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Shelter-In-Place, Social Distancing Elusive For Thousands Of Bay Area Homeless During Coronavirus PandemicOn week four of a shelter-in-place order, tens of thousands of unhoused people in the Bay Area are still unable to do so.
Coronavirus Update: Santa Clara County Offers To Pay $1,000 For Old, Used VentilatorsLeaders of Santa Clara County, the Bay Area county hit hardest by coronavirus, are willing to pay a bounty of $1,000 to anyone who can provide a used or old ventilator.
Better Together: San Jose Restaurant Provides Hot Meals For Those On COVID-19 Front LinesSan Jose's West Coast Beef Company has pledged to deliver free hot meals to workers on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus even as they fight to stay afloat during the shelter-in-place order.
SF Ditches Plan To House Homeless At Moscone Center During Pandemic In Favor Of Hotel RoomsSan Francisco has reversed a plan to shelter homeless people at the Moscone Center and instead will continue with a plan to place homeless people at hotels in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus,
Coronavirus Pandemic: California Court Leaders Suspend Evictions StatewideCalifornia judicial leaders on Monday adopted a statewide emergency order suspending evictions to help deal with the COVID-19 crisis that has crippled the court system.
Just Licensed Livermore Nurse Deployed To New York To Join 'War Against Coronavirus'She just got her nursing license twelve days ago, and already Tia Buxton is heading to New York.
Coronavirus Update: 'Sparkles Of Optimism' As Pandemic Shows Signs Of Slowing In Santa Clara CountyIn an interview with KPIX 5, Santa Clara County's public health officer urged the community to continue to obey the shelter in place order because, she said, it's working.
Coronavirus Update: Santa Clara County Cases Total 1,224; Death Toll Reaches 42Santa Clara County health officials on Monday reported the county has 1,224 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, with the county's death toll increasing by three for a total of 42.
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Muni, BART Cut Back Service Significantly Due To PandemicWith ridership plunging due to the pandemic, deep cuts are coming to both Muni and BART. Both transit systems will be scaling back service significantly this week. Joe Vazquez reports. (4-6-2020)
Coronavirus Update: Santa Clara County Offers To Pay $1,000 For Old, Used VentilatorsLeaders of Santa Clara County, the Bay Area county hit hardest by coronavirus, are willing to pay a bounty of $1,000 to anyone who can provide a used or old ventilator. Katie Nielsen reports. (4-6-2020)
Doctor Makes Educational Software Free To Help Supplement Kids' Learning During PandemicA lifelong educational advocate and past Jefferson Award winner saw a need to help parents supplement their kids' online learning during the coronavirus pandemic with her specially designed teaching software. (4-6-2020)
Bay Area Shelter In Place
'Not Your Racetrack'; CHP Says Open Freeways Not An Excuse To SpeedThe COVID-19 coronavirus public health emergency may be keeping most motorists off the Bay Area freeways, but the California Highway Patrol says those wide-open lanes are not a license to speed.
As Ridership Plummets, SMART Slashes Weekday Schedule; No Weekend TrainsThe Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District is reducing service as ridership declines during the novel coronavirus health emergency.
How California Has Led the Nation in Curbing Coronavirus OutbreakIn the first week of March, California and New York had about the same number of coronavirus cases. One month later, New York has almost ten times the number of cases as the Golden State. What accounts for the difference?
Coronavirus Outbreak
Scientists Focus On Antibody Tests That Could Be Key In Getting People Back To WorkScientists in the Bay Area and around the country are focusing on antibody tests that could determine who has recovered from the coronavirus without ever knowing it. The results could be key in getting people back to work.
Shelter-In-Place, Social Distancing Elusive For Thousands Of Bay Area Homeless During Coronavirus PandemicOn week four of a shelter-in-place order, tens of thousands of unhoused people in the Bay Area are still unable to do so.
Coronavirus Update: Santa Clara County Offers To Pay $1,000 For Old, Used VentilatorsLeaders of Santa Clara County, the Bay Area county hit hardest by coronavirus, are willing to pay a bounty of $1,000 to anyone who can provide a used or old ventilator.
Better Together: San Jose Restaurant Provides Hot Meals For Those On COVID-19 Front LinesSan Jose's West Coast Beef Company has pledged to deliver free hot meals to workers on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus even as they fight to stay afloat during the shelter-in-place order.
SF Ditches Plan To House Homeless At Moscone Center During Pandemic In Favor Of Hotel RoomsSan Francisco has reversed a plan to shelter homeless people at the Moscone Center and instead will continue with a plan to place homeless people at hotels in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus,
Coronavirus Pandemic: California Court Leaders Suspend Evictions StatewideCalifornia judicial leaders on Monday adopted a statewide emergency order suspending evictions to help deal with the COVID-19 crisis that has crippled the court system.
San Francisco & Peninsula News
SF Ditches Plan To House Homeless At Moscone Center During Pandemic In Favor Of Hotel RoomsSan Francisco has reversed a plan to shelter homeless people at the Moscone Center and instead will continue with a plan to place homeless people at hotels in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus,
Coronavirus Update: BART Reducing Weekday Service; Trains To Run Every 30 MinutesBART officials on Monday afternoon announced that on Wednesday the transit service would begin running trains every 30 minutes during weekdays until further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus shelter-in-place order reducing the number of riders in the Bay Area.
Coronavirus Pandemic: San Francisco Muni To Cut Service By Nearly Half To Prioritize Essential WorkersSan Francisco's Muni will reduce service by nearly half this week, eliminating many of its lines that are seeing low ridership and focusing on lines used by essential workers during the pandemic, SFMTA officials said.
East Bay News
Just Licensed Livermore Nurse Deployed To New York To Join 'War Against Coronavirus'She just got her nursing license twelve days ago, and already Tia Buxton is heading to New York.
Oakland: Driver In Crash That Killed One Person, Hurt 3 Charged With DUI, Vehicular ManslaughterA man has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and other charges for a collision in East Oakland that killed one pedestrian and injured three others.
2 Suspects Arrested For Burglarizing Store Near UC Berkeley CampusBerkeley police officers arrested two suspects responsible for burglarizing a store near the UC Berkeley campus, authorities said Monday.
South Bay News
Coronavirus Update: Santa Clara County Offers To Pay $1,000 For Old, Used VentilatorsLeaders of Santa Clara County, the Bay Area county hit hardest by coronavirus, are willing to pay a bounty of $1,000 to anyone who can provide a used or old ventilator.
Better Together: San Jose Restaurant Provides Hot Meals For Those On COVID-19 Front LinesSan Jose's West Coast Beef Company has pledged to deliver free hot meals to workers on the front lines of the battle against the coronavirus even as they fight to stay afloat during the shelter-in-place order.
Coronavirus Update: 'Sparkles Of Optimism' As Pandemic Shows Signs Of Slowing In Santa Clara CountyIn an interview with KPIX 5, Santa Clara County's public health officer urged the community to continue to obey the shelter in place order because, she said, it's working.
North Bay News
Report: Santa Rosa Navy Captain Ousted for Leaked Memo Tests Positive for CoronavirusSanta Rosa native Capt. Brett Crozier, removed from command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt last week after warning that action was needed to save the lives of his crew from a coronavirus outbreak, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a widely-circulated report on Sunday.
Caught On Video: High Speed Chase Ends In Foot Pursuit And Arrest In NovatoA stolen vehicle suspect led police on a high-speed chase from Sonoma to Novato Saturday evening, running by foot from his damaged car into the bushes of an industry area before he was captured at gunpoint.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Nearly 10 Percent Of Marin County Residents Tested For Coronavirus Returning Positive ResultsMarin health officials say the advanced age base of the county's residents was playing a major role leading to nearly 10 percent of their coronavirus tests coming back with a positive result.