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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
Officials issue stay-at-home order ahead of state direction in most Bay Area counties
"We cannot wait until after we've driven off the cliff..." Read More
Oakland enrichment program suspends school-age indoor recreation
Oakland’s Town Camp Enrichment Program is being suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, city officials announced Thursday. The program provides indoor recreation to school-age youth from kindergarten through fifth...Read More
Navigation center offers hope with permanent housing for half of participants in first year
Almost half of the homeless people who took refuge at Hayward’s Housing Navigation Center during its first 12 months now have permanent homes, the city announced Wednesday. Forty-five of...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
Alameda County appoints interim health officer to serve in permanent role
Dr. Nicholas Moss, who has served since July in an interim role, is the new health officer of Alameda County, supervisors agreed Tuesday. Moss trained as an infectious disease...Read More
Covid-19 update: Breed ‘sounding the alarm’ in SF, five Bay Area counties now in most restrictive tier
In response to surging cases, San Francisco has slipped back two tiers in the state’s four-tiered reopening guideline, requiring city officials to tighten restrictions on many businesses and activities. ...Read More
Alameda County pauses reopening plans with jump in new daily Covid-19 cases
Public health officials in Alameda County on Thursday decided to temporarily pause further openings to the economy following an increase in the county’s Covid-19 case rate and the rise...Read More
Dublin Mayor David Haubert leads Vinnie Bacon for Alameda supervisor
Dublin Mayor David Haubert is headed toward a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.Read More
Officials say Election Day voting ‘smooth sailing’ across Bay Area counties
Elections officials say so far, so good at the polls Tuesday, as Election Day 2020 has launched smoothly in the Bay Area’s nine counties. By 11 a.m., counties reported...Read More
Millions of Bay Area ballots cast before Election Day polls open
Tuesday is Election Day! Polls in California officially opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Bay Area voters are already off to a big start with...Read More
Red Flag warning extends into evening in parts of nine counties
The National Weather Service extended its Red Flag warning for much of the Bay Area through 6 p.m. Friday due to gusty winds and above-average temperatures. Parts of Sonoma,...Read More
Four small earthquakes strike near Milpitas in course of hour
Four earthquakes, three registering above a magnitude 2.0, hit the area about 6 miles northeast of Milpitas in under an hour Tuesday morning. The latest and strongest quake struck...Read More
Coroner identifies boy killed in Livermore overturn collision with big-rig
A boy that died in a collision Monday in Livermore was identified by the Alameda County coroner’s bureau as Carlos Alberto Garcia of Manteca in San Joaquin County. Carlos,...Read More
Crews reach 98 percent containment in SCU Lightning Complex fires
The SCU Lightning Complex fires in multiple Bay Area counties have reached 98 percent containment with full control expected by Thursday, Cal Fire said Sunday morning. The fires have...Read More
Covid-19 update: SF lays out school reopening plan, state passes last-minute tenant protection
Though the Bay Area has been understandably distracted by recent severe weather and rampant wildfires, the Covid-19 situation still lies under the surface. Despite seven of nine counties still...Read More
Evacuation orders lift in Santa Clara, Alameda counties as complex containment reaches 60 percent
Cal Fire lifted its evacuation orders in Santa Clara and Alameda counties Monday after firefighters made progress in containing the SCU Lightning Complex fires. The fires have burned more...Read More
SCU Lightning Complex fires now 50 percent contained
The more than 2,000 personnel battling the SCU Lightning Complex fires continue to make progress, with containment reaching 50 percent as of Sunday morning, Cal Fire said. The second...Read More
Covid-19 update: FDA under fire, state scraps watchlist system, case rate plagues Sonoma County
In this Covid-19 update, we get into the wild week at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since the agency plays such an crucial role in treatment options, try...Read More
SCU Lightning Complex fires burn through nearly 375,000 acres
As the SCU Lightning Complex of fires nears 375,000 acres, Cal Fire reported early Saturday that firefighters were making slow progress and containment was at 40 percent. The fire...Read More