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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 ...
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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 ...
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Bay Area Covid-19 morning update: Two die in Alameda County, more confirmed at Oakland airport, SFPD
Here are some of the latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, as of Thursday morning.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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County gives struggling renters reprieve with eviction moratorium
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve an urgency ordinance providing a temporary 30-day moratorium on evictions in ...
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‘We’re in this together’: A cross-country flight home amid a pandemic
I could feel the tension as the young couple slid by me into seats 30A and 30B.
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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 ...
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Bay Area coronavirus update: Santa Clara cases jump, Hayward seeks volunteers
Santa Clara County health officials reported a one-day, 67-person increase in novel coronavirus cases.
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Bay Area coronavirus update: Food banks face ‘tsunami,’ Monterey County reports first death
Facing a "tsunami of need," as one food bank director said, Gov. Gavin Newsom called up the National Guard Friday.
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Bay Area coronavirus update: Medical equipment sought, Oakland officer diagnosed
The latest developments around the Bay Area related to the novel coronavirus as of Saturday morning.
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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 ...
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Newsom approves state lease of Daly City’s Seton Medical Center
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced plans to lease out Seton Medical Center in Daly City to help with the expected increase ...
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Nursing students fear graduation delay, urge hospitals to let them fill shortages
Nursing students across the Bay Area and beyond are worried that they won’t be able to graduate and join the fight against the ...
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Agency expands ‘Meals for Kids’ app for students, families in need during coronavirus shutdown
The California Department of Education’s “CA Meals for Kids” mobile app has been updated to help students and families find meals during novel ...
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Contra Costa County reports first death related to coronavirus
Contra Costa County health officials confirmed Friday morning the county’s first death related to the novel coronavirus.
The patient, in their 70s, died Thursday ...
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California governor issues statewide shelter-in-place order
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the expansion of his stay at home order to the entire state in a bid to ...
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BART cuts back night service in wake of ridership decline
Starting Monday, BART is ending train service at 9 p.m., three hours earlier than the current schedule, as the transit agency figures out ...
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Contra Costa County at risk for high COVID-19 infection rates, hospitals struggle to prepare
Facing an unprecedented health crisis across the country, Contra Costa County health providers are struggling to ramp up their preparations for an expected ...
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COVID-19 morning update: SF numbers spike, cannabis advocates push to keep all regional dispensaries open
The latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, as of Thursday morning include:
- Solano County became the ...
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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 — ...
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Newsom extends safety net eligibility in new executive order
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday extending the eligibility period for social safety net programs, temporarily preventing an interruption of benefits ...
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Sixth person dies from coronavirus in Santa Clara County
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced the confirmation Wednesday of the county’s sixth death due to the novel coronavirus.
The victim was ...
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SFBay morning Covid-19 update: Marijuana dispensaries reopen, SJSU student tests positive
San Francisco officials announced Tuesday that dispensaries could reopen.
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Bay Area COVID-19 update: schools may stay closed through year, Santa Clara death toll rises, people step up to feed kids
There is nothing normal about this St. Patrick’s Day, with lights out in bars that would typically be stuffed with patrons ...
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Santa Clara County announces fifth coronavirus-related death
Santa Clara County announced its fifth death from the novel coronavirus Tuesday.
The victim was an adult man in his 50s who was hospitalized ...
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School district, non-profit partner seek public donations
San Francisco Unified School District and its non-profit partner are asking the community for donations to support its response to the Covid-19 coronavirus ...
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State legislators call for increased support for LGBTQ communities
State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus on Tuesday called for increased support of the LGBTQ community, which ...
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SFBay Covid-19 morning update: Santa Clara deaths, federal courthouses close
Federal trial courts in the Northern District of California were ordered closed.
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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 ...
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Santa Rita inmates deliver grievance on unsafe conditions, fear backlash
Inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin delivered a grievance to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Monday alleging that the conditions ...
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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 ...
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Six Bay Area counties to issue three-week shelter-in-place order
Six Bay Area counties will institute a shelter-in-place order Tuesday in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, San Francisco ...
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Safeway desperately hiring to meet increased demand
In response to increased demand amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Safeway announced Monday that it is immediately hiring more in-store employees and delivery ...
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School districts set up student pick-up meal distribution centers
At least two school districts in the Bay Area will be distributing food to students while schools close due to the novel coronavirus ...
