May 9, 2023 Contra Costa DA Doesn’t Hold Richmond Police Accountable for In-custody Death By Tony Hicks, Bay City News In 2022, a Contra Costa County coroner's inquest found Ivan Gutzalenko's death to be accidental. Read More 0
December 16, 2021 State Mask Mandate Holds in Santa Clara County, but Not in Five Others By Bay City News Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Alameda, and Sonoma counties said their rules won't change, despite the month long statewide mandate that went into effect Wednesday morning. Read More 6
July 5, 2021 Big-rig Wreck Blocks 580 near Pleasanton By Silicon Valley Newsroom The injury collision involved a tractor trailer and at least one other vehicle near the Hacienda Drive offramp, CHP said. Read More 0
April 26, 2021 Bay Area Health Officers: Safe to get Johnson & Johnson Vaccine By Bay City News There have been 15 confirmed cases of the rare clotting event among nearly 8 million total doses administered in the U.S. All were women. Read More 1
April 14, 2021 Santa Clara and 7 Other Bay Area Counties Pause J&J Vaccines Amid Blood Clot Concerns By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The state’s Department of Public Health issued a statement Tuesday urging a temporary pause on the vaccine’s administration. Read More 0
April 8, 2021 State Poised to Lift Tiered Reopening Amid Low Covid-19 Cases, Increased Vaccinations By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Roughly 20 million vaccine doses have been administered statewide, state officials say. Read More 2
January 4, 2021 Bay Area Public Schools Build Community Wireless Networks to Bridge the Digital Divide By Ali Tadayon Districts throughout California are replacing hotspots for a more reliable, long-term alternative. Read More 1
December 7, 2020 New Bay Area-Wide Stay-at-Home Order Now in Effect By Bay City News Retail and shopping centers now have indoor operations permitted at 20 percent capacity and no eating or drinking in stores. Read More 3
December 4, 2020 Santa Clara Among Five Counties to Issue Stay-at-Home Order By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The order pre-empts the state’s stay-at-home order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom formally announced Thursday, as hospitalizations surge. Read More 11
December 3, 2020 Three Bay Area Counties Lead in Census ‘Self-Response’ Rates By Sam Richards, Bay City News San Mateo, Santa Clara and Contra Costa recorded the highest “self-response” rates among California’s 58 counties. Read More 1
November 30, 2020 Election 2020: How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust By Lewis Griswold, Cal Matters Californians voted by mail in record numbers, potentially avoiding a pandemic superspreader event and showing the nation it could be done. Read More 2
November 15, 2020 Women Workers in Santa Clara Co. Fare Worse Than You Think By Laurence Du Sault, CalMatters A new index that ranks women’s well-being in all California counties shows South Bay women are the most likely to work low wage jobs in the state. Read More 7
November 6, 2020 Bay Area Election Officials Say They Prefer Early Voting By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Statewide, more than 11.2 million voters—at least 2.7 million in the San Francisco Bay Area—cast ballots before Election Day. Read More 2
October 29, 2020 Bay Area Voters Cast Two Million Ballots Ahead of Election Day By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Mail-in ballots must be signed and dated and postmarked by Election Day, and received no later than 17 days after Election Day. Read More 0
August 23, 2020 340,000-Acre SCU Complex Triggers New Evacuation Orders By Jennifer Wadsworth With just 10 percent containment this morning, Cal Fire officials issued new evacuation orders for Sunol, Livermore and Fremont. Read More 3
August 22, 2020 SCU Complex Continues Southeastward Spread, Grows Overnight to 291,000 Acres By Jennifer Wadsworth Wildfires east of Santa Clara Valley have burned through nearly 300,000 acres with only 10 percent containment today, per Cal Fire. Read More 0