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Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths near 102,000, California voting at center of Trump-Twitter fight, Alameda County reports disproportionate impact
The nation faced Thursday with a Covid-19 death toll quickly nearing 102,000 people. Here in the Bay Area, that number remains under 500 as counties independently evaluate how and...Read More
Fog brings heat relief to Bay Area coasts
Fog is rolling in to the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday to cool off the coastal region following several days of soaring temperatures but inland areas will remain hot,...Read More
Four-day heatwave bears down on Bay Area
A heat wave expected to kick in late Monday morning for the Bay Area will linger through Thursday night, with record-setting temperatures possible, forecasters said. The heat is expected...Read More
Covid-19 update: Some summer camps get green light with limits, state calls for 20,000 contact tracers, Tom Hanks salutes...
The country is still grappling with the virus and impact of the virus on economic, health and social levels. Scientists and doctors are still trying to understand the illness...Read More
Covid-19 update: Global cases near 5 million, Tesla drops lawsuit
All of the 50 states have begun easing stay-at-home restrictions, including California. Here in the Bay Area, counties this week have allowed many retail businesses to reopen for curbside...Read More
Covid-19 update: Dorsey gifts $15 million, state helps school families buy groceries, Bay Area cases exceed 10,000, Senate weighs...
The Senate grilled Covid-19 medical experts in a surreal virtual setting, Jack Dorsey gave San Francisco $15 million, Contra Costa is looking to make contact tracing detectives of volunteers,...Read More
Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths pass 80,000, Elon Musk escalates county standoff, Western Pact states request $1 trillion federal relief
As the White House administration fixates on matters related to the Russia investigation and former President Barack Obama, the nation is still battling a virus that in about two...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area counties diverge on reopening schedule as national death toll nears 76,000
As people locally learn to deal with the virus in their own communities, when what’s opened and closed becomes news, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture....Read More
Six counties, Berkeley keep local orders in place despite revised state guideline
Health officers in six Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley warned residents Thursday that the regional Covid-19 shelter-in-place guidelines will remain in place through at least May...Read More
Covid-19 update: May Day strikes to take on renewed meaning, some beaches close, Bay Area stays the course
The Bay Area has been in a state of lockdown for 44 days now. This is where we’re at as of Thursday. U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,069,534 Deaths: 63,001 Source:...Read More
Newsom appoints five Bay Area trial judges
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday appointed five new Bay Area trial judges to posts in Alameda County, San Mateo County and Santa Clara County superior courts. Rebekah Evenson, 45,...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area braces for another month under shelter as U.S. cases near one million mark
Tests have confirmed more than three million cases of Covid-19 globally — nearly one-third of them are in the U.S. Alliances were a theme Monday with the addition of...Read More
Six counties plan shelter order extension through May with some restrictions eased
Public health officials in several Bay Area counties and cities said Monday that they plan to announce later this week that the Covid-19 coronavirus shelter-in-place order set to expire...Read More
Covid-19 update, Bay Area under shelter in photos
Weekends, and Sundays especially, are data deserts in the Covid-19 era. Instead of trying to dig up relevant news, we decided to give you the best information we have...Read More
Bay Area leaders call on state to better help undocumented residents
A group of more than 140 Bay Area elected leaders and immigration advocates called for state action Monday to include undocumented residents in the state’s social safety net programs...Read More
Covid-19 update: ‘Reopen’ protests under scrutiny, activists bring ‘body bags’ to SF, national deaths surpass 40,000
Testing and reopening strategies have emerged as prominent themes this past week both here at home in the Bay Area and across the country. But in the midst of...Read More
Covid-19 update: Trump’s plan for ‘Opening Up America Again’ lands on deadliest day, Bay Area deaths approach 1,000
More than 4,500 people have died from Covid-19 across the nation since Wednesday evening, as the confirmed case total rose by nearly 33,000 in that same period. For context,...Read More
Covid-19 update: Teachers urge donations for immigrant families, festivals cancel, Newsom lays out six-point plan, Trump cuts WHO funding
As of now, it looks like most large gatherings scheduled through 2020 around the Bay Area are unlikely to occur as evidenced by the cancellations of San Francisco’s Pride...Read More
Research finds many employers retaining workers despite closures
Timely snapshots of the effect of the coronavirus on workers at small and medium-sized businesses in the Bay Area, state and nation are the result of a new project...Read More
Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory
As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold the line,” as Gov. Gavin Newsom phrased it Friday. California as a...Read More