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Covid-19: Counties expand vaccine eligibility, Newsom battles Legislature on school proposal
A number of key developments emerged this week on vaccine and school reopening fronts throughout California and in the Bay Area, though the school issue is far from settled. ...Read More
Trump escapes Senate conviction by 10 votes but could face criminal charges
Conviction fell short by 10 votes in the Senate trial for the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump. In weighing Trump’s role in the incitement of the deadly...Read More
Suspects in custody after two unrelated San Jose police standoffs
San Jose police were faced with two unrelated standoff incidents early Monday morning. Suspects have since been apprehended in both situations. A burglary suspect entered an occupied Primm Avenue...Read More
Despite vaccine scarcity, some Bay Area counties jump to reopen as state lifts order
Effectively immediately, California has lifted its regional Covid-19 stay-at-home and curfew orders, though individual counties retain the right to impose further restrictions. The change moves most California counties back...Read More
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 infected and in excess of 411,000...Read More
‘Democracy has prevailed’: President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris take oaths of office
A slight flurry of snow fell onto the inauguration stand as dignitaries filed in, but skies cleared and sun shone brightly as President Joe R. Biden and Vice President...Read More
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattles Concord
A preliminary magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook Concord Thursday. The quake struck at 11:18 a.m. along the Ygnacio Valley section of the Concord fault, according to U.S. Geological Survey. A...Read More
House impeaches Trump for incitement of insurrection
Exactly one week after the deadly insurgence at the U.S. Capitol, 10 Republican members of the House of Representatives joined Democrats in a 223-205 vote to impeach outgoing President...Read More
Terrorism in America: Trump unleashes monster that will live long after he’s gone
“This isn’t a protest anymore,” a man could be heard saying in a video taken from the lawn of the U.S. Capitol building as Wednesday’s rally march turned to...Read More
Live Capitol updates: Trump says there will be ‘orderly transition’ of power
Live updates are posted below the original story. Outgoing President Donald Trump supporters have breached the U.S. Capitol and forced evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for officials and staffers inside....Read More
Crews extinguish multiple small fires at illegal dumping site near Oakland Coliseum
Firefighters extinguished multiple trash fires and a small structure fire Tuesday evening near the Oakland Coliseum. The vacant parking lot off 66th Avenue has been problematic for illegal dumping,...Read More
DNA leads to arrest of possible serial killer in Michaela Garecht cold case
Representatives from the Hayward Police Department, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI issued a joint statement Monday to announce an arrest and charges in the 1988 abduction...Read More
Bay Area ICU availability triggers regional stay-at-home order in the local nine counties
The Bay Area Region Wednesday dropped below 15 percent in intensive care unit bed availability, triggering the state-directed stay-at-home order effective Thursday at midnight. Several counties had voluntarily implemented...Read More
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 vaccine. By Monday afternoon, California was administering first doses of the vaccine...Read More
Crews quickly extinguish two San Francisco fires
Crews made quick work of two San Francisco fires Saturday morning. The first broke out at an encampment under a southbound Interstate Highway 280 ramp near the King Street exit,...Read More
Four of five California regions could trigger stay-at-home order within two days
The state of California announced a regional stay-at-home order Thursday afternoon, which goes into effect “promptly” after regions drop below 15 percent intensive care unit availability. The order will...Read More
More than 800 Covid-19 patients in Bay Area hospitals as state inches closer to lockdown
California could soon face another near lockdown if alarming Covid-19 case and hospitalization rates keep pace. Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered the somber update Monday, pointing out that the number...Read More
Altercation breaks out at Walnut Creek protest
A group of somewhere between 100 and 200 people are protesting in Walnut Creek Saturday night. Videos posted to social media have captured diners being disrupted, at least one...Read More
Pennsylvania hands Joe Biden the presidency
A Saturday morning update from Pennsylvania election officials tipped the scale to the point of no return, making former Vice President Joe Biden the next president-elect. The race was...Read More
Trump makes unfounded voter fraud claims, Biden urges ‘calm’ as his lead grows
All eyes are on Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona Thursday afternoon as former Vice President Joe Biden inches closer to an Electoral College win in the race against President...Read More