive for Covid-19 from 47-bed assisted living facility

Contra Costa County health officials announced Friday that 27 people from one assisted living facility in Orinda have tested positive for the 2019 ...

By Nik Wojcik4 days ago0

Bay Area

SFBay Covid-19 update: California deaths near 250 as confirmed cases surpass one million globally

The Bay Area and California as a whole seem to be mitigating the Covid-19 outbreak relatively well as compared to other states. Contagion ...

By Nik Wojcik5 days ago0

Bay Area

SFBay Covid-19 update: Postal worker tests positive, health care workers sought statewide

Retired medical professionals, students, plus unemployed or underemployed health care workers are being recruited.

By Nik WojcikMarch 31, 20200

Bay Area

SFBay Covid-19 update: Trump extends social distancing timeline, Bay Area deaths approach 50

President Donald Trump announced in his daily White House press briefing that the social distancing guidelines issued through the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 29, 20200

Bay Area

Bay Area Covid-19 update: Piedmont park shuts down, Santa Clara County Fairground to shelter homeless

President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday that his administration is considering imposing a federal quarantine on the hardest hit states: New York, New ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 28, 20200

Bay Area

Bay Area Covid-19 evening update: Union procures millions of masks, regional cases surpass 1,400

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected Friday to take up and pass the massive $2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package passed by ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 26, 20200

Bay Area

Caring for your mental health: free resources for meditation, counseling and more

These are trying times. The shelter-in-place order and quarantines related to Covid-19 have turned normal life upside down. Between the financial stress and ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 25, 20200

Bay Area

Bay Area COVID-19 update: SF acquires a million masks, Napa County enforces shelter compliance

Congress is still hashing out details Tuesday of a federal economic stimulus bill aimed at easing the financial crisis related to the Covid-19 ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 24, 20200

Bay Area

Bay Area COVID-19 update: all counties now under shelter orders, blood banks need donations, BottleRock postpones

As of Wednesday, all nine Bay Area counties are under either shelter-in-place or shelter-at-home orders. The directives are legally enforceable — ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 18, 20200

Bay Area

Bay Area COVID-19 update: counties, cities implement aggressive mitigation measures

In an attempt to mitigate the spread of 2019 novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, Bay Area counties have acted aggressively in the past week. ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 15, 20200

Coronavirus

Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures

In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said that all schools will be closed ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 13, 20200

Bay Area

Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans

The California Department of Public Health reported 198 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, cases throughout seven California counties as of Thursday morning. ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 12, 20200

Bay Area

Bay Area coronavirus updates: March 10

The number of Bay Area residents infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, has reached 86 confirmed cases, with at least an ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 10, 20200

Beyond SFBay

Twenty-one people aboard Grand Princess test positive for COVID-19

Forty-six people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship moored just outside San Francisco were swabbed for novel coronavirus, 21 of which tested positive. Vice ...

By Nik WojcikMarch 6, 20200

Crime

Police arrest suspect, seek another in Bayview attack on Asian man

Police announced Thursday they’ve arrested a suspect in connection with the robbery of an elderly man’s recyclables in the Bayview. According to police, officers ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 27, 20200

Crime

Suspect gun recovered in BART officer-involved shooting

The officer-involved shooting at BART El Cerrito del Norte station was sparked by a “domestic disturbance” called in by a witness on a ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 15, 20200

East Bay

BART El Cerrito del Norte station closed due to officer-involved shooting

The BART El Cerrito del Norte station is currently closed due to an officer-involved shooting Saturday afternoon, according to a BART news update ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 15, 20200

Cars

Concord High School senior dies from injuries after Monday hit-and-run

An 18-year-old Concord High School student who was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Concord Monday night has died, according to a statement ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 13, 20200

Beyond SFBay

A look at Trump, Clinton speeches provides stark contrast between two impeached presidents

Moments before the House Judiciary Committee passed articles of impeachment against former President Bill Clinton on Dec. 11, 1998, the president gave a ...

By Nik WojcikFebruary 6, 20200

Beyond SFBay

Update: Officials say nine people dead in Calabasas helicopter crash

Updated 2:44 p.m.

A helicopter crash said to have killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant Sunday in Calabasas, California was carrying eight additional people, ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 26, 20200

25

East Bay

Moms 4 Housing victory highlights ‘MLK’s radical legacy’ in Oakland march

The Moms 4 Housing story and events of the past week were inextricably tied to Monday’s MLK march.

By Nik WojcikJanuary 20, 20200

Health

Update: SF gas leak resolved, buildings to be repopulated

An update is provided at the end of this story.

The San Francisco Fire Department is reporting a gas leak and evacuation and ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 14, 20200

East Bay

Sheriffs carry out militarized-style eviction of Oakland mothers

This story includes an update with information provided by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in a Tuesday morning press conference. The Alameda County Sheriff’s ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 14, 20200

East Bay

Judge rules against Oakland moms in battle against housing speculator

Two working, homeless mothers who moved into a vacant house owned by a real estate investment firm will soon be evicted. Following a nearly ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 10, 20200

29

Beyond SFBay

Tension escalates at home, abroad as Trump lurches closer to war with Iran

The first days of the new year came crashing down with renewed fears of yet another war in the Middle East. On Dec. 31, ...

By Nik WojcikJanuary 6, 20200

Cars

Hit-and-run driver hits pole, knocks out power to nearly 7,000 customers

North Parkside Drive in Pittsburg is expected to be closed for several hours Sunday night as police investigate a hit-and-run accident that took ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 22, 20190

East Bay

Martinez lights menorah in city’s first formal Hanukkah observation

The City of Martinez will observe Hanukkah by lighting a menorah every evening at dusk for eight days, starting Sunday, at the Main ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 22, 20190

Crime

Bomb threat prompts San Francisco State University campus evacuation

An unconfirmed bomb threat was reported by San Francisco State University police via Twitter at 2:19 p.m. Thursday. According to the statement, the threat ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 19, 20190

Beyond SFBay

Donald Trump becomes third impeached president in U.S. history

As of 5:19 p.m. Wednesday, Donald J. Trump became the third president in U.S. history to be impeached. After approximately eight hours of debate, ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 18, 20190

Health

Daly City gas leak secured, evacuation lifted

A significant gas leak was reported by North County Fire Authority officials around 4:01 p.m. in the 100 block of Wembley Drive in ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 18, 20190

20

East Bay

Passion, realism dominate Bay Area rallies on brink of impeachment

It can never be claimed that President Donald J. Trump does not inspire civic engagement.

By Nik WojcikDecember 18, 20190

Business

Prius battery exposes nine employees to toxic fumes

Nine people were exposed to toxic fumes from a Prius battery in Mountain View Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported at 12:41 p.m., according ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 12, 20190

Crime

Suspect reportedly assaulted officer with ‘weapon’ prior to police shooting

Emergency crews responded Saturday morning after an officer-involved shooting was reported about 8:34 a.m. in San Francisco’s Mission District. San Francisco police are investigating ...

By Nik WojcikDecember 7, 20190

Covid-19 update: BART cuts back service, county issues isolation order, exposure prompts Moscone West reconfiguration

SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive

SFBay Covid-19 update: virus sweeps through Orinda facility, Contra Costa orders mass quarantine

Twenty-seven people test positive for Covid-19 from 47-bed assisted living facility

SFBay Covid-19 update: California deaths near 250 as confirmed cases surpass one million globally

SFBay Covid-19 update: Postal worker tests positive, health care workers sought statewide

SFBay Covid-19 update: Trump extends social distancing timeline, Bay Area deaths approach 50

Bay Area Covid-19 update: Piedmont park shuts down, Santa Clara County Fairground to shelter homeless

Bay Area Covid-19 evening update: Union procures millions of masks, regional cases surpass 1,400

Caring for your mental health: free resources for meditation, counseling and more

Bay Area COVID-19 update: SF acquires a million masks, Napa County enforces shelter compliance

Bay Area COVID-19 update: all counties now under shelter orders, blood banks need donations, BottleRock postpones

Bay Area COVID-19 update: counties, cities implement aggressive mitigation measures

Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures

Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans

Bay Area coronavirus updates: March 10

Twenty-one people aboard Grand Princess test positive for COVID-19

Police arrest suspect, seek another in Bayview attack on Asian man

Suspect gun recovered in BART officer-involved shooting

BART El Cerrito del Norte station closed due to officer-involved shooting

Concord High School senior dies from injuries after Monday hit-and-run

A look at Trump, Clinton speeches provides stark contrast between two impeached presidents

Update: Officials say nine people dead in Calabasas helicopter crash

Moms 4 Housing victory highlights ‘MLK’s radical legacy’ in Oakland march

Update: SF gas leak resolved, buildings to be repopulated

Sheriffs carry out militarized-style eviction of Oakland mothers

Judge rules against Oakland moms in battle against housing speculator

Tension escalates at home, abroad as Trump lurches closer to war with Iran

Hit-and-run driver hits pole, knocks out power to nearly 7,000 customers

Martinez lights menorah in city’s first formal Hanukkah observation

Bomb threat prompts San Francisco State University campus evacuation

Donald Trump becomes third impeached president in U.S. history

Daly City gas leak secured, evacuation lifted

Passion, realism dominate Bay Area rallies on brink of impeachment

Prius battery exposes nine employees to toxic fumes

Suspect reportedly assaulted officer with ‘weapon’ prior to police shooting

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