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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.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
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 at the county-run jail are unsafe,...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
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 Mayor London Breed said Monday. The...Read More
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 drivers at its stores in Northern...Read More
Rep. DeSaulnier tests negative for COVID-19 after pneumonia complications
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, was recently admitted to the hospital with complications from pneumonia and remains in serious but stable condition, his office announced Monday. According to DeSaulnier’s chief...Read More
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 starting Monday. The West Contra Costa...Read More
Solo-vehicle crash kills 68-year-old man on Highway 152
A 68-year-old Merced County man died in a solo-vehicle crash on state Highway 152 in southern Santa Clara County on Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The...Read More
SF State employee tests positive for COVID-19
An San Francisco State University employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is being treated by a local medical center, according to campus officials. In an e-mail from SF...Read More
Hercules police arrest man suspected of breaking in, sitting at woman’s bed
Hercules police found and arrested a suspect Wednesday morning after several callers reported a prowler who entered at least one occupied residence. Police were notified around 5:30 a.m. by...Read More
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. Most school districts have suspended in-person...Read More
Nearly 3,000 Vallejo customers still without power
Nearly 3,000 PG&E customers in Vallejo are without power Sunday morning. That number is down from approximately 6,000 reported around 6:30 a.m. The outage on the city’s west side....Read More
Crews battle two-story Oakland structure fire
A fire Sunday morning at a two-story structure in the 300 block of 38th Street in Oakland has gone to a second alarm, with additional resources being summoned. The...Read More
Prominent architect says stock market loss drove him to assault deputy
A prominent architect who told authorities he was upset about losing money in the stock market plunge has been arrested for allegedly attacking an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy who...Read More
El Cerrito resident fatally shoots burglary suspect
An El Cerrito resident fatally shot a suspected burglar apparently trying to break in to a home on Cutting Boulevard early Saturday, police said. Residents at the home called...Read More
Two men dead after Friday night fatal shooting
Police are investigating after two men were fatally shot late Friday while they were sitting in a car on East 14th Street in San Leandro. Officers responded about 11...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