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Covid-19 update: SF houses domestic violence victims, judge orders four ICE detainees released, seventh patient dies from Hayward facility
Since Wednesday evening, an additional 1,774 people have died in the U.S. of complications related to Covid-19. In California, that number rose by nearly 50 in the same time...Read More
Covid-19 update: Six senior facility residents die, virus sweeps through jail, Newsom goes big for PPE funding
It has been a grim past two days with a quickly rising death toll across the nation. Covid-19 has killed more than 3,800 people in the U.S. since just...Read More
Wet weekend brings needed rain
Saturday will see rain likely in the morning and in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s. Southwest winds will be 10 to 20 mph. Saturday night...Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: virus sweeps through Orinda facility, Contra Costa orders mass quarantine
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued guidance stating that all Americans should wear cloth face coverings as masks when out in public. However, President Donald...Read More
SFBay Covid-19 update: California deaths near 250 as confirmed cases surpass one million globally
The Bay Area and California as a whole seem to be mitigating the Covid-19 outbreak relatively well as compared to other states. Contagion and death rates in states that...Read More
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 the U.S. Senate earlier this week....Read More
Caring for your mental health: free resources for meditation, counseling and more
These are trying times. The shelter-in-place order and quarantines related to COVID-19 have turned normal life upside down. Between the financial stress and inability to visit with loved ones,...Read More
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 outbreak and mass shutdowns of businesses...Read More
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 last county in the Bay...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
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
Bay Area COVID-19 update: delayed ship departure, widespread school closures, bans
The California Department of Public Health reported 198 confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, cases throughout seven California counties as of Thursday morning. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive...Read More
Film festival organizers postpone event out of ‘abundance of caution’
The 17th annual International Ocean Film Festival, originally scheduled for for March 12 – 15 at San Francisco’s Cowell Theater and other Bay Area venues, has been postponed, organizers...Read More
Bay Area faces cold nights, potential freeze
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch for parts of the Bay Area due to low temperatures forecasted Monday night through Tuesday night. Most of the Bay...Read More
Cities move to comply with state accessory dwelling unit laws
Bay Area cities continue the process of updating their local ordinances governing “accessory dwelling units” to conform to new state laws that give cities less control over what they...Read More
Fourth annual Women’s March events happening across Bay Area Saturday
Thousands are expected to turn out for events around Bay Area on Saturday to mark the fourth annual Women’s March. Nationwide, hundreds of marches are set to take place,...Read More
Bay Area volunteers lead progressive charge as Bernie Sanders climbs in polls
At first blush, San Francisco’s Mission District might seem an unlikely setting for the regional campaign headquarters for a major presidential candidate. Street vendors are out on nearly every...Read More
High surf advisory continues into night
The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory in effect on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for coastal parts of the San Francisco Bay Area....Read More
High surf advisory extends through Thursday morning
A high surf advisory has been issued for the Bay Area until Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory went into effect at 9 a.m. New...Read More
San Leandro welcomes first Bay Area 2020 baby
The first baby born in the Bay Area in 2020 appears to be a boy born at 12:05 a.m. at a hospital in San Leandro. The boy was born...Read More